Shubra Khit in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shubra Khit in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Shubra KhitAl Buhayrah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shubra Khit plotted against Al Buhayrah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Shubra Khit was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Al Buhayrah which peaked in 1976-1990 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Shubra Khit's incremental SNDi rose from 8.74 to 8.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shubra Khit ranked 13th out of 13 cities in Al Buhayrah and 210th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.75
Rank in Egypt
204th of 213
Rank in Al Buhayrah
13th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
8.69
Rank in Egypt
210th of 213
Rank in Al Buhayrah
13th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Shubra KhitKitengeKhatima

In new street additions, Shubra Khit built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Kitenge built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Khatīma fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Shubra Khit became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Kitenge grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Khatīma fluctuated in connectivity.