Kasese in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kasese in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KaseseUganda (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kasese plotted against Uganda. The SNDi of new construction in Kasese rose steadily, while Uganda was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Kasese's incremental SNDi rose from 2.42 to 3.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kasese ranked 4th out of 25 in Uganda as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.17
Rank in Uganda
6th of 25

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Uganda
4th of 25

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KaseseUribiaPhat Diem

In new street additions, Kasese and Phát Diệm both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Uribia fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kasese and Phát Diệm both became progressively more disconnected, while Uribia grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Kasese had a more connected network than Uribia in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.