Kafr Saqr in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kafr Saqr in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kafr Saqr plotted against Ash Sharqiyah and Egypt. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kafr Saqr's incremental SNDi rose from 2.8 to 3.36 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kafr Saqr ranked 11th out of 28 cities in Ash Sharqiyah and 57th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.36
Rank in Egypt
55th of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
15th of 28

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.7
Rank in Egypt
57th of 213
Rank in Ash Sharqiyah
11th 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
Kafr SaqrPhyongwonYevpatoriya

In new street additions, Kafr Saqr fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Phyongwon built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Yevpatoriya built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.