Comparisons
Rabat - Sale - Zemmour - Zaer vs. the other two most closely populated regions in Morocco: Tanger - Tetouan and Souss - Massa - Draa
Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer in context: Street-network sprawl of new development
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Rabat, Khemisset and Tiflet. Out of the three cities, Rabat and Khemisset do not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Rabat rose steadily. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Khemisset peaked in 1991-2005.
How do development practices in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer fare in comparison to others in Morocco? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 14 regions in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Morocco, street construction in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer has become more connected. Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2005 and 8th in 2006-2020.
Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer in context: Aggregate street-network sprawl
As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer is Sidi Yahya Zaer with an SNDi of 3.0, which is moderately connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Khemisset with an SNDi of 1.45, which is very well-connected. See trends for these cities: Khemisset, Sidi Yahya Zaer
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Rabat, Khemisset and Tiflet. Out of the three cities, Tiflet does not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Tiflet followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 14 regions in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Morocco, the street network in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer has become more connected. Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2005 and 2nd in 2006-2020.