Masindi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Masindi in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MasindiUganda (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Masindi plotted against Uganda. The SNDi of new construction in Masindi rose steadily, while Uganda was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Masindi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.67 to 3.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Masindi ranked 9th out of 25 in Uganda as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.91
Rank in Uganda
10th of 25

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.89
Rank in Uganda
9th of 25

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MasindiXingbieyingElele Alimini

In new street additions, Masindi and Elele Alimini both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Xingbieying built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Masindi and Elele Alimini both became progressively more disconnected, while Xingbieying became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Masindi and Elele Alimini have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.