Zvishavane in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zvishavane 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
ZvishavaneMidlands (Region)Zimbabwe (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zvishavane plotted against Midlands and Zimbabwe. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Zvishavane's incremental SNDi rose from 3.08 to 3.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zvishavane ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Midlands and 7th out of 14 in Zimbabwe as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.2
Rank in Zimbabwe
7th of 14
Rank in Midlands
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Zimbabwe
7th of 14
Rank in Midlands
4th of 4

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
ZvishavaneTayabasSanto Tomas

Zvishavane, Tayabas, and Santo Tomas all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Notably, Zvishavane had a more sprawly network than Tayabas in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.