Aamchit [Byblos] in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Aamchit [Byblos] in context

5.46.37.28.1<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
5.46.37.28.1<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Aamchit [Byblos]Mount Lebanon (Region)Lebanon (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Aamchit [Byblos] plotted against Mount Lebanon and Lebanon. While Mount Lebanon and Lebanon both rose steadily, Aamchit [Byblos]'s new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Aamchit [Byblos]'s incremental SNDi rose from 6.76 to 7.95 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Aamchit [Byblos] ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Mount Lebanon and 8th out of 8 in Lebanon as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.95
Rank in Lebanon
8th of 8
Rank in Mount Lebanon
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.65
Rank in Lebanon
8th of 8
Rank in Mount Lebanon
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Aamchit [Byblos]NingjinKishim

In new street additions, Aamchit [Byblos] built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ningjin built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Kishim fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Aamchit [Byblos] became progressively more disconnected, while Ningjin became progressively more connected and Kishim grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Aamchit [Byblos] had a more sprawly network than Kishim in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.