Cadiz in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cadiz in context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CadizNegros Occidental (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cadiz plotted against Negros Occidental and Philippines. The SNDi of new construction in Cadiz was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Negros Occidental which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Philippines which rose steadily. Most recently, Cadiz's incremental SNDi rose from 3.51 to 3.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cadiz ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Negros Occidental and 22nd out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.85
Rank in Philippines
3rd of 114
Rank in Negros Occidental
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in Philippines
22nd of 114
Rank in Negros Occidental
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CadizLos AndesCottbus - Chosebuz

In new street additions, Cadiz built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Los Andes built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Cottbus - Chóśebuz fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Los Andes and Cottbus - Chóśebuz both became progressively more disconnected, while Cadiz became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Cadiz and Los Andes have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.