Larache in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Larache plotted against Tanger - Tétouan and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Larache rose steadily, 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, Larache's incremental SNDi rose from 1.43 to 1.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Larache ranked 1st out of 8 cities in Tanger - Tétouan and 3rd out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Phú Mỹ, Vietnam
• Yuanzhou, China
• Chiro, Ethiopia
• Cabudare, Venezuela
• Piedras Negras, México
• Arad, Romania

In new street additions, Larache and Cabudare both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Phú Mỹ built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Larache and Cabudare both became progressively more disconnected, while Phú Mỹ became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Larache and Phú Mỹ have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.