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Bedford & Pears

Bedford Rd & Pears Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In the Annex, Bedford & Pears is a quiet local crossing. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Dupont Station (Line 1) 562 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
3,478
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 8, 2015
605 pedestrians · 100 cyclists
Collisions
19
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 15 property damage · #3460 of 5,508 · +3 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
3
TTC stops within 100 m
Dupont Station 562 m · 2 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 430 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 38% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.9% of vehicle volume, about 3.7× the typical share. That comes with about 1.9 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Bedford & Pears

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dupont Station (Line 1)562 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)675 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)730 m; Bay Station (Line 2)865 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)945 m
Streetcar
506510 nearest 891 m
TTC bus
1926131279782 nearest 48 m
Blue Night
306310300320
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — Bedford Rd at Davenport Rd; Davenport Rd at Bedford Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Davenport Rd / Bedford Rd 139 m · 15 docks · 24 stations, 383 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 (40)
  • Huron Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 528 m
  • The Mabin SchoolPrivate · 539 m
  • Waldorf Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 629 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 662 m
  • The Shire SchoolPrivate · 680 m
  • Cottingham Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 694 m
  • and 34 more
Community centres
Parks (56)
  • Joseph Tough Park168 m
  • Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette313 m
  • Macpherson Avenue Parkette336 m
  • Jay Macpherson Green339 m
  • High Level Pumping Station and Park341 m
  • Boulton Drive Parkette412 m
  • and 50 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch895 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 802 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 831 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 839 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 840 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 854 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 860 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 905 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 938 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 19 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 226 eating places within a kilometre — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Le Paradis, 20 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 4 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés19 within 300 m · 226 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Le Paradis · 166 Bedford Rd20 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Cafe X Bica · 160 Pears Ave, Unit-11037 mPassed, May 2025 · 2 infractions
Anne's Confections · 320 Davenport Rd, Unit-20068 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
Mimi · 265 Davenport Rd154 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Parc Ave · 265 Davenport Rd, Flr-2nd155 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 3 infractions
Playa Cabana · 111 Dupont St158 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
The Homestead · 78 Admiral Rd198 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Circle K · 150 Dupont Stgrocery236 mPassed, Jan 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 Ramsden Park Washroom, 420 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 309 m away at Ramsden Park.

  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    420 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    631 m
  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    837 m
Drinking water
Ramsden Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 309 m; Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 318 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,035 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Unicorn Day Care Centre (271 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,035 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 14
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre · 240 Avenue Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    271 m
  • Friends Day Care Centre · 60 Lowther Ave
    22 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    501 m
  • Huron Superfriends Inc. · 541 Huron St
    111 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    528 m
  • Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre-Madison · 250 Madison Ave
    31 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    629 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (948 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 532 m away.

FireFire Station 312 · 948 m34 Yorkville Ave
Police52 Division · 2.4 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 532 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

77 registered apartment buildings with 6,095 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 250 Davenport Rd (136 m, 460 units, 25 storeys, built 1968), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 77 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 142 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 52 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings77 · 6,095 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026142 across the 77
Open fire-code violations52
Tallest25 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
250 Davenport RdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin46025196890 · Aug 20243136 m
138 Pears Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society967197277 · Aug 20255 · 13 fire157 m
359 Davenport Rd · 741476 Ontario Inc.174190079 · Jul 20260191 m
277-283 St George St · 720745 Ontario Inc.7410197185 · Sep 20255 · 5 fire240 m
267 St George St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.6310195891 · Sep 20253241 m
88 Bernard Ave · Atlantis Realty Services Inc.8211196694 · Aug 20242250 m
280 St George St · Westdale Properties8516196786 · Sep 20250295 m
276 St George St · Cromwell Management Inc.889196597 · Sep 20260298 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 lots880 lots · ≈24,840 spaces · 74.5 ha
Within 500 m82 lots · ≈1,420 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 3,318 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Yorkville Ave · 810 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking77 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
251 Maherson Ave · Surface271 m4024% (Q1 2026)
9 Bedford Rd · Garage704 m37151% (Q1 2026)
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage763 m17575% (Q1 2026)
465 Huron Street · Surface811 m15 *
1010 Yonge St. · Surface848 m48 *

Nearest lots: 33 m away, ≈12 spaces; 38 m away, ≈5 spaces; 55 m away, ≈10 spaces; 84 m away, ≈10 spaces; 125 m away, ≈18 spaces; 129 m away, ≈19 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (861 m, 6 ports); 365 Lippincott St. (1.3 km, 10 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.4 km, 23 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, Dec 8, 2015

The south leg carries the load — 1,606 northbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 67. Most cyclists arrived from the south (50 of 100). Morning rush is the busier period: 573 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:30 a.m., compared with 516 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.3% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2015, 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 north1,423southbound · 31 bikes · 7.4% heavy
From the west67eastbound · 4 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles3,478605 pedestrians · 100 cyclists · 5.3% heavy
From the east382westbound · 15 bikes · 5.0% heavy
From the south1,606northbound · 50 bikes · 3.7% heavy
AM peak hour573 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour516 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 8, 2015

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 Bedford Rd between Elgin Ave and Boswell Ave (385 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in February 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 5,700 vehicles a day. Pears Ave between Lane W of Avenue and N of Pears and Bedford Rd measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Aug 2003).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Pears Ave · Lane W of Avenue and N of Pears – Bedford Rd · 99 mAug 2003 · 3 days1,34333 km/h43 km/h49 km/h
Bedford Rd · Elgin Ave – Boswell Ave · 385 mFeb 2024 · 3 days5,67937 km/h44 km/h49 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

2018 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 11% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 11% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions19#3460 of 5,508
With an injury2#3605 of 4,660
Property damage only15
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2210 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1594 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201424latest May 21, 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 no thefts from vehicles and 13 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 46% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft1310apartment parking (6), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 17, 2023. 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 Bedford & Pears a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 19 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 Bedford & Pears?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 8, 2015, 38% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bedford & Pears?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bedford Rd between Elgin Ave and Boswell Ave (February 2024), found an average of 37 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 Bedford & Pears?

The nearest Green P car park is 251 Maherson Ave (271 m away, 40 spaces, 24% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 880 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,840 spaces — 82 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Yorkville Ave (810 m).

How do I get to Bedford & Pears by transit?

Dupont Station (Line 1) is 562 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 891 m away; bus routes 19, 26, 13, 127, 97, 82 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bedford Rd at Davenport Rd, 48 m).

What restaurants are near Bedford & Pears?

19 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 226 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Le Paradis (20 m), Cafe X Bica (37 m), Anne's Confections (68 m), Mimi (154 m) and Parc Ave (155 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 Bedford & Pears?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 420 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (631 m); Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom (837 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 Bedford & Pears?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,035 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Unicorn Day Care Centre (271 m, 39 spaces), Friends Day Care Centre (501 m, 22 spaces) and Huron Superfriends Inc. (528 m, 111 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bedford & Pears?

77 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,095 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 250 Davenport Rd (136 m, 460 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 138 Pears Ave (157 m, 96 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 359 Davenport Rd (191 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 277-283 St George St (240 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 77 is 89 out of 100; 2 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 Bedford & Pears?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and 13 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 Bedford & Pears in?

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

Sources

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