Modi'in Illit in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Modi'in Illit in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Modi'in Illit plotted against West Bank and Palestine. While West Bank and Palestine both peaked in 1976-1990, Modi'in Illit's new street additions peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Modi'in Illit's incremental SNDi fell from 5.52 to 5.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Modi'in Illit ranked 8th out of 11 cities in West Bank and 11th out of 14 in Palestine as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.42
- Rank in Palestine
- 10th of 14
- Rank in West Bank
- 7th of 11
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.49
- Rank in Palestine
- 11th of 14
- Rank in West Bank
- 8th of 11
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Al-Zabadani, Syria
- Bemetara, India
- Samchon, North Korea
- Agats, Indonesia
- Ipoti, Nigeria
- Al Hiatem, Egypt
In new street additions, Modi'in Illit built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Al-Zabadani fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Agats fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Modi'in Illit grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Al-Zabadani fluctuated in connectivity and Agats fluctuated in connectivity.