George in context: Street-network sprawl trends

George in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with George 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, George's incremental SNDi rose from 6.78 to 6.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, George ranked 13th out of 14 cities in Western Cape and 78th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.9
Rank in South Africa
73rd of 81
Rank in Western Cape
13th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.58
Rank in South Africa
78th of 81
Rank in Western Cape
13th 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
GeorgeChimaltenangoPyin Oo Lwin

While Chimaltenango and Pyin Oo Lwin both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, George built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, George and Chimaltenango both became progressively more disconnected, while Pyin Oo Lwin grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. George and Chimaltenango have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.