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Cottingham & Sidney

Cottingham St & Sidney St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-St.Clair · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Cottingham & Sidney is a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Yonge-St.Clair. At the corner: a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: Summerhill Station (Line 1) 601 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
374
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jul 25, 2005
134 pedestrians · 62 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 9 property damage · #3852 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Summerhill Station 601 m · 1 streetcar route · 8 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 50 vehicles, 4% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 16.6% of vehicle volume, about 21× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Cottingham & Sidney

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Summerhill Station (Line 1)601 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)764 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)933 m; St Clair Station (Line 1)936 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 826 m
TTC bus
13261997821277488 nearest 76 m
Blue Night
312320
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Avenue Rd at Cottingham St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Avenue Rd / Macpherson Ave 203 m · 15 docks · 16 stations, 228 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 (30)
  • Cottingham Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 171 m
  • de Lasalle College SchoolPrivate · 281 m
  • The Mabin SchoolPrivate · 478 m
  • The York School - Mdl and Sr CampusPrivate · 655 m
  • Brown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 661 m
  • Waldorf Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 816 m
  • and 24 more
Parks (49)
  • Robertson Davies Park119 m
  • Macpherson Avenue Parkette222 m
  • Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette248 m
  • Marlborough Place Parkette249 m
  • Jay Macpherson Green258 m
  • Lionel Conacher Park264 m
  • and 43 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 863 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 1 km
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 1.2 km
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1.3 km
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 1.3 km
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 139. The nearest is Barberia Uno, 147 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 139 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Barberia Uno · 274 Avenue Rd147 mPassed, Dec 2025
Blondies · 16 Dupont St278 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Scaramouche · 1 Benvenuto Pl291 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine · 243 Avenue Rd297 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Lashgod · 236 Avenue Rd, Flr-3rd324 mPassed, May 2025
South Hill Market Inc · 398 Avenue Rdgrocery357 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Playa Cabana · 111 Dupont St503 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Manita Rosedale · 1164 Yonge St509 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction

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, 434 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 229 m away at Jay Macpherson Green.

  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    434 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    572 m
Drinking water
Jay Macpherson Green drinking fountain, dog fountain · 229 m; Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 245 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 680 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Cottingham Child Care Centre (171 m, 80 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 680 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 8
  • Cottingham Child Care Centre · 85 Birch Ave
    80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    171 m
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre · 240 Avenue Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    305 m
  • Trust Child Care Inc. · 29 Birch Ave
    150 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    398 m
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre Toronto · 454 Avenue Rd
    170 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    661 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (755 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 647 m away.

FireFire Station 311 · 755 m20 Balmoral Ave
Police52 Division · 2.9 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 647 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

Within a kilometre there are 63 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,317 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 291 Avenue Rd (60 m, 96 units, 8 storeys, built 1956), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 129 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 39 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings63 · 5,317 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026129 across the 63
Open fire-code violations39
Tallest32 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
291 Avenue Rd · Habosh Investments Inc.968195697 · Aug 2026460 m
320 Avenue Rd244192596 · Aug 20260156 m
326 Avenue Rd183192596 · Nov 20251167 m
330 Avenue Rd193192593 · Jul 20262178 m
340 Avenue Rd244192597 · Jul 20262207 m
342 Avenue Rd244192594 · Jul 20260221 m
130 Macpherson Ave · Castlehill Property Management263194875 · Jul 20251242 m
394 Avenue Rd · Cromwell Management Inc.416193193 · Aug 20250318 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 lots767 lots · ≈30,160 spaces · 90.5 ha
Within 500 m48 lots · ≈1,210 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 3,155 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Yorkville Ave · 1.1 km · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking14 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 26 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
251 Maherson Ave · Surface342 m4024% (Q1 2026)
15 Price St · Surface602 m71 *
1010 Yonge St. · Surface768 m48 *
21 Pleasant Blvd. · Garage907 m557 *
30 St. Clair Avenue West · Garage943 m173 *

Nearest lots: 81 m away, ≈19 spaces; 137 m away, ≈16 spaces; 143 m away, ≈5 spaces; 147 m away, ≈7 spaces; 147 m away, ≈3 spaces; 188 m away, ≈20 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Delisle Ave. (1.1 km, 4 ports); 10 Delisle St (1.1 km, 4 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (1.4 km, 6 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, Jul 25, 2005

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 171 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 33 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 78 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 46 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 19.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west170eastbound · 29 bikes · 19.4% heavy
Total vehicles374134 pedestrians · 62 cyclists · 19.0% heavy
From the east171westbound · 19 bikes · 19.3% heavy
From the south33northbound · 14 bikes · 15.2% heavy
AM peak hour46 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour78 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jul 25, 2005

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

On Cottingham St between Oaklands Ave and Sidney St, 30 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2020 put the average speed at 28 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 39 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Cottingham St · Oaklands Ave – Sidney St · 30 mMar 2020 · 3 days62328 km/h39 km/h44 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

The worst year was 2022, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (7%) involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3852 of 5,508
With an injury1#4178 of 4,660
Property damage only9
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#2347 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201417latest Jun 26, 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

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

Five thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle520street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 4, 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 Yonge-St.Clair.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Cottingham & Sidney 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 Cottingham & Sidney?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Jul 25, 2005, 4% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Cottingham & Sidney?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Cottingham St between Oaklands Ave and Sidney St (March 2020), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Cottingham & Sidney?

The nearest Green P car park is 251 Maherson Ave (342 m away, 40 spaces, 24% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 767 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,160 spaces — 48 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Yorkville Ave (1.1 km).

How do I get to Cottingham & Sidney by transit?

Summerhill Station (Line 1) is 601 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 826 m away; bus routes 13, 26, 19, 97, 82, 127, 74, 88 within 1 km (nearest stop: Avenue Rd at Cottingham St, 76 m).

What restaurants are near Cottingham & Sidney?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 139 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Barberia Uno (147 m), Blondies (278 m), Scaramouche (291 m), Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine (297 m) and Lashgod (324 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 Cottingham & Sidney?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 434 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (572 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 Cottingham & Sidney?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 680 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Cottingham Child Care Centre (171 m, 80 spaces), Unicorn Day Care Centre (305 m, 39 spaces) and Trust Child Care Inc. (398 m, 150 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Cottingham & Sidney?

63 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,317 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 291 Avenue Rd (60 m, 96 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 320 Avenue Rd (156 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 326 Avenue Rd (167 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 330 Avenue Rd (178 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 63 is 91 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 Cottingham & Sidney?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and no 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 Yonge-St.Clair page.

What neighbourhood is Cottingham & Sidney in?

Cottingham & Sidney is in Yonge-St.Clair (City of Toronto neighbourhood 097). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow.

Sources

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