Sikhalasenkosi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sikhalasenkosi in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SikhalasenkosiKwaZulu-Natal (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sikhalasenkosi plotted against KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa. The SNDi of new construction in Sikhalasenkosi peaked in 1991-2005, compared to KwaZulu-Natal which rose steadily and South Africa which rose steadily. Most recently, Sikhalasenkosi's incremental SNDi fell from 5.03 to 4.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sikhalasenkosi ranked 3rd out of 8 cities in KwaZulu-Natal and 70th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.99
Rank in South Africa
63rd of 81
Rank in KwaZulu-Natal
4th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.71
Rank in South Africa
70th of 81
Rank in KwaZulu-Natal
3rd of 8

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SikhalasenkosiSouthportTipitapa

In new street additions, Sikhalasenkosi and Southport both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Tipitapa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Sikhalasenkosi and Tipitapa both became progressively more disconnected, while Southport grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.