Orani in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Orani in context

44.85.66.47.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
44.85.66.47.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OraniBataan (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Orani plotted against Bataan and Philippines. The SNDi of new construction in Orani followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Bataan which peaked in 1991-2005 and Philippines which rose steadily. Most recently, Orani's incremental SNDi rose from 5.0 to 5.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Orani ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Bataan and 86th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.47
Rank in Philippines
48th of 114
Rank in Bataan
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.31
Rank in Philippines
86th of 114
Rank in Bataan
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OraniHailakandiMengzhou

In new street additions, Orani and Mengzhou both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hailakandi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Orani and Mengzhou both fluctuated in connectivity, while Hailakandi became progressively more disconnected. Orani and Hailakandi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.