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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 · Jun 9, 2026
Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 3,837 vehicles entering from the north to 3,966 from the east. Morning rush is the busier period: 834 vehicles in the peak hour from 7:15 a.m., compared with 705 from 6:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.
Peak hours: 834 vehicles in the hour from 7:15 a.m. and 705 from 6:45 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
Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 504 508 501 nearest 496 m · 6 min
- TTC bus
- 402 29 47 nearest 272 m · 3 min
- Express
- 929
- Blue Night
- 301 304 329
- Nearest stops
- 1 surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Martin Goodman Trail (Marilyn Bell Park) 200 m · 31 docks · 14 stations, 286 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
- 13 car parks · about 1,298 spaces
- EV charging
- 1224 KING ST W · 709 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 45 Abell St (1.2 km), 1051 Queen Street W (1.5 km)
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 39 mapped lots within 500 m, 347 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface | 540 m | 120 * | — |
| 1155 King Street West · Surface | 826 m | 269 * | — |
| 1325 Queen St W · Surface | 908 m | 32 | 94% (Q1 2026) |
| 14 Fuller Ave · Surface | 1.1 km | 42 | 47% (Q1 2026) |
| 34 Hanna Ave · Surface | 1.1 km | 146 | 69% (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
The nearest grocery store is King's Milk & Grocery, 573 m away; 9 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 98 eating places within a kilometre — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Dunn House, 168 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Parkdale Pharmacy, 590 m away; 7 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Bickle Centre, 249 m away, then St. Joseph's Health Centre at 1.6 km. For seniors' housing: Lakeside Long Term Care Centre, a long-term care home 431 m away (two within a kilometre); Dowling Rest Home, a retirement home 734 m away. Sistering Parkdale Drop - In at Masaryk - Cowan Community Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 866 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Dunn House · 90 Dunn Ave168 m
- Trillium · 4 Spencer Ave207 m
- Spencer Place · 16 Spencer Ave216 m
- Alpha Omega House · 127 Dunn Ave314 m · 4 min
- Communiti Care Health · 63a Spencer Ave415 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- King's Milk & Grocery 573 m · 7 min · 9 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Little House of Deli 732 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Parkdale Pharmacy 590 m · 7 min · 7 within 1 km
- Child care
- Sunflower House · 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day470 m · 6 min
- Queen Victoria Child Care Centre · 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day493 m · 6 min
- Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day509 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- Automated public toilet, 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W · 24 hours · accessible474 m · 6 min
- Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed866 m · 10 min
- Health and care
- Bickle Centre · hospital site249 m
- St. Joseph's Health Centre · hospital site1.6 km · 19 min
- Lakeside Long Term Care Centre · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km431 m · 5 min
- Dowling Rest Home · retirement home734 m · 9 min
- Sistering Parkdale Drop - In at Masaryk - Cowan Community Centre · seniors' active living centre866 m · 10 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 (24)
- Springhurst Parkette115 m
- Marilyn Bell Park269 m · 3 min
- Close - Springhurst Parkette329 m · 4 min
- Spencer - Cowan Parkette390 m · 5 min
- Lakeshore Boulevard Parklands518 m · 6 min
- Community centres
- Holy Family Community Centre664 m · 8 min
- Masaryk - Cowan Community Recreation Centre866 m · 10 min
- Lamport Stadium1 km · 11 min
- Schools (6)
- Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 493 m · 6 min
- Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 699 m · 8 min
- Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 826 m · 10 min
- Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch930 m · 11 min
- Places of interest
- Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 497 m · 6 min
- Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 831 m · 10 min
- BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.1 km · 13 min
- The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km · 16 min
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.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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
100 registered apartment buildings with 6,917 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 16 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 6.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 90 Dunn Ave (168 m). None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 Dunn Ave | 0 | 0 | — | — | 168 m |
| 22 Close Ave · Amelin Property Management | 293 | 23 | 1971 | 86 · Aug 2024 | 243 m |
| 36 Spencer Ave · Pennylane Properties | 46 | 8 | 2017 | 85 · Sep 2026 | 264 m · 3 min |
| 30 Springhurst Ave · Janwalk | 122 | 12 | 1965 | 96 · Jun 2025 | 286 m · 3 min |
| 79 Jameson Ave · Medallion Corporation | 121 | 7 | 1962 | 95 · Jun 2024 | 289 m · 3 min |
| 29 Spencer Ave · Adams and Waks Construction Ltd | 54 | 6 | 1959 | 90 · Jul 2026 | 301 m · 4 min |
100 registered buildings · 6,917 units · 16 social housing · tallest 23 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025 and police reported no 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 Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp?
A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Jun 9, 2026, 48% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp a walkable intersection?
Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp scores 49 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: 4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; library 930 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m.
Where can I park near Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp?
The nearest Green P car park is 1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) (540 m away, 120 spaces). The City's mapping shows 347 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,370 spaces — 39 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (709 m).
How do I get to Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp by transit?
Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 496 m away; bus routes 402, 29, 47, 929 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp?
3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 98 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Dunn House (168 m), Trillium (207 m), Spencer Place (216 m), Alpha Omega House (314 m) and Communiti Care Health (415 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp?
The nearest is the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W, 474 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (866 m).
Is there child care near Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 336 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sunflower House (470 m, 44 spaces), Queen Victoria Child Care Centre (493 m, 151 spaces) and Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi (509 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp?
100 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,917 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 90 Dunn Ave (168 m), 22 Close Ave (243 m, 293 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 36 Spencer Ave (264 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 30 Springhurst Ave (286 m, 122 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 100 is 91 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp in?
Dunn Lake Shore W Ramp & Gardiner Expy Lakeshore W Ramp is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 9, 2026.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 4 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.63294, -79.43169 · centreline node 13469011.