Lubuk Pakam in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lubuk Pakam in context

4.24.95.66.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.24.95.66.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Lubuk PakamSumatera Utara (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lubuk Pakam plotted against Sumatera Utara and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Lubuk Pakam followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sumatera Utara which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Lubuk Pakam's incremental SNDi rose from 4.36 to 5.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lubuk Pakam ranked 11th out of 21 cities in Sumatera Utara and 242nd out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.48
Rank in Indonesia
183rd of 366
Rank in Sumatera Utara
4th of 21

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.61
Rank in Indonesia
242nd of 366
Rank in Sumatera Utara
11th of 21

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
Lubuk PakamTegal RejoIgwuruta

In new street additions, Tegal Rejo and Igwuruta both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Lubuk Pakam fluctuated in street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Tegal Rejo and Igwuruta both became progressively more disconnected, while Lubuk Pakam fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Lubuk Pakam had a more sprawly network than Igwuruta in 1975, but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.