Mkoba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mkoba 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
MkobaMidlands (Region)Zimbabwe (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mkoba plotted against Midlands and Zimbabwe. The SNDi of new construction in Mkoba peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Midlands which rose steadily and Zimbabwe which rose steadily. Most recently, Mkoba's incremental SNDi fell from 2.47 to 2.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mkoba ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Midlands and 1st out of 14 in Zimbabwe as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.31
Rank in Zimbabwe
2nd of 14
Rank in Midlands
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.14
Rank in Zimbabwe
1st of 14
Rank in Midlands
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MkobaYuanshiCamarillo

In new street additions, Mkoba built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Yuanshi built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Camarillo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Mkoba and Yuanshi both became progressively more disconnected, while Camarillo grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.