Santo Tomas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Santo Tomas in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Santo TomasDavao del Norte (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Santo Tomas plotted against Davao del Norte and Philippines. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Santo Tomas's incremental SNDi rose from 4.73 to 5.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Santo Tomas ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Davao del Norte and 28th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.17
Rank in Philippines
33rd of 114
Rank in Davao del Norte
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.09
Rank in Philippines
28th of 114
Rank in Davao del Norte
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Santo TomasZvishavaneAcacias

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