Der Abi Saeed in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Der Abi Saeed in context

2.733.33.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.733.33.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Der Abi SaeedIrbid (Region)Jordan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Der Abi Saeed plotted against Irbid and Jordan. While Irbid and Jordan both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, Der Abi Saeed's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Der Abi Saeed's incremental SNDi rose from 3.47 to 3.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Der Abi Saeed ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Irbid and 13th out of 16 in Jordan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.55
Rank in Jordan
14th of 16
Rank in Irbid
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.39
Rank in Jordan
13th of 16
Rank in Irbid
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Der Abi SaeedKendujhargarhLamongan

In new street additions, Der Abi Saeed and Lamongan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kendujhargarh built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Der Abi Saeed had a more sprawly network than Lamongan in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.