Oujda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Oujda in context

1.51.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.51.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OujdaOriental (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Oujda plotted against Oriental and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Oujda peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Oriental which peaked in 1976-1990 and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Oujda's incremental SNDi fell from 1.72 to 1.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Oujda ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Oriental and 24th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.62
Rank in Morocco
15th of 72
Rank in Oriental
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.74
Rank in Morocco
24th of 72
Rank in Oriental
4th of 5

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
OujdaRashtMazar i sharif

In new street additions, Oujda and Mazar i sharif both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Rasht built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Oujda and Mazar i sharif both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Rasht became progressively more disconnected.