Balo-i in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Balo-i in context

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Balo-iLanao del Norte (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Balo-i plotted against Lanao del Norte and Philippines. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Balo-i's incremental SNDi rose from 5.4 to 9.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Balo-i ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Lanao del Norte and 83rd out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
9.12
Rank in Philippines
112th of 114
Rank in Lanao del Norte
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.17
Rank in Philippines
83rd of 114
Rank in Lanao del Norte
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Balo-iMisisiChato

In new street additions, Balo-i and Chato both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Misisi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Balo-i and Chato both became progressively more disconnected, while Misisi became progressively more connected. Notably, Balo-i had a more connected network than Misisi in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.