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Dockside & Knapp

Dockside Dr & Knapp Lane · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · The Waterfront BIA

In St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core, Dockside & Knapp is a lightly travelled intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles. At the corner: a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
2,092
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 7, 2025
2,107 pedestrians · 40 cyclists · #2222 busiest
Collisions
0
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
none reported within 65 m
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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 150 vehicles an hour, 13% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.0 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles.

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Dockside & Knapp

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal864 m
Streetcar
503504508509510 nearest 793 m
TTC bus
11420265751211997 nearest 94 m
Blue Night
304310365320
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Queens Quay East at Dockside Dr; Dockside Dr at Queens Quay East
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Queens Quay E / Lower Sherbourne St 153 m · 26 docks · 34 stations, 835 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 (13)
  • George Brown College - Waterfront CampusCollege · 67 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 499 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 518 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 638 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 824 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 830 m
  • and 7 more
Parks (32)
  • Sherbourne Common126 m
  • Water's Edge Promenade134 m
  • Sugar Beach Park148 m
  • 120 Queens Quay E Park221 m
  • Aitken Place Park310 m
  • Princess Street Park444 m
  • and 26 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch678 m
Places of interest
  • Sugar Beach ParkNature/ Park · 176 m
  • Redpath Sugar MuseumMuseum · 430 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 659 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 683 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 711 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 740 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 779 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 782 m

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 17 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 314 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Lazy Barista, 65 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 314 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 51 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Lazy Barista · 155 Queens Quay E Unit-165 mPassed, Jan 2026
Osmows · 215 Queens Quay E163 mPassed, Feb 2026
Ins Market · 12 Richardson St, Bldg-6grocery175 mPassed, Jun 2024
Booster Juice · 12 Richardson St Unit-7175 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Freshii · 12 Richardson St175 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
South St. Burger · 12 Richardson St Unit-3175 mPassed, Jun 2026
Mofer Coffee · 132 Queens Quay E183 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
Simona · 59 Merchants Wharf185 mPassed, Aug 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 Sherbourne Common Outdoor Rink Washroom, 141 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 134 m away at Sherbourne Common.

  • Sherbourne Common Outdoor Rink Washroom · 5 Lower Sherbourne St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    141 m
  • East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · 261 Queens Quay East
    View centre hours · accessible
    467 m
  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    580 m
Drinking water
Sherbourne Common drinking fountain · 134 m; Sugar Beach Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 147 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 429 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre (54 m, 75 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 429 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 7
  • George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre · 185 Queens Quay E
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    54 m
  • Aquabella Child Care · 75 Edgewater Dr
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    360 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    403 m
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    590 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (701 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (921 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 333 · 701 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 921 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.2 km58 Richmond St E

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 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,234 rental units — 14 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 49 Henry Lane Ter (405 m, 15 units, 5 storeys, built 1980), which scored 84 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 18 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 20 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 2,234 units · 14 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202618 across the 17
Open fire-code violations20
Tallest13 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH155198084 · Jul 20250405 m
99 Lake Shore Blvd E · Element Property Management Inc20511202398 · Jun 20262411 m
15 Scadding AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2519198284 · Jul 20254 · 1 fire489 m
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 20251495 m
176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH2207200695 · Nov 20252 · 1 fire553 m
5 Hahn Plsocial housing · St Clare's Multifaith Housing324198090 · Sep 20240579 m
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 20251582 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243620 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 lots423 lots · ≈26,910 spaces · 80.7 ha
Within 500 m22 lots · ≈1,430 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 6,720 spaces
EV charging (City)51 Dockside Dr. · 67 m · 5 Level 2 ports
Bike parking85 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (1.2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
185 Queens Quay East · Surface15 m83 *
51 Dockside Dr · Garage51 m30619% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage605 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
31A Parliament Street · Surface696 m230 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface748 m120 *

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈20 spaces (Green P); 101 m away, ≈58 spaces; 123 m away, ≈75 spaces; 287 m away, ≈4 spaces; 299 m away, ≈18 spaces; 300 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr (67 m, 6 ports); 2 Church St. (607 m, 28 ports); 40 York St (1.4 km, 12 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 — 14-hour, Oct 7, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 741 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 227 from the north. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 276 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m., 37% above the afternoon peak from 4:45 p.m. (202). Trucks and buses were 9.3% 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. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north227southbound · 3 bikes · 5.7% heavy
From the west741eastbound · 15 bikes · 20.1% heavy
Total vehicles2,0922,107 pedestrians · 40 cyclists · 9.3% heavy
From the east646westbound · 17 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the south478northbound · 5 bikes · 4.2% heavy
AM peak hour276 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour202 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 7, 2025

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.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.

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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dockside & Knapp a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025 and police reported no collisions of any severity. 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 Dockside & Knapp?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #2222 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 13% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Dockside & Knapp?

The nearest Green P car park is 185 Queens Quay East (15 m away, 83 spaces). The City's mapping shows 423 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,910 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (67 m).

How do I get to Dockside & Knapp by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 509 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 793 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 65, 75, 121, 19, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queens Quay East at Dockside Dr, 94 m).

What restaurants are near Dockside & Knapp?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 314 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Lazy Barista (65 m), Osmows (163 m), Booster Juice (175 m), Freshii (175 m) and South St. Burger (175 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 Dockside & Knapp?

The nearest is Sherbourne Common Outdoor Rink Washroom, 5 Lower Sherbourne St, 141 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms (467 m); St Lawrence Tent (580 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 Dockside & Knapp?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 429 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre (54 m, 75 spaces), Aquabella Child Care (360 m, 62 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (403 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dockside & Knapp?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,234 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 49 Henry Lane Ter (405 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 99 Lake Shore Blvd E (411 m, 205 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 15 Scadding Ave (489 m, 251 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 25 Henry Lane Ter (495 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 77). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 87 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.

What neighbourhood is Dockside & Knapp in?

Dockside & Knapp is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the The Waterfront Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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