Akre in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Akre in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AkreNinawa (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Akre plotted against Ninawa and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Akre fell steadily, compared to Ninawa which peaked in 1991-2005 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Akre's incremental SNDi fell from 3.85 to 2.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Akre ranked 7th out of 12 cities in Ninawa and 74th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.77
Rank in Iraq
45th of 86
Rank in Ninawa
4th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in Iraq
74th of 86
Rank in Ninawa
7th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AkreCapao da CanoaGostivar

In new street additions, Akre built increasingly connected streets over time, while Capão da Canoa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Gostivar built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Capão da Canoa and Gostivar both became progressively more disconnected, while Akre became progressively more connected. Notably, Akre had a more sprawly network than Gostivar in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.