Mbalizi in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Mbalizi in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mbalizi plotted against Mbeya and Tanzania. The SNDi of new construction in Mbalizi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Mbeya which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Tanzania which was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Mbalizi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.82 to 3.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mbalizi ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Mbeya and 32nd out of 45 in Tanzania as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.27
- Rank in Tanzania
- 28th of 45
- Rank in Mbeya
- 2nd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.74
- Rank in Tanzania
- 32nd of 45
- Rank in Mbeya
- 3rd of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Mustafabad, Pakistan
- Târgoviște, Romania
- Nowy Sącz, Poland
- Sanhe, China
- Birganj, Bangladesh
- Edappadi, India
In new street additions, Mbalizi and Sanhe both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mustafabad fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mbalizi and Sanhe both became progressively more disconnected, while Mustafabad became progressively more connected. Notably, Mbalizi had a more sprawly network than Sanhe in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.