Blitta-Gare in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Blitta-Gare in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Blitta-GareCentre (Region)Togo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Blitta-Gare plotted against Centre and Togo. The SNDi of new construction in Blitta-Gare was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Centre which rose steadily and Togo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Blitta-Gare's incremental SNDi rose from 2.08 to 4.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Blitta-Gare ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Centre and 14th out of 17 in Togo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.48
Rank in Togo
15th of 17
Rank in Centre
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.38
Rank in Togo
14th of 17
Rank in Centre
3rd of 3

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
Blitta-GareBhadravathiIriga

In new street additions, Blitta-Gare built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Bhadravathi built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Iriga fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Blitta-Gare became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Bhadravathi became progressively more disconnected and Iriga fluctuated in connectivity. Blitta-Gare and Bhadravathi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.