Al Mushahidah in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Mushahidah in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al MushahidahSala ad-Din (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Mushahidah plotted against Sala ad-Din and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in Al Mushahidah fell steadily, compared to Sala ad-Din which peaked in 1976-1990 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Al Mushahidah's incremental SNDi fell from 5.01 to 5.01 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Mushahidah ranked 10th out of 10 cities in Sala ad-Din and 86th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.01
Rank in Iraq
84th of 86
Rank in Sala ad-Din
9th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.26
Rank in Iraq
86th of 86
Rank in Sala ad-Din
10th of 10

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
Al MushahidahFlorenceMit Ghamr

In new street additions, Al Mushahidah built increasingly connected streets over time, while Florence built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Mit Ghamr built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Florence and Mit Ghamr both became progressively more disconnected, while Al Mushahidah became progressively more connected. Al Mushahidah and Mit Ghamr have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.