Taza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Taza 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
TazaTaza - 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 Taza plotted against Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate and Morocco. While Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate and Morocco both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Taza's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Taza's incremental SNDi rose from 2.46 to 3.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Taza ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate and 59th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.13
Rank in Morocco
62nd of 72
Rank in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.59
Rank in Morocco
59th of 72
Rank in Taza - Al Hoceima - Taounate
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TazaAbu QurqasAchalpur

Taza, Abu Qurqas, and Achalpur all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Abu Qurqas and Achalpur both became progressively more disconnected, while Taza fluctuated in connectivity. Taza and Abu Qurqas have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.