Tagaytay in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tagaytay in context

4.85.466.67.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.85.466.67.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TagaytayCavite (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tagaytay plotted against Cavite and Philippines. The SNDi of new construction in Tagaytay peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Cavite which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Philippines which rose steadily. Most recently, Tagaytay's incremental SNDi fell from 7.06 to 7.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tagaytay ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Cavite and 112th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.02
Rank in Philippines
98th of 114
Rank in Cavite
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.8
Rank in Philippines
112th of 114
Rank in Cavite
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
TagaytayAnnemasseAsarama

While Annemasse and Asarama both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Tagaytay built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Tagaytay and Annemasse both became progressively more disconnected, while Asarama fluctuated in connectivity. Tagaytay and Annemasse have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.