Pasaman in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pasaman in context

45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PasamanSumatera Barat (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pasaman plotted against Sumatera Barat and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pasaman's incremental SNDi rose from 5.7 to 8.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pasaman ranked 6th out of 7 cities in Sumatera Barat and 256th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.09
Rank in Indonesia
343rd of 366
Rank in Sumatera Barat
7th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.71
Rank in Indonesia
256th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Barat
6th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PasamanRajuraPasaje

While Rajura and Pasaje both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Pasaman built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Rajura and Pasaje both fluctuated in connectivity, while Pasaman became progressively more disconnected. Pasaman and Rajura have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.