Putrajaya in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Putrajaya in context

3.64.55.46.37.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.37.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PutrajayaMalaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Putrajaya plotted against Malaysia. The SNDi of new construction in Putrajaya was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while Malaysia rose steadily. Most recently, Putrajaya's incremental SNDi rose from 5.19 to 6.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Putrajaya ranked 35th out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.04
Rank in Malaysia
32nd of 43

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.44
Rank in Malaysia
35th of 43

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PutrajayaDuc HoaMiyakonojo

In new street additions, Putrajaya built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Đức Hòa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Miyakonojo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Putrajaya became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Đức Hòa fluctuated in connectivity and Miyakonojo became progressively more disconnected. Putrajaya and Đức Hòa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.