Dikiran in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dikiran in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DikiranAsyut (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dikiran plotted against Asyut and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Dikiran peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Asyut which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Dikiran's incremental SNDi fell from 4.89 to 3.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dikiran ranked 7th out of 18 cities in Asyut and 121st out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in Egypt
76th of 213
Rank in Asyut
3rd of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.67
Rank in Egypt
121st of 213
Rank in Asyut
7th of 18

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DikiranLafiagiWorcester

In new street additions, Dikiran and Worcester both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Lafiagi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Dikiran and Worcester both became progressively more disconnected, while Lafiagi fluctuated in connectivity. Dikiran and Lafiagi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.