Mityana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mityana in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MityanaMubende (Region)Uganda (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mityana plotted against Mubende and Uganda. The SNDi of new construction in Mityana followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Mubende which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Uganda which was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Mityana's incremental SNDi rose from 2.98 to 5.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mityana ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Mubende and 13th out of 25 in Uganda as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.43
Rank in Uganda
16th of 25
Rank in Mubende
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.26
Rank in Uganda
13th of 25
Rank in Mubende
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MityanaJacundaYahongqiao

In new street additions, Mityana and Yahongqiao both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Jacundá built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Mityana and Yahongqiao both fluctuated in connectivity, while Jacundá became progressively more disconnected.