Biba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Biba in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BibaBani Suwayf (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Biba plotted against Bani Suwayf and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Biba rose steadily, compared to Bani Suwayf which rose steadily and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Biba's incremental SNDi rose from 7.58 to 9.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Biba ranked 12th out of 12 cities in Bani Suwayf and 201st out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
9.1
Rank in Egypt
206th of 213
Rank in Bani Suwayf
12th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.56
Rank in Egypt
201st of 213
Rank in Bani Suwayf
12th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BibaKepanjenQianjiang

In new street additions, Biba and Kepanjen both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Qianjiang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.