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Carroll & Matilda

Carroll St & Matilda St · Toronto, Ontario · South Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Carroll & Matilda, in South Riverdale, is a quiet local crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
601
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 22, 2022
478 pedestrians · 18 cyclists
Collisions
7
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4720 of 5,508 · +1 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 80 vehicles an hour, 6% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 3.0% of vehicle volume, about 3.9× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 0.7 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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Carroll & Matilda

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503504505506508 nearest 201 m
TTC bus
121202 nearest 399 m
Blue Night
301304305306
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Thompson St / Carroll St 126 m · 15 docks · 28 stations, 551 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 (18)
  • Queen Alexandra Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 308 m
  • Seed Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 337 m
  • Dundas Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 429 m
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 623 m
  • Eastdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 744 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 838 m
  • and 12 more
Parks (44)
  • Joel Weeks Park66 m
  • Thompson Street Parkette224 m
  • Riverside Common Park239 m
  • King/Queen Triangle378 m
  • Oak Street Park460 m
  • Thorogood Gardens471 m
  • and 38 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch459 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch631 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 713 m
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1 km
  • Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1 km
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 180 eating places within a kilometre — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pita Lite, 135 m away, which got a conditional pass at its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés23 within 300 m · 180 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 33 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pita Lite · 34 King St E Unit-102135 mConditional pass, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Dark Horse Espresso Bar · 630 Queen St E171 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Edwin - Woodgreen Community Services · 650 Queen St E189 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Ins Market · 658 Queen St Egrocery194 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Boost Bar Cafe · 672 Queen St E202 mPassed, Mar 2025
Pizza Pizza · 678 Queen St E211 mPassed, Mar 2026
White Lily Diner · 678 Queen St E Unit-1211 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Album Cafe · 639 Queen St E223 mPassed, Feb 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 Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom, 524 m away, View outdoor rink hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 73 m away at Joel Weeks Park.

  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    524 m
  • Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom · 870 Queen St E
    View centre hours
    637 m
  • Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom · 640 Dundas St E
    View centre hours
    648 m
Drinking water
Joel Weeks Park drinking fountain · 73 m; Thompson Street Parkette dog fountain · 205 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 953 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre (265 m, 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 953 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 13
  • Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre · 131 Broadview Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    265 m
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 25 Nicholas Ave
    103 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    399 m
  • George Brown - Dundas Street East Child Care Centre · 935 Dundas St E
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    429 m
  • George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre · 440 Shuter St
    179 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    623 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (939 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 939 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 1.2 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 1.2 km126 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

38 registered apartment buildings with 4,033 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 28 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 Matilda St (26 m, 56 units, 4 storeys, built 2008), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 38 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 99 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 47 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings38 · 4,033 units · 28 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202699 across the 38
Open fire-code violations47
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 Matilda StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation564200895 · Nov 2025026 m
859 Dundas St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation294197396 · Dec 20250261 m
179 Broadview Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes414199285 · Aug 20260267 m
25 Nicholas Ave · Daniels Gateway Rentals34629202197 · Oct 20252399 m
58 Lewis Stsocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.154198791 · Oct 20250456 m
540 Queen St EToronto Community Housing · TCH446198493 · Nov 20251466 m
40 Lower River StToronto Community Housing · TCH594201497 · Jun 20260471 m
585 King St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1288201499 · Nov 20250494 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 lots818 lots · ≈35,730 spaces · 107.2 ha
Within 500 m89 lots · ≈1,940 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 1,815 spaces
EV charging (City)220 Carlaw Ave. · 1 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking33 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 80 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
136 Broadview Ave · Surface230 m2273% (Q1 2026)
111 Broadview Ave · Surface293 m9256% (Q1 2026)
573 Gerrard St E · Surface574 m3675% (Q1 2026)
653 Gerrard St E · Surface683 m3072% (Q1 2026)
83 Tannery Road · Garage694 m27 *

Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈4 spaces; 45 m away, ≈13 spaces; 63 m away, ≈37 spaces; 68 m away, ≈27 spaces; 92 m away, ≈91 spaces; 104 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 963 Gerrard St E (1.4 km, 2 ports); 188 Carlton St (1.6 km, 1 ports); 186 Carlton St (1.6 km, 1 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, Nov 22, 2022

The west leg carries the load — 429 eastbound vehicles, or 71% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 172. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 96 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 33% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (72). Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 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 north0southbound · 8 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west429eastbound · 5 bikes · 3.5% heavy
Total vehicles601478 pedestrians · 18 cyclists · 4.3% heavy
From the east172westbound · 4 bikes · 6.4% heavy
From the south0northbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour72 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour96 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 22, 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 Carroll St between Matilda St and Doris Anderson Crt (37 m away) recorded an average of 20 km/h in its 7-day count in November 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 29 km/h. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Broadview Ave (258 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 208,455 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Carroll Street between Dundas St E and Matilda St, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Carroll St · Matilda St – Doris Anderson Crt · 37 mNov 2022 · 7 days99120 km/h29 km/h33 km/h

School-zone speed sign 258 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct22 · 34 km/h
Over the limit1.0%
50 km/h or more0.2%

Broadview Ave (southbound), 226 Broadview Avenue · 208,455 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Carroll Street · Dundas St E – Matilda St
    3 speed humps
  • Matilda Street · Carroll St – Kintyre Ave
    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

2017 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 14% of collisions here involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 43% 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 Feb 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions7#4720 of 5,508
With an injury1#4396 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201410latest Feb 11, 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 four 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 vehicle430apartment parking (2), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft310commercial premises (2), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 20, 2024. 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 Carroll & Matilda a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 7 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 Carroll & Matilda?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 22, 2022, 6% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Carroll & Matilda?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Carroll St between Matilda St and Doris Anderson Crt (November 2022), found an average of 20 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 29 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 258 m away (40 km/h), 0.2% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Carroll & Matilda?

The nearest Green P car park is 136 Broadview Ave (230 m away, 22 spaces, 73% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 818 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 35,730 spaces — 89 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 220 Carlaw Ave. (1.0 km).

How do I get to Carroll & Matilda by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 505 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 201 m away; bus routes 121, 202 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Carroll & Matilda?

23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 180 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pita Lite (135 m), Dark Horse Espresso Bar (171 m), The Edwin - Woodgreen Community Services (189 m), Boost Bar Cafe (202 m) and Pizza Pizza (211 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 Carroll & Matilda?

The nearest is Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom, 480 Shuter St, 524 m away (View outdoor rink hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom (637 m); Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom (648 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 Carroll & Matilda?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 953 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre (265 m, 72 spaces), Kinder College Early Learning Centre (399 m, 103 spaces) and George Brown - Dundas Street East Child Care Centre (429 m, 127 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Carroll & Matilda?

38 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,033 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 Matilda St (26 m, 56 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 859 Dundas St E (261 m, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 179 Broadview Ave (267 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 25 Nicholas Ave (399 m, 346 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 38 is 91 out of 100; 1 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 Carroll & Matilda?

Toronto Police place four 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 South Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Carroll & Matilda in?

Carroll & Matilda 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