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Hamilton & Thompson

Hamilton St & Thompson St · Toronto, Ontario · South Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

In South Riverdale, Hamilton & Thompson is a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: parks. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,063
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 10, 2011
406 pedestrians · 53 cyclists
Collisions
5
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 3 property damage · #5092 of 5,508
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
6 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 57 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 130 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 11% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 5.0% of vehicle volume, about 6.4× the typical share. That comes with about 0.5 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Hamilton & Thompson

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504501503505506508 nearest 99 m
TTC bus
12172202 nearest 474 m
Blue Night
304301305306325
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Broadview Ave at Queen St East
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Thompson St / Broadview Ave - SMART 73 m · 24 docks · 31 stations, 632 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 (17)
  • Queen Alexandra Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 273 m
  • Seed Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 334 m
  • Dundas Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 367 m
  • Eastdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 759 m
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 761 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 888 m
  • and 11 more
Parks (44)
  • Thompson Street Parkette48 m
  • Joel Weeks Park128 m
  • Riverside Common Park130 m
  • Saulter Street Parkette420 m
  • King/Queen Triangle445 m
  • McCleary Playground466 m
  • and 38 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch291 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch725 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 877 m
  • Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1.2 km
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 1.3 km
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 1.3 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 47 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 189 — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pizza Pizza, 56 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés47 within 300 m · 189 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizza Pizza · 678 Queen St E56 mPassed, Mar 2026
White Lily Diner · 678 Queen St E Unit-156 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Boost Bar Cafe · 672 Queen St E59 mPassed, Mar 2025
Ali Baba's · 682 Queen St E62 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Aura · 686 Queen St E63 mPassed, May 2026 · 4 infractions
Riverside Burgers · 686 Queen St E63 mPassed, Mar 2026
Prohibition Social House · 696 Queen St E75 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Eastbound Brewing Company · 700 Queen St E85 mPassed, Apr 2025

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 Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom, 491 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 27 m away at Thompson Street Parkette.

  • Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom · 870 Queen St E
    View centre hours
    491 m
  • Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom · 155 Bayview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    657 m
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    667 m
Drinking water
Thompson Street Parkette dog fountain · 27 m; Riverside Common Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 112 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,216 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre (119 m, 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,216 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 13
  • Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre · 131 Broadview Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    119 m
  • George Brown - Dundas Street East Child Care Centre · 935 Dundas St E
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    367 m
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 25 Nicholas Ave
    103 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    558 m
  • Kids Way Daycare · 369 Broadview Ave
    15 spaces · infant, toddler · $10-a-day
    723 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 1.1 km475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 1.2 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 1.1 km126 Pape Ave

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 34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,924 rental units — 26 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 Matilda St (178 m, 56 units, 4 storeys, built 2008), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 34 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 91 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 47 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 3,924 units · 26 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202691 across the 34
Open fire-code violations47
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 Matilda StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation564200895 · Nov 20250178 m
179 Broadview Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes414199285 · Aug 20260212 m
58 Lewis Stsocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.154198791 · Oct 20250278 m
859 Dundas St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation294197396 · Dec 20250311 m
40 Lower River StToronto Community Housing · TCH594201497 · Jun 20260505 m
585 King St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1288201499 · Nov 20250546 m
45 St Lawrence StToronto Community Housing · TCH504198096 · Jun 20264548 m
25 Nicholas Ave · Daniels Gateway Rentals34629202197 · Oct 20252558 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 lots786 lots · ≈36,410 spaces · 109.2 ha
Within 500 m87 lots · ≈2,640 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 1,701 spaces
EV charging (City)220 Carlaw Ave. · 910 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking57 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 62 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
136 Broadview Ave · Surface87 m2273% (Q1 2026)
111 Broadview Ave · Surface117 m9256% (Q1 2026)
83 Tannery Road · Garage671 m27 *
573 Gerrard St E · Surface672 m3675% (Q1 2026)
653 Gerrard St E · Surface722 m3072% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈7 spaces; 46 m away, ≈11 spaces; 58 m away, ≈20 spaces (Green P); 61 m away, ≈17 spaces; 63 m away, ≈17 spaces; 68 m away, ≈11 spaces (Green P). More EV charging: 963 Gerrard St E (1.4 km, 2 ports); 500 Commissioners St (1.7 km, 2 ports); 188 Carlton St (1.7 km, 1 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, Nov 10, 2011

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 500 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 6 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 158 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 166 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 10.4% 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 15 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2011, 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 north500southbound · 27 bikes · 9.4% heavy
From the west310eastbound · 1 bikes · 13.2% heavy
Total vehicles1,063406 pedestrians · 53 cyclists · 10.4% heavy
From the east247westbound · 17 bikes · 8.5% heavy
From the south6northbound · 8 bikes · 33.3% heavy
AM peak hour158 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour166 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 10, 2011

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 Thompson St between Lane W of Hamilton and N of Thompson and Hamilton St, 16 m from the corner, a 2-day count in November 2017 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 47 km/h or more. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. Hamilton St between Kintyre Ave and Lane 2 S of Dundas and W of Hamilton St measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Nov 2017). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Broadview Ave (282 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 208,455 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Thompson St · Lane W of Hamilton and N of Thompson – Hamilton St · 16 mNov 2017 · 2 days64735 km/h43 km/h47 km/h
Hamilton St · Kintyre Ave – Lane 2 S of Dundas and W of Hamilton St · 177 mNov 2017 · 2 days53132 km/h39 km/h43 km/h

School-zone speed sign 282 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct22 · 34 km/h
Over the limit1.0%
50 km/h or more0.2%

Broadview Ave (southbound), 226 Broadview Avenue · 208,455 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 2021, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 1 collision (20%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (20%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 17, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions5#5092 of 5,508
With an injury1#4598 of 4,660
Property damage only3
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#3077 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 20149latest Dec 17, 2025

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

Six thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.3 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle620street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft500apartment parking (2), house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 13, 2024. 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 South Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Hamilton & Thompson a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 5 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 Hamilton & Thompson?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 10, 2011, 11% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Hamilton & Thompson?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Thompson St between Lane W of Hamilton and N of Thompson and Hamilton St (November 2017), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 282 m away (40 km/h), 0.2% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Hamilton & Thompson?

The nearest Green P car park is 136 Broadview Ave (87 m away, 22 spaces, 73% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 786 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 36,410 spaces — 87 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 220 Carlaw Ave. (910 m).

How do I get to Hamilton & Thompson by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 501, 503, 505 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 99 m away; bus routes 121, 72, 202 within 1 km (nearest stop: Broadview Ave at Queen St East, 474 m).

What restaurants are near Hamilton & Thompson?

47 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 189 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Pizza (56 m), White Lily Diner (56 m), Boost Bar Cafe (59 m), Ali Baba's (62 m) and Aura (63 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 Hamilton & Thompson?

The nearest is Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre Washroom, 870 Queen St E, 491 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom (657 m); Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom (667 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 Hamilton & Thompson?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,216 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Boulton Avenue Child Care Centre (119 m, 72 spaces), George Brown - Dundas Street East Child Care Centre (367 m, 127 spaces) and Kinder College Early Learning Centre (558 m, 103 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Hamilton & Thompson?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,924 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 Matilda St (178 m, 56 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 179 Broadview Ave (212 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 58 Lewis St (278 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 859 Dundas St E (311 m, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 91 out of 100; 1 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 Hamilton & Thompson?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 South Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Hamilton & Thompson in?

Hamilton & Thompson is in South Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 070). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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