Fnideq in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fnideq in context

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FnideqTanger - Tetouan (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fnideq plotted against Tanger - Tétouan and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Fnideq was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Tanger - Tétouan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Fnideq's incremental SNDi rose from 2.17 to 3.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fnideq ranked 5th out of 8 cities in Tanger - Tétouan and 49th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.1
Rank in Morocco
61st of 72
Rank in Tanger - Tétouan
6th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.2
Rank in Morocco
49th of 72
Rank in Tanger - Tétouan
5th of 8

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
FnideqKandanganGuantao

In new street additions, Fnideq built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Kandangan built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Guantao fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Fnideq became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Kandangan became progressively more disconnected and Guantao fluctuated in connectivity. Fnideq and Kandangan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.