Bekonang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bekonang in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BekonangJawa Tengah (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bekonang plotted against Jawa Tengah and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Bekonang peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Jawa Tengah which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Bekonang's incremental SNDi fell from 3.79 to 3.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bekonang ranked 7th out of 47 cities in Jawa Tengah and 35th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.59
Rank in Indonesia
22nd of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
5th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Indonesia
35th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
7th of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BekonangQuannanKamisu

In new street additions, Bekonang built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Quannan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Kamisu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Bekonang became progressively more disconnected, while Quannan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Kamisu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Bekonang had a more sprawly network than Quannan in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.