Malmesbury in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Malmesbury 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
MalmesburyWestern Cape (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Malmesbury plotted against Western Cape and South Africa. The SNDi of new construction in Malmesbury followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Western Cape which rose steadily and South Africa which rose steadily. Most recently, Malmesbury's incremental SNDi rose from 3.27 to 3.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Malmesbury ranked 5th out of 14 cities in Western Cape and 33rd out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.75
Rank in South Africa
43rd of 81
Rank in Western Cape
6th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.01
Rank in South Africa
33rd of 81
Rank in Western Cape
5th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MalmesburyDagahaley Refugee CampTira

In new street additions, Malmesbury fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dagahaley Refugee Camp built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Tira fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Malmesbury became progressively more disconnected, while Dagahaley Refugee Camp became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Tira became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Malmesbury and Dagahaley Refugee Camp have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.