Pagar Alam in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pagar Alam in context

4.24.85.46<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.24.85.46<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Pagar AlamSumatera Selatan (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pagar Alam plotted against Sumatera Selatan and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Pagar Alam followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sumatera Selatan which peaked in 1991-2005 and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Pagar Alam's incremental SNDi rose from 4.39 to 5.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pagar Alam ranked 6th out of 11 cities in Sumatera Selatan and 245th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.28
Rank in Indonesia
157th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Selatan
5th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.63
Rank in Indonesia
245th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Selatan
6th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Pagar AlamIglasTorrevieja

In new street additions, Pagar Alam and Torrevieja both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Iglas built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Iglas and Torrevieja both became progressively more disconnected, while Pagar Alam fluctuated in connectivity.