Ash Shuara in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ash Shuara in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ash ShuaraAsh Sharqiyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ash Shuara plotted against Ash Sharqiyah and Egypt. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ash Shuara's incremental SNDi rose from 3.09 to 4.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ash Shuara ranked 16th out of 28 cities in Ash Sharqiyah and 73rd out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.53
Rank in Egypt
117th of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
26th of 28

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.95
Rank in Egypt
73rd of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
16th of 28

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ash ShuaraPrimavera do LesteAsh Shallal

In new street additions, Ash Shuara and Ash Shallal both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Primavera do Leste built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Ash Shuara and Ash Shallal both became progressively more disconnected, while Primavera do Leste grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Ash Shuara and Primavera do Leste have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.