Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al Fadni in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al Fadni in context

1.21.51.82.1<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.51.82.1<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al FadniKhartoum (Region)Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al Fadni plotted against Khartoum and Sudan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al Fadni's incremental SNDi rose from 1.27 to 1.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al Fadni ranked 5th out of 6 cities in Khartoum and 51st out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.86
Rank in Sudan
41st of 78
Rank in Khartoum
5th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.75
Rank in Sudan
51st of 78
Rank in Khartoum
5th 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
Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al FadniShikokuchuoBalarampur

While Shikokuchuo and Balarampur both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al Fadni fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Shikokuchuo and Balarampur both became progressively more disconnected, while Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al Fadni fluctuated in connectivity. Hillat Ash Shekh Mustafa al Fadni and Balarampur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.