At Tafila in context: Street-network sprawl trends

At Tafila in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
At TafilaTafilah (Region)Jordan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with At Tafila plotted against Tafilah and Jordan. The SNDi of new construction in At Tafila peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Tafilah which peaked in 1976-1990 and Jordan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease. Most recently, At Tafila's incremental SNDi fell from 4.42 to 3.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, At Tafila ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Tafilah and 15th out of 16 in Jordan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.64
Rank in Jordan
15th of 16
Rank in Tafilah
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.28
Rank in Jordan
15th of 16
Rank in Tafilah
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
At TafilaKafin HausaChahuta

In new street additions, At Tafila built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kafin Hausa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Chahuta built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, At Tafila grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kafin Hausa fluctuated in connectivity and Chahuta became progressively more disconnected. At Tafila and Kafin Hausa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.