Al Maymun in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Maymun in context

3.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al MaymunBani Suwayf (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Maymun plotted against Bani Suwayf and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Al Maymun peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Bani Suwayf which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Maymun's incremental SNDi fell from 5.26 to 5.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Maymun ranked 8th out of 12 cities in Bani Suwayf and 155th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.23
Rank in Egypt
143rd of 213
Rank in Bani Suwayf
7th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.39
Rank in Egypt
155th of 213
Rank in Bani Suwayf
8th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

08162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
08162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al MaymunTupaSalaiya

In new street additions, Al Maymun built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Tupã built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Salaiya fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Al Maymun and Tupã both became progressively more disconnected, while Salaiya became progressively more disconnected. Al Maymun and Salaiya have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.