Awlad Seif in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Awlad Seif in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Awlad SeifAsh Sharqiyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Awlad Seif plotted against Ash Sharqiyah and Egypt. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Awlad Seif's incremental SNDi rose from 3.84 to 4.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Awlad Seif ranked 27th out of 28 cities in Ash Sharqiyah and 142nd out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.19
Rank in Egypt
101st of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
25th of 28

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in Egypt
142nd of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
27th of 28

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Awlad SeifJianhuaiKayonza

In new street additions, Awlad Seif fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Jianhuai built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kayonza built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Awlad Seif fluctuated in connectivity, while Jianhuai became progressively more disconnected and Kayonza became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Awlad Seif and Jianhuai have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.