Qotur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qotur in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QoturAl Gharbiyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qotur plotted against Al Gharbiyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Qotur rose steadily, compared to Al Gharbiyah which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Qotur's incremental SNDi rose from 2.86 to 4.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qotur ranked 5th out of 13 cities in Al Gharbiyah and 46th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in Egypt
96th of 213
Rank in Al Gharbiyah
5th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.57
Rank in Egypt
46th of 213
Rank in Al Gharbiyah
5th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QoturEwa BeachBala Murghab

In new street additions, Qotur built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ewa Beach fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bala Murghab built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. Looking at the full network, Ewa Beach and Bala Murghab both became progressively more connected, while Qotur became progressively more disconnected. Qotur and Bala Murghab have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.