Air Molek I in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Air Molek I in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Air Molek IRiau (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Air Molek I plotted against Riau and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Air Molek I's incremental SNDi rose from 4.23 to 6.46 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Air Molek I ranked 2nd out of 15 cities in Riau and 56th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.46
Rank in Indonesia
284th of 366
Rank in Riau
13th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.45
Rank in Indonesia
56th of 366
Rank in Riau
2nd of 15

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
Air Molek IMoyobambaSerti

In new street additions, Air Molek I and Serti both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Moyobamba fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Air Molek I and Serti both became progressively more disconnected, while Moyobamba fluctuated in connectivity.