Geita in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Geita in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GeitaTanzania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Geita plotted against Tanzania. Both Geita and Tanzania follow the same trend. Most recently, Geita's incremental SNDi rose from 2.19 to 2.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Geita ranked 22nd out of 45 in Tanzania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in Tanzania
14th of 45

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.24
Rank in Tanzania
22nd of 45

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GeitaPabbiShuikou

In new street additions, Geita built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Pabbi built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Shuikou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Geita became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Pabbi became progressively more disconnected and Shuikou fluctuated in connectivity. Geita and Pabbi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.