Balung in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Balung in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalungJawa Timur (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Balung plotted against Jawa Timur and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Balung's incremental SNDi rose from 5.14 to 6.46 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Balung ranked 18th out of 57 cities in Jawa Timur and 123rd out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.46
Rank in Indonesia
283rd of 366
Rank in Jawa Timur
50th of 57

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.91
Rank in Indonesia
123rd of 366
Rank in Jawa Timur
18th of 57

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
BalungLuzhouBinzhou

In new street additions, Balung and Binzhou both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Luzhou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Balung and Binzhou both became progressively more disconnected, while Luzhou grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Balung had a more connected network than Luzhou in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.