Bouskoura in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bouskoura in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BouskouraGrand Casablanca (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bouskoura plotted against Grand Casablanca and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Bouskoura fell steadily, compared to Grand Casablanca which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bouskoura's incremental SNDi fell from 3.34 to 3.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bouskoura ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Grand Casablanca and 68th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.05
Rank in Morocco
60th of 72
Rank in Grand Casablanca
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in Morocco
68th of 72
Rank in Grand Casablanca
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BouskouraFutangWesthaven Trails

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