Singida in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Singida in context

1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SingidaTanzania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Singida plotted against Tanzania. The SNDi of new construction in Singida followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Tanzania was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Singida's incremental SNDi rose from 1.6 to 1.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Singida ranked 6th out of 45 in Tanzania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Tanzania
4th of 45

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.82
Rank in Tanzania
6th of 45

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SingidaChongnamJing

While Chongnam and Jing both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, Singida fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Chongnam and Jing both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Singida fluctuated in connectivity.