Al Roda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Roda in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al RodaDumyat (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Roda plotted against Dumyat and Egypt. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Al Roda's incremental SNDi rose from 5.31 to 6.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Roda ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Dumyat and 184th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.11
Rank in Egypt
172nd of 213
Rank in Dumyat
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.38
Rank in Egypt
184th of 213
Rank in Dumyat
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al RodaBeershebaTarlac City

In new street additions, Al Roda fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Beersheba built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Tarlac City built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Beersheba and Tarlac City both became progressively more disconnected, while Al Roda fluctuated in connectivity. Al Roda and Tarlac City have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.