Likuni in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Likuni in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LikuniLilongwe (Region)Malawi (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Likuni plotted against Lilongwe and Malawi. The SNDi of new construction in Likuni followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Lilongwe which rose steadily and Malawi which rose steadily. Most recently, Likuni's incremental SNDi rose from 2.41 to 2.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Likuni ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Lilongwe and 3rd out of 8 in Malawi as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.97
Rank in Malawi
4th of 8
Rank in Lilongwe
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.53
Rank in Malawi
3rd of 8
Rank in Lilongwe
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LikuniLahad DatuDakhla

In new street additions, Likuni fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Lahad Datu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Dakhla built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Looking at the full network, Lahad Datu and Dakhla both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Likuni fluctuated in connectivity. Likuni and Lahad Datu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.