Al Masaliyah in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Al Masaliyah in context

6121824<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
6121824<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al MasaliyahTa`izz (Region)Yemen (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Al Masaliyah plotted against Ta`izz and Yemen. The SNDi of new construction in Al Masaliyah followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Ta`izz which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Yemen which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Al Masaliyah ranked 9th out of 9 cities in Ta`izz and 58th out of 58 in Yemen as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
15.52
Rank in Yemen
50th of 58
Rank in Ta`izz
6th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
20.72
Rank in Yemen
58th of 58
Rank in Ta`izz
9th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

06121824<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
06121824<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Al MasaliyahTaik KyiQianxi

While Taik Kyi and Qianxi both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Al Masaliyah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Taik Kyi and Qianxi both became progressively more disconnected, while Al Masaliyah fluctuated in connectivity.