Baras in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Baras in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Baras plotted against Rizal and Philippines. The SNDi of new construction in Baras followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Rizal which peaked in 1976-1990 and Philippines which rose steadily. Most recently, Baras's incremental SNDi rose from 6.61 to 8.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Baras ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Rizal and 93rd out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 8.23
- Rank in Philippines
- 108th of 114
- Rank in Rizal
- 3rd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.54
- Rank in Philippines
- 93rd of 114
- Rank in Rizal
- 1st of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Tadjenanet, Algeria
- Los Reyes de Salgado, México
- Shichuan, China
- Kotalipara, Bangladesh
- Pinheiro, Brazil
- Sabinas, México
In new street additions, Baras fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tadjenanet built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kotalipara fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Baras and Tadjenanet both became progressively more disconnected, while Kotalipara fluctuated in connectivity. Baras and Tadjenanet have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.