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Dufferin & Peel

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

Dufferin & Peel, in Little Portugal, in central Toronto, is a moderately travelled crossing. It has a bike lane, a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
14,279
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 19, 2023
1,242 pedestrians · 438 cyclists · #1358 busiest
Collisions
44
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 34 property damage · #2251 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #1249 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
4 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane, Sharrows
Bike Share: 30 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,020 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 11 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Cyclists were 3.1% of vehicle volume, about 4.0× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 4.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions rose 59%, from 17 in 2016–2020 to 27 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 44 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Dufferin & Peel

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501504508505 nearest 172 m
TTC bus
294024763 nearest 81 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301304305329363
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Dufferin St at Alma Ave
Cycling
Bike Lane on Dufferin St installed 2010; Sharrows on Peel Ave installed 2024
Bike Share
Dufferin St / Queen St W 85 m · 15 docks · 31 stations, 608 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 (19)
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 249 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 616 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 709 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 719 m
  • Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 802 m
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 948 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (43)
  • Pessoa Park58 m
  • Parkdale Amphitheatre158 m
  • Gwynne Avenue Parkette235 m
  • Pat Capponi Parkette295 m
  • Melbourne Avenue Parkette408 m
  • Lisgar Park463 m
  • and 37 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch395 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 485 m
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.5 km
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.5 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 32 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 352 eating places within a kilometre — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is G Mercato, 51 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2024.

Restaurants & cafés32 within 300 m · 352 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
G Mercato · 440 Dufferin St51 mPassed, Jul 2024
C.o.r.e. · 41 Alma Ave Flr-2nd Flr None143 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Fix Coffee + Bikes · 80 Gladstone Ave147 mPassed, Aug 2026
Island Foods · 8 Gladstone Avegrocery154 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bento Sushi · 1230 Queen St W None158 mPassed, Jul 2026
Metro · 1230 Queen St W Nonegrocery158 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 1 infraction
Starbucks · 1230 Queen St W None158 mPassed, Oct 2024 · 1 infraction
450/ Rooms Coffee · 450 Dufferin St172 mPassed, Jul 2024 · 2 infractions

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 Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 479 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 385 m away at Melbourne Avenue Parkette.

  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    479 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    509 m
Drinking water
Melbourne Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 385 m; McCormick Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 486 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,008 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (249 m, 120 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km12 centres · 1,008 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 12
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 108 Gladstone Ave
    120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    249 m
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    444 m
  • Parkdale Childcare Centre · 78 Seaforth Ave
    177 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    616 m
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 1100 King St W
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    693 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (792 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (874 m) and the nearest ambulance station 202 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 792 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 874 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 202 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

105 registered apartment buildings with 8,437 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 22 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 400 Dufferin St (27 m, 152 units, 13 storeys, built 2021), which scored 99 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 105 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 209 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 55 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings105 · 8,437 units · 22 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026209 across the 105
Open fire-code violations55
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
400 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Service15213202199 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire27 m
410 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Services198102021100 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire68 m
34 Noble St · Cogir Real Estate183193591 · Jun 20252205 m
1176 Queen St W253191554 · Jul 20260286 m
8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited114193291 · Jul 20250315 m
345 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.2008198483 · Jul 20253325 m
180 Sudbury Stsocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society19018201182 · Sep 20242 · 2 fire385 m
295 Dufferin St0015444 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 lots624 lots · ≈26,820 spaces · 80.5 ha
Within 500 m44 lots · ≈960 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 1,764 spaces
EV charging (City)45 Abell St · 506 m · 12 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking79 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 70 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
45 Abell St · Garage477 m12460% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface491 m3294% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface517 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1155 King Street West · Surface780 m269 *
18 Ossington Ave · Surface803 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 125 m away, ≈89 spaces; 133 m away, ≈20 spaces; 146 m away, ≈39 spaces; 161 m away, ≈8 spaces; 170 m away, ≈37 spaces; 174 m away, ≈5 spaces. More EV charging: 1224 KING ST W (556 m, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (700 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (1 km, 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, Oct 19, 2023

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 6,657 northbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,258. Most cyclists arrived from the south (210 of 438). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,329 vehicles in the hour from 5:30 p.m., 20% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,108). Trucks and buses were 6.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north6,364southbound · 174 bikes · 6.5% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 4 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles14,2791,242 pedestrians · 438 cyclists · 6.0% heavy
From the east1,258westbound · 50 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south6,657northbound · 210 bikes · 6.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,108 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,329 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 19, 2023

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

The City's counter on Dufferin St between Waterloo Ave and Florence St (223 m away) recorded an average of 39 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 18,000 vehicles a day. Peel Ave between Minowan Miikan Lane and Lane 1 E of Dufferin and N of Peel measured slower: 27 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Jul 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Dufferin St (182 m away, 30 km/h limit), 38% of the 279,345 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Peel Ave · Minowan Miikan Lane – Lane 1 E of Dufferin and N of Peel · 58 mJul 2026 · 7 days3,62527 km/h35 km/h39 km/h
Dufferin St · Waterloo Ave – Florence St · 223 mApr 2024 · 3 days18,04639 km/h47 km/h52 km/h

School-zone speed sign 182 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct37 · 46 km/h
Over the limit63%
40 km/h or more38%

Dufferin St (northbound), 447 Dufferin Street · 279,345 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2023 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 6, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions44#2251 of 5,508
With an injury5#2772 of 4,660
Property damage only34
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian2#1925 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2232 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201452latest Jun 6, 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 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Oct 1, 2022.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1249 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#209 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Oct 1, 2022

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

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft620apartment parking (4), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 3, 2025. 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 & Peel a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1249 of 1,505), out of 44 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 & Peel?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1358 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dufferin & Peel?

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 182 m away (30 km/h), 38% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Dufferin & Peel?

The nearest Green P car park is 45 Abell St (477 m away, 124 spaces, 60% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 624 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,820 spaces — 44 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 45 Abell St (506 m).

How do I get to Dufferin & Peel by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 172 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 47, 63, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dufferin St at Alma Ave, 81 m).

What restaurants are near Dufferin & Peel?

32 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 352 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are G Mercato (51 m), C.o.r.e. (143 m), Fix Coffee + Bikes (147 m), Bento Sushi (158 m) and Starbucks (158 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 & Peel?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 479 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (509 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 & Peel?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,008 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (249 m, 120 spaces), Bonaventure Child Care Centre (444 m, 67 spaces) and Parkdale Childcare Centre (616 m, 177 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dufferin & Peel?

105 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,437 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 400 Dufferin St (27 m, 152 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 410 Dufferin St (68 m, 198 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 34 Noble St (205 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 1176 Queen St W (286 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 54). The average RentSafeTO score across the 105 is 89 out of 100; 2 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 & Peel?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and six 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 & Peel in?

Dufferin & Peel 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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