Al Harafsha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Harafsha 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 HarafshaSuhaj (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Harafsha plotted against Suhaj and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Al Harafsha followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Suhaj which peaked in 1991-2005 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Harafsha's incremental SNDi fell from 4.7 to 3.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Harafsha ranked 1st out of 13 cities in Suhaj and 133rd out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.88
Rank in Egypt
81st of 213
Rank in Suhaj
1st of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.01
Rank in Egypt
133rd of 213
Rank in Suhaj
1st of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al HarafshaSan Antonio de los Altos [Los Teques]Changxing

While San Antonio de los Altos [Los Teques] and Changxing both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Al Harafsha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, San Antonio de los Altos [Los Teques] and Changxing both became progressively more disconnected, while Al Harafsha fluctuated in connectivity. Al Harafsha and Changxing have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.