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Glendale & Garden

Glendale Ave & Garden Ave · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Glendale & Garden, in High Park-Swansea, is a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
1,221
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 1, 2023
915 pedestrians · 84 cyclists
Collisions
4
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
7 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
33/100
city median 48
1 place to eat within 300 m · grocery 311 m

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Glendale & Garden

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 1, 2023

The south leg carries the load — 699 northbound vehicles, or 57% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 9. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 130 vehicles in the hour from 3:15 p.m., 26% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (103). Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north123southbound · 14 bikes · 1.6% heavy
From the west9eastbound · 21 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,221915 pedestrians · 84 cyclists · 1.6% heavy
From the east390westbound · 31 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south699northbound · 18 bikes · 1.9% heavy

Peak hours: 103 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 130 from 3:15 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

2024 was the peak year (1 collision), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Feb 29, 2024.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions4
With an injury0
Property damage only3
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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 Garden Ave between Lane W of Roncesvalles and N of Garden and Lane E of Sunnyside and N of Garden (188 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 37 km/h. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. Glendale Ave between Merrick St and Parkdale Rd measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Sep 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Sunnyside Ave (94 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 18,120 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Glendale Ave · Merrick St – Parkdale Rd · 164 mSep 2026 · 3 days1,48528 km/h35 km/h39 km/h
Garden Ave · Lane W of Roncesvalles and N of Garden – Lane E of Sunnyside and N of Garden · 188 mApr 2024 · 3 days80728 km/h37 km/h41 km/h
Speed sign
Sunnyside Ave (northbound), 94 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 19 km/h, 85th percentile 27 km/h; 0.5% at 40 km/h or more. 18,120 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

Streetcar
504 501 508 nearest 308 m · 4 min
TTC bus
80 402 nearest 361 m · 4 min
Blue Night
304 301
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Garden Ave / Roncesvalles Ave 301 m · 4 min · 19 docks · 7 stations, 140 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
8 car parks · about 804 spaces
EV charging
430 Roncesvalles Ave · 1.3 km · 2 Level 2 ports; also 2251 Dundas St W (1.5 km), 2285 Dundas St W (1.6 km)
Bike parking
2 post-and-rings within 300 m
Other lots
17 mapped lots within 500 m, 247 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface901 m193 *—
1624 Queen St W · Surface1.1 km3371% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface1.3 km4247% (Q1 2026)
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface1.4 km187 *—
2201 Dundas St W · Surface1.4 km1070% (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

The nearest grocery store is Shangri-La Fruit Market, 311 m away; 6 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 69 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Glendale House, 144 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Welcome Guardian Drugs, 374 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is St. Joseph's Health Centre, 502 m away. For seniors' housing: Copernicus Lodge, a long-term care home 653 m away. Parkdale Golden Age Foundation runs a seniors' active living programme 700 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Glendale House · 85 Glendale Ave144 m
  • Pierogi King's · 147 Roncesvalles Ave304 m · 4 min
  • Amey's · 143 Roncesvalles Ave313 m · 4 min
  • Sangria Lounge · 145 Roncesvalles Ave314 m · 4 min
  • Kami Sushi · 153 Roncesvalles Ave318 m · 4 min
1 within 300 m · 69 within 1 km
Grocery
Shangri-La Fruit Market 311 m · 4 min · 6 within 1 km
Food shops
Benna's Bakery and Deli 356 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Welcome Guardian Drugs 374 m · 4 min · 4 within 1 km
Child care
  • Kids Zone Daycare Inc. · 51 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day28 m
  • Sunnyside Garden Day Care · 193 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day200 m
  • Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles · 87 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day525 m · 6 min
9 licensed centres · 876 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • High Park Parkside Drive Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible777 m · 9 min
  • Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible891 m · 11 min
Health and care
  • St. Joseph's Health Centre · hospital site502 m · 6 min
  • Copernicus Lodge · long-term care home653 m · 8 min
  • Parkdale Golden Age Foundation · seniors' active living centre700 m · 8 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 (11)
  • Grafton Avenue Park738 m · 9 min
  • Beaty Boulevard Parkette820 m · 10 min
  • Charles G. Williams Park1.1 km · 13 min
  • Budapest Park1.1 km · 13 min
  • Albert Crosland Park1.2 km · 14 min
and 6 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (9)
  • Garden Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 200 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 594 m · 7 min
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 726 m · 9 min
  • Howard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
  • High Park Gardens Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km · 13 min
and 4 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch482 m · 6 min
Places of interest
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 1 km · 12 min
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 1.3 km · 16 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.

33of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food11/30

    6 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m

  • Transit4/28

    7 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go8/14

    library 482 m away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation3/10

    nearest park 0.7 km · nearest centre 1.4 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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

16 registered apartment buildings with 951 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 109 Indian Rd (249 m, 38 units, 8 storeys, built 1970), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
109 Indian Rd · Akelius Ltd388197096 · Jul 2025249 m
118 Roncesvalles Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303194095 · Jul 2025350 m · 4 min
83 Indian Rd215196086 · Aug 2025367 m · 4 min
1 Claude Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303196097 · Jul 2025431 m · 5 min
66 Roncesvalles Ave social housing20011197791 · Aug 2024510 m · 6 min
59 Roncesvalles Ave · Aristocrat Property Management384196786 · Nov 2025569 m · 7 min

16 registered buildings · 951 units · 1 social housing · tallest 22 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 four thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft200house driveway/garage (2)

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 High Park-Swansea.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Glendale & Garden a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 4 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 Glendale & Garden?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 1, 2023, 8% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Glendale & Garden a walkable intersection?

Glendale & Garden scores 33 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; library 482 m away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km; 6 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m.

How fast do cars go at Glendale & Garden?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Garden Ave between Lane W of Roncesvalles and N of Garden and Lane E of Sunnyside and N of Garden (April 2024), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 94 m away (30 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Glendale & Garden?

The nearest Green P car park is 1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) (901 m away, 193 spaces). The City's mapping shows 247 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 8,960 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.3 km).

How do I get to Glendale & Garden by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 501, 508 stop within 1 km, the nearest 308 m away; bus routes 80, 402 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Glendale & Garden?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 69 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Glendale House (144 m), Pierogi King's (304 m), Amey's (313 m), Sangria Lounge (314 m) and Kami Sushi (318 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Glendale & Garden?

The nearest is High Park Parkside Drive Washroom, 1873 Bloor St W, 777 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom (891 m); Sunnyside Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (922 m).

Is there child care near Glendale & Garden?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 876 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (28 m, 51 spaces), Sunnyside Garden Day Care (200 m, 193 spaces) and Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles (525 m, 87 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Glendale & Garden?

16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 951 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 109 Indian Rd (249 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 118 Roncesvalles Ave (350 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 83 Indian Rd (367 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 1 Claude Ave (431 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 16 is 90 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Glendale & Garden?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the High Park-Swansea page.

What neighbourhood is Glendale & Garden in?

Glendale & Garden is in High Park-Swansea (City of Toronto neighbourhood 087). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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