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Avenue & St Germain

Avenue Rd & St Germain Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Bedford Park-Nortown · Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence

In Bedford Park-Nortown, Avenue & St Germain is a moderately heavy crossing. Nearby is 4 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
15,363
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 2, 2022
814 pedestrians · 2 cyclists
Collisions
57
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 45 property damage · #1855 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop 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

The latest City count averages about 1,920 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.66× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 19 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. On average 5.7 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 71%, from 21 in 2016–2020 to 36 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Avenue & St Germain

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 99 m
Express
952
Blue Night
352
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Avenue Rd at Melrose Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Woburn Ave / Avenue Rd 410 m · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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 (25)
  • Avro AcademyPrivate · 331 m
  • John Wanless Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 500 m
  • Ledbury Park Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 734 m
  • Lawrence Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Havergal Jr SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • Beth Jacob High School For GirlsPrivate · 1 km
  • and 19 more
Community centres
Parks (19)
  • Brookdale Park274 m
  • Old Orchard Park354 m
  • Grey Parkette453 m
  • Ledbury Park577 m
  • Bedford Parkette642 m
  • Douglas Greenbelt659 m
  • and 13 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Armour Heights branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Locke branch1.4 km
  • Toronto Public Library Barbara Frum branch1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 21 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 74 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Starbucks Coffee Co, 26 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés21 within 300 m · 74 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Starbucks Coffee Co · 1740 Avenue Rd26 mPassed, Feb 2026
Avenue Seafood · 1751 Avenue Rdgrocery28 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Safari Bar and Grill · 1749 Avenue Rd30 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Nawab Express On Avenue · 1753 Avenue Rd31 mPassed, Jul 2026
Ambrosia · 1725 Avenue Rd37 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Miss Wishing Well · 1757 Avenue Rd41 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 infractions
North of Brooklyn Pizzeria · 1728 Avenue Rd51 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Avo Organic Kitchen · 1763 Avenue Rd55 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 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 Ledbury Park Outdoor Pool / Rink Washroom, 584 m away, View facility hours. A drinking fountain is 322 m away at Brookdale Park.

  • Ledbury Park Outdoor Pool / Rink Washroom · 160 Ledbury St
    View facility hours
    584 m
Drinking water
Brookdale Park drinking fountain · 322 m; Old Orchard Park bottle filling station · 335 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 976 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alphabet Treehouse Childcare Centre (85 m, 140 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 976 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 8
  • Alphabet Treehouse Childcare Centre · 1780 Avenue Rd
    140 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    85 m
  • Mtt Melrose · 375 Melrose Ave
    24 spaces · preschool
    126 m
  • John Wanless Child Care · 245 Fairlawn Ave
    254 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    500 m
  • Ridley Orchard School Ltd. · 1920 Avenue Rd
    98 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    537 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 132 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.5 km away.

FireFire Station 132 · 1.3 km476 Lawrence Ave W
Police53 Division · 2.9 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 54 · 2.5 km4135 Bathurst St

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

Three registered apartment buildings with 115 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 312 Douglas Ave (575 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1951), which scored 75 out of 100 at its June 2024 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
312 Douglas Ave · Avenue Road Investment Limited113195175 · Jun 20240 · 2 fire575 m
284 Lawrence Ave W · Landlord Property and Rental Management153194077 · Sep 20251738 m
515 Rosewell Ave · Bentallgreenoak897200598 · Sep 20250841 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 lots447 lots · ≈18,490 spaces · 55.5 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈910 spaces
Green P (public)5 car parks · about 333 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parking19 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1880 Avenue Rd · Surface379 m3232% (Q1 2026)
246 Brooke Ave · Surface500 m9467% (Q1 2026)
23 Bedford Park Ave · Surface1.1 km4254% (Q1 2026)
25 Glenforest Road · Surface1.3 km26 *
3885 Yonge St · Surface1.7 km13929% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈21 spaces; 47 m away, ≈28 spaces; 78 m away, ≈49 spaces; 78 m away, ≈31 spaces; 85 m away, ≈9 spaces; 95 m away, ≈17 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, Feb 2, 2022

The north leg carries the load — 8,077 southbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 212. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,279 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (2,064). Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 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 north8,077southbound · 0 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the west212eastbound · 0 bikes · 3.8% heavy
Total vehicles15,363814 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 3.1% heavy
From the east295westbound · 1 bikes · 4.1% heavy
From the south6,779northbound · 1 bikes · 2.8% heavy
AM peak hour2,064 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,279 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 2, 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

The City's counter on St Germain Ave between Avenue Rd and Grey Rd (122 m away) recorded an average of 35 km/h in its 24-hour count in June 2013; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 1,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 2 speed humps slow traffic on St Germain Avenue between Avenue Rd and District 31 Boundary.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Avenue Rd · St Germain Ave – Melrose Ave · 57 mSep 2012 · 3 days12,228
St Germain Ave · Avenue Rd – Grey Rd · 122 mJun 2013 · 24 h1,19835 km/h44 km/h50 km/h

Traffic calming

  • St Germain Avenue · Avenue Rd – District 31 Boundary
    2 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 9 collisions. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions57#1855 of 5,508
With an injury7#2168 of 4,660
Property damage only45
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#2175 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201475latest Apr 24, 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. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jan 10, 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

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft400street/outdoor (3), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 19, 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 Bedford Park-Nortown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Avenue & St Germain a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 57 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 & St Germain?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Feb 2, 2022, 1.66× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Avenue & St Germain?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on St Germain Ave between Avenue Rd and Grey Rd (June 2013), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Avenue & St Germain?

The nearest Green P car park is 1880 Avenue Rd (379 m away, 32 spaces, 32% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 447 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,490 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Avenue & St Germain by transit?

Bus routes 61, 52, 952 within 1 km (nearest stop: Avenue Rd at Melrose Ave, 99 m).

What restaurants are near Avenue & St Germain?

21 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 74 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Starbucks Coffee Co (26 m), Safari Bar and Grill (30 m), Nawab Express On Avenue (31 m), Ambrosia (37 m) and Miss Wishing Well (41 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 & St Germain?

The nearest is Ledbury Park Outdoor Pool / Rink Washroom, 160 Ledbury St, 584 m away (View facility hours). 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 & St Germain?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 976 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alphabet Treehouse Childcare Centre (85 m, 140 spaces), Mtt Melrose (126 m, 24 spaces) and John Wanless Child Care (500 m, 254 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Avenue & St Germain?

Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 115 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 312 Douglas Ave (575 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 75), 284 Lawrence Ave W (738 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 77) and 515 Rosewell Ave (841 m, 89 units, RentSafeTO score 98). 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 & St Germain?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and four 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 Bedford Park-Nortown page.

What neighbourhood is Avenue & St Germain in?

Avenue & St Germain is in Bedford Park-Nortown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 039). It is in Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, represented by Councillor Mike Colle.

Sources

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