Busia in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Busia in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Busia plotted against Uganda. The SNDi of new construction in Busia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Uganda was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Busia's incremental SNDi rose from 2.74 to 3.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Busia ranked 12th out of 25 in Uganda as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.75
- Rank in Uganda
- 9th of 25
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.2
- Rank in Uganda
- 12th of 25
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Rudbar, Iran
- Thuraiyur, India
- Avellino, Italy
- Planaltina, Brazil
- Jangdeung-ri, South Korea
- Sibolga, Indonesia
In new street additions, Busia fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Rudbar built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Planaltina built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Busia fluctuated in connectivity, while Rudbar became progressively more connected and Planaltina became progressively more disconnected. Busia and Rudbar have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.