Sidi Taibi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sidi Taibi in context

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sidi TaibiGharb - 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 Taibi plotted against Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Sidi Taibi 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, Sidi Taibi's incremental SNDi fell from 2.37 to 1.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sidi Taibi ranked 6th out of 8 cities in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen and 52nd out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.64
Rank in Morocco
17th of 72
Rank in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen
3rd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.31
Rank in Morocco
52nd of 72
Rank in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen
6th 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 TaibiCaloundraKhor Fakkan

In new street additions, Sidi Taibi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Caloundra built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Khor Fakkan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Sidi Taibi became progressively more connected, while Caloundra grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Khor Fakkan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Sidi Taibi had a more sprawly network than Caloundra in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.