Keningau in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Keningau in context

456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KeningauSabah (Region)Malaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Keningau plotted against Sabah and Malaysia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Keningau's incremental SNDi rose from 8.53 to 8.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Keningau ranked 5th out of 6 cities in Sabah and 42nd out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.57
Rank in Malaysia
43rd of 43
Rank in Sabah
6th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.53
Rank in Malaysia
42nd of 43
Rank in Sabah
5th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KeningauKirodimal NagarPuerto Madryn

In new street additions, Keningau built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kirodimal Nagar built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Puerto Madryn fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Keningau became progressively more disconnected, while Kirodimal Nagar became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Puerto Madryn grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Keningau had a more connected network than Kirodimal Nagar in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.