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Avenue & Mc Master

Avenue Rd & Mc Master Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-St.Clair · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

In Yonge-St.Clair, Avenue & Mc Master is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: Summerhill Station (Line 1) 695 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
21,032
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 22, 2017
208 pedestrians · 312 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 3 property damage · #4792 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Summerhill Station 695 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 8-hour count works out to close to 2,630 vehicles, 2.3× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 101 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 0.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Avenue & Mc Master

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)695 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)808 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)836 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 876 m
TTC bus
1326199782127 nearest 45 m
Blue Night
312320
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Avenue Rd at Cottingham St; Avenue Rd at Cottingham St South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Avenue Rd / Macpherson Ave 118 m · 15 docks · 14 stations, 206 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 · 267 m
  • de Lasalle College SchoolPrivate · 348 m
  • The Mabin SchoolPrivate · 406 m
  • Brown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 699 m
  • Waldorf Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 729 m
  • The York School - Mdl and Sr CampusPrivate · 753 m
  • and 31 more
Parks (53)
  • Robertson Davies Park73 m
  • Macpherson Avenue Parkette133 m
  • Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette172 m
  • Jay Macpherson Green205 m
  • Marlborough Place Parkette316 m
  • High Level Pumping Station and Park326 m
  • and 47 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 791 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 899 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1.3 km
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 134 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Barberia Uno, 53 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 134 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Barberia Uno · 274 Avenue Rd53 mPassed, Dec 2025
Blondies · 16 Dupont St196 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine · 243 Avenue Rd245 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Lashgod · 236 Avenue Rd, Flr-3rd255 mPassed, May 2025
Scaramouche · 1 Benvenuto Pl312 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
South Hill Market Inc · 398 Avenue Rdgrocery388 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Playa Cabana · 111 Dupont St404 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Cafe X Bica · 160 Pears Ave, Unit-110432 mPassed, May 2025 · 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, 413 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 170 m away at Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette.

  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    413 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    582 m
  • Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom · 301 St. Clair Ave W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    1 km
Drinking water
Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 170 m; Jay Macpherson Green drinking fountain, dog fountain · 181 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 813 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Unicorn Day Care Centre (233 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 813 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 10
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre · 240 Avenue Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    233 m
  • Cottingham Child Care Centre · 85 Birch Ave
    80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    267 m
  • Trust Child Care Inc. · 29 Birch Ave
    150 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    490 m
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre Toronto · 454 Avenue Rd
    170 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    699 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (848 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 628 m away.

FireFire Station 311 · 848 m20 Balmoral Ave
Police52 Division · 2.8 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 628 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

59 registered apartment buildings with 4,635 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 291 Avenue Rd (43 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 118 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 39 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings59 · 4,635 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026118 across the 59
Open fire-code violations39
Tallest28 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
291 Avenue Rd · Habosh Investments Inc.968195697 · Aug 2026443 m
320 Avenue Rd244192596 · Aug 20260158 m
326 Avenue Rd183192596 · Nov 20251173 m
330 Avenue Rd193192593 · Jul 20262188 m
340 Avenue Rd244192597 · Jul 20262223 m
342 Avenue Rd244192594 · Jul 20260239 m
130 Macpherson Ave · Castlehill Property Management263194875 · Jul 20251273 m
394 Avenue Rd · Cromwell Management Inc.416193193 · Aug 20250347 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 lots774 lots · ≈31,100 spaces · 93.3 ha
Within 500 m52 lots · ≈1,250 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 3,235 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Yorkville Ave · 1 km · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking11 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
251 Maherson Ave · Surface243 m4024% (Q1 2026)
15 Price St · Surface676 m71 *
1010 Yonge St. · Surface793 m48 *
21 Pleasant Blvd. · Garage1 km557 *
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage1 km17575% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈5 spaces; 48 m away, ≈3 spaces; 97 m away, ≈20 spaces; 129 m away, ≈7 spaces; 141 m away, ≈19 spaces; 151 m away, ≈12 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Delisle Ave. (1.2 km, 4 ports); 10 Delisle St (1.2 km, 4 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (1.3 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 — 8-hour, Jun 22, 2017

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The south leg carries the load — 10,378 northbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 467. Most cyclists arrived from the north (176 of 312). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,831 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,903 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. 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.

From the north10,187southbound · 176 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west467eastbound · 25 bikes · 3.9% heavy
Total vehicles21,032208 pedestrians · 312 cyclists · 2.4% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south10,378northbound · 111 bikes · 2.2% heavy
AM peak hour2,831 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,903 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 22, 2017

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

The City's counter on Avenue Rd between Pears Ave and Chicora Ave (354 m away) recorded an average of 39 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 49 km/h. That segment carries about 26,800 vehicles a day. Mc Master Ave between Avenue Rd and Michael Snow Lane measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Oct 2009). 3 speed humps slow traffic on Mc Master Avenue between Rathnelly Ave and Avenue Rd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Mc Master Ave · Avenue Rd – Michael Snow Lane · 26 mOct 2009 · 3 days33526 km/h34 km/h38 km/h
Avenue Rd · Pears Ave – Chicora Ave · 354 mJun 2025 · 3 days26,83939 km/h49 km/h58 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Mc Master 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

2024 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 17% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 2, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4792 of 5,508
With an injury1#4071 of 4,660
Property damage only3
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1546 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20147latest Feb 2, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle520street/outdoor (5)
Bicycle theft200street/outdoor (1), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 8, 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 Yonge-St.Clair.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Avenue & Mc Master a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 & Mc Master?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Jun 22, 2017, 2.3× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Avenue & Mc Master?

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 & Mc Master?

The nearest Green P car park is 251 Maherson Ave (243 m away, 40 spaces, 24% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 774 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,100 spaces — 52 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Yorkville Ave (1.0 km).

How do I get to Avenue & Mc Master by transit?

Summerhill Station (Line 1) is 695 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 876 m away; bus routes 13, 26, 19, 97, 82, 127 within 1 km (nearest stop: Avenue Rd at Cottingham St, 45 m).

What restaurants are near Avenue & Mc Master?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 134 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Barberia Uno (53 m), Blondies (196 m), Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine (245 m), Lashgod (255 m) and Scaramouche (312 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 & Mc Master?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 413 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (582 m); Sir Winston Churchill Park 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 Avenue & Mc Master?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 813 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 (233 m, 39 spaces), Cottingham Child Care Centre (267 m, 80 spaces) and Trust Child Care Inc. (490 m, 150 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Avenue & Mc Master?

59 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,635 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 291 Avenue Rd (43 m, 96 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 320 Avenue Rd (158 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 326 Avenue Rd (173 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 330 Avenue Rd (188 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 93). 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 & Mc Master?

Toronto Police place five 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 Yonge-St.Clair page.

What neighbourhood is Avenue & Mc Master in?

Avenue & Mc Master 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

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