Rehovot in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rehovot 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
RehovotHaMerkaz (Region)Israel (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rehovot plotted against HaMerkaz and Israel. The SNDi of new construction in Rehovot followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to HaMerkaz which peaked in 1991-2005 and Israel which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Rehovot's incremental SNDi rose from 2.9 to 3.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rehovot ranked 1st out of 7 cities in HaMerkaz and 5th out of 22 in Israel as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.04
Rank in Israel
7th of 22
Rank in HaMerkaz
4th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in Israel
5th of 22
Rank in HaMerkaz
1st of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RehovotBandikuiMilton Keynes

In new street additions, Rehovot fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bandikui built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Milton Keynes built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Rehovot and Milton Keynes both became progressively more disconnected, while Bandikui grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Rehovot had a more sprawly network than Bandikui in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.