Kersana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kersana in context

456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KersanaJawa Tengah (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kersana plotted against Jawa Tengah and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kersana's incremental SNDi rose from 5.2 to 6.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kersana ranked 36th out of 47 cities in Jawa Tengah and 220th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.56
Rank in Indonesia
293rd of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
43rd of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.43
Rank in Indonesia
220th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
36th of 47

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
KersanaShamliHuixian

In new street additions, Kersana and Huixian both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Shamli built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Kersana and Huixian both became progressively more disconnected, while Shamli fluctuated in connectivity. Kersana and Shamli have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.