Masasi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Masasi in context

22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MasasiMtwara (Region)Tanzania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Masasi plotted against Mtwara and Tanzania. The SNDi of new construction in Masasi rose steadily, compared to Mtwara which peaked in 1991-2005 and Tanzania which was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Masasi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.81 to 3.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Masasi ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Mtwara and 37th out of 45 in Tanzania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.91
Rank in Tanzania
38th of 45
Rank in Mtwara
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.24
Rank in Tanzania
37th of 45
Rank in Mtwara
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MasasiDeh RawudAl Mishkhab

In new street additions, Masasi built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Deh Rawud built increasingly connected streets over time and Al Mishkhab built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Masasi became progressively more disconnected, while Deh Rawud grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Al Mishkhab became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Masasi and Deh Rawud have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.