Khenifra in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Khenifra 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
KhenifraMeknes - Tafilalet (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khenifra plotted against Meknès - Tafilalet and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Khenifra was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Meknès - Tafilalet which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Khenifra's incremental SNDi rose from 2.38 to 2.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khenifra ranked 7th out of 7 cities in Meknès - Tafilalet and 50th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Morocco
47th of 72
Rank in Meknès - Tafilalet
7th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.24
Rank in Morocco
50th of 72
Rank in Meknès - Tafilalet
7th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhenifraMiandoabKalpi

Khenifra, Miandoab, and Kalpi all built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Khenifra and Miandoab both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Kalpi became progressively more disconnected. Khenifra and Miandoab have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.