Umm al-Fahm in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Umm al-Fahm in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Umm al-FahmHaifa (Region)Israel (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Umm al-Fahm plotted against Haifa and Israel. The SNDi of new construction in Umm al-Fahm peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Haifa which peaked in 1991-2005 and Israel which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Umm al-Fahm's incremental SNDi fell from 6.54 to 5.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Umm al-Fahm ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Haifa and 21st out of 22 in Israel as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.73
Rank in Israel
18th of 22
Rank in Haifa
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.16
Rank in Israel
21st of 22
Rank in Haifa
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Umm al-FahmHinckleyDak Mil

In new street additions, Umm al-Fahm built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Hinckley built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Đăk Mil built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Umm al-Fahm grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Hinckley became progressively more disconnected and Đăk Mil became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Umm al-Fahm had a more connected network than Đăk Mil in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.