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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
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
- Community centres
- Native Youth Resource Centre416 m
- Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre670 m
- William H. Bolton Arena1.2 km
- Scadding Court Community Centre1.2 km
- Parks (35)
- Healey Willan Park210 m
- Honest Ed's Park356 m
- Euclid Avenue Parkette479 m
- Sally Bird Park493 m
- Bickford Park528 m
- Art Eggleton Park531 m
- and 29 more
- 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.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Eon Specialty Coffee · 246 Harbord St | 133 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Ojjj's Variety · 533 Manning Ave Unit-2grocery | 194 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Stop and GO Variety · 681 Bathurst Stgrocery | 205 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Y Not Italian · 538 Manning Ave | 206 m | Passed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction |
| Krispy Kreme Harbord · 215 Harbord St | 219 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Le Petit Chef · 536 Manning Ave | 229 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Dl Chicken Shack · 538 Manning Ave | 229 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| La Diperie · 203 Harbord St | 250 m | Passed, 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. · accessible476 m - Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 485 Montrose Ave
View centre hours670 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).
- Centro Clinton Day Care Centre · 460 Manning Ave
174 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day404 m - The Neighbourhood Group King Edward Child Care · 112 Lippincott St
105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day494 m - Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie · 703 Bloor St W
56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day516 m - Montrose Child Care Centre Inc. · 301 Montrose Ave
117 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day595 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.
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.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456 Palmerston Blvd | 32 | 4 | 1904 | 81 · Aug 2025 | 0 | 39 m |
| 469 Palmerston Blvd | 10 | 3 | 1932 | — | 0 | 67 m |
| 481 Palmerston Blvd | 11 | 3 | 1907 | 87 · Aug 2025 | 0 | 121 m |
| 686 Bathurst St · Stein & Regency Construction Management Co. | 24 | 4 | 1947 | 93 · Dec 2025 | 0 | 200 m |
| 378 Markham St · Berkley Property Management Inc | 17 | 4 | 1900 | 95 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 325 m |
| 532 Palmerston Blvd | 21 | 4 | 1911 | 94 · Aug 2025 | 0 | 327 m |
| 748 Bathurst St · Westbank Ontario Realty Corp | 95 | 12 | 2024 | 100 · Sep 2025 | 1 | 354 m |
| 318 Clinton St | 12 | 3 | 1970 | 76 · Oct 2025 | 0 | 421 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 557 Palmerston Ave · Surface | 460 m | 55 | 80% (Q1 2026) |
| 365 Lippincott St · Surface | 493 m | 136 | 54% (Q1 2026) |
| 675 Manning Ave · Surface | 507 m | 49 | 81% (Q1 2026) |
| 80 Clinton Street · Surface | 553 m | 25 * | — |
| 74 Clinton Street · Garage | 571 m | 79 * | — |
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.
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 segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbord St · Lucie Tuch Lane – Palmerston Blvd · 26 m | May 2010 · 3 days | 8,931 | — | — | — |
| Palmerston Blvd · Harbord St – Herrick St · 67 m | Nov 2023 · 3 days | 513 | 23 km/h | 32 km/h | 35 km/h |
School-zone speed sign 122 m
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
Exposure-adjusted: 4.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 26 | #3036 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 3 | #3411 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 19 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 4 | #634 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| All since 2014 | 32 | latest 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
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 7 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 10 | 2 | 0 | apartment 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
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 21, 2025.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Aug 14, 2024.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 11 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.66102, -79.41220 · centreline node 13465025.