Bukit Rangin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bukit Rangin in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Bukit RanginPahang (Region)Malaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bukit Rangin plotted against Pahang and Malaysia. The SNDi of new construction in Bukit Rangin peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Pahang which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Malaysia which rose steadily. Most recently, Bukit Rangin's incremental SNDi fell from 4.23 to 4.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bukit Rangin ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Pahang and 19th out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.16
Rank in Malaysia
9th of 43
Rank in Pahang
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.1
Rank in Malaysia
19th of 43
Rank in Pahang
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Bukit RanginChangliuAl Husaydhiah

In new street additions, Bukit Rangin and Changliu both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Al Husaydhiah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Bukit Rangin became progressively more disconnected, while Changliu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Al Husaydhiah fluctuated in connectivity. Bukit Rangin and Al Husaydhiah have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.