Wadi Khaw in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wadi Khaw 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
Wadi KhawZarqa (Region)Jordan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wadi Khaw plotted against Zarqa and Jordan. While Zarqa and Jordan both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, Wadi Khaw's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease. Most recently, Wadi Khaw's incremental SNDi rose from 2.91 to 3.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wadi Khaw ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Zarqa and 11th out of 16 in Jordan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.12
Rank in Jordan
12th of 16
Rank in Zarqa
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in Jordan
11th of 16
Rank in Zarqa
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Wadi KhawAfgooyePinillos

In new street additions, Wadi Khaw and Afgooye both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Pinillos built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Wadi Khaw and Afgooye both fluctuated in connectivity, while Pinillos became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.