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Mildred Temple Park

Other, near the bottom of the city overall (score 22, rank ~6th percentile). Strongest: natural comfort; weakest: connectivity.

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Mildred Temple Park scores 22 / 100. Strongest dimensions: natural comfort and enclosure / eyes on park. Weakest: amenity diversity (0). Border-vacuum risk is elevated (36). This score is a transparent reading of Jane Jacobs-style vitality factors, not a definitive judgment.

Best forvaries (see metrics)

Area · 11.01 ha

Getting around

Paths

1.0 km of mapped path, 3% paved.

No steps mapped on the path network.

Seating

No seating mapped in OpenStreetMap.

Arrival

Nearest parking 28 m away. None of the 19 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.

Vitality Score
22/100

Weighted across six dimensions · confidence 40%

Data Confidence
22.0 / 100

Data confidence: low

Citywide
6th
of all 3,753 parks
Among Other
21st
same primary typology
Expected for similar parks
27
median in large Other (n=47)
Performance gap
-5
raw − expected · context confidence high
modest underperformer

Scores are not bell-curved. Percentiles and expected scores provide context without changing the underlying model.

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Street context. Park polygon highlighted on the citywide map.

Boundary: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Explain this score

Where did the 22 come from? Each weighted contribution against a neutral 50 baseline. Green = pushed up; red = pulled down.

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What pushed this score up or down vs a neutral 50weight × score
Edge Activation0 · p56
-12.5
Amenity Diversity0 · p49
-10.0
Connectivity16 · p13
-6.9
Border Vacuum Risk36 (risk)
+1.4
Natural Comfort50 · p57
+0.0
Enclosure / Eyes on Park50 · p16
+0.0

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

Mildred Temple Park doesn't have a clear standout dimension. The strongest measured signal is natural comfort, and even that is below the city median.

What limits this park

Mildred Temple Park is held back by connectivity (16, bottom quartile); border-vacuum risk is also elevated (36).

Most distinctive characteristic

Most distinctive feature: exceptionally low connectivity (16, bottom quartile).

Jacobs reading

Mildred Temple Park sits between an urban social park and an ecological retreat: moderately useful for both, exceptionally suited to neither.

Tradeoffs

  • Natural comfort (50) significantly outpaces connectivity (16): restorative but hard to reach for daily use.

Performance in context

  • Reads as a modest underperformer relative to comparable parks (gap -5; cohort: large Other).

Typology classification

confidence 30%
Other

Classified as Other: does not meet any specific typology threshold (11.0 ha, 0 amenity types, frontage 0.0/100m)

Edge Activation

25% weightpartial 60%
0.0 / 100

Within 100 m of the park edge: 18 active uses (retail, transit_stop, restaurant) and 11 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

20% weightpartial 45%
15.7 / 100

Connectivity blends paths, intersections, transit, entrances, and edge density. This park has 0 mapped paths/walkways and 0 sidewalk segments within 50 m; 0 street intersections within 100 m; 12 bus stops within a 400 m walk; 0 estimated access points across ~1,732 m of perimeter. low edge density, significant superblock penalty applied. Source coverage: transit_osm.

Streets within 25 m0
Intersections within 100 m0
Paths/walkways (50 m)0
Sidewalk segments (50 m)0
Transit stops (400 m)12 (0 subway/GO, 0 streetcar/LRT, 12 bus)
Estimated entrances0
Edge connections / 100 m perimeter0.00
Park perimeter1,732 m

Source: Toronto Centreline V2 + Pedestrian Network + OSM transit stops. All data sources.

Amenity Diversity

20% weightinferred 30%
0.0 / 100

No amenities recorded.

Source: Toronto Parks & Recreation Facilities + OSM amenity tags. All data sources.

Natural Comfort

15% weightinferred 15%
50.0 / 100

Natural Comfort requires inputs not yet loaded for this park (Treed Area / Ravine / Waterbodies / Street Trees). Score is held at a neutral 50 with low confidence. Read with caution.

Canopy coverage0.0%
Canopy area0.00 ha
Inside ravine system0.0%
Water surface inside park0.0%
Nearest water (if outside park)1,500 m
Estimated green100.0%
City-mapped trees inside polygon0
Tree density0.0 / ha
Cover diversity (Shannon, 0 to 100)0.0
Sample points used221

Source: Not loaded yet: Treed Area / Ravine / Waterbodies / Street Trees. All data sources.

Enclosure / Eyes on Park

10% weightinferred 20%
50.0 / 100

No buildings within 50 m of this park edge, typical of ravines, watercourses, and hydro corridors. Enclosure is held at a neutral 50 with low confidence; for natural areas, this metric is essentially not applicable.

Buildings within 25 m0
Buildings within 50 m0
Avg edge height0.0 m (~0 floors)
Tallest edge building0.0 m
Mid-rise (3 to 7 floors)0
Low-rise (< 3 floors)0
Towers (≥ 13 floors)0
Frontage density0.00 per 100 m perimeter
Mid-rise share of edge0%
Tower share of edge0%
Blank-edge share (proxy)100%
Park perimeter1,732 m

Source: Toronto 3D Massing (no nearby buildings detected). All data sources.

Border Vacuum Risk

10% weightpartial 60%
36.0 risk

Border-vacuum factors within 50 m of the park: parking_lot, parking_lot, 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

contextinferred 15%
50.0 / 100

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 (0)

No amenities recorded for this park.

Nearby active-edge features (49)

  • retail: Shell Select18 m
  • parking lot28 m
  • parking lot32 m
  • retail: Aroma Bakery33 m
  • restaurant: Oriental Porridge 東方之粥33 m
  • restaurant: Hua Xing BBQ33 m
  • restaurant: Tang Dynasty Best Food33 m
  • restaurant: KLN CAFE 九龍冰室33 m
  • restaurant: Sunlight Snack & Juice34 m
  • restaurant: Hong Kong Chicken34 m
  • restaurant: Canton Wok 廣東小炒34 m
  • retail: 雅閣餅店 Les Chateaux Bakery41 m
  • parking lot42 m
  • restaurant: Les Chateaux Restaurant 雅閣餐廳48 m
  • parking lot57 m
  • parking lot59 m
  • retail: Sunnie Bakery59 m
  • retail: Jiffy Lube64 m
  • parking lot68 m
  • transit stop69 m
  • parking lot78 m
  • parking lot81 m
  • parking lot83 m
  • transit stop: Kennedy Road / Unionville Gate84 m
  • restaurant: Ajisen Ramen86 m
  • restaurant: NKS Banquet Hall 帝寶名宴87 m
  • parking lot95 m
  • parking lot97 m
  • retail99 m
  • parking lot112 m
  • restaurant: Bowl Kee Restaurant 煲仔記114 m
  • parking lot115 m
  • transit stop: Kennedy Road / South Unionville Avenue118 m
  • retail: O-Tea Bakery122 m
  • parking lot125 m
  • parking lot128 m
  • restaurant: Pho Dac Biet Vietnamese Restaurant128 m
  • transit stop: ENTERPRISE BLVD / MAIN STREET129 m
  • parking lot136 m
  • parking lot140 m
  • cafe: Cha Me. Cha146 m
  • transit stop: Kennedy Road / Castan Avenue147 m
  • transit stop: Kennedy Road / Castan Avenue151 m
  • retail: 大統華 T&T Supermarket157 m
  • restaurant: Top Choice Restaurant 阿一小廚161 m
  • parking lot172 m
  • rail: Uxbridge Subdivision176 m
  • parking lot183 m
  • transit stop: Kennedy Road Stop #1906195 m

Park profile

Five-axis radar across the structural dimensions.

Edge ActivationConnectivityAmenity DiversityNatural ComfortEnclosureMildred Temple Park
Edge activation, connectivity, amenity diversity, natural comfort, and enclosure, each 0 to 100.

Citywide percentile ranks

Across all Toronto parks in the dataset.

  • Overall vitality
    6th
  • Edge activation
    56th
  • Connectivity
    13th
  • Amenity diversity
    49th
  • Natural comfort
    57th
  • Enclosure
    16th

Most similar parks

Closest in metric space across the five structural dimensions.

Most opposite parks

Furthest in metric space. Useful for recognising what kind of park this isn’t.

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?

Your read of Mildred Temple 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.

Rate this park on as many dimensions as you have an opinion about. 1 = not at all, 5 = strongly. Skip the ones you don't feel sure about. Aggregated only, no comments stored at the row level.

feels socially active
feels comfortable
feels safe
feels connected
feels welcoming
feels ecological / natural
feels good for lingering
feels family-friendly
feels culturally important
70%

What would improve this park?

Generated from the weakest measured dimensions: a starting point, not a prescription.

  • Activate the edges: encourage cafés, retail or community uses on the streets that face the park; replace blank or parking-lot edges where possible.
  • Add or open more entrances and improve sidewalk continuity around the park. More permeability means more spontaneous use.
  • Diversify what people can do in the park (playground, washroom, water, shade, performance, sport, garden): even small additions raise this score.
  • Mitigate border vacuums (highways, rail, parking) with active programming on the still-permeable edges and treat the hostile edge as a design challenge.

Data sources

real Toronto data
  • City of Toronto Open Data: Green Spaces
    Polygon boundaries, official names, land classes. Boundaries are reconciled against OpenStreetMap (ODbL) for new and updated parks.
  • Parks & Recreation Facilities
    Inventory of in-park amenities (washrooms, fields, rinks…).
  • Toronto Pedestrian Network
    Sidewalk segments around and through parks; estimated park entrances.
  • Toronto Centreline V2
    Street segments + intersection nodes near park edges; trails and walkways.
  • Toronto 3D Massing
    Building footprints + heights for edge-building counts, frontage density, and tower-in-the-park risk.
  • Toronto Treed Area
    Tree canopy share inside park polygons via stratified-grid sampling.
  • Toronto Waterbodies & Rivers
    Water surface inside parks + nearest-water distance for cooling.
  • Ravine & Natural Feature Protection
    Ravine overlap as a cooling / natural-comfort signal.
  • Toronto Street Tree Inventory
    Tree count + density inside park polygons.
  • OpenStreetMap (Overpass API)
    Cafés, restaurants, retail, transit stops, parking, highways, rail.