Wadsharefy in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wadsharefy in context

0.81.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.81.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WadsharefyKassala (Region)Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wadsharefy plotted against Kassala and Sudan. The SNDi of new construction in Wadsharefy peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Kassala which peaked in 1991-2005 and Sudan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Wadsharefy's incremental SNDi fell from 1.53 to 0.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wadsharefy ranked 1st out of 6 cities in Kassala and 2nd out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
0.92
Rank in Sudan
1st of 78
Rank in Kassala
1st of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
0.91
Rank in Sudan
2nd of 78
Rank in Kassala
1st of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WadsharefyGironaNawada

In new street additions, Wadsharefy built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Girona built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Nawada fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Wadsharefy and Girona both became progressively more disconnected, while Nawada fluctuated in connectivity.