Sidi Moussa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sidi Moussa in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sidi MoussaAlger (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sidi Moussa plotted against Alger and Algeria. While Alger and Algeria both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, Sidi Moussa's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Sidi Moussa's incremental SNDi rose from 3.84 to 4.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sidi Moussa ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Alger and 95th out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.48
Rank in Algeria
92nd of 109
Rank in Alger
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.21
Rank in Algeria
95th of 109
Rank in Alger
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sidi MoussaIsulanComalcalco

In new street additions, Sidi Moussa and Comalcalco both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Isulan built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Isulan and Comalcalco both became progressively more disconnected, while Sidi Moussa fluctuated in connectivity. Sidi Moussa and Isulan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.