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Dundas & Margueretta

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

Dundas & Margueretta is a mid-volume intersection. It sits in Dufferin Grove, in central Toronto. At the corner: 2 schools within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
7,013
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 2, 2005
342 pedestrians · 93 cyclists
Collisions
27
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 13 property damage · #2978 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 880 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 76% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 21 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 2.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 45%, from 11 in 2016–2020 to 16 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Dundas & Margueretta

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
505506 nearest 105 m
TTC bus
4740229 nearest 205 m
Express
929
Blue Night
305306329
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
St Clarens Ave / Shirley St 156 m · 15 docks · 18 stations, 290 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 (26)
  • Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 164 m
  • St Helen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 244 m
  • Brock Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 347 m
  • Saint Frere Andre Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 432 m
  • Toronto Ouest Secondary SchoolFrench Public · 432 m
  • Academy of Enlightened MindsPrivate · 595 m
  • and 20 more
Parks (35)
  • Dundas - St.clarens Parkette142 m
  • McCormick Park428 m
  • West Lodge Park439 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park509 m
  • Macgregor Playground542 m
  • Charles G. Williams Park582 m
  • and 29 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 836 m
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.4 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 39 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 192 — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Wallflower, 9 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in October 2025.

Restaurants & cafés39 within 300 m · 192 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 28 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Wallflower · 1665 Dundas St W9 mPassed, Oct 2025
Dominos Pizza · 1671 Dundas St W23 mPassed, Jun 2026
Cygnet Coffee · 1691 Dundas St W56 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pasta Forever · 1693 Dundas St W61 mPassed, Apr 2026
Kwento · 1637 Dundas St W64 mPassed, Jun 2026
Kingston 12 Patty Shop · 1635 Dundas St W65 mPassed, Aug 2025
Moonmilk · 1695 Dundas St W66 mPassed, Apr 2026
Swan Dive · 1631 Dundas St W75 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions

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, 427 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 452 m away at McCormick Park.

  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    427 m
  • Macgregor Playground Washroom · 346 Lansdowne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    520 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 289 Sorauren Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    532 m
Drinking water
McCormick Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 452 m; West Lodge Park drinking fountain · 484 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 1,171 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Shirley Street Jr YMCA (164 m, 103 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,171 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 14
  • Shirley Street Jr YMCA · 38 Shirley St
    103 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    164 m
  • Brock Early Learning Centre · 93 Margueretta St
    133 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    347 m
  • Denisa Childcare · 1065 College St
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    557 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 57 Sylvan Ave
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    605 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (565 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (900 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 565 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 900 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1 km1288 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 32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,603 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 267 Brock Ave (164 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1885), which scored 89 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 32 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 67 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 19 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings32 · 2,603 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202667 across the 32
Open fire-code violations19
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
267 Brock Ave · Signet Group Inc113188589 · Jul 20250164 m
128 Sheridan Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc687196690 · Sep 20240195 m
301 Lansdowne Ave355193226 · Jul 20240208 m
1544 Dundas St W · Bentallgreenoak958201696 · Jul 20250 · 1 fire304 m
1525 Dundas St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1066195979 · Jul 20255381 m
1505 Dundas St W123191173 · Jul 20250400 m
661 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Loft Community Services11213196784 · Jul 20240456 m
1094 College St193195088 · Jul 20250508 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 lots625 lots · ≈22,710 spaces · 68.1 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈1,180 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 1,789 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 1.2 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking63 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Bonar Pl · Surface403 m3471% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface1 km7968% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface1 km3294% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface1 km4247% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface1.1 km4963% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 51 m away, ≈16 spaces; 59 m away, ≈13 spaces; 94 m away, ≈14 spaces; 101 m away, ≈3 spaces; 112 m away, ≈24 spaces; 120 m away, ≈15 spaces. More EV charging: 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.3 km, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (1.3 km, 2 ports); 2251 Dundas St W (1.3 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, Feb 2, 2005

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,607 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 198 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (51 of 93). Evening rush dominates here: 1,179 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 971 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 6.2% 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 22 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2005, 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 north198southbound · 5 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the west3,607eastbound · 51 bikes · 6.3% heavy
Total vehicles7,013342 pedestrians · 93 cyclists · 6.2% heavy
From the east3,208westbound · 37 bikes · 6.2% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour971 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,179 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 2, 2005

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 Margueretta St between Lane N of Dundas and W of Margueretta and Moutray St, 73 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2010 put the average speed at 12 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 18 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 31 km/h or more. That segment carries about 0 vehicles a day. The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Brock Ave (163 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 72,657 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Margueretta St · Lane N of Dundas and W of Margueretta – Moutray St · 73 mMay 2010 · 3 days2012 km/h18 km/h31 km/h
Dundas St W · Dufferin St – Lane E of Sheridan and N of Dundas · 382 mJan 2016 · 7 days7,036

School-zone speed sign 163 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct20 · 28 km/h
Over the limit1.4%
40 km/h or more0.3%

Brock Ave (northbound), 329 Brock Avenue · 72,657 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 2024, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 2 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 44% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions27#2978 of 5,508
With an injury2#3827 of 4,660
Property damage only13
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist2#1245 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201434latest May 22, 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

Two thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle221house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft500street/outdoor (4), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 9, 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 Dufferin Grove.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dundas & Margueretta a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 27 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 & Margueretta?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 2, 2005, 76% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dundas & Margueretta?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Margueretta St between Lane N of Dundas and W of Margueretta and Moutray St (May 2010), found an average of 12 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 18 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 163 m away (30 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Dundas & Margueretta?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Bonar Pl (403 m away, 34 spaces, 71% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 625 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,710 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.2 km).

How do I get to Dundas & Margueretta by transit?

Streetcar routes 505, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 105 m away; bus routes 47, 402, 29, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Dundas & Margueretta?

39 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 192 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Wallflower (9 m), Dominos Pizza (23 m), Cygnet Coffee (56 m), Pasta Forever (61 m) and Kwento (64 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 & Margueretta?

The nearest is Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom, 66 Sheridan Ave, 427 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Macgregor Playground Washroom (520 m); Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom (532 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 & Margueretta?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,171 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Shirley Street Jr YMCA (164 m, 103 spaces), Brock Early Learning Centre (347 m, 133 spaces) and Denisa Childcare (557 m, 30 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dundas & Margueretta?

32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,603 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 267 Brock Ave (164 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 128 Sheridan Ave (195 m, 68 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 301 Lansdowne Ave (208 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 26) and 1544 Dundas St W (304 m, 95 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 32 is 86 out of 100; 2 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 & Margueretta?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and five 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 Dufferin Grove page.

What neighbourhood is Dundas & Margueretta in?

Dundas & Margueretta is in Dufferin Grove (City of Toronto neighbourhood 083). 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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