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Harbord & Clinton

Harbord St & Clinton St · Toronto, Ontario · Palmerston-Little Italy · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Harbord & Clinton is a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Palmerston-Little Italy, in central Toronto. It has a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: Christie Station (Line 2) 479 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
5,733
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 21, 2025
2,532 pedestrians · 1,194 cyclists
Collisions
29
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Christie Station 479 m · 11 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
68/100
city median 48 · #985 of 5,672
6 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 463 m

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Harbord & Clinton

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 · Oct 21, 2025

The east leg carries the load — 2,962 westbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 66. Most cyclists arrived from the east (579 of 1,194). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 656 vehicles in the hour from 3:00 p.m., 28% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (512). Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north66southbound · 48 bikes · 6.1% heavy
From the west1,290eastbound · 377 bikes · 1.2% heavy
Total vehicles5,7332,532 pedestrians · 1,194 cyclists · 2.4% heavy
From the east2,962westbound · 579 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south1,415northbound · 190 bikes · 2.6% heavy

Peak hours: 512 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 656 from 3:00 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

2020 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 3% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 31% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Nov 16, 2025.

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

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions295.1 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles
With an injury1
Property damage only20
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified8
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 Harbord St between Grace St and Joe Pantalone Lane (161 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 45 km/h. That segment carries about 7,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Clinton St between Harbord St and Page St measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Oct 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Harbord St (162 m away, 40 km/h limit), 1.8% of the 44,999 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Clinton Street between College St and Harbord St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Clinton St · Harbord St – Page St · 106 mOct 2025 · 3 days73125 km/h34 km/h38 km/h
Harbord St · Grace St – Joe Pantalone Lane · 161 mJun 2022 · 7 days7,17838 km/h45 km/h50 km/h
Speed sign
Harbord St (eastbound), 162 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 36 km/h, 85th percentile 42 km/h; 1.8% at 50 km/h or more. 44,999 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
Traffic calming
Clinton Street (College St – Harbord St): 4 speed humps

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.

The crossing
Signal 2320, activated 2012 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Christie Station (Line 2)479 m · 6 min; Bathurst Station (Line 2)904 m · 11 min
Streetcar
511 506 nearest 516 m · 6 min
TTC bus
94 126 63 nearest 15 m
Blue Night
306 300 307 363
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Harbord St at Clinton St
Cycling
Cycle Track on Harbord St installed 2001
Bike Share
Harbord St / Clinton St 22 m · 15 docks · 18 stations, 356 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
20 car parks · about 998 spaces
EV charging
74 Clinton Street · 524 m · 4 Level 2 ports; also 705 Shaw St (756 m), 365 Lippincott St. (1 km)
Bike parking
48 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 104 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
23 mapped lots within 500 m, 548 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
80 Clinton Street · Surface469 m25 *—
376 Clinton St · Surface487 m3468% (Q1 2026)
74 Clinton Street · Garage489 m79 *—
675 Manning Ave · Surface574 m4981% (Q1 2026)
557 Palmerston Ave · Surface770 m5580% (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 Bloor Meat & Grocery, 463 m away; 6 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 246 eating places within a kilometre — 6.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Sam James Coffee Bar, 53 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Bloor Park Pharmacy, 493 m away; 12 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Kensington Eye Institute, 1.5 km away, then Toronto Western Hospital at 1.5 km. For seniors' housing: The O'neill Centre, a long-term care home 631 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Sam James Coffee Bar · 297 Harbord St53 m
  • Dl Chicken Shack · 538 Manning Ave90 m
  • Le Petit Chef · 536 Manning Ave91 m
  • Y Not Italian · 538 Manning Ave113 m
  • Canary Counter · 322 Harbord St114 m
6 within 300 m · 246 within 1 km
Grocery
Bloor Meat & Grocery 463 m · 6 min · 6 within 1 km
Food shops
Midnight Cookie 435 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Bloor Park Pharmacy 493 m · 6 min · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Montrose Child Care Centre Inc. · 117 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day337 m · 4 min
  • Centro Clinton Day Care Centre · 174 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day380 m · 5 min
  • Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie · 56 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day424 m · 5 min
5 licensed centres · 654 spaces within 1 km · 4 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Bickford Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible216 m
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed517 m · 6 min
Drinking water: Bickford Park 210 m; Art Eggleton Park 279 m · 3 min
Health and care
  • Kensington Eye Institute · hospital site1.5 km · 17 min
  • Toronto Western Hospital · hospital site1.5 km · 17 min
  • The O'neill Centre · long-term care home631 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 (19)
and 14 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (22)
  • Harbord Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 226 m
  • Montrose Jr & Delta Alternative SrEnglish Public · 337 m · 4 min
  • Clinton Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 380 m · 5 min
  • West End Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 490 m · 6 min
  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 493 m · 6 min
and 17 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch737 m · 9 min
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch913 m · 11 min
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 775 m · 9 min
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 1.2 km · 15 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.

68of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #985 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food16/30

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

  • Transit18/28

    Christie Station 0.5 km · 3 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go6/14

    library 737 m away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    3 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    5 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot10/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · traffic calming

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

19 registered apartment buildings with 635 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 456 Palmerston Blvd (278 m, 32 units, 4 storeys, built 1904), which scored 81 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 19 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
456 Palmerston Blvd324190481 · Aug 2025278 m · 3 min
333 Harbord St · 1569625 Ontario Limited103191389 · Jun 2026280 m · 3 min
318 Clinton St123197076 · Oct 2025286 m · 3 min
336 Clinton St173199295 · Oct 2025342 m · 4 min
469 Palmerston Blvd1031932—392 m · 5 min
711 Bloor St W123192023 · Jul 2026431 m · 5 min

19 registered buildings · 635 units · 3 social housing · tallest 12 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 two thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 57% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft710house driveway/garage (4), other (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 Palmerston-Little Italy.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Harbord & Clinton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 29 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 Harbord & Clinton?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 21, 2025, 35% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Harbord & Clinton a walkable intersection?

Harbord & Clinton scores 68 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #985 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: 3 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m; 5 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; Christie Station 0.5 km · 3 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · traffic calming.

How fast do cars go at Harbord & Clinton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Harbord St between Grace St and Joe Pantalone Lane (June 2022), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 162 m away (40 km/h), 1.8% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Harbord & Clinton?

The nearest Green P car park is 80 Clinton Street (469 m away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 548 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,170 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Clinton Street (524 m).

How do I get to Harbord & Clinton by transit?

Christie Station (Line 2) is 479 m away; streetcar routes 511, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 516 m away; bus routes 94, 126, 63 within 1 km (nearest stop: Harbord St at Clinton St, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Harbord & Clinton?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 246 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Sam James Coffee Bar (53 m), Dl Chicken Shack (90 m), Le Petit Chef (91 m), Y Not Italian (113 m) and Canary Counter (114 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Harbord & Clinton?

The nearest is Bickford Park Washroom, 400 Grace St, 216 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom (517 m); Christie Pits Park Washroom (806 m).

Is there child care near Harbord & Clinton?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 654 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Montrose Child Care Centre Inc. (337 m, 117 spaces), Centro Clinton Day Care Centre (380 m, 174 spaces) and Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie (424 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Harbord & Clinton?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 635 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 456 Palmerston Blvd (278 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 333 Harbord St (280 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 318 Clinton St (286 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 76) and 336 Clinton St (342 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 86 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Harbord & Clinton?

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

What neighbourhood is Harbord & Clinton in?

Harbord & Clinton is in Palmerston-Little Italy (City of Toronto neighbourhood 080). 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