Mutubis in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mutubis in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MutubisKafr ash Shaykh (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mutubis plotted against Kafr ash Shaykh and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Mutubis rose steadily, compared to Kafr ash Shaykh which peaked in 1991-2005 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mutubis's incremental SNDi rose from 3.34 to 4.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mutubis ranked 6th out of 7 cities in Kafr ash Shaykh and 78th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.12
Rank in Egypt
95th of 213
Rank in Kafr ash Shaykh
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.01
Rank in Egypt
78th of 213
Rank in Kafr ash Shaykh
6th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MutubisZafarwalGo Cong

In new street additions, Mutubis and Go Cong both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Zafarwal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mutubis and Go Cong both became progressively more disconnected, while Zafarwal fluctuated in connectivity.