Mariveles in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mariveles 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
MarivelesBataan (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mariveles plotted against Bataan and Philippines. While Bataan and Philippines both rose steadily, Mariveles's new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Mariveles's incremental SNDi rose from 6.47 to 7.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mariveles ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Bataan and 100th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.31
Rank in Philippines
101st of 114
Rank in Bataan
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.78
Rank in Philippines
100th of 114
Rank in Bataan
3rd of 3

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
MarivelesFazendinha 13Melton

In new street additions, Mariveles built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Fazendinha 13 fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Melton built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Mariveles became progressively more disconnected, while Fazendinha 13 fluctuated in connectivity and Melton grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Mariveles and Melton have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.