Harad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Harad in context

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HaradHajjah (Region)Yemen (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Harad plotted against Hajjah and Yemen. The SNDi of new construction in Harad rose steadily, compared to Hajjah which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease and Yemen which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Harad's incremental SNDi rose from 3.66 to 4.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Harad ranked 1st out of 5 cities in Hajjah and 30th out of 58 in Yemen as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.94
Rank in Yemen
31st of 58
Rank in Hajjah
1st of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.8
Rank in Yemen
30th of 58
Rank in Hajjah
1st of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HaradSanto Antonio do DescobertoRocky Point

While Santo Antônio do Descoberto and Rocky Point both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Harad built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Harad and Santo Antônio do Descoberto both became progressively more disconnected, while Rocky Point grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Harad and Santo Antônio do Descoberto have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.