Balingasag in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Balingasag in context

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalingasagMisamis Oriental (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Balingasag plotted against Misamis Oriental and Philippines. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Balingasag's incremental SNDi rose from 5.78 to 6.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Balingasag ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Misamis Oriental and 56th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.38
Rank in Philippines
82nd of 114
Rank in Misamis Oriental
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.67
Rank in Philippines
56th of 114
Rank in Misamis Oriental
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalingasagAwomamaAl Khalidiyah

In new street additions, Balingasag built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Awomama built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Al Khalidiyah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Balingasag and Awomama both became progressively more disconnected, while Al Khalidiyah became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Notably, Balingasag had a more connected network than Awomama in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.