Tabuk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tabuk in context

2.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TabukSaudi Arabia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tabuk plotted against Saudi Arabia. The SNDi of new construction in Tabuk was at its lowest in 1991-2005, while Saudi Arabia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Tabuk's incremental SNDi rose from 2.72 to 3.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tabuk ranked 35th out of 44 in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.65
Rank in Saudi Arabia
31st of 44

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.4
Rank in Saudi Arabia
35th of 44

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TabukBinzhouChaoyang

In new street additions, Tabuk built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Binzhou built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Chaoyang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Binzhou and Chaoyang both became progressively more disconnected, while Tabuk became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Tabuk and Binzhou have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.