Kalibo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kalibo in context

4.55.46.37.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.55.46.37.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KaliboAklan (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kalibo plotted against Aklan and Philippines. The SNDi of new construction in Kalibo was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Aklan which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Philippines which rose steadily. Most recently, Kalibo's incremental SNDi rose from 5.07 to 6.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kalibo ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Aklan and 77th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.39
Rank in Philippines
84th of 114
Rank in Aklan
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.03
Rank in Philippines
77th of 114
Rank in Aklan
1st of 1

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
KaliboSabhaTura

In new street additions, Kalibo and Sabha both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Tura fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kalibo and Sabha both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Tura fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Kalibo had a more sprawly network than Tura in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.