Lowian in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lowian in context

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
LowianSulawesi Utara (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lowian plotted against Sulawesi Utara and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Lowian peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Sulawesi Utara which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Lowian's incremental SNDi fell from 5.35 to 3.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lowian ranked 2nd out of 7 cities in Sulawesi Utara and 70th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.51
Rank in Indonesia
18th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Utara
1st of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.53
Rank in Indonesia
70th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Utara
2nd of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LowianRioverdeKyaung Kone

In new street additions, Lowian and Kyaung Kone both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Rioverde fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Lowian became progressively more disconnected, while Rioverde fluctuated in connectivity and Kyaung Kone grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Lowian and Rioverde have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.