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Dundas & Howard Park

Dundas St W & Howard Park Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Roncesvalles · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

In Roncesvalles, Dundas & Howard Park is a mid-volume intersection. It has parks and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Dundas West Station (Line 2) 640 m away and Bloor GO 561 m away.

Traffic volume
8,400
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 22, 2022
857 pedestrians · 256 cyclists
Collisions
130
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
20 with an injury · 95 property damage · #821 of 5,508 · +4 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
3
TTC stops within 100 m
Dundas West Station 640 m · 4 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 12 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,050 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 10 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Cyclists were 3.0% of vehicle volume, about 3.9× the typical share. On average 13 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged down 12%, from 69 in 2016–2020 to 61 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Dundas & Howard Park

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dundas West Station (Line 2)640 m; Lansdowne Station (Line 2)913 m; Keele Station (Line 2)939 m
GO Transit
Bloor GO — Kitchener561 m
UP Express
Bloor GO/UP 561 m — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
506505504512 nearest 26 m
TTC bus
40216847408041 nearest 37 m
Express
941
Blue Night
306305304300340341
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Howard Park Ave at Dundas St West; Dundas St West at Howard Park Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Howard Park Ave / Dundas St W - SMART 41 m · 12 docks · 23 stations, 405 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)
  • Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 303 m
  • Howard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 386 m
  • Academy of Enlightened MindsPrivate · 429 m
  • Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 513 m
  • Saint Frere Andre Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 552 m
  • Toronto Ouest Secondary SchoolFrench Public · 552 m
  • and 16 more
Community centres
Parks (20)
  • Ritchie Avenue Parkette207 m
  • Columbus Parkette210 m
  • Macgregor Playground495 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park558 m
  • Charles G. Williams Park664 m
  • Perth Avenue Parkette757 m
  • and 14 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch779 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 360 m
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 719 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1.4 km
Signal
1935, activated 2003 · 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

There are 35 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 201 eating places within a kilometre — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Commoner, 3 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés35 within 300 m · 201 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Commoner · 2065 Dundas St W3 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Bluebird Bar · 2072 Dundas St W13 mPassed, May 2026
Dundas Park Kitchen · 2066 Dundas St W25 mPassed, Apr 2026
Pho Nho · 2060 Dundas St W34 mPassed, May 2026
Found Coffee · 2088 Dundas St W38 mPassed, Apr 2026
High Notes Coffee + Vinyl · 2057 Dundas St W43 mPassed, Mar 2026
Thirsty and Miserable · 2102 Dundas St W74 mPassed, May 2026
Bake With Pookie · 36 Howard Park Ave Unit-149c117 mPassed, Mar 2026

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 Macgregor Playground Washroom, 518 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 208 m away at Columbus Parkette.

  • Macgregor Playground Washroom · 346 Lansdowne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    518 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 289 Sorauren Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    606 m
Drinking water
Columbus Parkette drinking fountain · 208 m; Ritchie Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 217 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

15 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,411 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Tiny Explorers Academy (271 m, 134 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,411 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 15
  • Tiny Explorers Academy · 404 Roncesvalles Ave
    134 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    271 m
  • Ola Day Care Inc. · 2211 Dundas St W
    36 spaces · toddler, preschool
    359 m
  • Howard Park Children's Centre · 30 Marmaduke St
    198 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    386 m
  • The Village Nursery School · 2241 Dundas St W
    18 spaces · preschool
    410 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1.1 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1.8 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 1.8 km9 Clendenan 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

25 registered apartment buildings with 2,795 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 467 Roncesvalles Ave (278 m, 15 units, 4 storeys, built 1920), which scored 89 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 25 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 18 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings25 · 2,795 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202618 across the 25
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
467 Roncesvalles Ave · Ez Property Management Ltd.154192089 · Jul 20240278 m
469 Roncesvalles Ave · 1584062 Ontario Ltd.154193083 · Sep 20251284 m
320 Roncesvalles Ave · Orchard Park Property Management164191891 · Jul 20251321 m
470 Roncesvalles Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc494196096 · Aug 20252325 m
310 Roncesvalles Ave · Orchard Park Property Management134191491 · Nov 20250379 m
10 Dora Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc.1348199597 · Jul 20251550 m
150 Fermanagh Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd665195294 · Jul 20250606 m
256 Roncesvalles Ave · Yu Shan Chiu153194073 · Jul 20260634 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 lots582 lots · ≈19,840 spaces · 59.5 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈2,580 spaces
Green P (public)13 car parks · about 817 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 261 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking101 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2201 Dundas St W · Surface296 m1070% (Q1 2026)
Keele Lot - 400 Indian Road · Surface838 m187 *
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface875 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface1 km4963% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface1.1 km3471% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈21 spaces; 52 m away, ≈3 spaces; 60 m away, ≈27 spaces; 64 m away, ≈8 spaces; 91 m away, ≈12 spaces; 98 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (419 m, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (480 m, 2 ports); 115 High Park Avenue (1.6 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 — 8-hour, Mar 22, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 4,075 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 1,595. Most cyclists arrived from the west (119 of 256). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,352 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 27% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,066). Trucks and buses were 6.6% 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 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 · 47 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west2,730eastbound · 119 bikes · 5.2% heavy
Total vehicles8,400857 pedestrians · 256 cyclists · 6.6% heavy
From the east4,075westbound · 90 bikes · 7.3% heavy
From the south1,595northbound · 0 bikes · 7.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,066 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,352 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 22, 2022

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 Lynd Ave between Lane S of Dundas and E of Lynd and Dundas St W (21 m away) recorded an average of 29 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2013; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 200 vehicles a day. The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Marmaduke St (389 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.9% of the 10,693 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lynd Ave · Lane S of Dundas and E of Lynd – Dundas St W · 21 mJun 2013 · 3 days23829 km/h38 km/h43 km/h
Dundas St W · Columbus Parkette Trl – Parkway Ave · 163 mAug 2015 · 3 days21,912

School-zone speed sign 389 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct16 · 29 km/h
Over the limit4.5%
40 km/h or more0.9%

Marmaduke St (westbound), 30 Marmaduke Street · 10,693 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

2019 was the peak year (22 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% 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 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions130#821 of 5,508
With an injury20#870 of 4,660
Property damage only95
Fail to remain19
Involving a pedestrian2#1866 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#462 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
With a fatality0
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 2014165latest Jun 10, 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 Aug 30, 2012.

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 two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection 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 vehicle210street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft210street/outdoor (1), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 4, 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 Roncesvalles.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dundas & Howard Park a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 130 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 & Howard Park?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 22, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dundas & Howard Park?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lynd Ave between Lane S of Dundas and E of Lynd and Dundas St W (June 2013), found an average of 29 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 38 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 389 m away (30 km/h), 0.9% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Dundas & Howard Park?

The nearest Green P car park is 2201 Dundas St W (296 m away, 10 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 582 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,840 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (261 m).

How do I get to Dundas & Howard Park by transit?

Dundas West Station (Line 2) is 640 m away; Bloor GO is 561 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505, 504, 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 26 m away; bus routes 402, 168, 47, 40, 80, 41, 941 within 1 km (nearest stop: Howard Park Ave at Dundas St West, 37 m).

What restaurants are near Dundas & Howard Park?

35 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 201 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Commoner (3 m), Bluebird Bar (13 m), Dundas Park Kitchen (25 m), Pho Nho (34 m) and Found Coffee (38 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 & Howard Park?

The nearest is Macgregor Playground Washroom, 346 Lansdowne Ave, 518 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom (606 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 & Howard Park?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,411 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Tiny Explorers Academy (271 m, 134 spaces), Ola Day Care Inc. (359 m, 36 spaces) and Howard Park Children's Centre (386 m, 198 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dundas & Howard Park?

25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,795 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 467 Roncesvalles Ave (278 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 469 Roncesvalles Ave (284 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 320 Roncesvalles Ave (321 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 470 Roncesvalles Ave (325 m, 49 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 25 is 88 out of 100; 1 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 & Howard Park?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two 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 Roncesvalles page.

What neighbourhood is Dundas & Howard Park in?

Dundas & Howard Park is in Roncesvalles (City of Toronto neighbourhood 086). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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