Bintulu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bintulu in context

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BintuluSarawak (Region)Malaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bintulu plotted against Sarawak and Malaysia. The SNDi of new construction in Bintulu peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Sarawak which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Malaysia which rose steadily. Most recently, Bintulu's incremental SNDi fell from 12.86 to 6.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bintulu ranked 6th out of 6 cities in Sarawak and 40th out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.39
Rank in Malaysia
35th of 43
Rank in Sarawak
5th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.41
Rank in Malaysia
40th of 43
Rank in Sarawak
6th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BintuluHaikouCarlisle

In new street additions, Bintulu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Haikou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Carlisle built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Bintulu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Haikou fluctuated in connectivity and Carlisle became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Bintulu had a more sprawly network than Haikou in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.