Ruwa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ruwa in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RuwaMashonaland East (Region)Zimbabwe (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ruwa plotted against Mashonaland East and Zimbabwe. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ruwa's incremental SNDi rose from 4.57 to 4.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ruwa ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Mashonaland East and 14th out of 14 in Zimbabwe as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.9
Rank in Zimbabwe
14th of 14
Rank in Mashonaland East
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.54
Rank in Zimbabwe
14th of 14
Rank in Mashonaland East
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RuwaAkhauraChopda

While Akhaura and Chopda both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Ruwa built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Ruwa became progressively more disconnected, while Akhaura fluctuated in connectivity and Chopda became progressively more connected. Ruwa and Akhaura have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.