Chegutu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chegutu in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChegutuMashonaland West (Region)Zimbabwe (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chegutu plotted against Mashonaland West and Zimbabwe. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Chegutu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.53 to 3.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chegutu ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Mashonaland West and 4th out of 14 in Zimbabwe as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.05
Rank in Zimbabwe
5th of 14
Rank in Mashonaland West
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.46
Rank in Zimbabwe
4th of 14
Rank in Mashonaland West
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChegutuUngwan ShehuGoba

Chegutu, Ungwan Shehu, and Goba all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Chegutu and Ungwan Shehu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.