Cebu City in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cebu City in context

5.466.67.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
5.466.67.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Cebu CityCebu (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cebu City plotted against Cebu and Philippines. The SNDi of new construction in Cebu City followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Cebu which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Philippines which rose steadily. Most recently, Cebu City's incremental SNDi rose from 6.32 to 6.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cebu City ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Cebu and 106th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.62
Rank in Philippines
93rd of 114
Rank in Cebu
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.22
Rank in Philippines
106th of 114
Rank in Cebu
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Cebu CityChangzhouEssen

In new street additions, Cebu City and Changzhou both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Essen built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Cebu City and Essen both became progressively more disconnected, while Changzhou fluctuated in connectivity.