Hebron in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hebron in context

4.95.66.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.95.66.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HebronWest Bank (Region)Palestine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hebron plotted against West Bank and Palestine. The SNDi of new construction in Hebron followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to West Bank which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Palestine which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Hebron's incremental SNDi rose from 5.67 to 6.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hebron ranked 9th out of 11 cities in West Bank and 12th out of 14 in Palestine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.61
Rank in Palestine
14th of 14
Rank in West Bank
11th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.71
Rank in Palestine
12th of 14
Rank in West Bank
9th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HebronBishoftuKitchener

In new street additions, Hebron and Bishoftu both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kitchener built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Hebron and Kitchener both became progressively more disconnected, while Bishoftu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.