Mechra Bel Ksiri in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mechra Bel Ksiri plotted against Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Mechra Bel Ksiri followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen which peaked in 1976-1990 and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mechra Bel Ksiri's incremental SNDi fell from 2.61 to 2.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mechra Bel Ksiri ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen and 55th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Nova Lima, Brazil
• Cobija, Bolivia
• Ishkamish, Afghanistan
• Fort Portal, Uganda
• Horizonte, Brazil
• Sikandar Pur, India

In new street additions, Mechra Bel Ksiri fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Nova Lima fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Fort Portal built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Mechra Bel Ksiri fluctuated in connectivity, while Nova Lima became progressively more disconnected and Fort Portal became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Mechra Bel Ksiri and Nova Lima have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.