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Dundas & Dufferin

Dundas St W & Dufferin St · Toronto, Ontario · Little Portugal · Ward 9, Davenport · Little Portugal Toronto BIA

Dundas & Dufferin, in Little Portugal, in central Toronto, is a busier-than-typical intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a live City traffic camera and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
19,128
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 25, 2026
9,595 pedestrians · 1,191 cyclists · #946 busiest
Collisions
351
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
46 with an injury · 268 property damage · #228 of 5,508 · +13 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
3
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 3 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #115 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,370 vehicles, 1.18× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.0 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 6.2% of vehicle volume, about 8.0× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 35 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 18.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.7× the median rate for counted intersections. The pace has been steady: 176 collisions in 2016–2020 and 175 in 2021–2025. About one in 117 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Dundas & Dufferin

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Dufferin St & Dundas St W — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8254 · Dufferin St & Dundas St W
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The City's own feed for Dundas & Dufferin, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8254 · Dufferin St & Dundas St W
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
505506501 nearest 10 m
TTC bus
294740263 nearest 23 m
Express
929
Blue Night
305306301329363
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Dundas St West at Dufferin St; Dufferin St at Dundas St West
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
1525 Dundas St W 82 m · 15 docks · 25 stations, 431 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)
  • Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 444 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 452 m
  • St Helen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 468 m
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 584 m
  • Brock Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 641 m
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 788 m
  • and 16 more
Community centres
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre286 m
  • McCormick Arena335 m
  • Parkdale Community Recreation Centre834 m
  • Masaryk - Cowan Community Recreation Centre1 km
  • Holy Family Community Centre1.3 km
  • Lamport Stadium1.4 km
Parks (34)
  • McCormick Park332 m
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette545 m
  • Dundas - St.clarens Parkette590 m
  • West Lodge Park658 m
  • Pat Capponi Parkette675 m
  • Lakeview Avenue Parkette685 m
  • and 28 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch935 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.2 km
Signal
0190, activated 1948 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · 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 46 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 338 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Brothers Discount, 14 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2024 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés46 within 300 m · 338 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Brothers Discount · 1478 Dundas St W14 mPassed, Sep 2024 · 1 infraction
Nile · 1485 Dundas St W24 mPassed, Apr 2026
Tony & Nick's Place · 1470 Dundas St W32 mPassed, Jun 2026
Cry Baby Gallery · 1468 Dundas St W40 mPassed, Dec 2023
Alota Seafoods · 1490 Dundas St W42 mPassed, May 2026
Dad's Breakfast and Coffee · 1473 Dundas St W42 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Antler · 1454 Dundas St W46 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Tea For U · 1465 Dundas St W57 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction

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, 281 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 373 m away at McCormick Park.

  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    281 m
  • Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    827 m
  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    840 m
Drinking water
McCormick Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 373 m; 150 Harrison Street Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 526 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,318 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Denisa Childcare (338 m, 30 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,318 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 14
  • Denisa Childcare · 1065 College St
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    338 m
  • Shirley Street Jr YMCA · 38 Shirley St
    103 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    444 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 108 Gladstone Ave
    120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    452 m
  • Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. · 1275 Dundas St W
    28 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    514 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (784 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (476 m) and the nearest ambulance station 841 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 784 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 476 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 841 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 37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,967 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1505 Dundas St W (57 m, 12 units, 3 storeys, built 1911), which scored 73 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 37 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 73 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 21 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings37 · 2,967 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202673 across the 37
Open fire-code violations21
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1505 Dundas St W123191173 · Jul 2025057 m
661 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Loft Community Services11213196784 · Jul 2024094 m
1525 Dundas St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1066195979 · Jul 2025596 m
1544 Dundas St W · Bentallgreenoak958201696 · Jul 20250 · 1 fire151 m
225 Gladstone Ave · Gulburg Inc.274191187 · Jul 20250156 m
12 Rusholme Dr · Signet Group Inc.294195596 · Jun 20250236 m
14 Rusholme Dr · Signet Group Inc.224195596 · Jun 20250238 m
128 Sheridan Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc687196690 · Sep 20240269 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 lots631 lots · ≈22,770 spaces · 68.3 ha
Within 500 m47 lots · ≈1,110 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 1,486 spaces
EV charging (City)283 Ossington Ave · 839 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking82 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 24 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Bonar Pl · Surface399 m3471% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface572 m7968% (Q1 2026)
1117 Dundas St W · Surface909 m3786% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface949 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface1 km3294% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 65 m away, ≈7 spaces; 75 m away, ≈35 spaces; 83 m away, ≈70 spaces; 116 m away, ≈16 spaces; 135 m away, ≈13 spaces; 137 m away, ≈14 spaces. More EV charging: 248 Shaw St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 45 Abell St (1.1 km, 16 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (1.1 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, Jul 25, 2026 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 7,103 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 37% of the total, against 3,216 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the west (715 of 1,191). Evening rush dominates here: 1,636 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:45 p.m., against 1,422 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% 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 north4,936southbound · 74 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west3,873eastbound · 715 bikes · 1.1% heavy
Total vehicles19,1289,595 pedestrians · 1,191 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east3,216westbound · 289 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the south7,103northbound · 113 bikes · 2.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,422 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,636 vehicles from 3:45 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 Florence St and Gordon St, 373 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 42 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 50 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 56 km/h or more. That segment carries about 17,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Gladstone Ave (252 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dundas St W · Federal St – Dufferin St · 20 mJan 2016 · 6 days8,218
Dufferin St · Florence St – Gordon St · 373 mJun 2022 · 7 days17,26242 km/h50 km/h56 km/h

School-zone speed sign 252 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.

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 2019, with 43 collisions; 2025 recorded 30. 46 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 44 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 26 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 18.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions351#228 of 5,508
With an injury46#267 of 4,660
Property damage only268
Fail to remain44
Involving a pedestrian12#149 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist14#64 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified37
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
All since 2014429latest Jun 25, 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

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 3 pedestrians were among those hurt. All happened in daylight or lit conditions (citywide, 39% of KSI collisions occur in darkness). 2016 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on Apr 4, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions3#115 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian3#30 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness00% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20065latest Apr 4, 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.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Eight thefts from vehicles and ten bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 38% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 4, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle841street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft1030street/outdoor (5), other (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 4, 2026. 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 Dundas & Dufferin a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 3 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#115 of 1,505), out of 351 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 Dundas & Dufferin?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #946 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.18× the median for a counted intersection, and #217 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Dundas & Dufferin?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dufferin St between Florence St and Gordon St (June 2022), found an average of 42 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 252 m away (30 km/h), 1.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Dundas & Dufferin?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Bonar Pl (399 m away, 34 spaces, 71% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 631 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,770 spaces — 47 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 283 Ossington Ave (839 m).

How do I get to Dundas & Dufferin by transit?

Streetcar routes 505, 506, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 10 m away; bus routes 29, 47, 402, 63, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dundas St West at Dufferin St, 23 m).

What restaurants are near Dundas & Dufferin?

46 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 338 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Brothers Discount (14 m), Nile (24 m), Tony & Nick's Place (32 m), Cry Baby Gallery (40 m) and Alota Seafoods (42 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 Dundas & Dufferin?

The nearest is Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom, 66 Sheridan Ave, 281 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom (827 m); Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (840 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 Dundas & Dufferin?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,318 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Denisa Childcare (338 m, 30 spaces), Shirley Street Jr YMCA (444 m, 103 spaces) and Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (452 m, 120 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dundas & Dufferin?

37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,967 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1505 Dundas St W (57 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 73), 661 Dufferin St (94 m, 112 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 1525 Dundas St W (96 m, 106 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 1544 Dundas St W (151 m, 95 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 37 is 85 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 Dundas & Dufferin?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and ten bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Dundas & Dufferin in?

Dundas & Dufferin is in Little Portugal (City of Toronto neighbourhood 084). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo. The corner falls inside the Little Portugal Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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