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Waterfront paradox
Data updated
Waterfront parks where the natural-comfort score is high but enclosure or connectivity is weak: beautiful lakefronts cut off from the rest of the city by Lake Shore Boulevard, rail corridors, or surface parking.
Top 20
| # | Park | Typology | Natural Comfort | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trca Lands ( 79) | Waterfront Park | 87.0 | 39.0 |
| 2 | West Highland Creek Watercourse | Waterfront Park | 85.6 | 34.9 |
| 3 | Etobicoke Creek Ravine | Waterfront Park | 84.8 | 18.3 |
| 4 | City Wide Open Space | Waterfront Park | 84.7 | 45.6 |
| 5 | City Wide Open Space | Waterfront Park | 84.3 | 38.0 |
| 6 | Etobicoke Creek Ravine | Waterfront Park | 84.1 | 28.6 |
| 7 | Highland Creek Ravine | Waterfront Park | 83.7 | 31.8 |
| 8 | Rouge Park | Waterfront Park | 83.4 | 30.7 |
| 9 | Woodcliff Greenbelt | Waterfront Park | 83.3 | 27.4 |
| 10 | Lower Highland Creek Ravine | Waterfront Park | 83.2 | 32.6 |
| 11 | Newtonbrook Park | Waterfront Park | 83.2 | 31.4 |
| 12 | Etobicoke Creek Ravine | Waterfront Park | 83.2 | 27.5 |
| 13 | Woodlands Park | Waterfront Park | 82.7 | 30.7 |
| 14 | Trca Lands ( 87) | Waterfront Park | 82.6 | 23.2 |
| 15 | Etobicoke Creek Ravine | Waterfront Park | 82.6 | 23.2 |
| 16 | Massey Creek Watercourse | Waterfront Park | 82.5 | 35.5 |
| 17 | Massey Creek Watercourse | Waterfront Park | 82.5 | 35.5 |
| 18 | East Highland Creek Watercourse | Waterfront Park | 82.4 | 23.3 |
| 19 | Trca Lands ( 83) | Waterfront Park | 82.4 | 22.3 |
| 20 | Trca Lands ( 82) | Waterfront Park | 81.2 | 26.7 |