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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 volume14-hour count · Jun 13, 2026 · weekend
No single direction dominates: each approach carried between 88 and 92 vehicles. Most cyclists arrived from the north (276 of 609). Evening rush dominates here: 21 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:00 p.m., against 15 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 15 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 21 from 3:00 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
Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Sep 12, 2006.
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 Jameson Ave (241 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 35,813 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
- Speed sign
- Jameson Ave (northbound), 241 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 31 km/h, 85th percentile 38 km/h; 0.1% at 50 km/h or more. 35,813 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 215 m
- TTC bus
- 402 47 nearest 671 m · 8 min
- Blue Night
- 304 301
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- Sharrows on Dowling Ave installed 2018; Sharrows on Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge installed 2018
- Bike Share
- Marilyn Bell Park Tennis Court 276 m · 3 min · 27 docks · 10 stations, 197 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
- 7 car parks · about 835 spaces
- EV charging
- 1224 KING ST W · 1.1 km · 2 Level 2 ports
- Bike parking
- 3 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 12 mapped lots within 500 m, 268 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface | 209 m | 120 * | — |
| 14 Fuller Ave · Surface | 752 m | 42 | 47% (Q1 2026) |
| 1624 Queen St W · Surface | 794 m | 33 | 71% (Q1 2026) |
| 1325 Queen St W · Surface | 1.1 km | 32 | 94% (Q1 2026) |
| 1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface | 1.3 km | 193 * | — |
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
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Anthony's No Frills, 386 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 84 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Communiticare Health, 49 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Parkdale Pharmacy, 369 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Bickle Centre, 1.0 km away, then St. Joseph's Health Centre at 1.2 km. For seniors' housing: Lakeside Long Term Care Centre, a long-term care home 700 m away; Dowling Rest Home, a retirement home 251 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Communiticare Health · 96 Dowling Ave49 m
- Bev Can Properties · 117 Dowling Ave211 m
- The Originals Diner · 160 Springhurst Ave, Dept-S316 m · 4 min
- Parkdale Guest House · 18 Maynard Ave426 m · 5 min
- Mr Momo · 2453 Lake Shore Blvd W, Bldg--442 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Anthony's No Frills 386 m · 5 min · 7 within 1 km
- Food shops
- The Sweet Crumble 606 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Parkdale Pharmacy 369 m · 4 min · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- Queen Victoria Child Care Centre · 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day546 m · 7 min
- Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day585 m · 7 min
- Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 25 spaces, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day724 m · 9 min
- Washrooms
- Automated public toilet, 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W · 24 hours · accessible279 m · 3 min
- Health and care
- Bickle Centre · hospital site1 km · 11 min
- St. Joseph's Health Centre · hospital site1.2 km · 15 min
- Lakeside Long Term Care Centre · long-term care home700 m · 8 min
- Dowling Rest Home · retirement home251 m · 3 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 (17)
- Lakeshore Boulevard Parklands302 m · 4 min
- Close Avenue Parkette535 m · 6 min
- Beaty Avenue Parkette593 m · 7 min
- Springhurst Parkette728 m · 9 min
- Close - Springhurst Parkette809 m · 10 min
- Community centres
- Holy Family Community Centre694 m · 8 min
- Masaryk - Cowan Community Recreation Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Parkdale Community Recreation Centre1.2 km · 14 min
- Schools
- Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 546 m · 7 min
- Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 691 m · 8 min
- Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 724 m · 9 min
- Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 759 m · 9 min
- Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.2 km · 14 min
- Places of interest
- Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.5 km · 17 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. 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
Within a kilometre there are 79 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,216 rental units, 5.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — 14 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 75 Dowling Ave (31 m, 138 units, 7 storeys, built 1989), which scored 93 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 Dowling Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 138 | 7 | 1989 | 93 · Jul 2025 | 31 m |
| 99 Dowling Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc. | 111 | 5 | 1955 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 129 m |
| 115 Dowling Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc | 70 | 9 | 1965 | 99 · Jul 2025 | 174 m |
| 1465 King St W | 48 | 3 | 1917 | 85 · Jul 2025 | 221 m |
| 120 Dowling Ave · Pergos Developments | 18 | 3 | 1900 | 93 · Jul 2025 | 224 m |
| 122 Dowling Ave · Akeliuscanadaltd | 27 | 5 | 1930 | 93 · Jul 2025 | 241 m |
79 registered buildings · 5,216 units · 14 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge 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 Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge?
A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Jun 13, 2026, 1% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge a walkable intersection?
Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge scores 36 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 7 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m; 2 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km.
Where can I park near Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge?
The nearest Green P car park is 1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) (209 m away, 120 spaces). The City's mapping shows 268 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,550 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (1.1 km).
How do I get to Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge by transit?
Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 215 m away; bus routes 402, 47 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge?
2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 84 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Communiticare Health (49 m), Bev Can Properties (211 m), The Originals Diner (316 m), Parkdale Guest House (426 m) and Mr Momo (442 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge?
The nearest is the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W, 279 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 269 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Queen Victoria Child Care Centre (546 m, 151 spaces), Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi (585 m, 49 spaces) and Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria (724 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge?
79 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,216 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 75 Dowling Ave (31 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 99 Dowling Ave (129 m, 111 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 115 Dowling Ave (174 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 1465 King St W (221 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 79 is 90 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge in?
Dowling Ave & Dowling Avenue Pedestrian Bridge 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 Jun 13, 2026.
- 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).
- 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: 43.63485, -79.43786 · centreline node 30121311.