Ali Mendjeli in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ali Mendjeli in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ali MendjeliConstantine (Region)Algeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ali Mendjeli plotted against Constantine and Algeria. The SNDi of new construction in Ali Mendjeli was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Constantine which peaked in 1991-2005 and Algeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease. Most recently, Ali Mendjeli's incremental SNDi rose from 2.48 to 2.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ali Mendjeli ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Constantine and 73rd out of 109 in Algeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.65
Rank in Algeria
66th of 109
Rank in Constantine
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.59
Rank in Algeria
73rd of 109
Rank in Constantine
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ali MendjeliKaizhouZhenxiabo

In new street additions, Ali Mendjeli built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Kaizhou built increasingly connected streets over time and Zhenxiabo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ali Mendjeli became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Kaizhou became progressively more connected and Zhenxiabo fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Ali Mendjeli had a more connected network than Kaizhou in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.