Blitar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Blitar in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BlitarJawa Timur (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Blitar plotted against Jawa Timur and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Blitar's incremental SNDi rose from 4.62 to 5.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Blitar ranked 17th out of 57 cities in Jawa Timur and 121st out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.51
Rank in Indonesia
184th of 366
Rank in Jawa Timur
36th of 57

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.89
Rank in Indonesia
121st of 366
Rank in Jawa Timur
17th of 57

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
BlitarMasetjhaba ViewCuddalore

In new street additions, Blitar built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Masetjhaba View built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Cuddalore fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Blitar became progressively more disconnected, while Masetjhaba View grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Cuddalore fluctuated in connectivity. Blitar and Cuddalore have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.