Toronto · intersection · signal 2317

Dufferin & Gordon

Dufferin St & Gordon St · Toronto, Ontario · Little Portugal · Ward 9, Davenport

Dufferin & Gordon is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in Little Portugal, in central Toronto. At the corner: a school within 250 m, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. 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
13,389
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 25, 2026
1,850 pedestrians · 610 cyclists · #1442 busiest
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 10 property damage · #3861 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 4 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 960 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 83% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 4.6% of vehicle volume, about 5.9× the typical share. That comes with about 1.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 1.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Dufferin & Gordon

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
505501506504508 nearest 300 m
TTC bus
294740263 nearest 11 m
Express
929
Blue Night
305301306304329363
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Dufferin St at Gordon St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Mary McCormick Rec Centre (Sheridan Ave) 229 m · 15 docks · 30 stations, 561 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 (23)
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 152 m
  • Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 545 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 657 m
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 740 m
  • St Helen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 747 m
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 904 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (37)
  • McCormick Park257 m
  • Pessoa Park404 m
  • Pat Capponi Parkette406 m
  • Parkdale Amphitheatre506 m
  • Gwynne Avenue Parkette570 m
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette605 m
  • and 31 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch645 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 713 m
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.5 km
Signal
2317, activated 2012 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

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 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 347 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 450/ Rooms Coffee, 184 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2024 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 347 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 53 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Iren's Grocery · 528 Dufferin Stgrocery2 mPassed, Dec 2023
H-N Grocery Ltd. · 554 Dufferin Stgrocery98 mPassed, Dec 2023 · 1 infraction
450/ Rooms Coffee · 450 Dufferin St184 mPassed, Jul 2024 · 2 infractions
C.o.r.e. · 41 Alma Ave Flr-2nd Flr None217 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
McCormick Park Cafe · 66 Sheridan Ave255 mPassed, Oct 2024 · 1 infraction
Fix Coffee + Bikes · 80 Gladstone Ave260 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tea For U · 1465 Dundas St W292 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Larry's Back Pocket · 1413 Dundas St W293 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

The nearest public washroom is Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom, 227 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 268 m away at McCormick Park.

  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    227 m
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    727 m
Drinking water
McCormick Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 268 m; 150 Harrison Street Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 588 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,406 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (152 m, 120 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,406 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 17
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 108 Gladstone Ave
    120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    152 m
  • Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. · 1275 Dundas St W
    28 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    506 m
  • Shirley Street Jr YMCA · 38 Shirley St
    103 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    545 m
  • Denisa Childcare · 1065 College St
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    652 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (711 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (610 m) and the nearest ambulance station 524 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 711 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 610 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 524 m1288 Queen St W

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 56 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,158 rental units, 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection — 15 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 225 Gladstone Ave (288 m, 27 units, 4 storeys, built 1911), which scored 87 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 56 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 125 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 28 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings56 · 5,158 units · 15 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026125 across the 56
Open fire-code violations28
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
225 Gladstone Ave · Gulburg Inc.274191187 · Jul 20250288 m
410 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Services198102021100 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire292 m
1525 Dundas St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1066195979 · Jul 20255306 m
1505 Dundas St W123191173 · Jul 20250324 m
400 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Service15213202199 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire341 m
12 Rusholme Dr · Signet Group Inc.294195596 · Jun 20250386 m
14 Rusholme Dr · Signet Group Inc.224195596 · Jun 20250405 m
661 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Loft Community Services11213196784 · Jul 20240414 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 lots664 lots · ≈24,540 spaces · 73.6 ha
Within 500 m43 lots · ≈1,060 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 1,693 spaces
EV charging (City)45 Abell St · 793 m · 12 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking21 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 62 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
146 Harrison St · Surface624 m7968% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface697 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface712 m3294% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface717 m3471% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage758 m12460% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 114 m away, ≈26 spaces; 131 m away, ≈10 spaces; 151 m away, ≈35 spaces; 182 m away, ≈7 spaces; 183 m away, ≈46 spaces; 186 m away, ≈37 spaces. More EV charging: 283 Ossington Ave (851 m, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (862 m, 2 ports); 1224 KING ST W (905 m, 2 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, Jul 25, 2026 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 8,057 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 60% of the total, against 464 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (256 of 610). Evening rush dominates here: 1,218 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 944 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 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.

From the north4,868southbound · 256 bikes · 5.1% heavy
From the west464eastbound · 71 bikes · 0.2% heavy
Total vehicles13,3891,850 pedestrians · 610 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east0westbound · 32 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south8,057northbound · 251 bikes · 5.0% heavy
AM peak hour944 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,218 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 25, 2026 · weekend

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 Dufferin St between Waterloo Ave and Florence St, 128 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2024 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 47 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 18,000 vehicles a day. Gordon St between Dufferin St and Lane W of Dufferin and S of Gordon measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Nov 2021). At the school-zone speed sign on Gladstone Ave (157 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.4% of the 69,068 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Gordon Street between Sheridan Ave and Dufferin St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Gordon St · Dufferin St – Lane W of Dufferin and S of Gordon · 58 mNov 2021 · 3 days74226 km/h34 km/h39 km/h
Dufferin St · Waterloo Ave – Florence St · 128 mApr 2024 · 3 days18,04639 km/h47 km/h52 km/h

School-zone speed sign 157 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct24 · 32 km/h
Over the limit6.4%
40 km/h or more1.4%

Gladstone Ave (southbound), 184 Gladstone Avenue · 69,068 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Gordon Street · Sheridan Ave – Dufferin St
    2 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 2022, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 3 collisions (21%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (14%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3861 of 5,508
With an injury3#3257 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2415 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1759 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201423latest Jun 13, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Feb 8, 2011.

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

Two thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200house driveway/garage (1), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft200other (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 23, 2019. 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 Little Portugal.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dufferin & Gordon 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 Dufferin & Gordon?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1442 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 83% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dufferin & Gordon?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dufferin St between Waterloo Ave and Florence St (April 2024), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 157 m away (30 km/h), 1.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Dufferin & Gordon?

The nearest Green P car park is 146 Harrison St (624 m away, 79 spaces, 68% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 664 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,540 spaces — 43 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 45 Abell St (793 m).

How do I get to Dufferin & Gordon by transit?

Streetcar routes 505, 501, 506, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 300 m away; bus routes 29, 47, 402, 63, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dufferin St at Gordon St, 11 m).

What restaurants are near Dufferin & Gordon?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 347 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 450/ Rooms Coffee (184 m), C.o.r.e. (217 m), McCormick Park Cafe (255 m), Fix Coffee + Bikes (260 m) and Tea For U (292 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 & Gordon?

The nearest is Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom, 66 Sheridan Ave, 227 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (727 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 Dufferin & Gordon?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,406 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (152 m, 120 spaces), Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. (506 m, 28 spaces) and Shirley Street Jr YMCA (545 m, 103 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dufferin & Gordon?

56 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,158 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 225 Gladstone Ave (288 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 410 Dufferin St (292 m, 198 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 1525 Dundas St W (306 m, 106 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 1505 Dundas St W (324 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 73). The average RentSafeTO score across the 56 is 87 out of 100; 3 scored below 70. 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 Dufferin & Gordon?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two 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 Little Portugal page.

What neighbourhood is Dufferin & Gordon in?

Dufferin & Gordon is in Little Portugal (City of Toronto neighbourhood 084). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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