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Dufferin & Waterloo (South)

Dufferin St & Waterloo Ave (South) · Toronto, Ontario · Little Portugal · Ward 9, Davenport

Dufferin & Waterloo (South) is an intersection of typical volume, with significant cycling traffic. It sits in Little Portugal, in central Toronto. At the corner: a bike lane, a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
14,879
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 5, 2024
736 pedestrians · 925 cyclists · #1307 busiest
Collisions
133
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 107 property damage · #803 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard, Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,060 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 20 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Cyclists were 6.2% of vehicle volume, about 8.0× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 13 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 8.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.80× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 67%, from 100 in 2016–2020 to 33 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Dufferin & Waterloo (South)

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
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.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 346 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
450/ Rooms Coffee · 450 Dufferin St38 mPassed, Jul 2024 · 2 infractions
C.o.r.e. · 41 Alma Ave Flr-2nd Flr None68 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Fix Coffee + Bikes · 80 Gladstone Ave129 mPassed, Aug 2026
G Mercato · 440 Dufferin St149 mPassed, Jul 2024
Iren's Grocery · 528 Dufferin Stgrocery158 mPassed, Dec 2023
H-N Grocery Ltd. · 554 Dufferin Stgrocery255 mPassed, Dec 2023 · 1 infraction
Island Foods · 8 Gladstone Avegrocery330 mPassed, Aug 2026
Honeys Ice Cream · 46 Noble St, Unit-107339 mPassed, 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 hours
    338 m
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    603 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).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,303 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 17
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 108 Gladstone Ave
    120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    101 m
  • Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. · 1275 Dundas St W
    28 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    572 m
  • Parkdale Childcare Centre · 78 Seaforth Ave
    177 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    615 m
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 295 Dufferin St
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    638 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.

FireFire Station 426 · 727 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 719 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 374 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 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.

Registered buildings82 · 6,996 units · 20 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026158 across the 82
Open fire-code violations38
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
410 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Services198102021100 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire137 m
400 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Service15213202199 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire185 m
34 Noble St · Cogir Real Estate183193591 · Jun 20252316 m
1176 Queen St W253191554 · Jul 20260425 m
8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited114193291 · Jul 20250430 m
225 Gladstone Ave · Gulburg Inc.274191187 · Jul 20250432 m
1525 Dundas St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1066195979 · Jul 20255459 m
1505 Dundas St W123191173 · Jul 20250479 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 lots652 lots · ≈26,760 spaces · 80.3 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈940 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 1,787 spaces
EV charging (City)45 Abell St · 658 m · 12 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking21 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 70 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1325 Queen St W · Surface598 m3294% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface598 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage624 m12460% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface703 m7968% (Q1 2026)
18 Ossington Ave · Surface855 m20over 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.

From the north6,572southbound · 311 bikes · 6.6% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles14,879736 pedestrians · 925 cyclists · 6.0% heavy
From the east516westbound · 77 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the south7,791northbound · 535 bikes · 5.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,245 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,266 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 5, 2024

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 segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dufferin St · Waterloo Ave – Florence St · 29 mApr 2024 · 3 days18,04639 km/h47 km/h52 km/h
Waterloo Ave · Gladstone Ave – Lane E of Dufferin and N of Alma · 100 mDec 2021 · 3 days34424 km/h33 km/h38 km/h

School-zone speed sign 14 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

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

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions133#803 of 5,508
With an injury12#1510 of 4,660
Property damage only107
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian4#1067 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014141latest 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

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110other (1)
Bicycle theft300apartment 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

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