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Dundas & Poplar

Dundas St W & Poplar Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Islington · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

In Islington, Dundas & Poplar is a moderately heavy crossing. Nearby is Kipling Station (Line 2) 365 m away and Kipling GO 319 m away.

Traffic volume
16,801
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 29, 2023
1,581 pedestrians · 20 cyclists · #1143 busiest
Collisions
105
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
18 with an injury · 68 property damage · #1059 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #522 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Kipling Station 365 m · 10 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,200 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 11 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Police have logged an average of 11 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 13%, from 56 in 2016–2020 to 49 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 105 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Dundas & Poplar

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Kipling Station (Line 2)365 m
GO Transit
Kipling GO — Milton319 m; GO bus 29 Guelph / Mississauga at Kipling Bus Terminal140 m
TTC bus
1111121234946145451494440 nearest 19 m
Express
945900944927
Blue Night
345300
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Dundas St West at Poplar Ave; Dundas St West at Samuel Wood Way
Regional
MiWay 1 Dundas3 Bloor11 Westwood20 Rathburn26 Burnhamthorpe35 Eglinton70 Keaton71 Sheridan101 Dundas Express108 Financial Express109 Meadowvale Express126 Burnhamthorpe Express at Dundas St at Poplar Ave15 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Bloor St W / Dundas St W (2) 1 km · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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 (8)
  • Mindwerx4kids Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 586 m
  • Kingsley Primary SchoolPrivate · 800 m
  • Etobicoke Secondary Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 936 m
  • Wedgewood Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
  • Academy of Math and EnglishPrivate · 1.2 km
  • and 2 more
Parks (9)
  • Cloverdale Park440 m
  • Greenfield Park478 m
  • Six Points Park516 m
  • Silverhill Park885 m
  • Smithwood Park1 km
  • Fieldway Parkette1 km
  • and 3 more
Signal
0779, activated 1972 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 66 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Souvlaki Hut, 37 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés11 within 300 m · 66 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Souvlaki Hut · 5304 Dundas St W Bldg--37 mPassed, Jul 2026
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 5306 Dundas St W39 mPassed, Aug 2025
Kebab 49 · 5308 Dundas St W42 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 3 infractions
Kebab 49 · 5308 Dundas St W42 mPassed, Aug 2026
Taste of Thailand Cuisine · 5310 Dundas St W54 mPassed, Jul 2026
Java Joe's · 5353 Dundas St W, Bldg-10262 mPassed, Oct 2025
Dairy Queen · 5369 Dundas St W, Bldg-133e97 mPassed, Jun 2025
Shell Gas Station · 5286 Dundas St Wgrocery130 mPassed, Sep 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

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 489 m away at Cloverdale Park.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Cloverdale Park bottle filling station · 489 m; Six Points Park bottle filling station · 524 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 212 spaces; one accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Beamish Academy (620 m, 42 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km3 centres · 212 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 3
  • Beamish Academy · 3819 Bloor St W
    42 spaces · toddler, preschool
    620 m
  • Hydro Bright Lights Childcare Centre · 800 Kipling Ave
    51 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    935 m
  • Growing Tykes Learning Centre (5150 Dundas Street West) · 5150 Dundas St W
    119 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 445 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 22 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 445 · 1.5 km280 Burnhamthorpe Rd
Police22 Division · 1.2 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 39 · 1.6 km155 the East Mall

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

Four registered apartment buildings with 894 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 5294 Dundas St W (100 m, 45 units, 7 storeys, built 1960), which scored 92 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 98, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 14 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings4 · 894 units
RentSafeTO score98 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202614 across the 4
Open fire-code violations6
Tallest41 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
5294 Dundas St W · Six Points Suites Inc457196092 · Jun 20250100 m
20 Samuel Wood Way · Concert Real Estate Corporation233212023100 · Aug 20264129 m
5249 Dundas St W · Centurion Property Associates Inc.333412021100 · Jul 20245363 m
3 Summerland Ter283262012100 · Oct 20255 · 6 fire1 km

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 lots547 lots · ≈91,270 spaces · 273.8 ha
Within 500 m41 lots · ≈3,170 spaces
Green P (public)6 car parks · about 2,371 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Kipling South Lot - 400 Munster Avenue · Surface482 m1,200 *
16 Royalavon Cres · Surface1.2 km5938% (Q1 2026)
22 Fieldway Rd · Surface1.2 km270 *
Islington Main Lot - 3330 Bloor Street West · Surface1.4 km534 *
7 Monkton Ave · Surface1.7 km2561% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 20 m away, ≈4 spaces; 29 m away, ≈20 spaces; 46 m away, ≈42 spaces; 55 m away, ≈12 spaces; 65 m away, ≈27 spaces; 82 m away, ≈140 spaces.

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, Nov 29, 2023

The west leg carries the load — 7,882 eastbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 360. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,763 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 19% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (2,330). Trucks and buses were 10.4% 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 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north360southbound · 1 bikes · 1.9% heavy
From the west7,882eastbound · 12 bikes · 10.1% heavy
Total vehicles16,8011,581 pedestrians · 20 cyclists · 10.4% heavy
From the east7,512westbound · 6 bikes · 8.0% heavy
From the south1,047northbound · 1 bikes · 33.2% heavy
AM peak hour2,330 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,763 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 29, 2023

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 W between Acorn Ave and Subway Cres (82 m away) recorded an average of 44 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 26,700 vehicles a day. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Poplar Avenue between Dundas St W and Bloor St W.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dundas St W · Acorn Ave – Subway Cres · 82 mMar 2026 · 3 days26,74044 km/h54 km/h60 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Poplar Avenue · Dundas St W – Bloor St W
    5 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

2016 was the peak year (21 collisions), and 2025 closed with 8. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions105#1059 of 5,508
With an injury18#951 of 4,660
Property damage only68
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian9#257 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1477 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality1
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014131latest May 29, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jan 28, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#522 of 1,505
Fatal1#112 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#219 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Jan 28, 2016

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 18 thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 10 in 2023–2025, about 3.3 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 72% 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 vehicle1880street/outdoor (13), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft420transit property (2), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 21, 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 Islington.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dundas & Poplar a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#522 of 1,505), out of 105 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 & Poplar?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1143 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dundas & Poplar?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dundas St W between Acorn Ave and Subway Cres (March 2026), found an average of 44 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Dundas & Poplar?

The nearest Green P car park is Kipling South Lot - 400 Munster Avenue (482 m away, 1,200 spaces). The City's mapping shows 547 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 91,270 spaces — 41 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Dundas & Poplar by transit?

Kipling Station (Line 2) is 365 m away; Kipling GO is 319 m away; bus routes 111, 112, 123, 49, 46, 145, 45, 149 and 6 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Dundas St West at Poplar Ave, 19 m); MiWay routes 1 Dundas, 3 Bloor, 11 Westwood, 20 Rathburn at Dundas St at Poplar Ave.

What restaurants are near Dundas & Poplar?

11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 66 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Souvlaki Hut (37 m), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (39 m), Kebab 49 (42 m), Kebab 49 (42 m) and Taste of Thailand Cuisine (54 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 & Poplar?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 489 m away at Cloverdale Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Dundas & Poplar?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 212 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Beamish Academy (620 m, 42 spaces), Hydro Bright Lights Childcare Centre (935 m, 51 spaces) and Growing Tykes Learning Centre (5150 Dundas Street West) (1.0 km, 119 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dundas & Poplar?

Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 894 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5294 Dundas St W (100 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 20 Samuel Wood Way (129 m, 233 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 5249 Dundas St W (363 m, 333 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 3 Summerland Ter (1.0 km, 283 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 98 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 & Poplar?

Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and four 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 Islington page.

What neighbourhood is Dundas & Poplar in?

Dundas & Poplar is in Islington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 158). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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