Leslie Grove Park
Parkette, one of the city's strongest overall (score 73, rank ~100th percentile). Strongest: edge activation; weakest: natural comfort.
Photo by Michael M via Google Places · cached 5/9/2026
Leslie Grove Park scores 72.7 / 100. Strongest dimensions: edge activation and enclosure / eyes on park. Weakest: natural comfort (42). Border-vacuum risk is low. This score is a transparent reading of Jane Jacobs-style vitality factors, not a definitive judgment.
Area · 0.76 ha
What's here
Weighted across six dimensions · confidence 72%
Scores are not bell-curved. Percentiles and expected scores provide context without changing the underlying model.
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Boundary: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Explain this score
Where did the 73 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
Leslie Grove Park works because its edge activation score (88) is one of the city's strongest and its amenity diversity (51) is also top decile (its perimeter is lined with active uses).
What limits this park
Leslie Grove 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 edge activation (88, top decile).
Jacobs reading
Leslie Grove Park sits between an urban social park and an ecological retreat: moderately useful for both, exceptionally suited to neither.
Tradeoffs
- Connectivity (77) significantly outpaces natural comfort (42): well placed in the city but offers little shade or ecological respite.
Performance in context
- This park is a strong overperformer for its cohort: raw 73 versus an expected 37 for similar parks (small Parkette) (gap +36).
Typology classification
Classified as Parkette: small (7649 m²) with strong building frontage (31.2 per 100 m)
Edge Activation
Within 100 m of the park edge: 44 active uses (transit_stop, restaurant, retail, cafe) and 0 dead/hostile uses (none). Active edges keep "eyes on the park" through the day; parking lots, blank institutional walls, rail and highway frontages drain street life.
Source: OSM POIs (amenity/shop) + Toronto Building Footprints + land use
Connectivity
Connectivity blends paths, intersections, transit, entrances, and edge density. This park has 10 mapped paths/walkways and 30 sidewalk segments within 50 m; 17 street intersections within 100 m; 20 transit stops within a 400 m walk; 7 estimated access points across ~423 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
Amenity Diversity
8 distinct amenity types in the park (playground, tennis, washroom, bench, garden, picnic, …). Diversity, not raw count, drives the score so a park with many distinct activity types can outrank a larger park that repeats the same use.
Source: Toronto Parks & Recreation Facilities + OSM amenity tags
Natural Comfort
Natural-comfort components for this park: ~6.3% effective canopy (3.8% from contiguous tree polygons + scattered tree density); nearest waterbody ~1051 m; 9 city-mapped trees inside the polygon (9.0/ha). Reading: exposed. Source coverage: treed_area, waterbodies, 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
Enclosure / Eyes on Park
132 buildings within 25 m of the park edge (36 mid-rise, 96 low-rise, 0 tower); avg edge height 8.2 m (~3 floors); 31.2 buildings per 100 m of 423 m perimeter (strong frontage density); edges are low-rise (mostly 2 to 3 floors); no towers immediately adjacent. "Eyes on the park" come strongest from the 36 mid-rise edge buildings.
Source: Toronto 3D Massing (building footprints + heights)
Border Vacuum Risk
Park edges face the city. No significant border vacuum detected.
Source: Toronto Street Centreline (highways) + rail layer + OSM landuse + building footprints
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: Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles
Amenities (8 types · 26 records)
- playground
- tennis
- washroom
- bench
- garden
- picnic
- sports field
- table tennis
Nearby active-edge features (70)
- transit stop: Jones Ave at Queen St E2 m
- cafe: Tango Palace Coffee Company4 m
- restaurant: Completo10 m
- transit stop: Jones Avenue11 m
- retail: Just B Salon16 m
- transit stop: Jones Avenue16 m
- transit stop: Jones Ave at Queen St E19 m
- retail: The Scene19 m
- restaurant: Nola Eatry & Bar21 m
- retail: Timeless Nail Spa27 m
- restaurant: La Paella29 m
- transit stop: Jones Avenue29 m
- restaurant: Kibo Sushi House29 m
- transit stop: Jones Avenue31 m
- restaurant: The BellyBuster Submarines31 m
- retail: The Frame Maker32 m
- retail: Unyozi Beauty33 m
- retail: Woof Gang33 m
- retail: Emerald Hair & Beauty35 m
- retail: Raise the Root38 m
- retail: Love Me Do Baby38 m
- retail: Toronto Scuba Centre39 m
- retail: Scout43 m
- restaurant: Radical Road Brewing Co.44 m
- retail: Philistine49 m
- restaurant: Descendant49 m
- retail: The Cookery55 m
- restaurant: Dave's Hot Chicken62 m
- retail: Eye Studio65 m
- restaurant: Hanoi 3 Seasons66 m
- retail: 6ix Side Vapes67 m
- retail72 m
- cafe: Allwood72 m
- restaurant: Domino's77 m
- retail: Timmie's79 m
- retail: Wingzilla81 m
- retail: Bobbette & Belle84 m
- retail: Himalayan Collections86 m
- retail88 m
- restaurant: Tinga Kim Taqueria92 m
- retail: Leslieville Kitchens92 m
- retail: Canadian Imaging Solutions94 m
- restaurant: Goods & Provisions97 m
- retail99 m
- retail: Doll Factory by Damzels101 m
- restaurant: YAYA Greek Bistro104 m
- retail: Bronze Home Decor106 m
- restaurant: Mini Bar111 m
- restaurant: Nodo114 m
- restaurant: B & B Fish and Chips115 m
- retail: Simit and chai125 m
- transit stop: Caroline Avenue128 m
- restaurant: Fangio Trattoria131 m
- retail: Berry Bush132 m
- retail: Maude & Art142 m
- parking lot145 m
- transit stop: Brooklyn Avenue147 m
- retail147 m
- restaurant: Pasaj148 m
- cafe: Remarkable Bean153 m
- retail: Joseph's Barber & Hairstyling166 m
- parking lot167 m
- retail: T & F Auto Repair168 m
- retail: Bettencourt Manour171 m
- retail: Kristapsons177 m
- retail: The Side Kitchen182 m
- retail: Eadry Foods184 m
- restaurant: Queen's Head Pub185 m
- cafe: Kidaultland Cafe189 m
- restaurant: The Friendly Thai197 m
Park profile
Five-axis radar across the structural dimensions.
Citywide percentile ranks
Across all Toronto parks in the dataset.
- Overall vitality100th
- Edge activation100th
- Connectivity97th
- Amenity diversity98th
- Natural comfort40th
- Enclosure94th
Most similar parks
Closest in metric space across the five structural dimensions.
- Bellevue Square ParkCivic Square73
- Maple Leaf Forever ParkUrban Plaza65
- Graham ParkUrban Plaza63
- Matty Eckler PlaygroundAthletic / Recreation Park62
- James Canning GardensUrban Plaza62
Most opposite parks
Furthest in metric space. Useful for recognising what kind of park this isn’t.
- Toronto Islands - Muggs Island ParkRavine / Naturalized Park25
- Trca Lands ( 26)Ravine / Naturalized Park27
- Rouge ParkWaterfront Park25
- Rouge ParkRavine / Naturalized Park28
- Rouge ParkRavine / Naturalized Park26
Visitor signals
Public attention measured by Google Places aggregates. This proxies attention, not occupancy. Aggregate-only: no usernames, no review text, no extra photos beyond the cached hero.
p85 citywide · p91 within Parkette
Source: Google Places API · match unverified (0.00 composite confidence) · last refreshed 5/9/2026. Privacy contract. Measures public attention, not occupancy.
Human activity signals: not available
No activity signals have landed for this park yet. The model has scored its physical form but it can’t yet say how often it’s programmed, photographed, or walked through. See /data-ethics for what we will and will not collect.
Does this score feel accurate?
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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: Parks (Green Space)Polygon boundaries, official names, types. 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.
- Neighbourhood Profiles(Pending) Equity context proxy.
- OpenStreetMap (Overpass API)Cafés, restaurants, retail, transit stops, parking, highways, rail.