Kudus in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kudus in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KudusJawa Tengah (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kudus plotted against Jawa Tengah and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kudus's incremental SNDi rose from 4.37 to 4.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kudus ranked 26th out of 47 cities in Jawa Tengah and 158th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.79
Rank in Indonesia
87th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
18th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.09
Rank in Indonesia
158th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
26th of 47

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
KudusAdanaSorocaba

In new street additions, Kudus and Sorocaba both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Adana fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kudus and Sorocaba both became progressively more disconnected, while Adana grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Kudus and Adana have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.