ميت ابو خالد in context: Street-network sprawl trends

myt bw khld in context

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
myt bw khldAd Daqahliyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with ميت ابو خالد plotted against Ad Daqahliyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in ميت ابو خالد rose steadily, compared to Ad Daqahliyah which peaked in 1991-2005 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, ميت ابو خالد's incremental SNDi rose from 3.3 to 4.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, ميت ابو خالد ranked 12th out of 22 cities in Ad Daqahliyah and 67th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.37
Rank in Egypt
110th of 213
Rank in Ad Daqahliyah
13th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.81
Rank in Egypt
67th of 213
Rank in Ad Daqahliyah
12th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
myt bw khldMargheritaShushah

In new street additions, ميت ابو خالد and Shushah both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Margherita fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, ميت ابو خالد and Shushah both became progressively more disconnected, while Margherita fluctuated in connectivity.