Bani Wallams in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bani Wallams in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Bani WallamsAl Minya (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bani Wallams plotted against Al Minya and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Bani Wallams rose steadily, compared to Al Minya which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bani Wallams's incremental SNDi rose from 5.61 to 5.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bani Wallams ranked 16th out of 24 cities in Al Minya and 159th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.64
Rank in Egypt
159th of 213
Rank in Al Minya
15th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.41
Rank in Egypt
159th of 213
Rank in Al Minya
16th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Bani WallamsTipaturuHayq

In new street additions, Bani Wallams and Hayq both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Tipaturu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Bani Wallams and Hayq both became progressively more disconnected, while Tipaturu fluctuated in connectivity. Bani Wallams and Hayq have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.