Lqliaa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lqliaa in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LqliaaSouss - Massa - Draa (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lqliaa plotted against Souss - Massa - Draâ and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Lqliaa peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Souss - Massa - Draâ which peaked in 1976-1990 and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Lqliaa's incremental SNDi fell from 4.18 to 3.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lqliaa ranked 8th out of 9 cities in Souss - Massa - Draâ and 70th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.47
Rank in Morocco
65th of 72
Rank in Souss - Massa - Draâ
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.46
Rank in Morocco
70th of 72
Rank in Souss - Massa - Draâ
8th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LqliaaDingyuanDongducheon

In new street additions, Lqliaa built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Dingyuan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Dongducheon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Lqliaa and Dingyuan both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Dongducheon fluctuated in connectivity. Lqliaa and Dingyuan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.