Fraaisig in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fraaisig in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FraaisigWestern Cape (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fraaisig plotted against Western Cape and South Africa. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Fraaisig's incremental SNDi rose from 6.5 to 6.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fraaisig ranked 14th out of 14 cities in Western Cape and 80th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.77
Rank in South Africa
72nd of 81
Rank in Western Cape
12th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.07
Rank in South Africa
80th of 81
Rank in Western Cape
14th of 14

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
FraaisigRemchiPonte dos Carvalhos

In new street additions, Fraaisig built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Remchi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Ponte dos Carvalhos fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.