Paardekraal Ext 2 in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Paardekraal Ext 2 in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Paardekraal Ext 2North West (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Paardekraal Ext 2 plotted against North West and South Africa. The SNDi of new construction in Paardekraal Ext 2 peaked in 1991-2005, compared to North West which rose steadily and South Africa which rose steadily. Most recently, Paardekraal Ext 2's incremental SNDi fell from 3.47 to 3.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Paardekraal Ext 2 ranked 6th out of 9 cities in North West and 47th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.38
Rank in South Africa
31st of 81
Rank in North West
5th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.41
Rank in South Africa
47th of 81
Rank in North West
6th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Paardekraal Ext 2YuksekovaSalavat

While Yüksekova and Salavat both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Paardekraal Ext 2 built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Yüksekova and Salavat both became progressively more disconnected, while Paardekraal Ext 2 grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.