Abu Tig in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Abu Tig in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Abu TigAsyut (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Abu Tig plotted against Asyut and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Abu Tig was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Asyut which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Abu Tig's incremental SNDi rose from 6.7 to 7.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Abu Tig ranked 16th out of 18 cities in Asyut and 197th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.15
Rank in Egypt
186th of 213
Rank in Asyut
15th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.26
Rank in Egypt
197th of 213
Rank in Asyut
16th of 18

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Abu TigGajraulaYongnian

In new street additions, Abu Tig and Gajraula both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Yongnian built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Abu Tig and Gajraula both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Yongnian grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.