Hadera in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hadera 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
HaderaHaifa (Region)Israel (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hadera plotted against Haifa and Israel. The SNDi of new construction in Hadera peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Haifa which peaked in 1991-2005 and Israel which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Hadera's incremental SNDi fell from 3.25 to 3.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hadera ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Haifa and 8th out of 22 in Israel as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in Israel
8th of 22
Rank in Haifa
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.05
Rank in Israel
8th of 22
Rank in Haifa
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HaderaClevelandSpring Hill

In new street additions, Hadera built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Cleveland built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Spring Hill built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Hadera and Cleveland have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.