Luweero in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Luweero in context

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

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?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LuweeroCompostelaMir Bachah Kot

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.