Kafr Al-Zaiyat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kafr Al-Zaiyat in context

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kafr Al-ZaiyatAl Gharbiyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kafr Al-Zaiyat plotted against Al Gharbiyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Kafr Al-Zaiyat rose steadily, compared to Al Gharbiyah which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kafr Al-Zaiyat's incremental SNDi rose from 6.64 to 8.46 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kafr Al-Zaiyat ranked 12th out of 13 cities in Al Gharbiyah and 186th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.46
Rank in Egypt
203rd of 213
Rank in Al Gharbiyah
13th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.54
Rank in Egypt
186th of 213
Rank in Al Gharbiyah
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
Kafr Al-ZaiyatOruroDanzhou City

In new street additions, Kafr Al-Zaiyat built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Oruro built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Danzhou City fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kafr Al-Zaiyat and Oruro both became progressively more disconnected, while Danzhou City fluctuated in connectivity. Kafr Al-Zaiyat and Oruro have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.