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Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane

Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Dupont by the Castle BIA

Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane, in the Annex, is a mid-volume intersection. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: Dupont Station (Line 1) 434 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
7,235
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 9, 2015
525 pedestrians · 143 cyclists
Collisions
0
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
none reported within 65 m
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
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Dupont Station 434 m · 2 streetcar routes · 5 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 900 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 78% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 14 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern.

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Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dupont Station (Line 1)434 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)690 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)877 m
Streetcar
506510 nearest 1 km
TTC bus
26191312797 nearest 40 m
Blue Night
306310300320
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Dupont St at Davenport Rd; Davenport Rd at Dupont St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Davenport Rd / Bedford Rd 332 m · 15 docks · 19 stations, 294 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 (36)
  • The Mabin SchoolPrivate · 369 m
  • Waldorf Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 440 m
  • Huron Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 602 m
  • Cottingham Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 703 m
  • George Brown College - Casa Loma CampusCollege · 737 m
  • de Lasalle College SchoolPrivate · 748 m
  • and 30 more
Community centres
Parks (51)
  • High Level Pumping Station and Park187 m
  • Boulton Drive Parkette227 m
  • Macpherson Avenue Parkette336 m
  • Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette345 m
  • Joseph Tough Park354 m
  • Glen Edyth Drive Parkette369 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch949 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 607 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 650 m
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 891 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 1 km
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1 km
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 1.1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 12 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 139 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is 6ix Iron, 48 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés12 within 300 m · 139 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
6ix Iron · 146 Dupont St 20148 mPassed, Sep 2026
Playa Cabana · 111 Dupont St54 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Circle K · 150 Dupont Stgrocery63 mPassed, Jan 2026
Tim Hortons · 150 Dupont St63 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Haute Coffee · 153 Dupont St79 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
New Forest Market · 155 Dupont Stgrocery91 mPassed, Aug 2026
Chilliy Pepper · 176 Dupont St142 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Martino's Pizza · 178 Dupont St149 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction

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 Ramsden Park Washroom, 557 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 351 m away at Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette.

  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    557 m
  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    764 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    776 m
Drinking water
Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 351 m; Jay Macpherson Green drinking fountain, dog fountain · 418 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

15 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,205 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Unicorn Day Care Centre (336 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,205 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 15
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre · 240 Avenue Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    336 m
  • Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre-Madison · 250 Madison Ave
    31 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    440 m
  • Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre · 263 Spadina Rd
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    474 m
  • Huron Superfriends Inc. · 541 Huron St
    111 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    602 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (867 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 705 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 867 m240 Howland Ave
Police52 Division · 2.6 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 705 m135 Davenport Rd

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

75 registered apartment buildings with 5,305 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 359 Davenport Rd (87 m, 17 units, 4 storeys, built 1900), which scored 79 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 75 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 105 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 33 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings75 · 5,305 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026105 across the 75
Open fire-code violations33
Tallest25 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
359 Davenport Rd · 741476 Ontario Inc.174190079 · Jul 2026087 m
661 Huron St · Dash Property Management153191881 · Jul 20263231 m
277-283 St George St · 720745 Ontario Inc.7410197185 · Sep 20255 · 5 fire232 m
280 St George St · Westdale Properties8516196786 · Sep 20250250 m
267 St George St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.6310195891 · Sep 20253273 m
276 St George St · Cromwell Management Inc.889196597 · Sep 20260284 m
88 Bernard Ave · Atlantis Realty Services Inc.8211196694 · Aug 20242301 m
138 Pears Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society967197277 · Aug 20255 · 13 fire305 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 lots849 lots · ≈23,860 spaces · 71.6 ha
Within 500 m82 lots · ≈1,220 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 3,336 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Spadina Rd · 922 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking58 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
251 Maherson Ave · Surface199 m4024% (Q1 2026)
9 Bedford Rd · Garage869 m37151% (Q1 2026)
19 Spadina Road · Surface909 m65 *
465 Huron Street · Surface912 m15 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface939 m38 *

Nearest lots: 19 m away, ≈3 spaces; 47 m away, ≈46 spaces; 55 m away, ≈16 spaces; 55 m away, ≈23 spaces; 59 m away, ≈11 spaces; 77 m away, ≈24 spaces. More EV charging: 74 Yorkville Ave (1 km, 9 ports); 365 Lippincott St. (1.3 km, 10 ports); 20 Delisle Ave. (1.6 km, 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 — 8-hour, Dec 9, 2015

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 3,595 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 60. Most cyclists arrived from the west (79 of 143). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,023 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 18% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (867). Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2015, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,580eastbound · 79 bikes · 4.2% heavy
Total vehicles7,235525 pedestrians · 143 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east3,595westbound · 58 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south60northbound · 6 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour867 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,023 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 9, 2015

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 Dupont St between Lane W of St George and S of Dupont and Huron St (216 m away) recorded an average of 40 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2004; 85% of drivers were at or under 50 km/h. That segment carries about 24,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 22 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dupont St · Lane W of St George and S of Dupont – Huron St · 216 mAug 2004 · 3 days24,34640 km/h50 km/h57 km/h

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

Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.

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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane 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 Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 9, 2015, 78% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dupont St between Lane W of St George and S of Dupont and Huron St (August 2004), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane?

The nearest Green P car park is 251 Maherson Ave (199 m away, 40 spaces, 24% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 849 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,860 spaces — 82 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (922 m).

How do I get to Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane by transit?

Dupont Station (Line 1) is 434 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 1.0 km away; bus routes 26, 19, 13, 127, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dupont St at Davenport Rd, 40 m).

What restaurants are near Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane?

12 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 139 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 6ix Iron (48 m), Playa Cabana (54 m), Tim Hortons (63 m), Haute Coffee (79 m) and Chilliy Pepper (142 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 Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 557 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom (764 m); Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (776 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 Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,205 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Unicorn Day Care Centre (336 m, 39 spaces), Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre-Madison (440 m, 31 spaces) and Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre (474 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane?

75 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,305 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 359 Davenport Rd (87 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 661 Huron St (231 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 277-283 St George St (232 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 280 St George St (250 m, 85 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 75 is 90 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.

What neighbourhood is Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane in?

Dupont St & Designers Walk Lane is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Dupont by the Castle Business Improvement Area.

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