Al Jubayl in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Jubayl in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al JubaylAsh-Sharqiyah (Region)Saudi Arabia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Jubayl plotted against Ash-Sharqīyah and Saudi Arabia. The SNDi of new construction in Al Jubayl rose steadily, compared to Ash-Sharqīyah which rose steadily and Saudi Arabia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al Jubayl's incremental SNDi rose from 2.81 to 3.87 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Jubayl ranked 4th out of 9 cities in Ash-Sharqīyah and 17th out of 44 in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.87
Rank in Saudi Arabia
34th of 44
Rank in Ash-Sharqīyah
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.56
Rank in Saudi Arabia
17th of 44
Rank in Ash-Sharqīyah
4th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al JubaylPayakumbuhSagamu

In new street additions, Al Jubayl and Payakumbuh both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Sagamu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Al Jubayl and Sagamu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.