Buligenyi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Buligenyi in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BuligenyiSironko (Region)Uganda (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Buligenyi plotted against Sironko and Uganda. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Buligenyi's incremental SNDi rose from 7.27 to 9.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Buligenyi ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Sironko and 24th out of 25 in Uganda as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
9.77
Rank in Uganda
24th of 25
Rank in Sironko
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
8.2
Rank in Uganda
24th of 25
Rank in Sironko
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BuligenyiJiyangAkwanga

In new street additions, Buligenyi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Jiyang built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Akwanga built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Jiyang and Akwanga both became progressively more disconnected, while Buligenyi became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.