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Avenue & Macpherson (North)

Avenue Rd & Macpherson Ave (North) · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-St.Clair · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

In Yonge-St.Clair, Avenue & Macpherson (North) is a moderately heavy crossing. At the corner: parks. Nearby: Summerhill Station (Line 1) 723 m away.

Traffic volume
28,997
vehicles · 14-hour count, Feb 28, 2024
328 pedestrians · 112 cyclists · #375 busiest
Collisions
35
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 28 property damage · #2569 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #654 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Summerhill Station 723 m · 1 streetcar route · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 2,070 vehicles, 1.79× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 88 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 3.5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 1.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions rose 967%, from 3 in 2016–2020 to 32 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 35 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Avenue & Macpherson (North)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Summerhill Station (Line 1)723 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)763 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)814 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 1 km
TTC bus
1326199782127 nearest 101 m
Blue Night
312320
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Avenue Rd / Macpherson Ave 38 m · 15 docks · 18 stations, 271 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 (38)
  • Cottingham Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 312 m
  • de Lasalle College SchoolPrivate · 442 m
  • The Mabin SchoolPrivate · 445 m
  • Waldorf Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 737 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 744 m
  • Brown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 796 m
  • and 32 more
Parks (53)
  • Robertson Davies Park56 m
  • Macpherson Avenue Parkette60 m
  • Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette78 m
  • Jay Macpherson Green109 m
  • Marlborough Place Parkette314 m
  • High Level Pumping Station and Park321 m
  • and 47 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 824 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 920 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 1 km
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 1.1 km
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1.2 km
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 1.2 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 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 177 — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Barberia Uno, 57 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 177 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Barberia Uno · 274 Avenue Rd57 mPassed, Dec 2025
Blondies · 16 Dupont St107 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine · 243 Avenue Rd149 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Lashgod · 236 Avenue Rd, Flr-3rd158 mPassed, May 2025
Playa Cabana · 111 Dupont St351 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Cafe X Bica · 160 Pears Ave, Unit-110351 mPassed, May 2025 · 2 infractions
The Avenue Diner · 222 Davenport Rd360 mPassed, Dec 2025
Joso's · 202 Davenport Rd371 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction

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 Ramsden Park Washroom, 327 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 75 m away at Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette.

  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    327 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    513 m
Drinking water
Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 75 m; Jay Macpherson Green drinking fountain, dog fountain · 89 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 673 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Unicorn Day Care Centre (137 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 673 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 9
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre · 240 Avenue Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    137 m
  • Cottingham Child Care Centre · 85 Birch Ave
    80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    312 m
  • Trust Child Care Inc. · 29 Birch Ave
    150 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    515 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 7 Berryman St
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    722 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (924 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 540 m away.

FireFire Station 311 · 924 m20 Balmoral Ave
Police52 Division · 2.7 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 540 m135 Davenport Rd

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 59 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,653 rental units, 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 291 Avenue Rd (133 m, 96 units, 8 storeys, built 1956), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 119 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 44 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings59 · 4,653 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026119 across the 59
Open fire-code violations44
Tallest28 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
291 Avenue Rd · Habosh Investments Inc.968195697 · Aug 20264133 m
130 Macpherson Ave · Castlehill Property Management263194875 · Jul 20251237 m
320 Avenue Rd244192596 · Aug 20260255 m
326 Avenue Rd183192596 · Nov 20251270 m
330 Avenue Rd193192593 · Jul 20262285 m
138 Pears Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society967197277 · Aug 20255 · 13 fire291 m
340 Avenue Rd244192597 · Jul 20262320 m
342 Avenue Rd244192594 · Jul 20260336 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 lots787 lots · ≈31,320 spaces · 94 ha
Within 500 m56 lots · ≈1,400 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 3,210 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Yorkville Ave · 944 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking12 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
251 Maherson Ave · Surface208 m4024% (Q1 2026)
15 Price St · Surface668 m71 *
1010 Yonge St. · Surface731 m48 *
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage928 m17575% (Q1 2026)
9 Bedford Rd · Garage1 km37151% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈20 spaces; 89 m away, ≈3 spaces; 97 m away, ≈5 spaces; 101 m away, ≈12 spaces; 163 m away, ≈5 spaces; 168 m away, ≈5 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Delisle Ave. (1.2 km, 4 ports); 10 Delisle St (1.2 km, 4 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (1.2 km, 6 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 — 14-hour, Feb 28, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 15,043 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 16 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (54 of 112). Evening rush dominates here: 2,557 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 2,364 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north15,043southbound · 54 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the west16eastbound · 4 bikes · 37.5% heavy
Total vehicles28,997328 pedestrians · 112 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south13,938northbound · 54 bikes · 1.8% heavy
AM peak hour2,364 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,557 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Feb 28, 2024

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 Avenue Rd between Pears Ave and Chicora Ave, 256 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2025 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 58 km/h or more. That segment carries about 26,800 vehicles a day. Macpherson Ave between Lane W of Avenue and N of Macpherson and Aileen Robertson Lane measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (May 2007). 10 speed humps slow traffic on Macpherson Avenue between Avenue Rd and Yonge St (installed 2002), and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Macpherson Ave · Lane W of Avenue and N of Macpherson – Aileen Robertson Lane · 110 mMay 2007 · 3 days1,21435 km/h44 km/h49 km/h
Avenue Rd · Pears Ave – Chicora Ave · 256 mJun 2025 · 3 days26,83939 km/h49 km/h58 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Macpherson Avenue · Avenue Rd – Yonge St
    10 speed humps
    installed 2002
  • Macpherson Avenue · Rathnelly Ave – Avenue Rd
    3 speed humps

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 12 collisions. 5 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Dec 18, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions35#2569 of 5,508
With an injury5#2609 of 4,660
Property damage only28
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2171 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201436latest Dec 18, 2025

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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jan 16, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#654 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#342 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 16, 2025

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

One theft from a vehicle and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100other (1)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 19, 2020. 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 Yonge-St.Clair.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Avenue & Macpherson (North) a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#654 of 1,505), out of 35 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Avenue & Macpherson (North)?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #375 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.79× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Avenue & Macpherson (North)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Avenue Rd between Pears Ave and Chicora Ave (June 2025), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Avenue & Macpherson (North)?

The nearest Green P car park is 251 Maherson Ave (208 m away, 40 spaces, 24% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 787 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,320 spaces — 56 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Yorkville Ave (944 m).

How do I get to Avenue & Macpherson (North) by transit?

Summerhill Station (Line 1) is 723 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 1.0 km away; bus routes 13, 26, 19, 97, 82, 127 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Avenue & Macpherson (North)?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 177 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Barberia Uno (57 m), Blondies (107 m), Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine (149 m), Lashgod (158 m) and Playa Cabana (351 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 Avenue & Macpherson (North)?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 327 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (513 m). 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 Avenue & Macpherson (North)?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 673 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Unicorn Day Care Centre (137 m, 39 spaces), Cottingham Child Care Centre (312 m, 80 spaces) and Trust Child Care Inc. (515 m, 150 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Avenue & Macpherson (North)?

59 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,653 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 291 Avenue Rd (133 m, 96 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 130 Macpherson Ave (237 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 75), 320 Avenue Rd (255 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 326 Avenue Rd (270 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 59 is 90 out of 100. 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 Avenue & Macpherson (North)?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft 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 Yonge-St.Clair page.

What neighbourhood is Avenue & Macpherson (North) in?

Avenue & Macpherson (North) is in Yonge-St.Clair (City of Toronto neighbourhood 097). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow.

Sources

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