Al Yaudi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Yaudi in context

1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al YaudiAsh Sharqiyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Yaudi plotted against Ash Sharqiyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Al Yaudi rose steadily, compared to Ash Sharqiyah which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Yaudi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.91 to 3.98 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Yaudi ranked 4th out of 28 cities in Ash Sharqiyah and 28th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.98
Rank in Egypt
85th of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
23rd of 28

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.33
Rank in Egypt
28th of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
4th of 28

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

What about similarly populated cities?

051015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
051015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al YaudiMyingyanGarhi Habibullah

While Myingyan and Garhi Habibullah both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Al Yaudi built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Al Yaudi and Myingyan both became progressively more disconnected, while Garhi Habibullah fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Al Yaudi had a more sprawly network than Garhi Habibullah in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.