Seremban in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Seremban in context

3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SerembanNegeri Sembilan (Region)Malaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Seremban plotted against Negeri Sembilan and Malaysia. The SNDi of new construction in Seremban followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Negeri Sembilan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Malaysia which rose steadily. Most recently, Seremban's incremental SNDi rose from 4.16 to 4.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Seremban ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Negeri Sembilan and 21st out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.53
Rank in Malaysia
16th of 43
Rank in Negeri Sembilan
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in Malaysia
21st of 43
Rank in Negeri Sembilan
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SerembanIfeLuena

In new street additions, Seremban fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ife built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Luena built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Seremban and Ife both became progressively more disconnected, while Luena grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Seremban had a more sprawly network than Ife in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.