Kulai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kulai 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
KulaiJohor (Region)Malaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kulai plotted against Johor and Malaysia. The SNDi of new construction in Kulai followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Johor which rose steadily and Malaysia which rose steadily. Most recently, Kulai's incremental SNDi rose from 3.71 to 3.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kulai ranked 4th out of 6 cities in Johor and 10th out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.96
Rank in Malaysia
5th of 43
Rank in Johor
2nd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.66
Rank in Malaysia
10th of 43
Rank in Johor
4th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KulaiZhongmu CountyDuodao

While Zhongmu County and Duodao both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, Kulai fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Zhongmu County and Duodao both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kulai became progressively more disconnected. Kulai and Zhongmu County have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.