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Dufferin & Cartwright

Dufferin St & Cartwright Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Yorkdale-Glen Park · Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence

Dufferin & Cartwright, in Yorkdale-Glen Park, is a high-volume crossing. Nearby is Yorkdale Station (Line 1) 756 m away.

Traffic volume
24,299
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 12, 2014
87 pedestrians · 28 cyclists
Collisions
72
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
17 with an injury · 51 property damage · #1508 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #828 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Yorkdale Station 756 m · 11 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 3,040 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 2.6× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 279 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 7.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged down 5%, from 37 in 2016–2020 to 35 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 72 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Dufferin & Cartwright

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Yorkdale Station (Line 1)756 m
GO Transit
GO bus 94 Pickering / Square One27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York36 Brampton / North York Express33 Guelph / North York92 Oshawa / Yorkdale at Yorkdale Bus Terminal656 m
TTC bus
291810996101118119120165184400 nearest 103 m
Express
929996
Blue Night
329396
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
5 York Garden Way 219 m · 15 docks · 2 stations, 26 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 (14)
  • Yorkdale Secondary School & Adult Learning CentreEnglish Public · 469 m
  • The Sterling Hall SchoolPrivate · 575 m
  • Lawrence Heights Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 576 m
  • Vega AcademyPrivate · 1.1 km
  • Flemington Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Leonardo Da Vinci AcademyPrivate · 1.2 km
  • and 8 more
Community centres
Parks (15)
  • Jane Osler Park256 m
  • Ranee Park301 m
  • Yorkdale Park687 m
  • Conlands Parkette791 m
  • de Havilland 'mossie' Park928 m
  • Dane Parkette941 m
  • and 9 more
Places of interest
  • Yorkdale Shopping CentreLandmark · 419 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 11 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 136. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 117 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés11 within 300 m · 136 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Hamov Fine Food · 3350 Dufferin Stgrocery70 mPassed, Aug 2025
Tim Hortons · 3321 Dufferin St117 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Esso/Circle K · 3321 Dufferin Stgrocery122 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Popeye's · 3317 Dufferin St156 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Firehouse Subs · 3300 Dufferin St Unit-B266 mPassed, Jul 2026
Mado · 3300 Dufferin St Unit-A266 mPassed, Jul 2026
Souperlicious · 3300 Dufferin St Unit-F266 mPassed, Jul 2026
Starbucks Coffee · 3300 Dufferin St Unit-D266 mPassed, Jul 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

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 292 m away at Ranee Park.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Ranee Park drinking fountain · 292 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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 111 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Start Right Child Care Centre (469 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km2 centres · 111 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 2
  • Start Right Child Care Centre · 38 Orfus Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    469 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Dane Avenue Child Care Centre · 120 Via Bagnato
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    886 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 145 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 13 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 145 · 1.2 km20 Beffort Rd
Police13 Division · 3.3 km1435 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 11 · 1.5 km1135 Caledonia 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 19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 434 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 96 Mulholland Ave (375 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1960), which scored 77 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 3 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings19 · 434 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20263 across the 19
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest8 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
96 Mulholland Ave · Mpm Inc.113196077 · Sep 20250375 m
6 Hartham Pl263195897 · Jul 20250668 m
5 Hartham Pl · Knrs Properties Inc263195994 · Aug 20260669 m
3 Hartham Pl113195893 · Aug 20260720 m
4 Hartham Pl · Ignazio Agueci123195676 · Jul 20250723 m
20 Zachary CrtToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation777201897 · Aug 20252759 m
17 Anthony Rd · Westhaven Property Management Inc.113195079 · Jul 20250763 m
23 Anthony Rd123195890 · Jul 20260764 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 lots564 lots · ≈65,520 spaces · 196.6 ha
Within 500 m34 lots · ≈6,910 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 1,602 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Transit Road Lot - 25 Transit Rd · Surface1.2 km72 *
Wilson South Lot - 30 Tippett Road · Surface1.3 km645 *
Wilson Main Lot - 50 Wilson Heights Blvd · Surface1.5 km885 *

Nearest lots: 51 m away, ≈34 spaces; 83 m away, ≈19 spaces; 94 m away, ≈125 spaces; 128 m away, ≈36 spaces; 132 m away, ≈25 spaces; 159 m away, ≈43 spaces.

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 12, 2014

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 14,224 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 59% of the total, against 784 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,414 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,506 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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 north14,224southbound · 8 bikes · 3.9% heavy
From the west784eastbound · 1 bikes · 4.8% heavy
Total vehicles24,29987 pedestrians · 28 cyclists · 4.5% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south9,291northbound · 19 bikes · 5.5% heavy
AM peak hour3,414 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour3,506 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 12, 2014

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 Cartwright Ave between Dufferin St and Jane Osler Blvd, 120 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in March 2006 put the average speed at 37 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 45 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 50 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 20 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Cartwright Avenue between Paul David St and Dufferin St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Cartwright Ave · Dufferin St – Jane Osler Blvd · 120 mMar 2006 · 24 h2,04637 km/h45 km/h50 km/h
Dufferin St · Ranee Ave – Glen Belle Cres · 188 mOct 2012 · 3 days24,211

Traffic calming

  • Cartwright Avenue · Paul David St – Dufferin St
    3 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

The worst year was 2017, with 14 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 17 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions72#1508 of 5,508
With an injury17#1030 of 4,660
Property damage only51
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian2#1670 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014104latest Jun 22, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Aug 17, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#828 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#463 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Aug 17, 2017

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 Dufferin & Cartwright a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#828 of 1,505), out of 72 reported 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 Dufferin & Cartwright?

A high-volume crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 12, 2014, 2.6× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dufferin & Cartwright?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Cartwright Ave between Dufferin St and Jane Osler Blvd (March 2006), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Dufferin & Cartwright?

The nearest Green P car park is Transit Road Lot - 25 Transit Rd (1.2 km away, 72 spaces). The City's mapping shows 564 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 65,520 spaces — 34 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Dufferin & Cartwright by transit?

Yorkdale Station (Line 1) is 756 m away; bus routes 29, 18, 109, 96, 101, 118, 119, 120 and 5 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Dufferin & Cartwright?

11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 136 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (117 m), Popeye's (156 m), Firehouse Subs (266 m), Mado (266 m) and Souperlicious (266 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 Dufferin & Cartwright?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 292 m away at Ranee Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Dufferin & Cartwright?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 111 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Start Right Child Care Centre (469 m, 49 spaces) and Network Child Care Services - Dane Avenue Child Care Centre (886 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dufferin & Cartwright?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 434 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 96 Mulholland Ave (375 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 6 Hartham Pl (668 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 5 Hartham Pl (669 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 3 Hartham Pl (720 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 88 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 Dufferin & Cartwright in?

Dufferin & Cartwright is in Yorkdale-Glen Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 031). It is in Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, represented by Councillor Mike Colle.

Sources

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