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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 · Apr 18, 2007
The south leg carries the load — 573 northbound vehicles, or 73% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 209. Most cyclists arrived from the south (33 of 69). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 123 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 12% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (110). Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 20 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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.
Peak hours: 110 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 123 from 4:15 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
2023 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 46% 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 7, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 13 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 10 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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
At the school-zone speed sign on Queen St W (207 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 5,669 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
- Speed sign
- Queen St W (westbound), 207 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 5 km/h, 85th percentile 15 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 5,669 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 504 508 501 nearest 191 m
- TTC bus
- 402 47 nearest 282 m · 3 min
- Blue Night
- 304 301
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- Sharrows on Dowling Ave installed 2018
- Bike Share
- Beaty Ave / Queen St W 257 m · 3 min · 19 docks · 12 stations, 219 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
- 10 car parks · about 987 spaces
- EV charging
- 1224 KING ST W · 1 km · 2 Level 2 ports; also 45 Abell St (1.7 km), 1051 Queen Street W (1.8 km)
- Bike parking
- 31 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 31 mapped lots within 500 m, 317 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Fuller Ave · Surface | 363 m | 42 | 47% (Q1 2026) |
| 1624 Queen St W · Surface | 422 m | 33 | 71% (Q1 2026) |
| 1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface | 598 m | 120 * | — |
| 1325 Queen St W · Surface | 702 m | 32 | 94% (Q1 2026) |
| 1155 King Street West · Surface | 1.5 km | 269 * | — |
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
The nearest grocery store is Anthony's No Frills, 351 m away; 9 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest The Sweet Crumble at 217 m. There are 19 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 117 eating places within a kilometre — 2.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Parkdale Guest House, 162 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 285 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Bickle Centre, 926 m away, then St. Joseph's Health Centre at 1.1 km. For seniors' housing: Lakeside Long Term Care Centre, a long-term care home 665 m away (two within a kilometre); Dowling Rest Home, a retirement home 169 m away. Parkdale Golden Age Foundation runs a seniors' active living programme 803 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Parkdale Guest House · 18 Maynard Ave162 m
- Tenzin's · 1487 Queen St W205 m
- Mantra · 1554 Queen St W205 m
- Sun Fa Restaurant · 1485 Queen St W213 m
- Bev Can Properties · 117 Dowling Ave214 m
- Grocery
- Anthony's No Frills 351 m · 4 min · 9 within 1 km
- Food shops
- The Sweet Crumble 217 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 285 m · 3 min · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Queen Victoria Child Care Centre · 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day511 m · 6 min
- Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day550 m · 7 min
- Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 25 spaces, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day689 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Automated public toilet, 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W · 24 hours · accessible668 m · 8 min
- Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed850 m · 10 min
- Health and care
- Bickle Centre · hospital site926 m · 11 min
- St. Joseph's Health Centre · hospital site1.1 km · 13 min
- Lakeside Long Term Care Centre · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km665 m · 8 min
- Dowling Rest Home · retirement home169 m
- Parkdale Golden Age Foundation · seniors' active living centre803 m · 10 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 (21)
- Beaty Avenue Parkette397 m · 5 min
- Albert Crosland Park425 m · 5 min
- Close Avenue Parkette500 m · 6 min
- Lakeshore Boulevard Parklands691 m · 8 min
- Close - Springhurst Parkette774 m · 9 min
- Community centres
- Holy Family Community Centre659 m · 8 min
- Parkdale Community Recreation Centre784 m · 9 min
- Masaryk - Cowan Community Recreation Centre850 m · 10 min
- Schools (8)
- Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 302 m · 4 min
- Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 370 m · 4 min
- Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 511 m · 6 min
- Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 689 m · 8 min
- Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 808 m · 10 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch809 m · 10 min
- Toronto Public Library High Park branch1.5 km · 18 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.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,522 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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
87 registered apartment buildings with 5,886 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 17 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 5.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 150 Dowling Ave (50 m, 66 units, 7 storeys, built 1958), which scored 92 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 Dowling Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc. | 66 | 7 | 1958 | 92 · Jul 2026 | 50 m |
| 32 Maynard Ave · Dms Property Management | 44 | 8 | 1960 | 96 · Jun 2025 | 77 m |
| 146 Dowling Ave · Hannah Property Management Ltd. | 68 | 7 | 1973 | 83 · Jun 2026 | 105 m |
| 28 Maynard Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd | 20 | 3 | 1900 | 94 · Jun 2025 | 106 m |
| 22 Maynard Ave · St. Felix Centre | 36 | 3 | 1978 | 93 · Jul 2025 | 145 m |
| 21 Maynard Ave · Arcanos Property Management Corporation | 117 | 12 | 1964 | 90 · Jun 2026 | 161 m |
87 registered buildings · 5,886 units · 17 social housing · tallest 23 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
Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 58% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 12 | 3 | 0 | street/outdoor (7), other (4) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (1) |
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 Parkdale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Dowling & Leopold a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 13 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 Dowling & Leopold?
A lightly travelled intersection at the City's last count here, in 2007. Its latest count is from Apr 18, 2007, 8% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Dowling & Leopold a walkable intersection?
Dowling & Leopold scores 51 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,522 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: 3 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m; 9 grocery stores within 1 km · 19 places to eat within 300 m; 2 schools within 500 m · 6 licensed child cares within 1 km.
Where can I park near Dowling & Leopold?
The nearest Green P car park is 14 Fuller Ave (363 m away, 42 spaces, 47% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 317 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,500 spaces — 31 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (1.0 km).
How do I get to Dowling & Leopold by transit?
Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 191 m away; bus routes 402, 47 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Dowling & Leopold?
19 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 117 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Parkdale Guest House (162 m), Tenzin's (205 m), Mantra (205 m), Sun Fa Restaurant (213 m) and Bev Can Properties (214 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Dowling & Leopold?
The nearest is the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W, 668 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (850 m).
Is there child care near Dowling & Leopold?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 510 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Queen Victoria Child Care Centre (511 m, 151 spaces), Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi (550 m, 49 spaces) and Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria (689 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Dowling & Leopold?
87 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,886 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 150 Dowling Ave (50 m, 66 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 32 Maynard Ave (77 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 146 Dowling Ave (105 m, 68 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 28 Maynard Ave (106 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 87 is 90 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Dowling & Leopold?
Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the South Parkdale page.
What neighbourhood is Dowling & Leopold in?
Dowling & Leopold is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 18, 2007.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 4 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.63821, -79.43917 · centreline node 13468476.