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Paul Coffey Park

Other, below average overall (score 29, rank ~26th percentile). Strongest: amenity diversity; weakest: natural comfort.

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Paul Coffey Park scores 29.1 / 100. Strongest dimensions: amenity diversity and enclosure / eyes on park. Weakest: edge activation (0). Border-vacuum risk is elevated (48). This score is a transparent reading of Jane Jacobs-style vitality factors, not a definitive judgment.

Best forvaries (see metrics)

Area · 30.64 ha

What's here

Recreation
PlaygroundSports fieldTennisBasketballSkateparkIce rinkGarden
Facilities
Picnic areaBBQShelterBenchesPublic art

Getting around

Paths

2.4 km of mapped path, 68% paved.

1 flight of steps on the mapped network.

Seating

Not enough mapped seating to assess (4 benches mapped).

Arrival

Parking inside the park. 1 of 28 nearby lots reporting accessible spaces without a count.

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
29/100

Weighted across six dimensions · confidence 52%

Data Confidence
29.1 / 100

Data confidence: moderate

Citywide
26th
of all 3,788 parks
Among Other
56th
same primary typology
Expected for similar parks
30
median in very large Other (n=12)
Performance gap
-0
raw − expected · context confidence medium
typical

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 29 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 · p58
-12.5
Connectivity16 · p13
-6.8
Natural Comfort23 · p2
-4.1
Amenity Diversity61 · p100
+2.3
Border Vacuum Risk48 (risk)
+0.2
Enclosure / Eyes on Park50 · p18
+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

Paul Coffey Park works because its amenity diversity score (61) is one of the city's strongest (12 distinct amenity types support different kinds of use).

What limits this park

Paul Coffey Park is held back by natural comfort (23, bottom quartile): only 0% canopy means little summer shade; border-vacuum risk is also elevated (48).

Most distinctive characteristic

Most distinctive feature: exceptionally high amenity diversity (61, top decile).

Jacobs reading

Paul Coffey Park is currently underperforming on both axes: neither integrated into the city nor offering deep natural respite. A candidate for design intervention.

Performance in context

  • Although its citywide rank is low (26th), it ranks highly among similar others (56th): strong for what it is, even if the absolute score is moderate.

Typology classification

confidence 30%
Other

Classified as Other: does not meet any specific typology threshold (30.6 ha, 12 amenity types, frontage 0.0/100m)

Edge Activation

25% weightpartial 60%
0.0 / 100

Within 100 m of the park edge: 25 active uses (retail, restaurant, transit_stop) and 17 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: OSM POIs (amenity/shop) + Toronto Building Footprints + land use

Connectivity

20% weightpartial 45%
15.8 / 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; 19 transit stops within a 400 m walk; 0 estimated access points across ~2,978 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)19
Estimated entrances0
Edge connections / 100 m perimeter0.00
Park perimeter2,978 m

Source: Toronto Centreline V2 + Pedestrian Network + OSM transit stops

Amenity Diversity

20% weightmeasured 75%
61.4 / 100

12 distinct amenity types in the park (art, basketball, bbq, bench, garden, ice_rink, …). 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

15% weightinferred 30%
23.0 / 100

Natural-comfort components for this park: 0.0% estimated tree canopy; nearest waterbody ~1173 m. Reading: exposed. Source coverage: waterbodies. Impervious surface is approximated (Toronto's authoritative layer ships only as a raster GeoTIFF).

Canopy coverage0.0%
Canopy area0.00 ha
Inside ravine system0.0%
Water surface inside park0.0%
Nearest water (if outside park)1,173 m
Estimated green100.0%
City-mapped trees inside polygon0
Tree density0.0 / ha
Cover diversity (Shannon, 0 to 100)0.0
Sample points used336

Source: Toronto Treed Area + Ravine + Waterbodies + Street Tree Inventory

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 perimeter2,978 m

Source: Toronto 3D Massing (no nearby buildings detected)

Border Vacuum Risk

10% weightpartial 60%
48.0 risk

Border-vacuum factors within 50 m of the park: parking_lot, 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: Toronto Street Centreline (highways) + rail layer + OSM landuse + building footprints

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: Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles

Amenities (12 types · 29 records)

  • art
  • basketball
  • bbq
  • bench
  • garden
  • ice rink
  • picnic
  • playground
  • shelter
  • skatepark
  • sports field
  • tennis

Nearby active-edge features (67)

  • transit stop: Derry Road at Goreway Drive0 m
  • parking lot0 m
  • parking lot0 m
  • parking lot0 m
  • transit stop: Goreway Drive At Nashua Drive5 m
  • transit stop25 m
  • transit stop: Goreway Drive At Nashua Drive33 m
  • transit stop: Derry Road at Goreway Drive33 m
  • transit stop36 m
  • transit stop36 m
  • parking lot39 m
  • retail: Cellular Hub50 m
  • parking lot51 m
  • parking lot53 m
  • retail53 m
  • transit stop: Goreway Drive At Derry Road54 m
  • parking lot54 m
  • retail: Comfort Night Mattresses55 m
  • transit stop56 m
  • parking lot57 m
  • retail: Derry Dry Clean & Alteration58 m
  • retail: The Hair Factory60 m
  • parking lot60 m
  • retail: Sham’s Esthetics And Wellness61 m
  • parking lot62 m
  • retail63 m
  • parking lot64 m
  • restaurant: Pizza Nova64 m
  • parking lot65 m
  • retail: The Cash Source66 m
  • restaurant: Mr. Sub71 m
  • parking lot71 m
  • parking lot76 m
  • restaurant: Licken Chicken78 m
  • restaurant: Caribbean Star83 m
  • parking lot86 m
  • restaurant: Mr. Jerk88 m
  • parking lot88 m
  • parking lot90 m
  • restaurant: Quesada92 m
  • retail: Circle K93 m
  • retail: Coin Laundry97 m
  • retail: Nagarjun100 m
  • restaurant: The Kebob101 m
  • retail: Digicel103 m
  • retail: L.A. Dollar104 m
  • retail106 m
  • parking lot107 m
  • retail: Money Mart113 m
  • transit stop119 m
  • transit stop: Goreway Drive North Of Derry Road124 m
  • rail125 m
  • parking lot136 m
  • rail137 m
  • parking lot139 m
  • transit stop: Derry Road East Of Goreway Drive145 m
  • parking lot145 m
  • parking lot149 m
  • parking lot151 m
  • parking lot154 m
  • parking lot169 m
  • parking lot169 m
  • transit stop173 m
  • parking lot174 m
  • transit stop: Derry Road At Legion Road179 m
  • restaurant: China Taste180 m
  • parking lot184 m

Park profile

Five-axis radar across the structural dimensions.

Edge ActivationConnectivityAmenity DiversityNatural ComfortEnclosurePaul Coffey 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
    26th
  • Edge activation
    58th
  • Connectivity
    13th
  • Amenity diversity
    100th
  • Natural comfort
    2th
  • Enclosure
    18th

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 Paul Coffey 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.
  • Increase canopy and reduce paved area. Shade and water features extend usable hours and seasons.
  • 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: Parks (Green Space)
    Polygon boundaries, official names, types. 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.
  • Neighbourhood Profiles
    (Pending) Equity context proxy.
  • OpenStreetMap (Overpass API)
    Cafés, restaurants, retail, transit stops, parking, highways, rail.