Masiphumelele in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Masiphumelele in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Masiphumelele 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, Masiphumelele's incremental SNDi rose from 6.61 to 6.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Masiphumelele ranked 12th out of 14 cities in Western Cape and 74th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.96
Rank in South Africa
74th of 81
Rank in Western Cape
14th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.01
Rank in South Africa
74th of 81
Rank in Western Cape
12th 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
MasiphumeleleJamuriaAmbanja

In new street additions, Masiphumelele and Ambanja both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Jamuria fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Masiphumelele and Ambanja both became progressively more disconnected, while Jamuria fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Masiphumelele had a more connected network than Jamuria in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.