Al Hoceima in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Hoceima in context

2.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al HoceimaTaza - Al Hoceima - Taounate (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Hoceima plotted against Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Al Hoceima peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Hoceima's incremental SNDi fell from 3.42 to 2.98 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Hoceima ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate and 62nd out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.98
Rank in Morocco
59th of 72
Rank in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Morocco
62nd of 72
Rank in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al HoceimaZhenhai DistrictTonekabon

In new street additions, Al Hoceima built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Zhenhai District built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Tonekabon built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Al Hoceima and Tonekabon both became progressively more disconnected, while Zhenhai District grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Al Hoceima and Zhenhai District have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.