Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · Sep 16, 2014
The west leg carries the load — 436 eastbound vehicles, or 94% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 29. Most cyclists arrived from the west (73 of 87). Morning rush is the busier period: 119 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 64 from 2:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 11.2% 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 16,177 vehicles. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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.
Peak hours: 119 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 64 from 2:45 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
2019 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 38% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 25% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 19, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 8 | |
| With an injury | 3 | |
| Property damage only | 3 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 2 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Garnet Ave between Miles Pl and Lane E of Shaw and S of Yarmouth (79 m away) recorded an average of 23 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 32 km/h. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Garnet Ave (75 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 21,793 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet Ave · Miles Pl – Lane E of Shaw and S of Yarmouth · 79 m | Sep 2026 · 3 days | 493 | 23 km/h | 32 km/h | 35 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Garnet Ave (eastbound), 75 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 12 km/h, 85th percentile 25 km/h; 0.4% at 40 km/h or more. 21,793 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Christie Station (Line 2)782 m · 9 min
- TTC bus
- 126 63 26 161 127 7 nearest 275 m · 3 min
- Blue Night
- 363 300 307
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Essex St / Christie St 295 m · 4 min · 19 docks · 8 stations, 147 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
- 16 car parks · about 667 spaces
- EV charging
- 273 Christie St · 382 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 705 Shaw St (1 km), 580 Christie St (1.4 km)
- Bike parking
- 9 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 11 mapped lots within 500 m, 468 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 376 Clinton St · Surface | 882 m | 34 | 68% (Q1 2026) |
| 745 Ossington Ave · Surface | 1 km | 46 | 67% (Q1 2026) |
| 675 Manning Ave · Surface | 1 km | 49 | 81% (Q1 2026) |
| 557 Palmerston Ave · Surface | 1.2 km | 55 | 80% (Q1 2026) |
| 9 Salem Ave · Surface | 1.5 km | 33 | 74% (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
You can do a shop on foot from here: Fiesta Farms Supermarket is 288 m away. There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 86 eating places within a kilometre — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is My Dad's Kitchen, 125 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Drug Store Pharmacy, 573 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Castleview Wychwood Towers, a long-term care home 670 m away (two within a kilometre); Christie Gardens, a retirement home 725 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- My Dad's Kitchen · 133 Yarmouth Rd125 m
- Rosalu Snackbar · 228 Christie St293 m · 3 min
- Fine Artisanal Wines & Food · 226 Christie St296 m · 4 min
- Contra Cafe · 1028 Shaw St309 m · 4 min
- Crossroads Kafe · 262 Christie St412 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Fiesta Farms Supermarket 288 m · 3 min · 6 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Masa Deli 754 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- The Drug Store Pharmacy 573 m · 7 min · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Les Bouts D'choux · 116 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day181 m
- Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 179 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day192 m
- Odyssey Montessori School · 57 spaces, toddler, preschool363 m · 4 min
- Washrooms
- Christie Pits Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs746 m · 9 min
- Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · hours not listed777 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- Castleview Wychwood Towers · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km670 m · 8 min
- Christie Gardens · retirement home725 m · 9 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 (26)
- Dupont-Shaw Parkette644 m · 8 min
- Garrison Creek Park716 m · 9 min
- Christie Pits Park772 m · 9 min
- Vermont Square Park806 m · 10 min
- Frankel - Lambert Park826 m · 10 min
- Community centres
- William H. Bolton Arena795 m · 9 min
- Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre1 km · 12 min
- Native Youth Resource Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools (19)
- Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 181 m
- Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 192 m
- St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 576 m · 7 min
- St Bruno and St Raymond Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 842 m · 10 min
- Palmerston Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 870 m · 10 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Davenport branch942 m · 11 min
- Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.2 km · 14 min
- Places of interest
- Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.5 km · 18 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. This corner is #1,806 of 5,672. 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
12 registered apartment buildings with 510 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 161 Christie St (419 m, 15 units, 4 storeys, built 1965), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 12 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 Christie St · Canlight Management Inc. | 15 | 4 | 1965 | 91 · Jul 2026 | 419 m · 5 min |
| 177 Pendrith St Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 54 | 3 | 1964 | 85 · Aug 2025 | 586 m · 7 min |
| 740 Dupont St · Greystar Canada Property Management Services Ltd | 210 | 9 | 2021 | 100 · Dec 2025 | 623 m · 7 min |
| 470 Melita Cres Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 37 | 5 | 1980 | 90 · Jun 2026 | 743 m · 9 min |
| 2 Lambertlodge Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 64 | 5 | 1983 | 91 · Nov 2025 | 769 m · 9 min |
| 723 Bloor St W · Cogir Real Estate | 16 | 4 | 1920 | 100 · Jul 2026 | 868 m · 10 min |
12 registered buildings · 510 units · 4 social housing · tallest 9 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
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 18, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (3), street/outdoor (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 0 | 1 | school/campus (2), house driveway/garage (1) |
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 Dovercourt Village.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Garnet & Miles a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 8 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 Garnet & Miles?
A lightly travelled intersection at the City's last count here, in 2014. Its latest count is from Sep 16, 2014, 5% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Garnet & Miles a walkable intersection?
Garnet & Miles scores 58 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,806 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: 2 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 3 places to eat within 300 m; Christie Station 0.8 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Garnet & Miles?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Garnet Ave between Miles Pl and Lane E of Shaw and S of Yarmouth (September 2026), found an average of 23 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 32 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 75 m away (30 km/h), 0.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Garnet & Miles?
The nearest Green P car park is 376 Clinton St (882 m away, 34 spaces, 68% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 468 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,160 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (382 m).
How do I get to Garnet & Miles by transit?
Christie Station (Line 2) is 782 m away; bus routes 126, 63, 26, 161, 127, 7 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Garnet & Miles?
3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 86 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are My Dad's Kitchen (125 m), Rosalu Snackbar (293 m), Fine Artisanal Wines & Food (296 m), Contra Cafe (309 m) and Crossroads Kafe (412 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Garnet & Miles?
The nearest is Christie Pits Park Washroom, 750 Bloor St W, 746 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (777 m).
Is there child care near Garnet & Miles?
Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 689 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Les Bouts D'choux (181 m, 116 spaces), Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care (192 m, 179 spaces) and Odyssey Montessori School (363 m, 57 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Garnet & Miles?
12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 510 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 161 Christie St (419 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 177 Pendrith St (586 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 740 Dupont St (623 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 470 Melita Cres (743 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 12 is 84 out of 100; 2 scored below 70.
How many thefts are reported at Garnet & Miles?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Dovercourt Village page.
What neighbourhood is Garnet & Miles in?
Garnet & Miles is in Dovercourt Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 172). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.
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 Sep 16, 2014.
- 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.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- 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).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 11 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: 43.66876, -79.42315 · centreline node 13463798.