Al Ared in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Ared in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al AredAr Riyad (Region)Saudi Arabia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Ared plotted against Ar Riyad and Saudi Arabia. The SNDi of new construction in Al Ared fell steadily, compared to Ar Riyad which rose steadily and Saudi Arabia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Ared's incremental SNDi fell from 3.11 to 3.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Ared ranked 6th out of 7 cities in Ar Riyad and 30th out of 44 in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in Saudi Arabia
20th of 44
Rank in Ar Riyad
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in Saudi Arabia
30th of 44
Rank in Ar Riyad
6th of 7

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
Al AredMagwiZango V Centrality

In new street additions, Al Ared built increasingly connected streets over time, while Magwi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Zango V Centrality fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Al Ared became progressively more connected, while Magwi fluctuated in connectivity and Zango V Centrality became progressively more disconnected. Al Ared and Magwi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.