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MOUNT DENNIS COMMUNITY HALL - Building Grounds

Urban Plaza, middle of the pack overall (score 35, rank ~55th percentile). Strongest: edge activation; weakest: natural comfort.

Aerial — City of Toronto orthophoto, ~8 cm/px source · cached 5/9/2026

MOUNT DENNIS COMMUNITY HALL - Building Grounds scores 35.2 / 100. Strongest dimensions: enclosure / eyes on park and connectivity. Weakest: amenity diversity (0). Border-vacuum risk is low. This score is a transparent reading of Jane Jacobs-style vitality factors — not a definitive judgment.

Best for:daily passing-throughpocket meetings

Area · 0.05 ha

Vitality Score

35/100

Weighted across six dimensions · confidence 56%

Data Confidence

35.2 / 100

Citywide

55th

of all 3,273 parks

Among Urban Plaza

40th

same primary typology

Expected for similar parks

median in pocket Urban Plaza (n=337)

Performance gap

-1

raw − expected · context confidence high

typical

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

Explain this score

Where did the 35 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

Amenity Diversity0 · p68

-10.0

Edge Activation34 · p89

-4.1

Natural Comfort25 · p8

-3.7

Border Vacuum Risk24 (risk)

+2.6

Enclosure / Eyes on Park74 · p75

+2.4

Connectivity40 · p35

-2.0

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

MOUNT DENNIS COMMUNITY HALL - Building Grounds works because its edge activation score (34) is in the top tier and its enclosure (74) is also above-average.

What limits this park

MOUNT DENNIS COMMUNITY HALL - Building Grounds is held back by natural comfort (25, bottom quartile)— only 0% canopy means little summer shade.

Most distinctive characteristic

Most distinctive feature: exceptionally low natural comfort (25, bottom quartile).

Jacobs reading

MOUNT DENNIS COMMUNITY HALL - Building Grounds sits between an urban social park and an ecological retreat — moderately useful for both, exceptionally suited to neither.

Typology classification

confidence 70%

Urban Plaza

Classified as Urban Plaza: 531 m², paved (0% canopy), 54.7 buildings/100 m

Edge Activation

25% weightpartial 60%

33.8 / 100

Within 100 m of the park edge: 27 active uses (retail, restaurant, transit_stop, cafe) and 6 dead/hostile uses (highway, 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% weightmeasured 85%

39.9 / 100

Connectivity blends paths, intersections, transit, entrances, and edge density. This park has 0 mapped paths/walkways and 6 sidewalk segments within 50 m; 6 street intersections within 100 m; 53 transit stops within a 400 m walk; 0 estimated access points across ~101 m of perimeter. low edge density — significant superblock penalty applied. Source coverage: centreline, pedestrian_network, transit_osm.

Streets within 25 m0

Intersections within 100 m6

Paths/walkways (50 m)0

Sidewalk segments (50 m)6

Transit stops (400 m)53

Estimated entrances0

Edge connections / 100 m perimeter0.00

Park perimeter101 m

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

Amenity Diversity

20% weightinferred 30%

0.0 / 100

No amenities recorded — score is 0 until inventory is loaded.

Source: Toronto Parks & Recreation Facilities + OSM amenity tags

Natural Comfort

15% weightinferred 24%

25.1 / 100

Natural-comfort components for this park: 0.0% estimated tree canopy; nearest waterbody ~462 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)462 m

Estimated green100.0%

City-mapped trees inside polygon0

Tree density0.0 / ha

Cover diversity (Shannon, 0–100)0.0

Sample points used11

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

Enclosure / Eyes on Park

10% weightmeasured 80%

73.7 / 100

55 buildings within 25 m of the park edge (1 mid-rise, 54 low-rise, 0 tower); avg edge height 5.8 m (~2 floors); 54.7 buildings per 100 m of 101 m perimeter — strong frontage density; edges are barely there or single-storey; no towers immediately adjacent. "Eyes on the park" come strongest from the 1 mid-rise edge buildings.

Buildings within 25 m55

Buildings within 50 m55

Avg edge height5.8 m (~2 floors)

Tallest edge building13.7 m

Mid-rise (3–7 floors)1

Low-rise (< 3 floors)54

Towers (≥ 13 floors)0

Frontage density54.70 per 100 m perimeter

Mid-rise share of edge2%

Tower share of edge0%

Blank-edge share (proxy)0%

Park perimeter101 m

Source: Toronto 3D Massing (building footprints + heights)

Border Vacuum Risk

10% weightpartial 60%

24.0 risk

Border-vacuum factors within 50 m of the park: parking_lot, parking_lot. Jacobs warned that highways, rail, parking lots and blank institutional edges act as "vacuums" — they 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 (0)

No amenities recorded for this park.

Nearby active-edge features (80)

parking lot16 m
parking lot37 m
restaurant — K&A Caribbean Restaurant46 m
transit stop — Weston Road48 m
transit stop — Weston Rd at Eglinton Ave W51 m
retail — Abeni African Food Inc.52 m
restaurant — First Class Delites56 m
restaurant — 244 Pizza & Wings58 m
retail — Ali Barber Salon58 m
highway — Eglinton Avenue West61 m
restaurant — Alis Shawarma64 m
retail — Carolina Beauty Center65 m
highway — Eglinton Avenue West68 m
highway — Eglinton Avenue West75 m
retail — Nate Beauty & Co.75 m
highway — Eglinton Avenue West77 m
restaurant — Calabar Grill79 m
cafe — Supercoffee80 m
retail81 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis81 m
retail — Inkredible Tattoos84 m
transit stop — Weston Road85 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis86 m
restaurant — Meechies BBQ & Jerk86 m
retail — M&M Variety & Grocery88 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis Station Main Entrance93 m
retail — Rocco Auto Electric94 m
retail — Print Three95 m
retail — The Pot Spot96 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis96 m
retail98 m
transit stop — Eglinton Avenue West98 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis99 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis100 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis100 m
cafe — Bap Bubble Tea102 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis102 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis104 m
transit stop — Weston Road at Eglinton Avenue West105 m
highway — Eglinton Avenue West107 m
retail — Erica Fresh Meat African Market & Beauty Supply111 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis112 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis113 m
restaurant — York Burger115 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis115 m
transit stop — Mount Dennis116 m
rail — Weston Subdivision120 m
rail — Weston Subdivision121 m
retail — Miele Gallery121 m
rail — Weston Subdivision124 m
parking lot125 m
rail — Weston Subdivision126 m
retail — Da Vince Nails Spa128 m
retail — The New Millenium128 m
highway — Eglinton Avenue West133 m
retail — My Mama's Closet134 m
restaurant — Domino's135 m
retail — Go Tec137 m
rail — MacTier Subdivision138 m
transit stop — Bay 7141 m
retail — Henry Convenience141 m
transit stop — Bay 6141 m
transit stop — Bay 8142 m
transit stop — Oxford Drive143 m
transit stop — Bay 5146 m
transit stop — Weston Rd at Oxford Dr147 m
transit stop — Bay 4153 m
transit stop — Bay 9153 m
transit stop — Bay 10154 m
transit stop — Bay 11155 m
parking lot160 m
transit stop — Bay 12161 m
highway — Eglinton Avenue West162 m
rail — Line 5 Eglinton167 m
highway — Eglinton Avenue West169 m
retail — Tommy's Dry Cleaners170 m
rail — Line 5 Eglinton171 m
retail — Emilio's Barber Shop174 m
highway — Eglinton Avenue West181 m
rail — Weston Subdivision182 m

Park profile

Five-axis radar across the structural dimensions.

Citywide percentile ranks

Across all Toronto parks in the dataset.

Overall vitality
55th
Edge activation
89th
Connectivity
35th
Amenity diversity
68th
Natural comfort
8th
Enclosure
75th

Most similar parks

Closest in metric space across the five structural dimensions.

Farmcrest ParketteUrban Plaza37
City Wide Open SpaceCorridor / Linear Park37
City Wide Open SpaceUrban Plaza39
Charles Street ParketteUrban Plaza35
City Wide Open SpaceUrban Plaza40

Most opposite parks

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

Trca Lands ( 26)Ravine / Naturalized Park27
Rouge ParkRavine / Naturalized Park28
Toronto Islands - Muggs Island ParkRavine / Naturalized Park25
Rouge ParkWaterfront Park25
High ParkRavine / Naturalized Park47

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.

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.
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.
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.