Tahta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tahta in context

3.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TahtaSuhaj (Region)Egypt (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tahta plotted against Suhaj and Egypt. While Suhaj and Egypt both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Tahta's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Tahta's incremental SNDi rose from 3.97 to 5.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tahta ranked 3rd out of 13 cities in Suhaj and 147th out of 213 in Egypt as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.88
Rank in Egypt
169th of 213
Rank in Suhaj
7th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.19
Rank in Egypt
147th of 213
Rank in Suhaj
3rd of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TahtaIrapuatoPematang Siantar

While Irapuato and Pematang Siantar both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Tahta fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Irapuato and Pematang Siantar both became progressively more disconnected, while Tahta fluctuated in connectivity. Tahta and Irapuato have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.