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Garnet & Miles

Garnet Ave & Miles Pl · Toronto, Ontario · Dovercourt Village · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In Dovercourt Village, in central Toronto, Garnet & Miles is a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has 2 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Christie Station (Line 2) 612 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
465
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 16, 2014
233 pedestrians · 87 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 3 property damage · #4546 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
Christie Station 612 m · 1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 60 vehicles an hour, 5% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.0 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 18.7% of vehicle volume, about 24× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 0.8 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Garnet & Miles

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Christie Station (Line 2)612 m; Ossington Station (Line 2)751 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)939 m
Streetcar
511 nearest 1 km
TTC bus
1262663161127947 nearest 214 m
Blue Night
363300307
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Essex St / Christie St 232 m · 19 docks · 18 stations, 344 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 (31)
  • Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two BilingualEnglish Public · 86 m
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 131 m
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 312 m
  • St Bruno and St Raymond Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 590 m
  • Palmerston Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 643 m
  • Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 728 m
  • and 25 more
Parks (38)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch773 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch831 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 204 eating places within a kilometre — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Les Bouts D'choux, 125 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 204 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St125 mPassed, Sep 2026
Ecole Elementaire Catholique du Sacre-Coeur Snp · 98 Essex St126 mPassed, May 2024
Fine Artisanal Wines & Food · 226 Christie Stgrocery199 mPassed, May 2026
Rosalu Snackbar · 228 Christie St202 mPassed, Jul 2026
Fiesta Farms Supermarket · 200 Christie St Unit-1grocery210 mPassed, Apr 2026
Contra Cafe · 1028 Shaw St233 mPassed, Aug 2026
Morellina's · 146 Christie St291 mPassed, May 2026
Crossroads Kafe · 262 Christie St292 mPassed, Aug 2026

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 Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom, 436 m away, View outdoor pool hours. A drinking fountain is 389 m away at Frankel - Lambert Park.

  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    436 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    479 m
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 485 Montrose Ave
    View centre hours
    744 m
Drinking water
Frankel - Lambert Park drinking fountain · 389 m; Alex Duff Memorial Pool drinking fountain · 421 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 880 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care (86 m, 179 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km11 centres · 880 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 11
  • Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 50 Essex St
    179 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    86 m
  • Les Bouts D'choux · 98 Essex St
    116 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    131 m
  • Odyssey Montessori School · 256 Christie St
    57 spaces · toddler, preschool
    250 m
  • Palmerston Community Daycare · 734 Palmerston Ave
    139 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    643 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 857 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 1 km240 Howland Ave
Police14 Division · 2 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 857 m674 Markham St

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

22 registered apartment buildings with 801 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 161 Christie St (298 m, 15 units, 4 storeys, built 1965), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 22 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 2 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 801 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20262 across the 22
Open fire-code violations6
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
161 Christie St · Canlight Management Inc.154196591 · Jul 20260298 m
740 Dupont St · Greystar Canada Property Management Services Ltd21092021100 · Dec 20250315 m
177 Pendrith StToronto Community Housing · TCH543196485 · Aug 20250410 m
470 Melita CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation375198090 · Jun 20261480 m
2 Lambertlodge AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation645198391 · Nov 20250575 m
496 Montrose Ave · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc243193085 · Jul 20250679 m
805 Bloor St Wsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes244198986 · Sep 20250 · 1 fire689 m
723 Bloor St W · Cogir Real Estate1641920100 · Jul 20260718 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 lots781 lots · ≈21,040 spaces · 63.1 ha
Within 500 m30 lots · ≈1,080 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 1,201 spaces
EV charging (City)273 Christie St · 278 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking21 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
376 Clinton St · Surface657 m3468% (Q1 2026)
745 Ossington Ave · Surface731 m4667% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface733 m4981% (Q1 2026)
557 Palmerston Ave · Surface874 m5580% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface1.1 km3374% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 68 m away, ≈28 spaces; 146 m away, ≈27 spaces; 184 m away, ≈22 spaces; 199 m away, ≈20 spaces; 215 m away, ≈38 spaces; 263 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 705 Shaw St (839 m, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.1 km, 2 ports); 365 Lippincott St. (1.1 km, 10 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, 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 16,183 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.

From the north29southbound · 7 bikes · 13.8% heavy
From the west436eastbound · 73 bikes · 11.0% heavy
Total vehicles465233 pedestrians · 87 cyclists · 11.2% heavy
From the east0westbound · 7 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour119 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour64 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 16, 2014

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 Garnet Ave between Miles Pl and Lane E of Shaw and S of Yarmouth (79 m away) recorded an average of 25 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 34 km/h. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Garnet Ave (75 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 21,135 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Garnet Ave · Miles Pl – Lane E of Shaw and S of Yarmouth · 79 mSep 2021 · 3 days52325 km/h34 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 75 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct14 · 26 km/h
Over the limit2.2%
40 km/h or more0.4%

Garnet Ave (eastbound), 88 Garnet Avenue · 21,135 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4546 of 5,508
With an injury3#3290 of 4,660
Property damage only3
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2506 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1877 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20149latest Jan 19, 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 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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle500house driveway/garage (3), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft301school/campus (2), house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 18, 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 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. Its latest count is from Sep 16, 2014, 5% of the median for a counted intersection.

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 2021), found an average of 25 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 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 July 2026.

Where can I park near Garnet & Miles?

The nearest Green P car park is 376 Clinton St (657 m away, 34 spaces, 68% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 781 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,040 spaces — 30 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (278 m).

How do I get to Garnet & Miles by transit?

Christie Station (Line 2) is 612 m away; streetcar route 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 1.0 km away; bus routes 126, 26, 63, 161, 127, 94, 7 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Garnet & Miles?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 204 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Les Bouts D'choux (125 m), Ecole Elementaire Catholique du Sacre-Coeur Snp (126 m), Rosalu Snackbar (202 m), Contra Cafe (233 m) and Morellina's (291 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 Garnet & Miles?

The nearest is Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom, 779 Crawford St, 436 m away (View outdoor pool hours). Next nearest: Christie Pits Park Washroom (479 m); Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom (744 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 Garnet & Miles?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 880 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care (86 m, 179 spaces), Les Bouts D'choux (131 m, 116 spaces) and Odyssey Montessori School (250 m, 57 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Garnet & Miles?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 801 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 161 Christie St (298 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 740 Dupont St (315 m, 210 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 177 Pendrith St (410 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 470 Melita Cres (480 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 85 out of 100; 2 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.

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. 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 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