بلد in context: Street-network sprawl trends

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1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
bldSala ad-Din (Region)Iraq (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with بلد plotted against Sala ad-Din and Iraq. The SNDi of new construction in بلد was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Sala ad-Din which peaked in 1976-1990 and Iraq which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, بلد's incremental SNDi rose from 1.84 to 1.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, بلد ranked 1st out of 10 cities in Sala ad-Din and 7th out of 86 in Iraq as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.9
Rank in Iraq
12th of 86
Rank in Sala ad-Din
1st of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.85
Rank in Iraq
7th of 86
Rank in Sala ad-Din
1st of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
bldRochesterAshaka

In new street additions, بلد built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Rochester built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Ashaka fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, بلد became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Rochester became progressively more disconnected and Ashaka fluctuated in connectivity. بلد and Rochester have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.