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Emerson & Lappin

Emerson Ave & Lappin Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Junction-Wallace Emerson · Ward 9, Davenport

Emerson & Lappin, in Junction-Wallace Emerson, is a quiet local crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: Lansdowne Station (Line 2) 678 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,649
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 20, 2021
625 pedestrians · 310 cyclists
Collisions
23
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 11 property damage · #3223 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Lansdowne Station 678 m · 1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 210 vehicles, 18% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 18.8% of vehicle volume, about 24× the typical share. That comes with about 2.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 56%, from 9 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Emerson & Lappin

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Lansdowne Station (Line 2)678 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)822 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 186 m
TTC bus
472629168127402161 nearest 186 m
Express
929
Blue Night
329300
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Emerson Ave installed 2025; Sharrows on Lappin Ave installed 2001
Bike Share
Lansdowne Ave / Dupont St 264 m · 11 docks · 22 stations, 386 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 (21)
  • St Sebastian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 404 m
  • Pauline Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 471 m
  • Dovercourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 634 m
  • St Luigi Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 704 m
  • St Anthony Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 712 m
  • Perth Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 776 m
  • and 15 more
Parks (34)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch501 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Dufferin/St. Clair branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.2 km
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 164 eating places within a kilometre — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Dairy King, 154 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 164 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 42 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Dairy King · 115 Millicent St154 mPassed, Jun 2026
Dollarama · 800 Lansdowne Avegrocery193 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
Pga Convenience Store · 1375 Dupont St, Unit-104grocery263 mPassed, Oct 2024
Tim Hortons · 1281 Dupont St Unit-7284 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tim Hortons · 1281 Dupont St, Unit-7284 mPassed, Jun 2025
Min-A-Mart 2114 · 730 St Clarens Ave301 mPassed, Dec 2024
Shoppers Drug Mart · 1400 Dupont Stgrocery306 mPassed, Oct 2024 · 3 infractions
Jr Cafe · 1005 Lansdowne Ave309 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 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 Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 397 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 485 m away at Campbell Avenue Park.

  • Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 1260 Dufferin St
    View centre hours
    397 m
  • Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 225 Campbell Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    491 m
  • Perth Square Park Washroom · 350 Perth Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    782 m
Drinking water
Campbell Avenue Park drinking fountain · 485 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 967 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (471 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 967 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 9
  • Plasp Pauline Junior Public School · 100 Pauline Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    471 m
  • Dover Gardens Nursery School · 228 Bartlett Ave
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    634 m
  • Macaulay - Dovercourt Child Care Centre · 228 Bartlett Ave
    131 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    634 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre · 544 Lansdowne Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    666 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (479 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 345 · 479 m1285 Dufferin St
Police11 Division · 1.5 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 1.2 km760 Dovercourt 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

16 registered apartment buildings with 1,521 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 800 Lansdowne Ave (217 m, 138 units, 4 storeys, built 1992), which scored 82 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 45 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings16 · 1,521 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score83 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202645 across the 16
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
800 Lansdowne Ave · Berkley Property Management Inc.1384199282 · Jul 20253217 m
973 Lansdowne Avesocial housing203200391 · Jul 20250219 m
730 St Clarens Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd27518197481 · Jul 20246278 m
1401 Dupont St · Firm Capital Properties Inc1716200672 · Jul 202513282 m
1011 Lansdowne Ave · 1298781 Ontario Inc35221197376 · Aug 202412 · 1 fire318 m
1407 Dupont St · Firm Capital Properties Inc745200892 · Jul 20269346 m
156 Brandon Ave19476 · Jul 20250474 m
685 Lansdowne Ave · Gbs Properties Ltd.303198580 · Jul 20250718 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 lots671 lots · ≈23,540 spaces · 70.6 ha
Within 500 m44 lots · ≈2,300 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 942 spaces
EV charging (City)91 Via Italia · 1.3 km · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking16 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Emerson Ave · Surface713 m4963% (Q1 2026)
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface714 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface1 km3763% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface1.1 km3374% (Q1 2026)
141 Greenlaw Ave · Surface1.3 km5445% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 143 m away, ≈2 spaces; 173 m away, ≈7 spaces; 261 m away, ≈38 spaces; 269 m away, ≈46 spaces; 269 m away, ≈12 spaces; 273 m away, ≈44 spaces. More EV charging: 2285 Dundas St W (1.3 km, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.3 km, 2 ports); 2251 Dundas St W (1.4 km, 2 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, Oct 20, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 740 westbound vehicles, or 45% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 407. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 316 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 66% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (190). Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north407southbound · 80 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west502eastbound · 85 bikes · 2.8% heavy
Total vehicles1,649625 pedestrians · 310 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east740westbound · 94 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south0northbound · 51 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour190 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour316 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 20, 2021

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 Emerson Ave between Paton Rd and Wallace Ave (400 m away) recorded an average of 25 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 33 km/h. That segment carries about 300 vehicles a day. Lappin Ave between Lane W of Dufferin and S of Lappin and Emerson Ave measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Apr 2026). 7 speed humps slow traffic on Lappin Avenue between Emerson Ave and Dufferin St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lappin Ave · Lane W of Dufferin and S of Lappin – Emerson Ave · 196 mApr 2026 · 3 days2,41925 km/h30 km/h34 km/h
Emerson Ave · Paton Rd – Wallace Ave · 400 mMar 2024 · 3 days28725 km/h33 km/h37 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Lappin Avenue · Emerson Ave – Dufferin St
    7 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

2024 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 39% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 22% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions23#3223 of 5,508
With an injury4#3006 of 4,660
Property damage only11
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian3#1313 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1230 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201425latest Feb 14, 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

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.

Thefts reported at this corner

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

Toronto Police place 20 thefts from vehicles and 17 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 6.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 4.1 a year before that. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 59% of the bike thefts were from other premises. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2031street/outdoor (12), house driveway/garage (4)
Bicycle theft1750other (10), house driveway/garage (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 13, 2026. 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 Junction-Wallace Emerson.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Emerson & Lappin a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 23 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 Emerson & Lappin?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Oct 20, 2021, 18% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Emerson & Lappin?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Emerson Ave between Paton Rd and Wallace Ave (March 2024), found an average of 25 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 33 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Emerson & Lappin?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Emerson Ave (713 m away, 49 spaces, 63% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 671 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,540 spaces — 44 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 91 Via Italia (1.3 km).

How do I get to Emerson & Lappin by transit?

Lansdowne Station (Line 2) is 678 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 186 m away; bus routes 47, 26, 29, 168, 127, 402, 161, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Emerson & Lappin?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 164 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Dairy King (154 m), Tim Hortons (284 m), Tim Hortons (284 m), Min-A-Mart 2114 (301 m) and Jr Cafe (309 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 Emerson & Lappin?

The nearest is Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 1260 Dufferin St, 397 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (491 m); Perth Square Park Washroom (782 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 Emerson & Lappin?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 967 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (471 m, 28 spaces), Dover Gardens Nursery School (634 m, 16 spaces) and Macaulay - Dovercourt Child Care Centre (634 m, 131 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Emerson & Lappin?

16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,521 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 800 Lansdowne Ave (217 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 973 Lansdowne Ave (219 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 730 St Clarens Ave (278 m, 275 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 1401 Dupont St (282 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 72). The average RentSafeTO score across the 16 is 83 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 Emerson & Lappin?

Toronto Police place 20 thefts from vehicles and 17 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Junction-Wallace Emerson page.

What neighbourhood is Emerson & Lappin in?

Emerson & Lappin is in Junction-Wallace Emerson (City of Toronto neighbourhood 171). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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