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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Rosedale Station (Line 1)739 m; Summerhill Station (Line 1)749 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)805 m; Bay Station (Line 2)1 km
- TTC bus
- 1326199782127 nearest 36 m
- Blue Night
- 320
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Avenue Rd at Dupont St
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Avenue Rd / Macpherson Ave 61 m · 15 docks · 16 stations, 245 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 (37)
- Cottingham Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 355 m
- The Mabin SchoolPrivate · 481 m
- de Lasalle College SchoolPrivate · 506 m
- Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 684 m
- Waldorf Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 749 m
- McDonald International Academy SchoolPrivate · 805 m
- and 31 more
- Community centres
- Parks (54)
- Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette31 m
- Jay Macpherson Green50 m
- Macpherson Avenue Parkette69 m
- Robertson Davies Park111 m
- Joseph Tough Park321 m
- Marlborough Place Parkette329 m
- and 48 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1 km
- Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.1 km
- Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch1.2 km
- Places of interest
- Spadina MuseumMuseum · 851 m
- Casa LomaAttraction · 940 m
- Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 1 km
- Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
- Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1.1 km
- Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 1.1 km
- Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
- Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 1.1 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 5 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 189 — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Blondies, 64 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Blondies · 16 Dupont St | 64 m | Passed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine · 243 Avenue Rd | 86 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions |
| Lashgod · 236 Avenue Rd, Flr-3rd | 94 m | Passed, May 2025 |
| Barberia Uno · 274 Avenue Rd | 119 m | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| The Avenue Diner · 222 Davenport Rd | 294 m | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| Cafe X Bica · 160 Pears Ave, Unit-110 | 302 m | Passed, May 2025 · 2 infractions |
| Joso's · 202 Davenport Rd | 306 m | Passed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction |
| Playa Cabana · 111 Dupont St | 327 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions |
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, 273 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 25 m away at Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette.
- Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible273 m - Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.472 m
- Drinking water
- Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 25 m; Jay Macpherson Green drinking fountain, dog fountain · 46 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 (75 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).
- Unicorn Day Care Centre · 240 Avenue Rd
39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day75 m - Cottingham Child Care Centre · 85 Birch Ave
80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day355 m - Trust Child Care Inc. · 29 Birch Ave
150 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day542 m - Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 7 Berryman St
26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day666 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 483 m away.
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 61 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,747 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 291 Avenue Rd (198 m, 96 units, 8 storeys, built 1956), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 61 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 124 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 44 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Avenue Rd · Habosh Investments Inc. | 96 | 8 | 1956 | 97 · Aug 2026 | 4 | 198 m |
| 138 Pears Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society | 96 | 7 | 1972 | 77 · Aug 2025 | 5 · 13 fire | 230 m |
| 130 Macpherson Ave · Castlehill Property Management | 26 | 3 | 1948 | 75 · Jul 2025 | 1 | 233 m |
| 250 Davenport RdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin | 460 | 25 | 1968 | 90 · Aug 2024 | 3 | 313 m |
| 320 Avenue Rd | 24 | 4 | 1925 | 96 · Aug 2026 | 0 | 320 m |
| 326 Avenue Rd | 18 | 3 | 1925 | 96 · Nov 2025 | 1 | 335 m |
| 330 Avenue Rd | 19 | 3 | 1925 | 93 · Jul 2026 | 2 | 350 m |
| 340 Avenue Rd | 24 | 4 | 1925 | 97 · Jul 2026 | 2 | 386 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 251 Maherson Ave · Surface | 209 m | 40 | 24% (Q1 2026) |
| 15 Price St · Surface | 671 m | 71 * | — |
| 1010 Yonge St. · Surface | 695 m | 48 * | — |
| 74 Yorkville Ave · Garage | 865 m | 175 | 75% (Q1 2026) |
| 9 Bedford Rd · Garage | 1 km | 371 | 51% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 88 m away, ≈20 spaces; 103 m away, ≈5 spaces; 107 m away, ≈5 spaces; 112 m away, ≈12 spaces; 122 m away, ≈8 spaces; 132 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (1.2 km, 6 ports); 20 Delisle Ave. (1.3 km, 4 ports); 10 Delisle St (1.3 km, 4 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, Jun 20, 2017
No single direction dominates: each approach carried between 9,864 and 10,939 vehicles. Most cyclists arrived from the north (227 of 459). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,916 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,975 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, 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.
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, 191 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).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macpherson Ave · Lane W of Avenue and N of Macpherson – Aileen Robertson Lane · 124 m | May 2007 · 3 days | 1,214 | 35 km/h | 44 km/h | 49 km/h |
| Avenue Rd · Pears Ave – Chicora Ave · 191 m | Jun 2025 · 3 days | 26,839 | 39 km/h | 49 km/h | 58 km/h |
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 worst year was 2017, with 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 6 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 2% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 9, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 41 | #2336 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 6 | #2374 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 34 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #983 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| All since 2014 | 52 | latest Mar 9, 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
Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Oct 4, 2012.
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
Six thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 6 | 2 | 0 | house driveway/garage (3), other (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (1), other (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 28, 2025. 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 Annex.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Avenue & Macpherson (South) a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 41 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 Avenue & Macpherson (South)?
A major arterial intersection. Its latest count is from Jun 20, 2017, 2.2× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Avenue & Macpherson (South)?
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 (South)?
The nearest Green P car park is 251 Maherson Ave (209 m away, 40 spaces, 24% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 800 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,710 spaces — 59 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Yorkville Ave (882 m).
How do I get to Avenue & Macpherson (South) by transit?
Rosedale Station (Line 1) is 739 m away; bus routes 13, 26, 19, 97, 82, 127 within 1 km (nearest stop: Avenue Rd at Dupont St, 36 m).
What restaurants are near Avenue & Macpherson (South)?
5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 189 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Blondies (64 m), Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine (86 m), Lashgod (94 m), Barberia Uno (119 m) and The Avenue Diner (294 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 (South)?
The nearest is Ramsden Park Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 273 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (472 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 (South)?
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 (75 m, 39 spaces), Cottingham Child Care Centre (355 m, 80 spaces) and Trust Child Care Inc. (542 m, 150 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Avenue & Macpherson (South)?
61 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,747 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 291 Avenue Rd (198 m, 96 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 138 Pears Ave (230 m, 96 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 130 Macpherson Ave (233 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 250 Davenport Rd (313 m, 460 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 61 is 89 out of 100; 1 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 Avenue & Macpherson (South)?
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and two 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 Annex page.
What neighbourhood is Avenue & Macpherson (South) in?
Avenue & Macpherson (South) is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Dupont by the Castle Business Improvement Area.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 20, 2017.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Oct 28, 2025.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 11 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.67760, -79.39777 · centreline node 13462238.