Mutare in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mutare in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MutareManicaland (Region)Zimbabwe (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mutare plotted against Manicaland and Zimbabwe. The SNDi of new construction in Mutare peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Manicaland which rose steadily and Zimbabwe which rose steadily. Most recently, Mutare's incremental SNDi fell from 4.55 to 3.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mutare ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Manicaland and 13th out of 14 in Zimbabwe as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.97
Rank in Zimbabwe
10th of 14
Rank in Manicaland
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.05
Rank in Zimbabwe
13th of 14
Rank in Manicaland
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MutareNalbarigangseoguyeog

In new street additions, Mutare and Nalbari both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while 강서구역 fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mutare grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Nalbari became progressively more disconnected and 강서구역 fluctuated in connectivity. Mutare and 강서구역 have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.