Kafr Ibrash in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kafr Ibrash in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kafr IbrashAsh Sharqiyah (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kafr Ibrash plotted against Ash Sharqiyah and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Kafr Ibrash was at its lowest in 1976-1990, 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, Kafr Ibrash's incremental SNDi rose from 3.22 to 3.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kafr Ibrash ranked 20th out of 28 cities in Ash Sharqiyah and 90th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in Egypt
52nd of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
14th of 28

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.13
Rank in Egypt
90th of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
20th 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
Kafr IbrashJokihatGhurian

In new street additions, Kafr Ibrash built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Jokihat fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Ghurian fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kafr Ibrash became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Jokihat fluctuated in connectivity and Ghurian fluctuated in connectivity. Kafr Ibrash and Jokihat have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.