Al-Qobabat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al-Qobabat in context

2.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al-QobabatAl Jizah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al-Qobabat plotted against Al Jizah and Egypt. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Al-Qobabat's incremental SNDi rose from 2.14 to 2.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al-Qobabat ranked 2nd out of 8 cities in Al Jizah and 37th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.81
Rank in Egypt
21st of 213
Rank in Al Jizah
3rd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.46
Rank in Egypt
37th of 213
Rank in Al Jizah
2nd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al-QobabatZwolleLansing

In new street additions, Al-Qobabat fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zwolle built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Lansing built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Zwolle and Lansing both became progressively more disconnected, while Al-Qobabat fluctuated in connectivity. Al-Qobabat and Zwolle have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.