Stellenbosch in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Stellenbosch in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Stellenbosch 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, Stellenbosch's incremental SNDi rose from 5.61 to 5.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Stellenbosch ranked 9th out of 14 cities in Western Cape and 63rd out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.69
- Rank in South Africa
- 67th of 81
- Rank in Western Cape
- 11th of 14
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.17
- Rank in South Africa
- 63rd of 81
- Rank in Western Cape
- 9th of 14
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
While Rupnagar and Tiznit both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Stellenbosch built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Rupnagar and Tiznit both fluctuated in connectivity, while Stellenbosch became progressively more disconnected. Stellenbosch and Rupnagar have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.