Payas in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Payas in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Payas plotted against Hatay and Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Payas was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Hatay which peaked in 1976-1990 and Turkey which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Payas's incremental SNDi rose from 2.49 to 2.95 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Payas ranked 4th out of 7 cities in Hatay and 124th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 2.95
- Rank in Turkey
- 133rd of 174
- Rank in Hatay
- 5th of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.49
- Rank in Turkey
- 124th of 174
- Rank in Hatay
- 4th of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Payas and Shunufa both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Wum built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Payas and Shunufa both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Wum became progressively more disconnected. Payas and Wum have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.