Bani Yas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bani Yas in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Bani YasAbu Dhabi (Region)United Arab Emirates (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bani Yas plotted against Abu Dhabi and United Arab Emirates. The SNDi of new construction in Bani Yas peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Abu Dhabi which peaked in 1991-2005 and United Arab Emirates which rose steadily. Most recently, Bani Yas's incremental SNDi fell from 3.04 to 2.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bani Yas ranked 5th out of 9 cities in Abu Dhabi and 8th out of 15 in United Arab Emirates as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.64
Rank in United Arab Emirates
9th of 15
Rank in Abu Dhabi
5th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.7
Rank in United Arab Emirates
8th of 15
Rank in Abu Dhabi
5th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Bani YasBelo JardimLakshmeshvara

While Belo Jardim and Lakshmeshvara both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Bani Yas built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Belo Jardim and Lakshmeshvara both became progressively more disconnected, while Bani Yas grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.