Ar Riyaḑ in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ar Riyad in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ar Riyaḑ plotted against Bani Suwayf and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Ar Riyaḑ rose steadily, compared to Bani Suwayf which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ar Riyaḑ's incremental SNDi rose from 5.47 to 5.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ar Riyaḑ ranked 11th out of 12 cities in Bani Suwayf and 171st out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.65
- Rank in Egypt
- 160th of 213
- Rank in Bani Suwayf
- 9th of 12
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.83
- Rank in Egypt
- 171st of 213
- Rank in Bani Suwayf
- 11th of 12
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Ar Riyaḑ and Nyíregyháza both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bahuara built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Ar Riyaḑ and Nyíregyháza both became progressively more disconnected, while Bahuara grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.