Baniyas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Baniyas in context

22.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaniyasTartus (Region)Syria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Baniyas plotted against Tartus and Syria. The SNDi of new construction in Baniyas rose steadily, compared to Tartus which peaked in 1976-1990 and Syria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Baniyas's incremental SNDi rose from 2.78 to 3.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Baniyas ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Tartus and 22nd out of 39 in Syria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.14
Rank in Syria
20th of 39
Rank in Tartus
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.36
Rank in Syria
22nd of 39
Rank in Tartus
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaniyasVilla de CuraSangzhi

In new street additions, Baniyas and Villa de Cura both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Sangzhi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Baniyas and Villa de Cura both became progressively more disconnected, while Sangzhi became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Baniyas had a more sprawly network than Villa de Cura in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.