Netanya in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Netanya in context

33.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NetanyaHaMerkaz (Region)Israel (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Netanya plotted against HaMerkaz and Israel. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Netanya's incremental SNDi fell from 3.65 to 2.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Netanya ranked 4th out of 7 cities in HaMerkaz and 10th out of 22 in Israel as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in Israel
6th of 22
Rank in HaMerkaz
3rd of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.14
Rank in Israel
10th of 22
Rank in HaMerkaz
4th of 7

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
NetanyaMaharajganjDurgapur

In new street additions, Netanya built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Maharajganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Durgapur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Netanya grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Maharajganj fluctuated in connectivity and Durgapur became progressively more disconnected. Netanya and Durgapur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.