Ash Sharai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ash Sharai in context

33.33.63.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.33.63.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ash SharaiMakkah (Region)Saudi Arabia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ash Sharai plotted against Makkah and Saudi Arabia. The SNDi of new construction in Ash Sharai was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Makkah which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Saudi Arabia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ash Sharai's incremental SNDi rose from 3.63 to 3.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ash Sharai ranked 5th out of 9 cities in Makkah and 37th out of 44 in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.85
Rank in Saudi Arabia
33rd of 44
Rank in Makkah
5th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.68
Rank in Saudi Arabia
37th of 44
Rank in Makkah
5th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ash SharaiAmbikapurDodoma

In new street additions, Ash Sharai built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Ambikapur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Dodoma fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ash Sharai became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Ambikapur became progressively more disconnected and Dodoma became progressively more connected. Notably, Ash Sharai had a more sprawly network than Ambikapur in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.