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Avenue & Otter

Avenue Rd & Otter Cres · Toronto, Ontario · Lawrence Park South · Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence

Avenue & Otter, in Lawrence Park South, is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. At the corner: parks. Nearby: 4 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
19,581
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 23, 2016
101 pedestrians · 4 cyclists
Collisions
22
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 19 property damage · #3267 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
2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 2,450 vehicles, 2.1× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 194 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 2.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 31%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 9 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Avenue & Otter

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
6152 nearest 31 m
Express
952
Blue Night
352
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Avenue Rd at Otter Cres; Avenue Rd at Glenview Ave North Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Rosewell Ave / Cheritan Ave 375 m · 15 docks · 2 stations, 30 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 (27)
  • Havergal College Sr SchoolPrivate · 267 m
  • Havergal Jr SchoolPrivate · 343 m
  • John Ross Robertson Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 458 m
  • Glenview Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 458 m
  • Lawrence Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 571 m
  • Beth Jacob High School For GirlsPrivate · 802 m
  • and 21 more
Parks (27)
  • Heart Park50 m
  • Kimbark - Coldstream Ravine158 m
  • Lytton Park457 m
  • Phil Givens Park523 m
  • Glengarry Park597 m
  • Douglas Greenbelt628 m
  • and 21 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Locke branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Barbara Frum branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Alexander Muir Memorial GardensNature/ Park · 1.1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 15 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Fancy Franks, 515 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in October 2025 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 2 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Fancy Franks · 1507 Avenue Rd, Unit-A515 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 3 infractions
Starbucks · 1507 Avenue Rd515 mPassed, Apr 2026
Fancy Franks · 1507 Avenue Rd Unit-A515 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Rosie's Burgers · 1542 Avenue Rd577 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Bento Sushi · 1539 Avenue Rd580 mPassed, Dec 2025
Mike's Fish Market · 1539 Avenue Rdgrocery580 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Pusateri's · 1539 Avenue Rd580 mPassed, Jul 2024 · 1 infraction
Pizzaiolo · 1548 Avenue Rd596 mPassed, Apr 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 Lytton Park Tennis Clubhouse Washroom, 431 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 512 m away at Phil Givens Park.

  • Lytton Park Tennis Clubhouse Washroom · 200 Lytton Blvd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    431 m
  • Otter Creek Centre Outdoor Rink Washroom · 140 Cheritan Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    543 m
Drinking water
Phil Givens Park bottle filling station · 512 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 831 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Avenue Road Child Care (1498 Avenue Road) (453 m, 93 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 831 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 6
  • Avenue Road Child Care (1498 Avenue Road) · 1498 Avenue Rd
    93 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    453 m
  • John Ross Robertson Child Centre · 130 Glengrove Ave W
    212 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    458 m
  • Toronto Cheder · 410 Lawrence Ave W
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    802 m
  • Yeshivat Yesodei Hatora · 77 Glen Rush Blvd
    142 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    910 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 132 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 53 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 132 · 1.1 km476 Lawrence Ave W
Police53 Division · 1.7 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 1.7 km643 Eglinton Ave 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 three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 115 rental units. The nearest is 515 Rosewell Ave (474 m, 89 units, 7 storeys, built 2005), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 1 final order naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings3 · 115 units
RentSafeTO score83 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20261 across the 3
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest7 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
515 Rosewell Ave · Bentallgreenoak897200598 · Sep 20250474 m
284 Lawrence Ave W · Landlord Property and Rental Management153194077 · Sep 20251528 m
312 Douglas Ave · Avenue Road Investment Limited113195175 · Jun 20240 · 2 fire671 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 lots511 lots · ≈14,670 spaces · 44 ha
Within 500 m10 lots · ≈490 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 1,047 spaces
EV charging (City)75 Holly St. · 2 km · 28 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
23 Bedford Park Ave · Surface1.3 km4254% (Q1 2026)
6 Sherwood Avenue · Surface1.3 km46 *
20 Castlefield Avenue · Surface1.4 km163 *
125 Burnaby Blvd · Surface1.5 km15555% (Q1 2026)
1880 Avenue Rd · Surface1.6 km3232% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈28 spaces; 56 m away, ≈9 spaces; 85 m away, ≈42 spaces; 214 m away, ≈34 spaces; 217 m away, ≈172 spaces; 314 m away, ≈19 spaces.

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, Mar 23, 2016

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 10,434 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 257 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 3,074 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 2,734 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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 north8,890southbound · 1 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the west257eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles19,581101 pedestrians · 4 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south10,434northbound · 3 bikes · 3.9% heavy
AM peak hour2,734 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour3,074 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 23, 2016

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 Glengrove Ave W and Glenview Ave, 84 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in November 2018 put the average speed at 41 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 53 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 25,300 vehicles a day. Otter Cres between Kimbark Blvd and Edgecombe Ave measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Apr 2022). The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Broadway Ave (262 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.9% of the 234,197 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Avenue Rd · Glengrove Ave W – Glenview Ave · 84 mNov 2018 · 24 h25,30341 km/h53 km/h59 km/h
Otter Cres · Kimbark Blvd – Edgecombe Ave · 115 mApr 2022 · 3 days87531 km/h38 km/h42 km/h

School-zone speed sign 262 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct21 · 31 km/h
Over the limit4.7%
40 km/h or more0.9%

Broadway Ave (eastbound), 199 Glenview Avenue · 234,197 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 5 collisions. 2 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 5% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision 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 Jun 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions22#3267 of 5,508
With an injury2#3588 of 4,660
Property damage only19
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1547 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201426latest Jun 3, 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

Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200apartment parking (1), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 30, 2021. 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 Lawrence Park South.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Avenue & Otter a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 22 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 & Otter?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Mar 23, 2016, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Avenue & Otter?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Avenue Rd between Glengrove Ave W and Glenview Ave (November 2018), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 262 m away (30 km/h), 0.9% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Avenue & Otter?

The nearest Green P car park is 23 Bedford Park Ave (1.3 km away, 42 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 511 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,670 spaces — 10 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 75 Holly St. (2.0 km).

How do I get to Avenue & Otter by transit?

Bus routes 61, 52, 952 within 1 km (nearest stop: Avenue Rd at Otter Cres, 31 m).

What restaurants are near Avenue & Otter?

None within 300 m, and 15 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Fancy Franks (515 m), Starbucks (515 m), Fancy Franks (515 m), Rosie's Burgers (577 m) and Bento Sushi (580 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 & Otter?

The nearest is Lytton Park Tennis Clubhouse Washroom, 200 Lytton Blvd, 431 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Otter Creek Centre Outdoor Rink Washroom (543 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 & Otter?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 831 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Avenue Road Child Care (1498 Avenue Road) (453 m, 93 spaces), John Ross Robertson Child Centre (458 m, 212 spaces) and Toronto Cheder (802 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Avenue & Otter?

Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 115 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 515 Rosewell Ave (474 m, 89 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 284 Lawrence Ave W (528 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 77) and 312 Douglas Ave (671 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 75). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 83 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 & Otter?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no 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 Lawrence Park South page.

What neighbourhood is Avenue & Otter in?

Avenue & Otter is in Lawrence Park South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 103). It is in Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, represented by Councillor Mike Colle.

Sources

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