TY - JFULL AU - Siska Soesanti and Norihiro Nakai PY - 2010/7/ TI - Street Network in Bandung City, Indonesia: Comparison between City Center and New Commercial Area T2 - International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences SP - 1251 EP - 1262 VL - 4 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9657 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 42, 2010 N2 - Bandung city center can be deemed as economic, social and cultural center. However the city center suffers from deterioration. The retail activities tend to shift outward the city center. Numerous idyllic residences changed into business premises in two villages situated in the north part of the city during 1990s, especially after a new highway and flyover opened. According to space syntax theory, the pattern of spatial integration in the urban grid is a prime determinant of movement patterns in the system. The syntactic analysis results show the flyover has insignificant influence on street network in the city center. However the flyover has been generating a major difference in the new commercial area since it has become relatively as strategic as the city center. Besides street network, local government policy, rapid private motorization and particular condition of each site also played important roles in encouraging the current commercial areas to flourish. ER -