Sidi Kacem in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sidi Kacem in context

1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sidi KacemGharb - Chrarda - Beni Hssen (Region)Morocco (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sidi Kacem plotted against Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen and Morocco. The SNDi of new construction in Sidi Kacem peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen which peaked in 1976-1990 and Morocco which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Sidi Kacem's incremental SNDi fell from 2.02 to 1.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sidi Kacem ranked 4th out of 8 cities in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen and 30th out of 72 in Morocco as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.8
Rank in Morocco
24th of 72
Rank in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen
4th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.91
Rank in Morocco
30th of 72
Rank in Gharb - Chrarda - Béni Hssen
4th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sidi KacemOdanthuraiAnjar

In new street additions, Odanthurai and Anjar both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Sidi Kacem built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Looking at the full network, Odanthurai and Anjar both became progressively more disconnected, while Sidi Kacem grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Sidi Kacem and Odanthurai have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.