Idhna in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Idhna in context

4.85.466.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.85.466.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IdhnaWest Bank (Region)Palestine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Idhna plotted against West Bank and Palestine. The SNDi of new construction in Idhna rose steadily, compared to West Bank which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Palestine which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Idhna's incremental SNDi rose from 6.26 to 6.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Idhna ranked 10th out of 11 cities in West Bank and 13th out of 14 in Palestine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.41
Rank in Palestine
13th of 14
Rank in West Bank
10th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.01
Rank in Palestine
13th of 14
Rank in West Bank
10th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IdhnaPalm SpringsKocoren

In new street additions, Idhna and Koçören both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Palm Springs fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Idhna and Koçören both became progressively more disconnected, while Palm Springs fluctuated in connectivity. Idhna and Koçören have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.