Kwekwe in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kwekwe in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KwekweMidlands (Region)Zimbabwe (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kwekwe plotted against Midlands and Zimbabwe. The SNDi of new construction in Kwekwe peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Midlands which rose steadily and Zimbabwe which rose steadily. Most recently, Kwekwe's incremental SNDi fell from 3.15 to 3.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kwekwe ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Midlands and 6th out of 14 in Zimbabwe as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.05
Rank in Zimbabwe
4th of 14
Rank in Midlands
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.74
Rank in Zimbabwe
6th of 14
Rank in Midlands
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KwekweBontangSuiling

In new street additions, Kwekwe built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Bontang built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Suiling built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Kwekwe and Bontang both became progressively more disconnected, while Suiling grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Kwekwe had a more connected network than Suiling in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.