Nakuru in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nakuru in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NakuruKenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nakuru plotted against Kenya. Both Nakuru and Kenya follow the same trend. Most recently, Nakuru's incremental SNDi rose from 4.17 to 4.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nakuru ranked 23rd out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.34
Rank in Kenya
21st of 45

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.79
Rank in Kenya
23rd of 45

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
NakuruRyazanCatania

In new street additions, Nakuru, Ryazan, and Catania all built increasingly disconnected streets over time. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Nakuru and Catania have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.