Padang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Padang in context

44.85.66.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
44.85.66.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PadangSumatera Barat (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Padang plotted against Sumatera Barat and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Padang followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sumatera Barat which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Padang's incremental SNDi rose from 5.23 to 6.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Padang ranked 7th out of 7 cities in Sumatera Barat and 268th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.61
Rank in Indonesia
300th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Barat
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.79
Rank in Indonesia
268th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Barat
7th of 7

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
PadangKazanOran

In new street additions, Padang and Oran both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kazan built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.