Talavera in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Talavera in context

45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TalaveraNueva Ecija (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Talavera plotted against Nueva Ecija and Philippines. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Talavera's incremental SNDi rose from 6.28 to 7.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Talavera ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Nueva Ecija and 85th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.97
Rank in Philippines
105th of 114
Rank in Nueva Ecija
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.25
Rank in Philippines
85th of 114
Rank in Nueva Ecija
4th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TalaveraRozvilkaZilina

In new street additions, Talavera built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Розвилка built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Žilina fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Talavera and Розвилка have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.