Kafr Yasif in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kafr Yasif in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kafr YasifHaZafon (Region)Israel (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kafr Yasif plotted against HaZafon and Israel. The SNDi of new construction in Kafr Yasif rose steadily, compared to HaZafon which peaked in 1991-2005 and Israel which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Kafr Yasif's incremental SNDi rose from 6.18 to 8.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kafr Yasif ranked 4th out of 5 cities in HaZafon and 19th out of 22 in Israel as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.05
Rank in Israel
22nd of 22
Rank in HaZafon
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.49
Rank in Israel
19th of 22
Rank in HaZafon
4th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kafr YasifProkhladnySavalou

In new street additions, Kafr Yasif built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Prokhladny fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Savalou built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Kafr Yasif and Prokhladny both became progressively more disconnected, while Savalou became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Kafr Yasif and Prokhladny have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.