Morogoro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Morogoro in context

2.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MorogoroTanzania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Morogoro plotted against Tanzania. The SNDi of new construction in Morogoro rose steadily, while Tanzania was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Morogoro's incremental SNDi rose from 3.29 to 3.72 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Morogoro ranked 35th out of 45 in Tanzania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.72
Rank in Tanzania
37th of 45

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.19
Rank in Tanzania
35th of 45

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MorogoroFanlingBidar

Morogoro, Fanling, and Bidar all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Morogoro and Bidar have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.