Jdaydet Artooz in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jdaydet Artooz in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Jdaydet ArtoozRif Dimashq (Region)Syria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jdaydet Artooz plotted against Rif Dimashq and Syria. The SNDi of new construction in Jdaydet Artooz rose steadily, compared to Rif Dimashq which rose steadily and Syria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Jdaydet Artooz's incremental SNDi rose from 2.29 to 2.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jdaydet Artooz ranked 1st out of 6 cities in Rif Dimashq and 11th out of 39 in Syria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Syria
16th of 39
Rank in Rif Dimashq
1st of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Syria
11th of 39
Rank in Rif Dimashq
1st of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Jdaydet ArtoozSuxiBafata

In new street additions, Jdaydet Artooz built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Suxi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Bafatá fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Jdaydet Artooz became progressively more disconnected, while Suxi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Bafatá fluctuated in connectivity.