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Boulton & Dundas

Boulton Ave & Dundas St E · Toronto, Ontario · South Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

At its last City count, in 2022, Boulton & Dundas, in South Riverdale, was a mid-volume intersection. At the corner: a protected bikeway, 2 schools within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
7,747
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 2, 2022
1,514 pedestrians · 326 cyclists
Collisions
36
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #2530 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
12 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
59/100
city median 48 · #1,700 of 5,672
2 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 404 m

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Boulton & Dundas

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 · Mar 2, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 4,036 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 548 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (161 of 326). Evening rush dominates here: 1,148 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 1,032 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north548southbound · 20 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the west3,163eastbound · 140 bikes · 2.8% heavy
Total vehicles7,7471,514 pedestrians · 326 cyclists · 2.7% heavy
From the east4,036westbound · 161 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the south0northbound · 5 bikes · 0.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,032 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,148 from 4:00 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 worst year was 2022, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 9 collisions (25%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (17%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 30, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions36#2530 of 5,519
With an injury9#1866 of 4,669
Property damage only21
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian3#1214 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist3#764 of 2,576
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
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

On Dundas St E between Wardell St and Logan Ave, 242 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 40 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 11,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Boulton Ave between Lane N of Dundas and E of Boulton and First Ave measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 31 km/h (Mar 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Dundas St E (56 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 11,385 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Boulton Ave · Lane N of Dundas and E of Boulton – First Ave · 175 mMar 2025 · 3 days90525 km/h31 km/h34 km/h
Dundas St E · Wardell St – Logan Ave · 242 mJun 2022 · 7 days11,38140 km/h48 km/h52 km/h
Speed sign
Dundas St E (westbound), 56 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 9 km/h, 85th percentile 17 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 11,385 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.

The crossing
Signal 0291, activated 1958 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
504 505 506 501 503 nearest 285 m · 3 min
TTC bus
72 121 nearest 587 m · 7 min
Blue Night
304 305 306 301 325
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Dundas St E installed 2003
Bike Share
Dundas St E / Boulton Ave - SMART 23 m · 15 docks · 13 stations, 251 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
8 car parks · about 768 spaces
EV charging
220 Carlaw Ave. · 834 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 963 Gerrard St E (1.2 km), 43 Alton Ave (1.9 km)
Bike parking
13 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 11 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
56 mapped lots within 500 m, 530 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
653 Gerrard St E · Surface392 m3072% (Q1 2026)
136 Broadview Ave · Surface578 m2273% (Q1 2026)
111 Broadview Ave · Surface655 m9256% (Q1 2026)
573 Gerrard St E · Surface678 m3675% (Q1 2026)
83 Tannery Road · Garage1.6 km27 *—

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

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Yao Hua Supermarket, 404 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 130 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Shaawnong Aboriginal Head Start, 150 m away. The nearest pharmacy is St. Mary Pharmacy, 427 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, 878 m away. Woodgreen Community Centre - Jack McCreadie runs a seniors' active living programme 490 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Shaawnong Aboriginal Head Start · 935 Dundas St E Flr-2150 m
  • King Bolzano Ristorante Pizzeria & Bar · 239 Broadview Ave264 m · 3 min
  • Lady Marmalade · 265 Broadview Ave312 m · 4 min
  • Que Ling Restaurant · 248 Boulton Ave314 m · 4 min
  • Coach House Shortbread Company · 246 Boulton Ave317 m · 4 min
2 within 300 m · 130 within 1 km
Grocery
Yao Hua Supermarket 404 m · 5 min · 5 within 1 km
Food shops
Gerrard St Bakery 433 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
St. Mary Pharmacy 427 m · 5 min · 6 within 1 km
Child care
  • George Brown - Dundas Street East Child Care Centre · 127 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day151 m
  • Matthew-John Early Learning Centre · 73 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day428 m · 5 min
  • Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre · 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day600 m · 7 min
9 licensed centres · 660 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed637 m · 8 min
Drinking water: Bruce Mackey Park 349 m · 4 min; Jimmie Simpson Park 445 m · 5 min
Health and care
  • Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital · hospital site878 m · 10 min
  • Woodgreen Community Centre - Jack McCreadie · seniors' active living centre490 m · 6 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 (29)
  • Dundas Parkette31 m
  • Eastdale Playground97 m
  • Thorogood Gardens142 m
  • de Grassi St Parkette151 m
  • Bruce Mackey Park349 m · 4 min
and 24 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (10)
  • Dundas Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 151 m
  • Seed Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 241 m
  • Eastdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 335 m · 4 min
  • Queen Alexandra Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 452 m · 5 min
  • Morse Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
and 5 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch500 m · 6 min
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch672 m · 8 min
Places of interest
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 1.2 km · 14 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.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

59of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,700 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food13/30

    5 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit14/28

    2 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go8/14

    library 500 m away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    6 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    4 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking

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

Within a kilometre there are ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 865 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 859 Dundas St E (330 m, 29 units, 4 storeys, built 1973), which scored 96 out of 100 at its December 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 10 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
859 Dundas St E Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation294197396 · Dec 2025330 m · 4 min
179 Broadview Ave social housing · Neighbours Community Homes414199285 · Aug 2026478 m · 6 min
444 Logan Ave social housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc15922196786 · Jun 2024489 m · 6 min
841 Queen St E social housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.363198869 · Jul 2026675 m · 8 min
793 Gerrard St E social housing · North44 Property Management Inc285195083 · Nov 2025678 m · 8 min
50 Matilda St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation564200895 · Nov 2025698 m · 8 min

10 registered buildings · 865 units · 8 social housing · tallest 27 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

One theft from a vehicle and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft600house driveway/garage (4), other (2)

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 South Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Boulton & Dundas a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 36 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 Boulton & Dundas?

A mid-volume intersection at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Mar 2, 2022, 84% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Boulton & Dundas a walkable intersection?

Boulton & Dundas scores 59 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,700 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: 6 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 4 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; library 500 m away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

How fast do cars go at Boulton & Dundas?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dundas St E between Wardell St and Logan Ave (June 2022), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 56 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Boulton & Dundas?

The nearest Green P car park is 653 Gerrard St E (392 m away, 30 spaces, 72% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 530 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,900 spaces — 56 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 220 Carlaw Ave. (834 m).

How do I get to Boulton & Dundas by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 505, 506, 501 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 285 m away; bus routes 72, 121 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Boulton & Dundas?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 130 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Shaawnong Aboriginal Head Start (150 m), King Bolzano Ristorante Pizzeria & Bar (264 m), Lady Marmalade (312 m), Que Ling Restaurant (314 m) and Coach House Shortbread Company (317 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Boulton & Dundas?

The nearest is Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom, 870 Queen St E, 637 m away.

Is there child care near Boulton & Dundas?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 660 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are George Brown - Dundas Street East Child Care Centre (151 m, 127 spaces), Matthew-John Early Learning Centre (428 m, 73 spaces) and Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre (600 m, 72 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Boulton & Dundas?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 865 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 859 Dundas St E (330 m, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 179 Broadview Ave (478 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 444 Logan Ave (489 m, 159 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 841 Queen St E (675 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 69). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 86 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Boulton & Dundas?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the South Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Boulton & Dundas in?

Boulton & Dundas is in South Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 070). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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