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Carlaw & Victor

Carlaw Ave & Victor Ave · Toronto, Ontario · North Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Carlaw & Victor is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in North Riverdale. It has a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
7,638
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 31, 1990
891 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 7 property damage · #3921 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 3 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 950 vehicles, 83% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 9 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Police have logged an average of 1.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Carlaw & Victor

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
506504505501503 nearest 185 m
TTC bus
7283121 nearest 56 m
Blue Night
306304305301325
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m — Carlaw Ave at Langley Ave; Carlaw Ave at Langley Ave South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Logan Ave / Gerrard St E 262 m · 23 docks · 17 stations, 332 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 (20)
  • Pape Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 181 m
  • Blake St Jr & East AlternativeEnglish Public · 494 m
  • Eastdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 565 m
  • Bon Berger Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 660 m
  • Riverdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 692 m
  • Withrow Ave Jr & Quest Alternative SrEnglish Public · 719 m
  • and 14 more
Parks (36)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Jones branch795 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch869 m
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1 km
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 1.4 km
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1.5 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 143 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Riverdale Mighty Kids, 146 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 143 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 24 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Riverdale Mighty Kids · 842 Gerrard St E146 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Real Jerk · 842 Gerrard St E146 mPassed, Aug 2026
Nutmento Caribbean Grill · 936 Gerrard St E222 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 1 infraction
Wynona · 819 Gerrard St E249 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 2 infractions
East End Vine · 817 Gerrard St E255 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Pizza Pide · 949 Gerrard St E267 mPassed, Apr 2026
Alice Marie Bakery & Coffee · 807 Gerrard St Egrocery294 mPassed, Dec 2025
Hailed Coffee · 801 Gerrard St E299 mPassed, May 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 Matty Eckler Recreation Centre Washroom, 334 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 212 m away at Gerrard - Carlaw Traffic Island (currently off).

  • Matty Eckler Recreation Centre Washroom · 953 Gerrard St E
    View centre hours
    334 m
  • Withrow Park South Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    455 m
  • Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    668 m
Drinking water
Gerrard - Carlaw Traffic Island drinking fountain, dog fountain · 212 m · off; Matty Eckler Playground bottle filling station · 411 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

20 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,645 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Riverdale Mighty Kids Corp (147 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,645 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 20
  • Riverdale Mighty Kids Corp · 842 Gerrard St E
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    147 m
  • Riverdale Learning Loft Inc. · 433 Pape Ave
    41 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    277 m
  • Matthew-John Early Learning Centre · 135 First Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    515 m
  • All About Kids Inc. (1055 Gerrard Street East) · 1055 Gerrard St E
    82 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    592 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 324 (152 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 801 m away.

FireFire Station 324 · 152 m840 Gerrard St E
Police55 Division · 2.1 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 801 m126 Pape Ave

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

16 registered apartment buildings with 1,506 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 11 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 369 Pape Ave (227 m, 139 units, 8 storeys, built 1981), which scored 93 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 14 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 13 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings16 · 1,506 units · 11 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202614 across the 16
Open fire-code violations13
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
369 Pape AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1398198193 · Aug 20266227 m
793 Gerrard St Esocial housing · North44 Property Management Inc285195083 · Nov 20250321 m
444 Logan Avesocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc15922196786 · Jun 20243 · 3 fire437 m
10 Boultbee AveToronto Community Housing · TCH16711200192 · Jul 20261498 m
575 Pape Ave · D&d Property Management173193092 · Jul 20241656 m
80 Blake StToronto Community Housing · TCH19014196998 · Jul 20240 · 7 fire662 m
425 Broadview Ave113192082 · Jul 20260808 m
1119 Gerrard St Esocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.295199693 · Aug 20260820 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 lots735 lots · ≈31,100 spaces · 93.3 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈1,560 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 853 spaces
EV charging (City)963 Gerrard St E · 323 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking22 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 53 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
653 Gerrard St E · Surface663 m3072% (Q1 2026)
573 Gerrard St E · Surface901 m3675% (Q1 2026)
670 Pape Ave · Surface1 km7447% (Q1 2026)
25 Ferrier Ave · Surface1.2 km4682% (Q1 2026)
77 Gough Ave · Surface1.2 km1783% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 74 m away, ≈383 spaces; 162 m away, ≈14 spaces; 164 m away, ≈9 spaces; 169 m away, ≈6 spaces; 176 m away, ≈26 spaces; 197 m away, ≈56 spaces. More EV charging: 220 Carlaw Ave. (835 m, 2 ports); 453 Jones Ave (840 m, 2 ports); 503 Jones Ave (1 km, 2 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, Jan 31, 1990

The north leg carries the load — 3,739 southbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 393. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,194 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 25% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (955). Trucks and buses were 5.9% 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 37 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1990, 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 north3,739southbound · 0 bikes · 5.8% heavy
From the west393eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.8% heavy
Total vehicles7,638891 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 5.9% heavy
From the east816westbound · 0 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south2,690northbound · 0 bikes · 6.9% heavy
AM peak hour955 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,194 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 31, 1990

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 Victor Ave between Lane E of Logan and S of Victor and Lane W of Carlaw and N of Victor (101 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2014; 85% of drivers were at or under 45 km/h. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Langley Ave (97 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 2,690 vehicles logged in May 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Victor Avenue between Broadview Ave and Carlaw Ave.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Victor Ave · Lane E of Logan and S of Victor – Lane W of Carlaw and N of Victor · 101 mMay 2014 · 3 days96337 km/h45 km/h50 km/h
Carlaw Ave · Badgerow Ave – Gerrard St E · 292 mSep 2012 · 3 days6,342

School-zone speed sign 97 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 16 km/h
Over the limit0.0%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Langley Ave (eastbound), 210 Langley Avenue · 2,690 vehicles logged in May 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Victor Avenue · Broadview Ave – Carlaw Ave
    6 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

2018 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 43% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3921 of 5,508
With an injury6#2556 of 4,660
Property damage only7
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201417latest Mar 23, 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Apr 19, 2008.

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 three thefts from vehicles and three 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 vehicle300street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft300house driveway/garage (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 15, 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 North Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Carlaw & Victor a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 Carlaw & Victor?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Jan 31, 1990, 83% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Carlaw & Victor?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Victor Ave between Lane E of Logan and S of Victor and Lane W of Carlaw and N of Victor (May 2014), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 97 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in May 2026.

Where can I park near Carlaw & Victor?

The nearest Green P car park is 653 Gerrard St E (663 m away, 30 spaces, 72% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 735 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,100 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 963 Gerrard St E (323 m).

How do I get to Carlaw & Victor by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 504, 505, 501 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 185 m away; bus routes 72, 83, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Carlaw Ave at Langley Ave, 56 m).

What restaurants are near Carlaw & Victor?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 143 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Riverdale Mighty Kids (146 m), The Real Jerk (146 m), Nutmento Caribbean Grill (222 m), Wynona (249 m) and East End Vine (255 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 Carlaw & Victor?

The nearest is Matty Eckler Recreation Centre Washroom, 953 Gerrard St E, 334 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Withrow Park South Washroom (455 m); Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (668 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 Carlaw & Victor?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,645 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Riverdale Mighty Kids Corp (147 m, 49 spaces), Riverdale Learning Loft Inc. (277 m, 41 spaces) and Matthew-John Early Learning Centre (515 m, 73 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Carlaw & Victor?

16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,506 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 369 Pape Ave (227 m, 139 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 793 Gerrard St E (321 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 444 Logan Ave (437 m, 159 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 10 Boultbee Ave (498 m, 167 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 16 is 92 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 Carlaw & Victor?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and three 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 North Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Carlaw & Victor in?

Carlaw & Victor is in North Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 068). 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