Ben Guerir in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ben Guerir in context

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ben GuerirMarrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ben Guerir plotted against Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Ben Guerir peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz which peaked in 1976-1990 and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ben Guerir's incremental SNDi fell from 1.64 to 1.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ben Guerir ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz and 14th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.52
Rank in Morocco
9th of 72
Rank in Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.56
Rank in Morocco
14th of 72
Rank in Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ben GuerirYiduPedro Juan Caballero

While Yidu and Pedro Juan Caballero both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Ben Guerir built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Ben Guerir and Yidu both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Pedro Juan Caballero became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Ben Guerir had a more sprawly network than Pedro Juan Caballero in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.