Tira in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tira in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TiraHaMerkaz (Region)Israel (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tira plotted against HaMerkaz and Israel. The SNDi of new construction in Tira 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, Tira's incremental SNDi fell from 4.01 to 3.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tira ranked 6th out of 7 cities in HaMerkaz and 13th out of 22 in Israel as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.75
Rank in Israel
13th of 22
Rank in HaMerkaz
6th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.69
Rank in Israel
13th of 22
Rank in HaMerkaz
6th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TiraMalmesburyPalm Springs

While Malmesbury and Palm Springs both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Tira fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Tira became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Malmesbury became progressively more disconnected and Palm Springs fluctuated in connectivity. Tira and Malmesbury have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.