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Argyle & Northcote

Argyle St & Northcote Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Little Portugal · Ward 9, Davenport

In Little Portugal, in central Toronto, Argyle & Northcote is a low-volume local intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a bike lane and a school within 250 m. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
742
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 6, 2022
759 pedestrians · 278 cyclists
Collisions
5
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 4 property damage · #5051 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows, Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 90 vehicles an hour, 8% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.0 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 37.5% of vehicle volume, about 48× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 0.5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Argyle & Northcote

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501505504508506 nearest 315 m
TTC bus
296340247 nearest 215 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301305304306329363
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Argyle St installed 2015; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Argyle St installed 2015
Bike Share
Alma Ave / Gladstone Ave SMART 115 m · 15 docks · 33 stations, 653 docks within 1 km

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

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (22)
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 159 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 758 m
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 780 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 824 m
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 842 m
  • Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 851 m
  • and 16 more
Parks (40)
  • Pessoa Park263 m
  • Parkdale Amphitheatre382 m
  • Osler Playground392 m
  • Lisgar Park427 m
  • Gwynne Avenue Parkette469 m
  • Paul E. Garfinkel Park507 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch647 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 407 m
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.4 km
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.5 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 10 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 356 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Fix Coffee + Bikes, 120 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés10 within 300 m · 356 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Fix Coffee + Bikes · 80 Gladstone Ave120 mPassed, Aug 2026
450/ Rooms Coffee · 450 Dufferin St249 mPassed, Jul 2024 · 2 infractions
G Mercato · 440 Dufferin St252 mPassed, Jul 2024
C.o.r.e. · 41 Alma Ave Flr-2nd Flr None254 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Freshco · 22 Northcote Avegrocery267 mPassed, Jul 2026
Island Foods · 8 Gladstone Avegrocery281 mPassed, Aug 2026
Pizzaiolo · 1172 Queen St W285 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Cafe Gigi · 1186 Queen St W287 mPassed, May 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom, 533 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 389 m away at Osler Playground.

  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    533 m
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    731 m
  • Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom · 155 Roxton Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km
Drinking water
Osler Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 389 m; Paul E. Garfinkel Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 506 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,245 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (159 m, 120 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,245 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 16
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 108 Gladstone Ave
    120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    159 m
  • Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. · 1275 Dundas St W
    28 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    455 m
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    601 m
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    638 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (657 m) and the nearest ambulance station 448 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 657 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 448 m1288 Queen St W

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

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

Within a kilometre there are 69 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,390 rental units, 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 21 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 410 Dufferin St (257 m, 198 units, 10 storeys, built 2021), which scored 100 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 69 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 145 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 26 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings69 · 6,390 units · 21 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026145 across the 69
Open fire-code violations26
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
410 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Services198102021100 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire257 m
8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited114193291 · Jul 20250264 m
400 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Service15213202199 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire269 m
1176 Queen St W253191554 · Jul 20260288 m
255 Dovercourt Rd · 2153244 Ontario Inc163191285 · Aug 20250411 m
180 Sudbury Stsocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society19018201182 · Sep 20242 · 2 fire423 m
1289 Dundas St Wsocial housing · Villa Luso Non Profit Housing Corp1497198698 · Aug 20260439 m
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 20261450 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots703 lots · ≈27,670 spaces · 83 ha
Within 500 m41 lots · ≈840 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 1,633 spaces
EV charging (City)45 Abell St · 507 m · 12 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking17 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 76 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface388 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage469 m12460% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface593 m7968% (Q1 2026)
18 Ossington Ave · Surface630 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface700 m3786% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 112 m away, ≈5 spaces; 232 m away, ≈102 spaces; 247 m away, ≈37 spaces; 262 m away, ≈7 spaces; 264 m away, ≈26 spaces; 277 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 1051 Queen Street W (557 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (739 m, 2 ports); 1224 KING ST W (743 m, 2 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Dec 6, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 541 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 73% of the total, against 44 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the west (146 of 278). Evening rush dominates here: 161 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 74 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north157southbound · 17 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the west44eastbound · 146 bikes · 6.8% heavy
Total vehicles742759 pedestrians · 278 cyclists · 4.2% heavy
From the east541westbound · 97 bikes · 4.1% heavy
From the south0northbound · 18 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour74 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour161 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 6, 2022

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

On Argyle St between Lane E of Gladstone and S of Argyle and Gladstone Ave, 69 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2021 put the average speed at 25 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 32 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 35 km/h or more. That segment carries about 900 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Dufferin St (216 m away, 30 km/h limit), 38% of the 279,345 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Argyle St · Lane E of Gladstone and S of Argyle – Gladstone Ave · 69 mDec 2021 · 3 days86625 km/h32 km/h35 km/h

School-zone speed sign 216 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct37 · 46 km/h
Over the limit63%
40 km/h or more38%

Dufferin St (northbound), 447 Dufferin Street · 279,345 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 1 collision. 1 collision (20%) involved an injury. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (20%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions5#5051 of 5,508
With an injury1#4421 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2177 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20147latest Mar 30, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

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

No thefts from vehicles and eight bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 50% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft820house driveway/garage (4), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 26, 2024. 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 Little Portugal.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Argyle & Northcote a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 5 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 & Northcote?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 6, 2022, 8% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Argyle & Northcote?

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. At the school-zone speed sign 216 m away (30 km/h), 38% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Argyle & Northcote?

The nearest Green P car park is 110 Dovercourt Rd (388 m away, 8 spaces). The City's mapping shows 703 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,670 spaces — 41 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 45 Abell St (507 m).

How do I get to Argyle & Northcote by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 505, 504, 508 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 315 m away; bus routes 29, 63, 402, 47, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Argyle & Northcote?

10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 356 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Fix Coffee + Bikes (120 m), 450/ Rooms Coffee (249 m), G Mercato (252 m), C.o.r.e. (254 m) and Pizzaiolo (285 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Argyle & Northcote?

The nearest is Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom, 66 Sheridan Ave, 533 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (731 m); Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom (1.0 km). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Argyle & Northcote?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,245 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (159 m, 120 spaces), Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. (455 m, 28 spaces) and Bonaventure Child Care Centre (601 m, 67 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Argyle & Northcote?

69 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,390 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 410 Dufferin St (257 m, 198 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 8 Beaconsfield Ave (264 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 400 Dufferin St (269 m, 152 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 1176 Queen St W (288 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 54). The average RentSafeTO score across the 69 is 88 out of 100; 2 scored below 70. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Argyle & Northcote?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Little Portugal page.

What neighbourhood is Argyle & Northcote in?

Argyle & Northcote is in Little Portugal (City of Toronto neighbourhood 084). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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