Al-Rastan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al-Rastan 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-RastanHims (Region)Syria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al-Rastan plotted against Hims and Syria. The SNDi of new construction in Al-Rastan peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Hims which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Syria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Al-Rastan's incremental SNDi fell from 3.88 to 3.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Al-Rastan ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Hims and 34th out of 39 in Syria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.6
Rank in Syria
28th of 39
Rank in Hims
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.18
Rank in Syria
34th of 39
Rank in Hims
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al-RastanSan FernandoTanguieta

In new street additions, Al-Rastan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while San Fernando built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Tanguieta fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Al-Rastan had a more sprawly network than San Fernando in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.