Bayambang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bayambang in context

4.85.66.47.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.85.66.47.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BayambangPangasinan (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bayambang plotted against Pangasinan and Philippines. The SNDi of new construction in Bayambang followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Pangasinan which rose steadily and Philippines which rose steadily. Most recently, Bayambang's incremental SNDi rose from 5.45 to 6.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bayambang ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Pangasinan and 89th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.12
Rank in Philippines
73rd of 114
Rank in Pangasinan
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.4
Rank in Philippines
89th of 114
Rank in Pangasinan
4th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BayambangDukiTulkarm

In new street additions, Bayambang and Duki both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tulkarm built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Bayambang became progressively more disconnected, while Duki fluctuated in connectivity and Tulkarm grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Bayambang and Duki have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.