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Barton & Clinton

Barton Ave & Clinton St · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

At its last City count, in 2005, Barton & Clinton, in the Annex, in central Toronto, was a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: Christie Station (Line 2) 284 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
1,741
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 5, 2005
676 pedestrians · 526 cyclists
Collisions
10
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Christie Station 284 m · 12 routes within 1 km · bikeway
Within a walk
55/100
city median 48 · #2,073 of 5,672
1 place to eat within 300 m · grocery 331 m

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Barton & Clinton

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Oct 5, 2005

The west leg carries the load — 492 eastbound vehicles, or 28% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 379. Most cyclists arrived from the west (219 of 526). Morning rush is the busier period: 350 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 259 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 21 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2005, 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 north379southbound · 68 bikes · 0.5% heavy
From the west492eastbound · 219 bikes · 0.8% heavy
Total vehicles1,741676 pedestrians · 526 cyclists · 0.6% heavy
From the east473westbound · 180 bikes · 0.4% heavy
From the south397northbound · 59 bikes · 0.8% heavy

Peak hours: 350 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 259 from 4:15 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 2 collisions. 10% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 13, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10
With an injury1
Property damage only9
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on Clinton St between Shady Lane and Follis Ave (109 m away) recorded an average of 35 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2008; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day. The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Barton Ave between Lane W of Palmerston Av and S of Barton and Euclid Ave measured slower: 24 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 31 km/h (Jan 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Euclid Ave (214 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 36,511 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Clinton St · Shady Lane – Follis Ave · 109 mNov 2008 · 3 days46535 km/h47 km/h53 km/h
Barton Ave · Lane W of Palmerston Av and S of Barton – Euclid Ave · 229 mJan 2026 · 3 days1,97724 km/h31 km/h36 km/h
Speed sign
Euclid Ave (northbound), 214 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 19 km/h, 85th percentile 29 km/h; 0.4% at 40 km/h or more. 36,511 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Christie Station (Line 2)284 m · 3 min; Bathurst Station (Line 2)688 m · 8 min
Streetcar
511 nearest 708 m · 8 min
TTC bus
126 7 26 94 63 161 nearest 107 m
Blue Night
300 307 363
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Barton Ave installed 2001
Bike Share
Essex St / Christie St 324 m · 4 min · 19 docks · 16 stations, 323 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
19 car parks · about 1,150 spaces
EV charging
273 Christie St · 580 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 705 Shaw St (927 m), 365 Lippincott St. (1 km)
Bike parking
14 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 101 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
28 mapped lots within 500 m, 526 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
376 Clinton St · Surface286 m3468% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface404 m4981% (Q1 2026)
557 Palmerston Ave · Surface600 m5580% (Q1 2026)
745 Ossington Ave · Surface1 km4667% (Q1 2026)
365 Lippincott St · Surface1 km13654% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

The nearest grocery store is Fiesta Farms Supermarket, 331 m away; 10 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. For everything else there are two convenience stores and gas bars within 300 m. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 182 eating places within a kilometre — 4.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Morellina's, 203 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Bloor Park Pharmacy, 431 m away; 9 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: The O'neill Centre, a long-term care home 298 m away (two within a kilometre); Christie Gardens, a retirement home 924 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Morellina's · 146 Christie St203 m
  • Yellow Flower · 721 Palmerston Ave307 m · 4 min
  • Champions On Bloor · 696 Bloor St W326 m · 4 min
  • Sarah & Tom · 682 Bloor St W341 m · 4 min
  • Gelateria Dolce Mia · 690 Bloor St W341 m · 4 min
1 within 300 m · 182 within 1 km
Grocery
Fiesta Farms Supermarket 331 m · 4 min · 10 within 1 km
Food shops
Midnight Cookie 334 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Bloor Park Pharmacy 431 m · 5 min · 9 within 1 km
Child care
  • Palmerston Community Daycare · 139 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day390 m · 5 min
  • Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie · 56 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day418 m · 5 min
  • Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 179 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day499 m · 6 min
7 licensed centres · 665 spaces within 1 km · 5 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs371 m · 4 min
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · hours not listed455 m · 5 min
Drinking water: Christie Pits Park 425 m · 5 min; Alex Duff Memorial Pool 444 m · 5 min
Health and care
  • The O'neill Centre · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km298 m · 4 min
  • Christie Gardens · retirement home924 m · 11 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (25)
and 20 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (22)
  • Palmerston Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 390 m · 5 min
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 398 m · 5 min
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Annex CampusEnglish Separate · 425 m · 5 min
  • Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 499 m · 6 min
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 653 m · 8 min
and 17 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch573 m · 7 min
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch1.4 km · 17 min
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1 km · 12 min
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km · 17 min
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 1.5 km · 17 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

55of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,073 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food11/30

    10 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m

  • Transit20/28

    Christie Station 0.3 km · 3 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go8/14

    library 573 m away · 3 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation8/10

    1 park within 500 m · 3 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    4 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

21 registered apartment buildings with 751 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 161 Christie St (231 m, 15 units, 4 storeys, built 1965), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 21 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
161 Christie St · Canlight Management Inc.154196591 · Jul 2026231 m
42 Barton Ave · Tyndallwood Investments Ltd2441929100 · Jul 2026383 m · 5 min
38 Barton Ave · Castlehill Property Management184191976 · Oct 2025418 m · 5 min
711 Bloor St W123192023 · Jul 2026428 m · 5 min
723 Bloor St W · Cogir Real Estate1641920100 · Jul 2026471 m · 6 min
336 Clinton St173199295 · Oct 2025504 m · 6 min

21 registered buildings · 751 units · 3 social housing · tallest 12 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle820street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft400house driveway/garage (2), other (1)

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 Barton & Clinton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 Barton & Clinton?

A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2005. Its latest count is from Oct 5, 2005, 19% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Barton & Clinton a walkable intersection?

Barton & Clinton scores 55 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,073 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 4 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m · 3 community centres within 800 m; Christie Station 0.3 km · 3 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Barton & Clinton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Clinton St between Shady Lane and Follis Ave (November 2008), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 214 m away (30 km/h), 0.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Barton & Clinton?

The nearest Green P car park is 376 Clinton St (286 m away, 34 spaces, 68% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 526 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,130 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (580 m).

How do I get to Barton & Clinton by transit?

Christie Station (Line 2) is 284 m away; streetcar route 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 708 m away; bus routes 126, 7, 26, 94, 63, 161 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Barton & Clinton?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 182 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Morellina's (203 m), Yellow Flower (307 m), Champions On Bloor (326 m), Sarah & Tom (341 m) and Gelateria Dolce Mia (341 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Barton & Clinton?

The nearest is Christie Pits Park Washroom, 750 Bloor St W, 371 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (455 m); Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom (689 m).

Is there child care near Barton & Clinton?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 665 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Palmerston Community Daycare (390 m, 139 spaces), Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie (418 m, 56 spaces) and Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care (499 m, 179 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Barton & Clinton?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 751 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 161 Christie St (231 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 42 Barton Ave (383 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 38 Barton Ave (418 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 76) and 711 Bloor St W (428 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 23). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 84 out of 100; 2 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Barton & Clinton?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Barton & Clinton in?

Barton & Clinton is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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