San Carlos in context: Street-network sprawl trends

San Carlos in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
San CarlosPangasinan (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with San Carlos plotted against Pangasinan and Philippines. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, San Carlos's incremental SNDi rose from 5.69 to 6.36 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, San Carlos ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Pangasinan and 59th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.36
Rank in Philippines
80th of 114
Rank in Pangasinan
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.79
Rank in Philippines
59th of 114
Rank in Pangasinan
2nd of 5

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
San CarlosPulwamaKampung Rinching Hulu

In new street additions, San Carlos and Pulwama both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kampung Rinching Hulu built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, San Carlos and Pulwama both became progressively more disconnected, while Kampung Rinching Hulu became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, San Carlos had a more connected network than Kampung Rinching Hulu in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.