Johor Bahru in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Johor Bahru in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Johor BahruJohor (Region)Malaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Johor Bahru plotted against Johor and Malaysia. The SNDi of new construction in Johor Bahru followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Johor which rose steadily and Malaysia which rose steadily. Most recently, Johor Bahru's incremental SNDi rose from 4.35 to 5.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Johor Bahru ranked 6th out of 6 cities in Johor and 24th out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.11
Rank in Malaysia
24th of 43
Rank in Johor
6th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.34
Rank in Malaysia
24th of 43
Rank in Johor
6th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Johor BahruRajkotMesa

In new street additions, Johor Bahru fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Rajkot built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Mesa built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Johor Bahru and Rajkot both became progressively more disconnected, while Mesa became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.