Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Streetcar
- 501505504508506 nearest 366 m
- TTC bus
- 294024763 nearest 89 m
- Express
- 929
- Blue Night
- 301305304306329363
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Dufferin St at Alma Ave
- Cycling
- Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Dufferin St installed 2018; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Waterloo Ave installed 2017
- Bike Share
- Alma Ave / Gladstone Ave SMART 147 m · 15 docks · 29 stations, 537 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 (22)
- Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 101 m
- Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 615 m
- Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 649 m
- Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 818 m
- Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 836 m
- The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 849 m
- and 16 more
- Community centres
- Mary McCormick Recreation Centre344 m
- McCormick Arena384 m
- Masaryk - Cowan Community Recreation Centre603 m
- Parkdale Community Recreation Centre630 m
- Holy Family Community Centre859 m
- Lamport Stadium896 m
- Parks (40)
- Pessoa Park247 m
- Pat Capponi Parkette315 m
- McCormick Park346 m
- Parkdale Amphitheatre349 m
- Gwynne Avenue Parkette417 m
- Lisgar Park595 m
- and 34 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch519 m
- Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.3 km
- Places of interest
- The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 596 m
- Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.5 km
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 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 346 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 450/ Rooms Coffee, 38 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2024 with 2 infractions noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| 450/ Rooms Coffee · 450 Dufferin St | 38 m | Passed, Jul 2024 · 2 infractions |
| C.o.r.e. · 41 Alma Ave Flr-2nd Flr None | 68 m | Passed, May 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Fix Coffee + Bikes · 80 Gladstone Ave | 129 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| G Mercato · 440 Dufferin St | 149 m | Passed, Jul 2024 |
| Iren's Grocery · 528 Dufferin Stgrocery | 158 m | Passed, Dec 2023 |
| H-N Grocery Ltd. · 554 Dufferin Stgrocery | 255 m | Passed, Dec 2023 · 1 infraction |
| Island Foods · 8 Gladstone Avegrocery | 330 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Honeys Ice Cream · 46 Noble St, Unit-107 | 339 m | Passed, Dec 2024 |
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, 338 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 339 m away at McCormick Park.
- Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
View centre hours338 m - Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
View centre hours603 m
- Drinking water
- McCormick Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 339 m; Melbourne Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 578 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 1,303 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (101 m, 120 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).
- Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 108 Gladstone Ave
120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day101 m - Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. · 1275 Dundas St W
28 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day572 m - Parkdale Childcare Centre · 78 Seaforth Ave
177 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day615 m - Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day638 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (727 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (719 m) and the nearest ambulance station 374 m away.
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 82 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,996 rental units, 3.6× the median for a Toronto intersection — 20 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 410 Dufferin St (137 m, 198 units, 10 storeys, built 2021), which scored 100 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 82 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 158 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 38 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Services | 198 | 10 | 2021 | 100 · Jul 2025 | 5 · 1 fire | 137 m |
| 400 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Service | 152 | 13 | 2021 | 99 · Jul 2025 | 5 · 1 fire | 185 m |
| 34 Noble St · Cogir Real Estate | 18 | 3 | 1935 | 91 · Jun 2025 | 2 | 316 m |
| 1176 Queen St W | 25 | 3 | 1915 | 54 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 425 m |
| 8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited | 11 | 4 | 1932 | 91 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 430 m |
| 225 Gladstone Ave · Gulburg Inc. | 27 | 4 | 1911 | 87 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 432 m |
| 1525 Dundas St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 106 | 6 | 1959 | 79 · Jul 2025 | 5 | 459 m |
| 1505 Dundas St W | 12 | 3 | 1911 | 73 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 479 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1325 Queen St W · Surface | 598 m | 32 | 94% (Q1 2026) |
| 110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface | 598 m | 8 | over 100% (Q1 2026) |
| 45 Abell St · Garage | 624 m | 124 | 60% (Q1 2026) |
| 146 Harrison St · Surface | 703 m | 79 | 68% (Q1 2026) |
| 18 Ossington Ave · Surface | 855 m | 20 | over 100% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 39 m away, ≈37 spaces; 69 m away, ≈10 spaces; 85 m away, ≈35 spaces; 110 m away, ≈89 spaces; 124 m away, ≈46 spaces; 211 m away, ≈26 spaces. More EV charging: 1224 KING ST W (749 m, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (775 m, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (900 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, Sep 5, 2024
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 7,791 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 516 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (535 of 925). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,245 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,266 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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, 29 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. Waterloo Ave between Gladstone Ave and Lane E of Dufferin and N of Alma measured slower: 24 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Dec 2021). At the school-zone speed sign on Dufferin St (14 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 segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dufferin St · Waterloo Ave – Florence St · 29 m | Apr 2024 · 3 days | 18,046 | 39 km/h | 47 km/h | 52 km/h |
| Waterloo Ave · Gladstone Ave – Lane E of Dufferin and N of Alma · 100 m | Dec 2021 · 3 days | 344 | 24 km/h | 33 km/h | 38 km/h |
School-zone speed sign 14 m
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
The worst year was 2017, with 40 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 12 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 17, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 8.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 133 | #803 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 12 | #1510 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 107 | |
| Fail to remain | 14 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 4 | #1067 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 14 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| All since 2014 | 141 | latest Apr 17, 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
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
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
One theft from a vehicle and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 1 | 0 | other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 0 | 0 | apartment parking (1), street/outdoor (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 20, 2024. 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 & Waterloo (South) a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 133 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 & Waterloo (South)?
An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1307 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Dufferin & Waterloo (South)?
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 14 m away (30 km/h), 38% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.
Where can I park near Dufferin & Waterloo (South)?
The nearest Green P car park is 1325 Queen St W (598 m away, 32 spaces, 94% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 652 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,760 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 45 Abell St (658 m).
How do I get to Dufferin & Waterloo (South) by transit?
Streetcar routes 501, 505, 504, 508 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 366 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 47, 63, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dufferin St at Alma Ave, 89 m).
What restaurants are near Dufferin & Waterloo (South)?
4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 346 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 450/ Rooms Coffee (38 m), C.o.r.e. (68 m), Fix Coffee + Bikes (129 m), G Mercato (149 m) and Honeys Ice Cream (339 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 & Waterloo (South)?
The nearest is Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom, 66 Sheridan Ave, 338 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (603 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 & Waterloo (South)?
17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,303 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (101 m, 120 spaces), Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. (572 m, 28 spaces) and Parkdale Childcare Centre (615 m, 177 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Dufferin & Waterloo (South)?
82 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,996 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 410 Dufferin St (137 m, 198 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 400 Dufferin St (185 m, 152 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 34 Noble St (316 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 1176 Queen St W (425 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 54). The average RentSafeTO score across the 82 is 88 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 & Waterloo (South)?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and three 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 & Waterloo (South) in?
Dufferin & Waterloo (South) is in Little Portugal (City of Toronto neighbourhood 084). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.
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 Sep 5, 2024.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Oct 20, 2024.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 9 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.64547, -79.42985 · centreline node 13467580.