Dhlail in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dhlail in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DhlailMafraq (Region)Jordan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dhlail plotted against Mafraq and Jordan. The SNDi of new construction in Dhlail fell steadily, compared to Mafraq which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Jordan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease. Most recently, Dhlail's incremental SNDi fell from 2.18 to 2.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dhlail ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Mafraq and 7th out of 16 in Jordan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.0
Rank in Jordan
3rd of 16
Rank in Mafraq
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.54
Rank in Jordan
7th of 16
Rank in Mafraq
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DhlailAshburnRedencao

While Ashburn and Redenção both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, Dhlail built increasingly connected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Dhlail became progressively more connected, while Ashburn grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Redenção became progressively more disconnected. Dhlail and Ashburn have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.