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Dundas & Highfield

Dundas St E & Highfield Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Greenwood-Coxwell · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Dundas & Highfield, in Greenwood-Coxwell, is a mid-volume intersection. It has a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
7,246
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 16, 2003
287 pedestrians · 216 cyclists
Collisions
7
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 1 property damage · #4695 of 5,508 · +3 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 910 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 78% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 25 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Cyclists were 3.0% of vehicle volume, about 3.8× the typical share. That comes with about 0.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Dundas & Highfield

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503506 nearest 321 m
TTC bus
312283 nearest 244 m
Blue Night
301306322
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Dundas St E installed 2003
Bike Share
Queen St E / Woodward Ave 401 m · 43 docks · 16 stations, 366 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 (15)
  • Duke of Connaught Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 208 m
  • Kew Park Montessori School - HiawathaPrivate · 370 m
  • Roden Public & Equinox Holistic AlternativeEnglish Public · 684 m
  • St Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 712 m
  • Leslieville Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 722 m
  • Riverdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 9 more
Parks (28)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Gerrard/Ashdale branch537 m
  • Toronto Public Library Jones branch911 m
Places of interest
  • Ashbridges Bay ParkNature/ Park · 1.4 km
  • Woodbine BeachNature/ Park · 1.5 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 138 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Tulia Osteria, 324 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 138 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tulia Osteria · 1402 Queen St E324 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Little Moo · 1400 Queen St E331 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Chick-N-Joy · 1483 Queen St E336 mPassed, Jan 2026
Thamel Toronto · 1522 Queen St W349 mPassed, Jun 2025
Boba Tea · 1394 Queen St E351 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Grocery Inc · 1550 Queen St Wgrocery361 mPassed, Aug 2024 · 1 infraction
Tatsuro's · 1378 Queen St E366 mPassed, Feb 2026
The Greenwood · 1374 Queen St E374 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 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 S.h. Armstrong Community Centre Washroom, 214 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 389 m away at Jonathan Ashbridge Park.

  • S.h. Armstrong Community Centre Washroom · 56 Woodfield Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    214 m
  • Jonathan Ashbridge Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 1515 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    455 m
  • Greenwood Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 150 Greenwood Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    462 m
Drinking water
Jonathan Ashbridge Park drinking fountain · 389 m; Greenwood Park dog fountain · 422 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 721 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Woodgreen Community Services (Woodfield Child Care Centre) (208 m, 178 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km12 centres · 721 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 12
  • Woodgreen Community Services (Woodfield Child Care Centre) · 70 Woodfield Rd
    178 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    208 m
  • Kew Park Montessori Day School Inc. (Hiawatha Road) · 79 Hiawatha Rd
    48 spaces · preschool
    370 m
  • Aspiring Academics Preschool Inc. · 262 Woodfield Rd
    31 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    378 m
  • Bumble Bee Academy · 1560 Queen St E
    63 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    400 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 326 (699 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (520 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 326 · 699 m30 Knox Ave
Police55 Division · 520 m101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 1.3 km126 Pape Ave

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

36 registered apartment buildings with 1,008 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 19 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1480 Queen St E (309 m, 25 units, 4 storeys, built 1990), which scored 97 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 27 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 1,008 units · 19 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202627 across the 36
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest6 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1480 Queen St Esocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes254199097 · Oct 20250 · 1 fire309 m
1550 Queen St E · Jnd Management313194878 · Aug 20260362 m
1615 Dundas St EToronto Community Housing · TCH814196092 · Aug 20261394 m
1395 Gerrard St E · 2239032 Ontario Inc.123196590 · Nov 20250433 m
279 Woodfield Rd424191583 · Dec 20255 · 3 fire437 m
126 Coxwell Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes144198990 · Oct 20250472 m
1320 Gerrard St Esocial housing455199496 · Nov 20250487 m
970 Eastern Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes144198993 · Dec 20251489 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 lots549 lots · ≈28,250 spaces · 84.8 ha
Within 500 m47 lots · ≈720 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 974 spaces
EV charging (City)1715 DUNDAS ST E · 119 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
268 Rhodes Ave · Surface540 m3968% (Q1 2026)
151 Hiawatha Road · Surface543 m50 *
1091 Eastern Avenue · Surface544 m45 *
1141 Eastern Ave · Surface787 m1858% (Q1 2026)
1167 Eastern Ave · Surface858 m6632% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 154 m away, ≈46 spaces; 226 m away, ≈35 spaces; 243 m away, ≈22 spaces; 260 m away, ≈6 spaces; 264 m away, ≈18 spaces; 315 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 1313 Gerrard ST E (458 m, 2 ports); 1582 Queen Street East (468 m, 2 ports); 43 Alton Ave (494 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 — 8-hour, Oct 16, 2003

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 3,750 westbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 52. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,313 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 18% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,117). Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 23 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2003, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north0southbound · 140 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,444eastbound · 2 bikes · 2.7% heavy
Total vehicles7,246287 pedestrians · 216 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east3,750westbound · 0 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the south52northbound · 74 bikes · 1.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,117 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,313 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 16, 2003

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 Dundas St E between Woodfield Rd and Hiawatha Rd (135 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 45 km/h. That segment carries about 10,400 vehicles a day. Highfield Rd between Kerr Rd and Dundas St E measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Mar 2013). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 1 speed hump slow traffic on Highfield Road between Dundas St E and Kerr Rd, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Highfield Rd · Kerr Rd – Dundas St E · 47 mMar 2013 · 24 h25026 km/h34 km/h38 km/h
Dundas St E · Woodfield Rd – Hiawatha Rd · 135 mJun 2022 · 7 days10,39337 km/h45 km/h49 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Highfield Road · Dundas St E – Kerr Rd
    1 speed hump
  • Highfield Road · Dundas St E – Gerrard St E
    6 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

2019 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 57% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 29% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions7#4695 of 5,508
With an injury4#2970 of 4,660
Property damage only1
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2546 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1915 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201411latest Feb 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 Apr 13, 2007.

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 11 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.3 a year before that. 82% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1120street/outdoor (9), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 20, 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 Greenwood-Coxwell.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dundas & Highfield a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 7 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 Dundas & Highfield?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 16, 2003, 78% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dundas & Highfield?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dundas St E between Woodfield Rd and Hiawatha Rd (June 2022), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Dundas & Highfield?

The nearest Green P car park is 268 Rhodes Ave (540 m away, 39 spaces, 68% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 549 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,250 spaces — 47 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1715 DUNDAS ST E (119 m).

How do I get to Dundas & Highfield by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 321 m away; bus routes 31, 22, 83 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Dundas & Highfield?

None within 300 m, and 138 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tulia Osteria (324 m), Little Moo (331 m), Chick-N-Joy (336 m), Thamel Toronto (349 m) and Boba Tea (351 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 & Highfield?

The nearest is S.h. Armstrong Community Centre Washroom, 56 Woodfield Rd, 214 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Jonathan Ashbridge Park Fieldhouse Washroom (455 m); Greenwood Park Fieldhouse Washroom (462 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 & Highfield?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 721 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Woodgreen Community Services (Woodfield Child Care Centre) (208 m, 178 spaces), Kew Park Montessori Day School Inc. (Hiawatha Road) (370 m, 48 spaces) and Aspiring Academics Preschool Inc. (378 m, 31 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dundas & Highfield?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,008 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1480 Queen St E (309 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 1550 Queen St E (362 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 1615 Dundas St E (394 m, 81 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 1395 Gerrard St E (433 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 is 91 out of 100. 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 & Highfield?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and no 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 Greenwood-Coxwell page.

What neighbourhood is Dundas & Highfield in?

Dundas & Highfield is in Greenwood-Coxwell (City of Toronto neighbourhood 065). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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