Tiberias in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tiberias in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TiberiasHaZafon (Region)Israel (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tiberias plotted against HaZafon and Israel. The SNDi of new construction in Tiberias peaked in 1976-1990, compared to HaZafon which peaked in 1991-2005 and Israel which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Tiberias's incremental SNDi fell from 6.11 to 6.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tiberias ranked 5th out of 5 cities in HaZafon and 20th out of 22 in Israel as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.04
Rank in Israel
19th of 22
Rank in HaZafon
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.5
Rank in Israel
20th of 22
Rank in HaZafon
5th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TiberiasLa LimaNuku'alofa

In new street additions, Tiberias built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while La Lima built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Nuku'alofa fluctuated in street-construction patterns. For the full network, Tiberias and La Lima both became progressively more disconnected, while Nuku'alofa fluctuated in connectivity. Tiberias and Nuku'alofa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.