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Harbord & Palmerston

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

Harbord & Palmerston 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: Bathurst Station (Line 2) 515 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
5,577
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 21, 2025
3,496 pedestrians · 2,920 cyclists · #1986 busiest
Collisions
26
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 19 property damage · #3036 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Bathurst Station 515 m · 3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track, Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 16 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 400 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 34% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 52.4% of vehicle volume, about 68× the typical share. That comes with about 2.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 4.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 17%, from 12 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Harbord & Palmerston

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Bathurst Station (Line 2)515 m; Christie Station (Line 2)560 m; Spadina Station (Line 2)842 m
Streetcar
511506510 nearest 197 m
TTC bus
947126127 nearest 21 m
Blue Night
306310307300
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Harbord St at Palmerston Blvd
Cycling
Cycle Track on Harbord St installed 2001; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Palmerston Blvd installed 2023
Bike Share
Euclid Ave / Herrick St - SMART 145 m · 16 docks · 30 stations, 579 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 (43)
  • Harbord Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 169 m
  • City As School TorontoPrivate · 267 m
  • Central Technical SchoolEnglish Public · 358 m
  • Clinton Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 404 m
  • King Edward Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Separate · 494 m
  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 571 m
  • and 37 more
Parks (35)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch481 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch918 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 312 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 819 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 894 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 1.3 km
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.5 km
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1.5 km
Signal
1311, activated 1976 · SAP · leading pedestrian interval East/West · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 363 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Eon Specialty Coffee, 133 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés11 within 300 m · 363 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Eon Specialty Coffee · 246 Harbord St133 mPassed, May 2026
Ojjj's Variety · 533 Manning Ave Unit-2grocery194 mPassed, Jun 2026
Stop and GO Variety · 681 Bathurst Stgrocery205 mPassed, May 2026
Y Not Italian · 538 Manning Ave206 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Krispy Kreme Harbord · 215 Harbord St219 mPassed, Aug 2026
Le Petit Chef · 536 Manning Ave229 mPassed, Aug 2026
Dl Chicken Shack · 538 Manning Ave229 mPassed, Jun 2026
La Diperie · 203 Harbord St250 mPassed, Sep 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 Bickford Park Washroom, 476 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 197 m away at Healey Willan Park.

  • Bickford Park Washroom · 400 Grace St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    476 m
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 485 Montrose Ave
    View centre hours
    670 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    804 m
Drinking water
Healey Willan Park drinking fountain · 197 m; Bickford Park bottle filling station · 474 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,482 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Centro Clinton Day Care Centre (404 m, 174 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,482 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 14
  • Centro Clinton Day Care Centre · 460 Manning Ave
    174 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    404 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group King Edward Child Care · 112 Lippincott St
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    494 m
  • Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie · 703 Bloor St W
    56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    516 m
  • Montrose Child Care Centre Inc. · 301 Montrose Ave
    117 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    595 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (757 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 565 m away.

FireFire Station 315 · 757 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police14 Division · 1.5 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 565 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

43 registered apartment buildings with 2,474 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 456 Palmerston Blvd (39 m, 32 units, 4 storeys, built 1904), which scored 81 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 43 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 21 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings43 · 2,474 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202621 across the 43
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
456 Palmerston Blvd324190481 · Aug 2025039 m
469 Palmerston Blvd1031932067 m
481 Palmerston Blvd113190787 · Aug 20250121 m
686 Bathurst St · Stein & Regency Construction Management Co.244194793 · Dec 20250200 m
378 Markham St · Berkley Property Management Inc174190095 · Jul 20260325 m
532 Palmerston Blvd214191194 · Aug 20250327 m
748 Bathurst St · Westbank Ontario Realty Corp95122024100 · Sep 20251354 m
318 Clinton St123197076 · Oct 20250421 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 lots961 lots · ≈23,520 spaces · 70.6 ha
Within 500 m48 lots · ≈820 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 2,506 spaces
EV charging (City)365 Lippincott St. · 522 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking63 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 71 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
557 Palmerston Ave · Surface460 m5580% (Q1 2026)
365 Lippincott St · Surface493 m13654% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface507 m4981% (Q1 2026)
80 Clinton Street · Surface553 m25 *
74 Clinton Street · Garage571 m79 *

Nearest lots: 50 m away, ≈3 spaces; 61 m away, ≈3 spaces; 65 m away, ≈9 spaces; 88 m away, ≈11 spaces; 145 m away, ≈5 spaces; 156 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 74 Clinton Street (603 m, 4 ports); 705 Shaw St (848 m, 2 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (1 km, 6 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 — 14-hour, Oct 21, 2025

The east leg carries the load — 2,982 westbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 163. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 547 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 567 from 5:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north163southbound · 812 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west2,155eastbound · 499 bikes · 0.9% heavy
Total vehicles5,5773,496 pedestrians · 2,920 cyclists · 2.0% heavy
From the east2,982westbound · 807 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south277northbound · 802 bikes · 2.2% heavy
AM peak hour547 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour567 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 21, 2025

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 Palmerston Blvd between Harbord St and Herrick St (67 m away) recorded an average of 23 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 32 km/h. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Harbord St (122 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 42,159 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Harbord St · Lucie Tuch Lane – Palmerston Blvd · 26 mMay 2010 · 3 days8,931
Palmerston Blvd · Harbord St – Herrick St · 67 mNov 2023 · 3 days51323 km/h32 km/h35 km/h

School-zone speed sign 122 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct31 · 38 km/h
Over the limit1.0%
50 km/h or more0.1%

Harbord St (westbound), N Side Harbord St 75m E of Manning Ave · 42,159 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 (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 15% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions26#3036 of 5,508
With an injury3#3411 of 4,660
Property damage only19
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist4#634 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201432latest Mar 25, 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 seven thefts from vehicles and ten bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 43% 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 vehicle710street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft1020apartment parking (4), house driveway/garage (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 14, 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 Palmerston-Little Italy.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Harbord & Palmerston a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 26 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 & Palmerston?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1986 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 34% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Harbord & Palmerston?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Palmerston Blvd between Harbord St and Herrick St (November 2023), found an average of 23 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 32 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 122 m away (40 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Harbord & Palmerston?

The nearest Green P car park is 557 Palmerston Ave (460 m away, 55 spaces, 80% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 961 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,520 spaces — 48 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (522 m).

How do I get to Harbord & Palmerston by transit?

Bathurst Station (Line 2) is 515 m away; streetcar routes 511, 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 197 m away; bus routes 94, 7, 126, 127 within 1 km (nearest stop: Harbord St at Palmerston Blvd, 21 m).

What restaurants are near Harbord & Palmerston?

11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 363 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Eon Specialty Coffee (133 m), Y Not Italian (206 m), Krispy Kreme Harbord (219 m), Le Petit Chef (229 m) and Dl Chicken Shack (229 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 Harbord & Palmerston?

The nearest is Bickford Park Washroom, 400 Grace St, 476 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom (670 m); Christie Pits Park Washroom (804 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 Harbord & Palmerston?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,482 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Centro Clinton Day Care Centre (404 m, 174 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group King Edward Child Care (494 m, 105 spaces) and Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie (516 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Harbord & Palmerston?

43 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,474 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 456 Palmerston Blvd (39 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 469 Palmerston Blvd (67 m, 10 units), 481 Palmerston Blvd (121 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 686 Bathurst St (200 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 43 is 87 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 Harbord & Palmerston?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and ten 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 Palmerston-Little Italy page.

What neighbourhood is Harbord & Palmerston in?

Harbord & Palmerston is in Palmerston-Little Italy (City of Toronto neighbourhood 080). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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