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Argyle & Dovercourt

Argyle St & Dovercourt Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Trinity-Bellwoods · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

Argyle & Dovercourt, in Trinity-Bellwoods, in central Toronto, is a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a bike lane and a park at the corner. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
4,413
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 15, 2023
2,961 pedestrians · 1,248 cyclists
Collisions
32
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #2694 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
14 routes within 1 km · bikeway
Within a walk
39/100
city median 48
3 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 377 m

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Argyle & Dovercourt

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 15, 2023

The north leg carries the load — 2,444 southbound vehicles, or 55% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 25. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 479 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 39% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (344). Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,444southbound · 235 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west312eastbound · 476 bikes · 0.6% heavy
Total vehicles4,4132,961 pedestrians · 1,248 cyclists · 1.6% heavy
From the east25westbound · 345 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south1,632northbound · 192 bikes · 1.9% heavy

Peak hours: 344 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 479 from 5:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

2018 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 9% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 21, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 14, 2008.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions32#2694 of 5,519
With an injury3
Property damage only20
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist2#1082 of 2,576
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Nov 14, 2008

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on Argyle St between Lane E of Gladstone and S of Argyle and Gladstone Ave (372 m away) recorded an average of 25 km/h in its 3-day count in December 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 32 km/h. That segment carries about 900 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Dovercourt Rd between Lane S of Queen and E of Lisgar and Queen St W measured slower: 16 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 25 km/h (Nov 2022).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dovercourt Rd · Lane S of Queen and E of Lisgar – Queen St W · 338 mNov 2022 · 3 days3,49216 km/h25 km/h30 km/h
Argyle St · Lane E of Gladstone and S of Argyle – Gladstone Ave · 372 mDec 2021 · 3 days86625 km/h32 km/h35 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
501 505 506 504 508 nearest 319 m · 4 min
TTC bus
63 29 nearest 305 m · 4 min
Express
929
Blue Night
301 305 306 304 363 329
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Argyle St installed 2015; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Argyle St installed 2015
Bike Share
Osler Playground (Argyle St) 124 m · 15 docks · 16 stations, 379 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
19 car parks · about 1,316 spaces
EV charging
1051 Queen Street W · 472 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 45 Abell St (669 m), 283 Ossington Ave (707 m)
Bike parking
no post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 66 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
22 mapped lots within 500 m, 490 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface285 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
18 Ossington Ave · Surface530 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface533 m7968% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface601 m3786% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage624 m12460% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

The nearest grocery store is Unboxed Market, 377 m away; 8 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 257 eating places within a kilometre — 6.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pizzeria Badiali, 4 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 356 m away; 8 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Toronto Western Hospital, 1.9 km away, then Bickle Centre at 2.0 km. For seniors' housing: Maynard Nursing Home, a long-term care home 592 m away (two within a kilometre). West Neighbourhood House - Social Integration runs a seniors' active living programme 608 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Pizzeria Badiali · 181 Dovercourt Rd4 m
  • Misc Coffee · 155 Dovercourt Rd102 m
  • Bernhardts · 202 Dovercourt Rd107 m
  • Jamil's · 1086 Queen St W303 m · 4 min
  • Central Restaurants · 114 Ossington Ave305 m · 4 min
3 within 300 m · 257 within 1 km
Grocery
Unboxed Market 377 m · 4 min · 8 within 1 km
Food shops
Andrea's Cookies 392 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Rexall 356 m · 4 min · 8 within 1 km
Child care
  • Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. · 28 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day400 m · 5 min
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 120 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day506 m · 6 min
  • Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care · 121 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day567 m · 7 min
10 licensed centres · 754 spaces within 1 km · 8 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.801 m · 10 min
  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible886 m · 11 min
Drinking water: Osler Playground 115 m; Paul E. Garfinkel Park 409 m · 5 min
Health and care
  • Toronto Western Hospital · hospital site1.9 km · 22 min
  • Bickle Centre · hospital site2 km · 24 min
  • Maynard Nursing Home · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km592 m · 7 min
  • West Neighbourhood House - Social Integration · seniors' active living centre608 m · 7 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (24)
  • Osler Playground110 m
  • Paul E. Garfinkel Park397 m · 5 min
  • Lakeview Avenue Parkette497 m · 6 min
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette504 m · 6 min
  • Lisgar Park513 m · 6 min
and 19 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (12)
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 506 m · 6 min
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 567 m · 7 min
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 751 m · 9 min
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 868 m · 10 min
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
and 7 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.2 km · 14 min
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.3 km · 16 min
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 429 m · 5 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

39of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food13/30

    8 grocery stores within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit8/28

    14 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go7/14

    library 1.2 km away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care4/8

    nearest school 0.5 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

22 registered apartment buildings with 1,581 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 255 Dovercourt Rd (275 m, 16 units, 3 storeys, built 1912), which scored 85 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 22 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
255 Dovercourt Rd · 2153244 Ontario Inc163191285 · Aug 2025275 m · 3 min
1289 Dundas St W social housing · Villa Luso Non Profit Housing Corp1497198698 · Aug 2026461 m · 5 min
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 2026464 m · 6 min
8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited114193291 · Jul 2025486 m · 6 min
45 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation29114201091 · Aug 2026565 m · 7 min
1176 Queen St W253191554 · Jul 2026596 m · 7 min

22 registered buildings · 1,581 units · 4 social housing · tallest 18 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 87% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 3, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle311street/outdoor (1), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft1500apartment parking (13), house driveway/garage (1)

Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Trinity-Bellwoods.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Argyle & Dovercourt a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 32 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Argyle & Dovercourt?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 15, 2023, 27% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Argyle & Dovercourt a walkable intersection?

Argyle & Dovercourt scores 39 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km; library 1.2 km away · 1 place of interest within 500 m; nearest school 0.5 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m.

How fast do cars go at Argyle & Dovercourt?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Argyle St between Lane E of Gladstone and S of Argyle and Gladstone Ave (December 2021), found an average of 25 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 32 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Argyle & Dovercourt?

The nearest Green P car park is 110 Dovercourt Rd (285 m away, 8 spaces). The City's mapping shows 490 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,980 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1051 Queen Street W (472 m).

How do I get to Argyle & Dovercourt by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 505, 506, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 319 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Argyle & Dovercourt?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 257 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pizzeria Badiali (4 m), Misc Coffee (102 m), Bernhardts (107 m), Jamil's (303 m) and Central Restaurants (305 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Argyle & Dovercourt?

The nearest is Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom, 790 Queen St W, 801 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom (886 m).

Is there child care near Argyle & Dovercourt?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 754 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. (400 m, 28 spaces), Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (506 m, 120 spaces) and Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care (567 m, 121 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Argyle & Dovercourt?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,581 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 255 Dovercourt Rd (275 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 1289 Dundas St W (461 m, 149 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 55 Lisgar St (464 m, 116 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 8 Beaconsfield Ave (486 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 86 out of 100; 2 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Argyle & Dovercourt?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Trinity-Bellwoods page.

What neighbourhood is Argyle & Dovercourt in?

Argyle & Dovercourt is in Trinity-Bellwoods (City of Toronto neighbourhood 081). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined