Al Daraksa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Daraksa in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al DaraksaAd Daqahliyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Daraksa plotted against Ad Daqahliyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Al Daraksa was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Ad Daqahliyah which peaked in 1991-2005 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Daraksa's incremental SNDi rose from 2.18 to 2.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Daraksa ranked 4th out of 22 cities in Ad Daqahliyah and 18th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Egypt
22nd of 213
Rank in Ad Daqahliyah
3rd of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.11
Rank in Egypt
18th of 213
Rank in Ad Daqahliyah
4th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.81.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.81.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al DaraksaAlmeloMengjin

While Almelo and Mengjin both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Al Daraksa built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Almelo and Mengjin both became progressively more disconnected, while Al Daraksa became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Al Daraksa and Almelo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.