Tiflet in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tiflet in context

1.21.622.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.622.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TifletRabat - Sale - Zemmour - Zaer (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tiflet plotted against Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer and Morocco. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tiflet's incremental SNDi rose from 1.39 to 1.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tiflet ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer and 7th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.66
Rank in Morocco
18th of 72
Rank in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.46
Rank in Morocco
7th of 72
Rank in Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaer
2nd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TifletDanglaVitoria de Santo Antao

In new street additions, Tiflet and Vitória de Santo Antão both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dangla built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Dangla and Vitória de Santo Antão both became progressively more disconnected, while Tiflet fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Tiflet had a more sprawly network than Dangla in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.