Vosman in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vosman in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VosmanMpumalanga (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vosman plotted against Mpumalanga and South Africa. The SNDi of new construction in Vosman followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Mpumalanga which rose steadily and South Africa which rose steadily. Most recently, Vosman's incremental SNDi rose from 2.5 to 3.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vosman ranked 4th out of 13 cities in Mpumalanga and 15th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.07
Rank in South Africa
20th of 81
Rank in Mpumalanga
4th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.59
Rank in South Africa
15th of 81
Rank in Mpumalanga
4th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VosmanSumbawangaTorrejon de Ardoz

In new street additions, Vosman and Torrejón de Ardoz both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sumbawanga built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Vosman fluctuated in connectivity, while Sumbawanga became progressively more disconnected and Torrejón de Ardoz grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Vosman and Torrejón de Ardoz have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.