Mekarsari in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mekarsari in context

4.55.46.37.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.55.46.37.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MekarsariJawa Barat (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mekarsari plotted against Jawa Barat and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Mekarsari peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Jawa Barat which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Mekarsari's incremental SNDi fell from 7.05 to 6.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mekarsari ranked 35th out of 38 cities in Jawa Barat and 359th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.62
Rank in Indonesia
301st of 366
Rank in Jawa Barat
29th of 38

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.72
Rank in Indonesia
359th of 366
Rank in Jawa Barat
35th of 38

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MekarsariGumlaEncarnacion

In new street additions, Mekarsari and Encarnacion both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Gumla built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Mekarsari and Gumla both became progressively more disconnected, while Encarnacion grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Mekarsari and Gumla have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.