Sidi Kacem in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sidi Kacem in context

1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sidi KacemGharb - Chrarda - Beni Hssen (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sidi Kacem plotted against Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Sidi Kacem peaked in 1976-1990, 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, Sidi Kacem's incremental SNDi fell from 2.02 to 1.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sidi Kacem ranked 4th out of 8 cities in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen and 30th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.8
Rank in Morocco
24th of 72
Rank in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen
4th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.91
Rank in Morocco
30th of 72
Rank in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen
4th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sidi KacemOdanthuraiAnjar

While Odanthurai and Anjar both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Sidi Kacem built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Odanthurai and Anjar both became progressively more disconnected, while Sidi Kacem grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Sidi Kacem and Odanthurai have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.