Ruteng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ruteng in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ruteng plotted against Nusa Tenggara Timur and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Ruteng followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Nusa Tenggara Timur which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Ruteng's incremental SNDi rose from 3.66 to 6.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ruteng ranked 2nd out of 12 cities in Nusa Tenggara Timur and 40th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.32
Rank in Indonesia
271st of 366
Rank in Nusa Tenggara Timur
10th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.29
Rank in Indonesia
40th of 366
Rank in Nusa Tenggara Timur
2nd of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RutengKahutaChoeng Thale

In new street additions, Ruteng and Kahuta both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Choeng Thale built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Ruteng and Choeng Thale both became progressively more disconnected, while Kahuta fluctuated in connectivity. Ruteng and Kahuta have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.