Balyana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Balyana in context

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalyanaSuhaj (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Balyana plotted against Suhaj and Egypt. The SNDi of new construction in Balyana peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Suhaj which peaked in 1991-2005 and Egypt which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Balyana's incremental SNDi fell from 7.74 to 6.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Balyana ranked 12th out of 13 cities in Suhaj and 203rd out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.54
Rank in Egypt
182nd of 213
Rank in Suhaj
9th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.75
Rank in Egypt
203rd of 213
Rank in Suhaj
12th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalyanaRouenSidfa

In new street additions, Balyana built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Rouen fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Sidfa built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Rouen and Sidfa both became progressively more disconnected, while Balyana grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.