Kuala Simpang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kuala Simpang in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kuala SimpangAceh (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kuala Simpang plotted against Aceh and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kuala Simpang's incremental SNDi rose from 5.1 to 5.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kuala Simpang ranked 8th out of 8 cities in Aceh and 266th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.39
Rank in Indonesia
170th of 366
Rank in Aceh
5th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.77
Rank in Indonesia
266th of 366
Rank in Aceh
8th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kuala SimpangHequKampong Pulau Melayu

In new street additions, Kuala Simpang built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Hequ fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kampong Pulau Melayu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Kuala Simpang and Kampong Pulau Melayu both became progressively more disconnected, while Hequ fluctuated in connectivity. Kuala Simpang and Hequ have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.