Ashdod in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ashdod in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AshdodHaDarom (Region)Israel (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ashdod plotted against HaDarom and Israel. The SNDi of new construction in Ashdod followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to HaDarom which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Israel which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Ashdod's incremental SNDi rose from 2.39 to 2.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ashdod ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in HaDarom and 3rd out of 22 in Israel as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in Israel
4th of 22
Rank in HaDarom
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.37
Rank in Israel
3rd of 22
Rank in HaDarom
2nd of 3

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
AshdodKhairpurDohrighat

In new street additions, Ashdod and Dohrighat both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Khairpur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Ashdod and Khairpur both became progressively more disconnected, while Dohrighat fluctuated in connectivity. Ashdod and Khairpur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.