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Dundas & Victoria

Dundas St E & Victoria St · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Downtown Yonge BIA

In Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core, Dundas & Victoria is a moderately travelled crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: TMU Station, 4 schools within 250 m and a park.

Traffic
14,430
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 28, 2025
25,165 pedestrians · 1,866 cyclists
Collisions
200
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #503 of 5,519
Getting there
TMU Station
subway station within 250 m
20 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
89/100
city median 48 · #60 of 5,672
100 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 268 m

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Dundas & Victoria

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 28, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 7,107 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 504 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (829 of 1,866). Evening rush dominates here: 1,262 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:30 p.m., against 1,147 in the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north504southbound · 107 bikes · 0.8% heavy
From the west7,107eastbound · 829 bikes · 3.1% heavy
Total vehicles14,43025,165 pedestrians · 1,866 cyclists · 2.8% heavy
From the east4,685westbound · 735 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the south2,134northbound · 195 bikes · 3.1% heavy

Peak hours: 1,147 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 1,262 from 5:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2023, with 27 collisions; 2025 recorded 17. 14 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 41 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 (7%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 11 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 10, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Apr 17, 2007.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions200#503 of 5,519
With an injury14#1261 of 4,669
Property damage only153
Fail to remain41
Involving a pedestrian6#550 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist7#249 of 2,576
Severity not classified33
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Apr 17, 2007

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on Dundas St E between Yonge St and Victoria St (85 m away, Jan 2016) recorded volume only — about 6,654 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dundas St E · Yonge St – Victoria St · 85 mJan 2016 · 7 days6,654———

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing
Signal 1905, activated 2002 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
TMU Station (Line 1)160 m; Queen Station (Line 1)419 m · 5 min; College Station (Line 1)570 m · 7 min; St Patrick Station (Line 1)789 m · 9 min; King Station (Line 1)841 m · 10 min
Streetcar
505 506 501 503 504 508 nearest 104 m
TTC bus
97 19 75 13 nearest 124 m
Blue Night
305 306 301 304 320
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
285 Victoria St 38 m · 39 docks · 54 stations, 1,270 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
17 car parks · about 6,910 spaces
EV charging
Yonge Street at Dundas St. · 114 m · 8 Level 2 ports; also Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (743 m), Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (743 m)
Bike parking
159 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 78 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (743 m)
Other lots
23 mapped lots within 500 m, 699 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Dundas Sq · Garage59 m26258% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage503 m63152% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface547 m27 *—
87 Richmond St E · Surface787 m2092% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage906 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

Three grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is H Mart Fresh Produce, 268 m away. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Purdy's Chocolatier at 105 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 100 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 366 — 8.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 42 m away. Three pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Cloud Pharmacy, 88 m away. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 406 m away, then SickKids at 913 m. Haven Toronto runs a seniors' active living programme 541 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Tim Hortons · 26 Dundas St E42 m
  • Bmo Conferencing Kitchen · 33 Dundas St W Flr-6 None64 m
  • Sips On 7 · 33 Dundas St W Flr-7 None64 m
  • Jazz Bistro · 251 Victoria St73 m
  • Qishr Coffeehouse · 21 Dundas Sq75 m
100 within 300 m · 366 within 1 km
Grocery
H Mart Fresh Produce 268 m · 3 min · 3 within 300 m
Food shops
Purdy's Chocolatier 105 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Cloud Pharmacy 88 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) · 39 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day191 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 44 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten552 m · 7 min
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 83 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day679 m · 8 min
9 licensed centres · 565 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Maintenance/Repairs647 m · 8 min
  • City Hall · Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible678 m · 8 min
Drinking water: Toronto Metropolitan University Square 344 m · 4 min; Arena Gardens 439 m · 5 min
Health and care
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site406 m · 5 min
  • SickKids · hospital site913 m · 11 min
  • Haven Toronto · seniors' active living centre541 m · 6 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (32)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Square140 m
  • Arena Gardens444 m · 5 min
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park524 m · 6 min
  • Larry Sefton Park528 m · 6 min
  • Toronto City Hall667 m · 8 min
and 27 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (39)
  • TMU - Heaslip HouseUniversity · 116 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - SecondaryEnglish Separate · 217 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 220 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 228 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - School of Image ArtsUniversity · 256 m · 3 min
and 34 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch680 m · 8 min
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.4 km · 17 min
Places of interest
  • Sankofa Square (formerly known as Yonge-Dundas Square)Landmark · 119 m
  • Little CanadaAttraction · 132 m
  • CAA Ed Mirvish TheatrePerforming Arts · 137 m
  • Mackenzie HouseMuseum · 141 m

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

89of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #60 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    3 grocery stores within 300 m · 100 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit28/28

    TMU Station · 9 stops within 300 m · 20 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go12/14

    library 680 m away · 8 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    8 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · accessible signals

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 64 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 8,934 rental units, 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — 31 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 252 Victoria St (74 m, 337 units, 37 storeys, built 2017), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 64 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc.33737201796 · Jul 202674 m
80 Dundas St E social housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp.13815199592 · Oct 2025132 m
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 2026385 m · 5 min
25 Elm St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation10116198585 · Jun 2024424 m · 5 min
40 Gerrard St E · Maple Leaf Property Management44733196982 · Jul 2026462 m · 6 min
55 Mutual St · G.c. Rental Management403198998 · Jul 2026510 m · 6 min

64 registered buildings · 8,934 units · 31 social housing · tallest 43 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

38 thefts from vehicles and 56 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 16× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 9.4 a year. 79% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 48% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 9, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle38102street/outdoor (30), commercial premises (4)
Bicycle theft56150street/outdoor (27), other (15)

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 Downtown Yonge East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dundas & Victoria a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 200 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 & Victoria?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Oct 28, 2025, about the median for a counted intersection, and #54 for pedestrians.

Is Dundas & Victoria a walkable intersection?

Dundas & Victoria scores 89 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #60 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 grocery stores within 300 m · 100 places to eat within 300 m; TMU Station · 9 stops within 300 m · 20 routes within 1 km; 8 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.

Where can I park near Dundas & Victoria?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Dundas Sq (59 m away, 262 spaces, 58% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 699 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,710 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Yonge Street at Dundas St. (114 m).

How do I get to Dundas & Victoria by transit?

TMU Station (Line 1) is 160 m away; streetcar routes 505, 506, 501, 503 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 104 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 75, 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Dundas & Victoria?

100 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 366 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (42 m), Bmo Conferencing Kitchen (64 m), Sips On 7 (64 m), Jazz Bistro (73 m) and Qishr Coffeehouse (75 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Dundas & Victoria?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 647 m away. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: City Hall (678 m); John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom (922 m).

Is there child care near Dundas & Victoria?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 565 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) (191 m, 39 spaces), Bloomsbury Academy (552 m, 44 spaces) and Hester How Early Learning Centre (679 m, 83 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dundas & Victoria?

64 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,934 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 252 Victoria St (74 m, 337 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 80 Dundas St E (132 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 570 Bay St (385 m, 463 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 25 Elm St (424 m, 101 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 64 is 89 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Dundas & Victoria?

Toronto Police place 38 thefts from vehicles and 56 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is Dundas & Victoria in?

Dundas & Victoria is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined