Toronto · intersection · signal 2602

Dundas & Palmerston

Dundas St W & Palmerston Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Trinity-Bellwoods · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Trinity-Bellwoods BIA

In Trinity-Bellwoods, in central Toronto, Dundas & Palmerston is a mid-volume intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a bike lane and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
12,100
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 23, 2024
6,222 pedestrians · 3,672 cyclists · #1530 busiest
Collisions
86
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
19 with an injury · 51 property damage · #1290 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 4 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
7 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 23 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 860 vehicles, 75% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.9 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 30.3% of vehicle volume, about 39× the typical share. That comes with about 8.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 7.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.43× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 35%, from 52 in 2016–2020 to 34 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Dundas & Palmerston

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
505511506501510504508 nearest 183 m
Blue Night
305306301310304307
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Palmerston Ave installed 2022
Bike Share
Palmerston Ave / Dundas St W 24 m · 23 docks · 34 stations, 649 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 (39)
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 373 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Pierre Elliott TrudeauFrench Public · 453 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 494 m
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 557 m
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 637 m
  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 696 m
  • and 33 more
Parks (42)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch241 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 601 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 838 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 913 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 1.2 km
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 1.3 km
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 1.3 km
Signal
2602, activated 2022 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · bicycle signal

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 61 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 362 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pizza Pizza, 22 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés61 within 300 m · 362 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 38 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizza Pizza · 811 Dundas St W22 mPassed, Jul 2026
Juneplum By Patois · 796 Dundas St W24 mPassed, Jun 2024
Ins Market · 811 Dundas St Wgrocery25 mPassed, Apr 2026
Renaissance Pizza · 809 Dundas St W26 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Ayla Upstairs · 794 Dundas St W33 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Patois · 794 Dundas St W34 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 5 infractions
Oxtail Pho · 814 Dundas St W37 mPassed, Mar 2025
Almond Butterfly Bakery Inc. · 792 Dundas St Wgrocery44 mPassed, Jul 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 Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom, 319 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours, and it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 394 m away at Alexandra Park.

  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    319 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    339 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    489 m
Drinking water
Alexandra Park bottle filling station · 394 m; Bellevue Square Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 498 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 1,389 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre (373 m, 136 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,389 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 14
  • Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre · 79 Manning Ave
    136 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    373 m
  • George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre · 96 Denison Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    494 m
  • Jingbao (Downtown) Bilingual Children's Centre (96 Denison Avenue) · 96 Denison Ave
    65 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    494 m
  • Garderie La Farandole Sur Grace · 77 Grace St
    161 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    508 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (507 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 507 m33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 1.4 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.6 km674 Markham St

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 29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,368 rental units — 16 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 115 Euclid Ave (267 m, 16 units, 3 storeys, built 1930), which scored 88 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 29 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 21 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings29 · 2,368 units · 16 social housing
RentSafeTO score84 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202621 across the 29
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest16 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
115 Euclid Ave163193088 · Jul 20260267 m
138 Claremont Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes183199490 · Aug 20250320 m
25 Leonard Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society776196096 · Aug 20264 · 7 fire416 m
555 College St · CAPREIT619202298 · Oct 20250485 m
88 Oxford St · Turtledove Management114189575 · Jul 20260544 m
164 Grange Ave · Grange Apartments Inc.243197071 · Jul 20250590 m
87 Bellevue Avesocial housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 20250625 m
170 Vanauley WalkToronto Community Housing · Atikson Co-Op406196988 · Aug 20260637 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 lots884 lots · ≈22,660 spaces · 68 ha
Within 500 m64 lots · ≈820 spaces
Green P (public)36 car parks · about 4,544 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Palmerston Ave · 519 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking117 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
201 Claremont St · Surface224 m4361% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface502 m91 *
74 Clinton Street · Garage684 m79 *
80 Clinton Street · Surface703 m25 *
157 Beatrice St · Surface714 m1864% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 21 m away, ≈2 spaces; 34 m away, ≈10 spaces; 65 m away, ≈6 spaces; 76 m away, ≈3 spaces; 98 m away, ≈3 spaces; 102 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 74 Clinton Street (638 m, 4 ports); 248 Shaw St (821 m, 2 ports); 10 Portland St (919 m, 4 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 23, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,493 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 54% of the total, against 59 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 1,079 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 870 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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 north59southbound · 611 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,790eastbound · 1,243 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles12,1006,222 pedestrians · 3,672 cyclists · 2.8% heavy
From the east6,493westbound · 1,074 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the south758northbound · 744 bikes · 2.6% heavy
AM peak hour870 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,079 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 23, 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 Palmerston Ave between Lane N of Dundas and E of Palmerston and Lane 2 S of College and E of Palmerston, 142 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2023 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Bellwoods Ave (372 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 3,927 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Palmerston Ave · Lane N of Dundas and E of Palmerston – Lane 2 S of College and E of Palmerston · 142 mNov 2023 · 3 days1,26326 km/h34 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 372 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 18 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Bellwoods Ave (northbound), 203/207 Bellwoods Ave · 3,927 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 2016, with 17 collisions; 2025 recorded 11. 19 collisions (22%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 13 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (15%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions86#1290 of 5,508
With an injury19#920 of 4,660
Property damage only51
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian4#920 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist9#159 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 2014106latest Apr 3, 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. 4 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Dec 6, 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

15 thefts from vehicles and 15 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.0 a year. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 27% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1540street/outdoor (10), house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft1530street/outdoor (4), other (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 5, 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 Trinity-Bellwoods.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dundas & Palmerston a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 86 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 & Palmerston?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1530 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 75% of the median for a counted intersection, and #335 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Dundas & Palmerston?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Palmerston Ave between Lane N of Dundas and E of Palmerston and Lane 2 S of College and E of Palmerston (November 2023), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 372 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Dundas & Palmerston?

The nearest Green P car park is 201 Claremont St (224 m away, 43 spaces, 61% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 884 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,660 spaces — 64 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (519 m).

How do I get to Dundas & Palmerston by transit?

Streetcar routes 505, 511, 506, 501 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 183 m away.

What restaurants are near Dundas & Palmerston?

61 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 362 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Pizza (22 m), Juneplum By Patois (24 m), Renaissance Pizza (26 m), Ayla Upstairs (33 m) and Patois (34 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 & Palmerston?

The nearest is Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom, 275 Bathurst St, 319 m away (View outdoor rink hours), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (339 m); Trinity Bellwoods Park North Baseball Diamond Washroom (489 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 & Palmerston?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,389 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre (373 m, 136 spaces), George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre (494 m, 56 spaces) and Jingbao (Downtown) Bilingual Children's Centre (96 Denison Avenue) (494 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dundas & Palmerston?

29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,368 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 115 Euclid Ave (267 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 138 Claremont St (320 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 25 Leonard Ave (416 m, 77 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 555 College St (485 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 29 is 84 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 & Palmerston?

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and 15 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 Trinity-Bellwoods page.

What neighbourhood is Dundas & Palmerston in?

Dundas & Palmerston is in Trinity-Bellwoods (City of Toronto neighbourhood 081). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Trinity-Bellwoods Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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