Nikla Al Inab in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nikla Al Inab in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Nikla Al InabAl Buhayrah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nikla Al Inab plotted against Al Buhayrah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Nikla Al Inab rose steadily, compared to Al Buhayrah which peaked in 1976-1990 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Nikla Al Inab's incremental SNDi rose from 7.45 to 8.03 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nikla Al Inab ranked 12th out of 13 cities in Al Buhayrah and 205th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.03
Rank in Egypt
196th of 213
Rank in Al Buhayrah
12th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.27
Rank in Egypt
205th of 213
Rank in Al Buhayrah
12th of 13

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
Nikla Al InabDauralaShahe

In new street additions, Nikla Al Inab and Shahe both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Daurala fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Nikla Al Inab and Shahe both became progressively more disconnected, while Daurala fluctuated in connectivity. Nikla Al Inab and Daurala have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.