Al Jahra in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Jahra in context

2.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al JahraAl Jahrah (Region)Kuwait (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Jahra plotted against Al Jahrah and Kuwait. The SNDi of new construction in Al Jahra fell steadily, compared to Al Jahrah which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Kuwait which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Jahra's incremental SNDi fell from 2.21 to 1.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Jahra ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Al Jahrah and 3rd out of 3 in Kuwait as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.97
Rank in Kuwait
1st of 3
Rank in Al Jahrah
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.68
Rank in Kuwait
3rd of 3
Rank in Al Jahrah
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al JahraYuyueShijiao

While Yuyue and Shijiao both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Al Jahra built increasingly connected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Yuyue and Shijiao both fluctuated in connectivity, while Al Jahra became progressively more connected. Al Jahra and Shijiao have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.