Shefaram in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Shefaram in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shefaram plotted against HaZafon and Israel. The SNDi of new construction in Shefaram peaked in 1976-1990, compared to HaZafon which peaked in 1991-2005 and Israel which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Shefaram's incremental SNDi fell from 5.65 to 5.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shefaram ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in HaZafon and 17th out of 22 in Israel as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.23
- Rank in Israel
- 17th of 22
- Rank in HaZafon
- 2nd of 5
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.36
- Rank in Israel
- 17th of 22
- Rank in HaZafon
- 2nd of 5
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Mwinilunga, Zambia
- Al Hidab, Yemen
- Ajibarang, Indonesia
- Serai Naurang, Pakistan
- Dachepalli, India
- Songyang County, China
In new street additions, Shefaram built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Mwinilunga built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Serai Naurang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Shefaram and Mwinilunga both became progressively more disconnected, while Serai Naurang fluctuated in connectivity.