Sunbat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sunbat in context

33.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SunbatAl Gharbiyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sunbat plotted against Al Gharbiyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Sunbat was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Al Gharbiyah which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Sunbat's incremental SNDi rose from 3.65 to 4.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sunbat ranked 11th out of 13 cities in Al Gharbiyah and 132nd out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.43
Rank in Egypt
114th of 213
Rank in Al Gharbiyah
9th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.0
Rank in Egypt
132nd of 213
Rank in Al Gharbiyah
11th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SunbatKidderminsterDrachevo

In new street additions, Sunbat built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Kidderminster built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Drachevo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Sunbat became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Kidderminster grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Drachevo became progressively more disconnected. Sunbat and Kidderminster have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.