Koboko in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Koboko in context

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KobokoArua (Region)Uganda (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Koboko plotted against Arua and Uganda. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Koboko's incremental SNDi rose from 1.9 to 2.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Koboko ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Arua and 2nd out of 25 in Uganda as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Uganda
3rd of 25
Rank in Arua
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.95
Rank in Uganda
2nd of 25
Rank in Arua
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KobokoNgaoundalBelfort

In new street additions, Koboko built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Ngaoundal built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Belfort fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Ngaoundal and Belfort both became progressively more disconnected, while Koboko became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Koboko and Ngaoundal have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.