Luweero in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Luweero in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Luweero plotted against Luwero and Uganda. The SNDi of new construction in Luweero rose steadily, compared to Luwero which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Uganda which was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Luweero's incremental SNDi rose from 1.94 to 2.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Luweero ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Luwero and 1st out of 25 in Uganda as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 2.78
- Rank in Uganda
- 2nd of 25
- Rank in Luwero
- 1st of 1
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.7
- Rank in Uganda
- 1st of 25
- Rank in Luwero
- 1st of 1
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Compostela, Philippines
- Ipil, Philippines
- Montemorelos, México
- Mir Bachah Kot, Afghanistan
- Banissa, Kenya
- Houten, Netherlands
Luweero, Compostela, and Mir Bachah Kot all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Luweero and Compostela have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.