Lugazi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lugazi in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lugazi plotted against Mukono and Uganda. The SNDi of new construction in Lugazi rose steadily, compared to Mukono which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Uganda which was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Lugazi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.05 to 4.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lugazi ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Mukono and 7th out of 25 in Uganda as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in Uganda
12th of 25
Rank in Mukono
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.67
Rank in Uganda
7th of 25
Rank in Mukono
1st of 2

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
LugaziTrimohiniConcepcion del Uruguay

Lugazi, Trimohini, and Concepción del Uruguay all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Lugazi and Trimohini have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.