Grange Park
Neighbourhood Park, one of the city's strongest overall (score 66, rank ~100th percentile). Strongest: amenity diversity; weakest: natural comfort.
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Grange Park scores 65.5 / 100. Strongest dimensions: enclosure / eyes on park and connectivity. Weakest: natural comfort (41.1). Border-vacuum risk is low. This score is a transparent reading of Jane Jacobs-style vitality factors, not a definitive judgment.
Area · 1.93 ha
What's here
Getting around
990 m of mapped path, 97% paved.
2 flights of steps on the mapped network.
Typically 11 m to the nearest bench, and 20 m at the far end.
Nearest parking 45 m away. None of the 16 nearby lots records whether it has accessible spaces.
Path, seating and parking data comes from OpenStreetMap and reflects what volunteers have mapped, not a survey. Absence here means nobody has recorded it. This section does not assess wheelchair access: the relevant OpenStreetMap tag is present on well under 1% of Toronto paths.
Weighted across six dimensions · confidence 66%
Data confidence: moderate
Scores are not bell-curved. Percentiles and expected scores provide context without changing the underlying model.
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Boundary: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Public art in this park
Numbers match the pins on the map. Works near the park are within 30 m of its edge.
Explain this score
Where did the 66 come from? Each weighted contribution against a neutral 50 baseline. Green = pushed up; red = pulled down.
Sum of contributions = the headline score. A negative bar means that dimension dragged the park below the city-wide neutral baseline.
Why this park works
Grange Park works because its amenity diversity score (58) is one of the city's strongest and its connectivity (80) is also top decile (9 distinct amenity types support different kinds of use).
What limits this park
Grange Park doesn't have a clear weakness. Every measured dimension is at or above the middle of the pack.
Most distinctive characteristic
Most distinctive feature: exceptionally high amenity diversity (58, top decile).
Jacobs reading
Grange Park sits between an urban social park and an ecological retreat: moderately useful for both, exceptionally suited to neither.
Tradeoffs
- Connectivity (80) significantly outpaces natural comfort (41): well placed in the city but offers little shade or ecological respite.
- 7 nearby towers cast wind and shadow without contributing canopy: passive surveillance is plentiful but human-scale comfort is not.
Performance in context
- This park is a strong overperformer for its cohort: raw 66 versus an expected 40 for similar parks (medium Neighbourhood Park) (gap +25).
Typology classification
Classified as Neighbourhood Park: 1.9 ha, framed by 53 mid-rise vs 7 towers
Edge Activation
Within 100 m of the park edge: 24 active uses (restaurant, retail, cafe, community) and 3 dead/hostile uses (parking_lot). Active edges keep "eyes on the park" through the day; parking lots, blank institutional walls, rail and highway frontages drain street life.
Source: OpenStreetMap: cafes, restaurants, shops, schools, community centres, transit, parking, highways, rail. All data sources.
Connectivity
Connectivity blends paths, intersections, transit, entrances, and edge density. This park has 36 mapped paths/walkways and 27 sidewalk segments within 50 m; 23 street intersections within 100 m; 2 subway or GO stations, 13 streetcar or LRT stops, 2 bus stops within a 400 m walk; 5 estimated access points across ~746 m of perimeter. edge density is healthy, no superblock penalty. Source coverage: centreline, pedestrian_network, transit_osm.
Source: Toronto Centreline V2 + Pedestrian Network + OSM transit stops. All data sources.
Amenity Diversity
9 distinct amenity types in the park (dog_area, picnic, playground, washroom, art, bench, …). Diversity drives the score, so a park with many distinct activity types can outrank a larger park that repeats the same use. 2 public artworks in the park add a bonus for the number of works.
Source: Toronto Parks & Recreation Facilities + OSM amenity tags. All data sources.
Natural Comfort
Natural-comfort components for this park: ~9.1% effective canopy (0.0% from contiguous tree polygons + scattered tree density); 25 city-mapped trees inside the polygon (12.9/ha). Reading: exposed. Source coverage: street_trees. Impervious surface is approximated (Toronto's authoritative layer ships only as a raster GeoTIFF).
Source: Toronto Treed Area + Ravine + Waterbodies + Street Tree Inventory. All data sources.
Enclosure / Eyes on Park
87 buildings within 25 m of the park edge (53 mid-rise, 27 low-rise, 7 tower); avg edge height 17.3 m (~6 floors); 11.7 buildings per 100 m of 746 m perimeter (strong frontage density); edges are at a Jacobs-scale walkable mid-rise (3 to 7 floors); 7 towers ≥ 40 m within 25 m of the edge. "Eyes on the park" come strongest from the 53 mid-rise edge buildings.
Source: Toronto 3D Massing (building footprints + heights). All data sources.
Border Vacuum Risk
Border-vacuum factors within 50 m of the park: parking_lot. Jacobs warned that highways, rail, parking lots and blank institutional edges act as "vacuums" that suppress foot traffic and isolate the park from its neighbourhood.
Source: OpenStreetMap: highways, rail, parking. All data sources.
Equity Context
Equity Context requires inputs not yet loaded for this park (Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles). Score is held at a neutral 50 with low confidence. Read with caution.
Source: Not loaded yet: Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles. All data sources.
Amenities (9 types · 87 records)
- dog area
- picnic
- playground
- washroom
- art
- bench
- drinking water
- fountain
- garden
Nearby active-edge features (80)
- community: Toronto Chinese Baptist Church Senior Citizen Centre30 m
- retail: June Hairdresser On Fire34 m
- parking lot45 m
- parking lot52 m
- cafe: Thor Espresso52 m
- retail: Cheers Smoke Shop56 m
- retail: Carolyn McAuley Hair Studio57 m
- restaurant: McDonald's77 m
- cafe: Coffee Exchange79 m
- restaurant: Kezy Döner80 m
- restaurant: Wafflian81 m
- cafe: Ka-Nom82 m
- restaurant: Manpuku83 m
- restaurant: Village by the Grange84 m
- restaurant: La Sani Grill84 m
- restaurant: The Bowl Korean Food84 m
- restaurant: Karine's86 m
- retail: Grange Green Farms88 m
- cafe: Fruiteao90 m
- parking lot91 m
- restaurant: Sushi Cafe Bon Gung92 m
- restaurant: Popeyes94 m
- restaurant: Pho 36994 m
- retail: OCAD U Copy & Print Services95 m
- restaurant: Jaffna Street Food96 m
- restaurant: Thai Bright98 m
- retail: Umbra98 m
- restaurant: Tasty Chinese Food100 m
- restaurant: Black Mill Tea102 m
- parking lot103 m
- retail: Grange Lottery & News103 m
- restaurant: Nai Nai104 m
- restaurant: The Fresh Italian Eatery105 m
- transit stop: Beverley Street106 m
- restaurant: Eats Manilla106 m
- transit stop: Beverley Street106 m
- retail: Jerk King109 m
- retail: Lucky Moose Food Mart110 m
- transit stop: Stephanie Street114 m
- restaurant: All Spice Jerk Express114 m
- restaurant: Yakiniku Legend118 m
- transit stop: McCaul Street118 m
- retail: Vivi Spa119 m
- cafe: Tuck Shop Provisions121 m
- retail: Wizard Market122 m
- community: Dorothy H. Hoover Library122 m
- retail: Get Me Fly122 m
- restaurant: Top Bistro123 m
- retail: Ye Perfect Nail & Spa125 m
- retail: Malabar127 m
- retail: Queen Dry Cleaners128 m
- retail: Perfect X Hair128 m
- restaurant: DZO128 m
- restaurant: Pizzaiolo128 m
- cafe: Evana Cafe & Lounge129 m
- retail: Emo Paints129 m
- retail: Cowley Abbott Canada’s Art Auctioneers130 m
- restaurant: Oh My Gyro!131 m
- cafe: Mersivity131 m
- retail: Star Vape131 m
- retail: Emo Paints131 m
- restaurant: Lili Kitchen131 m
- transit stop: McCaul Street131 m
- restaurant: Village Idiot Pub132 m
- retail: Village Custom Cleaners132 m
- retail: Baro Natural134 m
- retail: Perfect Threading & Beauty Salon134 m
- restaurant: Chengdu Street Food134 m
- restaurant: The Katsu & Salmon134 m
- restaurant: Patchmon’s Thai Desserts137 m
- retail: The Tec Fixer139 m
- parking lot139 m
- cafe: The Library Specialty Coffee141 m
- retail: Glo Nails Studio145 m
- retail: Gardenview Convenience145 m
- restaurant: Gallery Sushi145 m
- retail: Opteaq Eyecare146 m
- cafe: Nord Lyon Cafe146 m
- retail: Tribal Rhythm146 m
- retail: New You Spa146 m
Park profile
Five-axis radar across the structural dimensions.
Citywide percentile ranks
Across all Toronto parks in the dataset.
- Overall vitality100th
- Edge activation97th
- Connectivity98th
- Amenity diversity99th
- Natural comfort37th
- Enclosure96th
Most similar parks
Closest in metric space across the five structural dimensions.
- St. James ParkNeighbourhood Park62
- Alexandra ParkAthletic / Recreation Park59
- Dufferin Grove ParkNeighbourhood Park68
- Wells Hill ParkParkette65
- Art Eggleton ParkUrban Plaza61
Most opposite parks
Furthest in metric space. Useful for recognising what kind of park this isn’t.
- Trca Lands ( 26)Ravine / Naturalized Park27
- Toronto Islands - Muggs Island ParkRavine / Naturalized Park26
- Rouge ParkRavine / Naturalized Park28
- Rouge ParkRavine / Naturalized Park26
- Rouge ParkRavine / Naturalized Park21
Human activity signals
Programming, social attention, temporal rhythm, and nearby pedestrian / cycling flow. An experimental aggregate layer that complements the spatial scores. Partial coverage, partial confidence.
Activity reading: 24 events/yr (8 recurring); 1,500 public mentions; pedestrian intensity 70/100; cycling/trail 50/100. The strongest signal is observed pedestrian/cycling activity. These are illustrative sample values. Calibrate before citing.
Sample data: numbers shown here are an illustrative fixture for the 10 named parks, not a measurement.
Does this score feel accurate?
Your read of Grange Park matters. We’re testing whether the model lines up with how people actually use the park. Submissions are stored locally; no account needed.
Tell us how this park feels
We measure structure (canopy, edges, connectivity). You measure feeling. Both matter, and disagreement is itself useful civic data.
What would improve this park?
Generated from the weakest measured dimensions: a starting point, not a prescription.
- Increase canopy and reduce paved area. Shade and water features extend usable hours and seasons.
Data sources
- City of Toronto Open Data: Green SpacesPolygon boundaries, official names, land classes. Boundaries are reconciled against OpenStreetMap (ODbL) for new and updated parks.
- Parks & Recreation FacilitiesInventory of in-park amenities (washrooms, fields, rinks…).
- Toronto Pedestrian NetworkSidewalk segments around and through parks; estimated park entrances.
- Toronto Centreline V2Street segments + intersection nodes near park edges; trails and walkways.
- Toronto 3D MassingBuilding footprints + heights for edge-building counts, frontage density, and tower-in-the-park risk.
- Toronto Treed AreaTree canopy share inside park polygons via stratified-grid sampling.
- Toronto Waterbodies & RiversWater surface inside parks + nearest-water distance for cooling.
- Ravine & Natural Feature ProtectionRavine overlap as a cooling / natural-comfort signal.
- Toronto Street Tree InventoryTree count + density inside park polygons.
- OpenStreetMap (Overpass API)Cafés, restaurants, retail, transit stops, parking, highways, rail.