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Geary & Lightbourn

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

In Junction-Wallace Emerson, Geary & Lightbourn is a lightly travelled intersection. At the corner: parks. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
793
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 15, 2020
95 pedestrians · 6 cyclists
Collisions
143
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 79 property damage · #753 of 5,508 · +12 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
1
TTC stop within 100 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 100 vehicles an hour, 9% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Police have logged an average of 14 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 4.6× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 38%, from 88 in 2016–2020 to 55 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Geary & Lightbourn

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
512 nearest 407 m
TTC bus
26291274716116863 nearest 95 m
Express
929
Blue Night
312329363340
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — 1234 Dupont St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Primrose Ave / Davenport Rd 399 m · 15 docks · 14 stations, 252 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 (25)
  • St Mary of the Angels Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 385 m
  • Regal Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 563 m
  • Dovercourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 581 m
  • St Sebastian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 717 m
  • Loretto College SchoolEnglish Separate · 755 m
  • Pauline Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 765 m
  • and 19 more
Parks (33)
  • Chandos Park South217 m
  • Brandon Avenue Parkette232 m
  • Chandos Park North235 m
  • Beaver - Lightbourn Parkette269 m
  • Wallace Emerson Park284 m
  • Bristol Avenue Parkette West333 m
  • and 27 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch696 m
  • Toronto Public Library Dufferin/St. Clair branch893 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 10 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 111. The nearest is Morning Star Restaurant, 29 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés10 within 300 m · 111 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Morning Star Restaurant · 310 Geary Ave29 mPassed, Jun 2026
Fresh Co. · 1245 Dupont St116 mPassed, Jan 2025
Tim Hortons · 1281 Dupont St, Unit-7131 mPassed, Jun 2025
Tim Hortons · 1281 Dupont St Unit-7132 mPassed, Aug 2026
North of Brooklyn Pizzeria · 229 Geary Ave254 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
The Greater Good · 229 Geary Ave254 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Macedo Winery · 1381 Dufferin St262 mPassed, Mar 2026
Lev Bakery · 801 St Clarens Ave Unit-2grocery269 mPassed, May 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 Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 302 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 206 m away at Chandos Park North.

  • Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 1260 Dufferin St
    View centre hours
    302 m
  • Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 225 Campbell Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    838 m
  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    869 m
Drinking water
Chandos Park North drinking fountain · 206 m; Bristol Avenue Parkette West bottle filling station · 352 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 428 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Ascot Avenue Community Day Care (563 m, 183 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 428 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 6
  • Ascot Avenue Community Day Care · 95 Regal Rd
    183 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    563 m
  • Dover Gardens Nursery School · 228 Bartlett Ave
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    581 m
  • Macaulay - Dovercourt Child Care Centre · 228 Bartlett Ave
    131 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    581 m
  • Plasp Pauline Junior Public School · 100 Pauline Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    765 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (383 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 345 · 383 m1285 Dufferin St
Police11 Division · 1.5 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 1.3 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

Within a kilometre there are ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,248 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 156 Brandon Ave (293 m, 19 units, 4 storeys), which scored 76 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 81, 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 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings10 · 1,248 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score81 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202645 across the 10
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
156 Brandon Ave19476 · Jul 20250293 m
730 St Clarens Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd27518197481 · Jul 20246331 m
1011 Lansdowne Ave · 1298781 Ontario Inc35221197376 · Aug 202412 · 1 fire383 m
973 Lansdowne Avesocial housing203200391 · Jul 20250426 m
1401 Dupont St · Firm Capital Properties Inc1716200672 · Jul 202513461 m
331 Bartlett Ave NToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation133190574 · Sep 20240488 m
1407 Dupont St · Firm Capital Properties Inc745200892 · Jul 20269524 m
800 Lansdowne Ave · Berkley Property Management Inc.1384199282 · Jul 20253532 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 lots661 lots · ≈23,220 spaces · 69.7 ha
Within 500 m62 lots · ≈2,190 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 1,022 spaces
EV charging (City)91 Via Italia · 918 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking6 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 22 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
91 Via Italia · Garage903 m16929% (Q1 2026)
141 Greenlaw Ave · Surface914 m5445% (Q1 2026)
94 Northcliffe Blvd · Surface1 km1380% (Q1 2026)
7 Norton Ave · Surface1.1 km6260% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface1.1 km4963% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 29 m away, ≈25 spaces; 39 m away, ≈14 spaces; 76 m away, ≈119 spaces; 83 m away, ≈13 spaces; 103 m away, ≈14 spaces; 106 m away, ≈28 spaces. More EV charging: 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.5 km, 2 ports); 64 Annette St (1.7 km, 2 ports); 273 Christie St (1.7 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, Jan 15, 2020

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 380 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 133 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 146 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 113 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 14.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, 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 north280southbound · 5 bikes · 13.9% heavy
From the west133eastbound · 0 bikes · 16.5% heavy
Total vehicles79395 pedestrians · 6 cyclists · 14.1% heavy
From the east380westbound · 1 bikes · 13.4% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour113 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour146 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 15, 2020

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

On Geary Ave between Bristol Ave and Lane W of Bristol and N of Geary, 325 m from the corner, a 3-day count in January 2020 put the average speed at 40 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 5,200 vehicles a day. Lightbourn Ave between Brandon Ave and Chandos Ave measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Jun 2017). The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Dufferin St (357 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 90,770 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lightbourn Ave · Brandon Ave – Chandos Ave · 146 mJun 2017 · 2 days1,36332 km/h39 km/h43 km/h
Geary Ave · Bristol Ave – Lane W of Bristol and N of Geary · 325 mJan 2020 · 3 days5,21340 km/h48 km/h52 km/h

School-zone speed sign 357 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct32 · 39 km/h
Over the limit2.5%
50 km/h or more0.3%

Dufferin St (northbound), 146 Whitehall Drive · 90,770 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

The worst year was 2017, with 25 collisions; 2025 recorded 12. 9 collisions (6%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 60 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 42% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 12 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions143#753 of 5,508
With an injury9#1917 of 4,660
Property damage only79
Fail to remain60
Involving a pedestrian1#2733 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1239 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified55
Since January 2026 (outside the window)12
All since 2014192latest Jun 10, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

27 thefts from vehicles and 26 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 8.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 22 in 2023–2025, about 7.3 a year, against 4.4 a year before that. 70% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 42% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle27110street/outdoor (19), commercial premises (5)
Bicycle theft26112commercial premises (11), street/outdoor (10)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 26, 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 Geary & Lightbourn a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 143 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 Geary & Lightbourn?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Jan 15, 2020, 9% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Geary & Lightbourn?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Geary Ave between Bristol Ave and Lane W of Bristol and N of Geary (January 2020), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 357 m away (40 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Geary & Lightbourn?

The nearest Green P car park is 91 Via Italia (903 m away, 169 spaces, 29% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 661 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,220 spaces — 62 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 91 Via Italia (918 m).

How do I get to Geary & Lightbourn by transit?

Streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 407 m away; bus routes 26, 29, 127, 47, 161, 168, 63, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: 1234 Dupont St, 95 m).

What restaurants are near Geary & Lightbourn?

10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 111 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Morning Star Restaurant (29 m), Fresh Co. (116 m), Tim Hortons (131 m), Tim Hortons (132 m) and North of Brooklyn Pizzeria (254 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 Geary & Lightbourn?

The nearest is Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 1260 Dufferin St, 302 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (838 m); Dovercourt Park Washroom (869 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 Geary & Lightbourn?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 428 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Ascot Avenue Community Day Care (563 m, 183 spaces), Dover Gardens Nursery School (581 m, 16 spaces) and Macaulay - Dovercourt Child Care Centre (581 m, 131 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Geary & Lightbourn?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,248 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 156 Brandon Ave (293 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 730 St Clarens Ave (331 m, 275 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 1011 Lansdowne Ave (383 m, 352 units, RentSafeTO score 76) and 973 Lansdowne Ave (426 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 81 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 Geary & Lightbourn?

Toronto Police place 27 thefts from vehicles and 26 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 Geary & Lightbourn in?

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

Sources

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