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Indian & Garden

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

Indian & Garden is a quiet local crossing. It sits in High Park-Swansea. Nearby is 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
3,514
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 30, 2024
776 pedestrians · 89 cyclists · #2107 busiest
Collisions
22
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 14 property damage · #3285 of 5,508 · +2 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
4 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 250 vehicles an hour, 22% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 5 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 2.5% of vehicle volume, about 3.3× the typical share. On average 2.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 6.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. The pace has been steady: 11 collisions in 2016–2020 and 11 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Indian & Garden

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501508504506 nearest 199 m
TTC bus
80402203 nearest 93 m
Blue Night
301304306
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Parkside Dr at Garden Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Sunnyside - Gus Ryder Pool 411 m · 27 docks · 10 stations, 210 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 (10)
  • Garden Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 420 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 741 m
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 757 m
  • High Park Gardens Montessori SchoolPrivate · 843 m
  • Howard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (15)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch565 m
Places of interest
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 513 m
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 528 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1 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 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 88. The nearest is High Park Club, 149 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 88 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 24 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
High Park Club · 100 Indian Rd149 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Glendale House · 85 Glendale Ave222 mPassed, Sep 2026
Lakeview Lifecare Centre · 46 the Queensway305 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Second Cup · 30 the Queensway360 mConditional pass, Sep 2026 · 6 infractions
Cinema Convenience · 127 Roncesvalles Avegrocery512 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Birria Catrina · 131 Roncesvalles Ave514 mPassed, Apr 2025
Birria Catrina · 131 Roncesvalles Ave514 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Rowe Farms · 105 Roncesvalles Ave515 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction

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 High Park Parkside Drive Washroom, 424 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 371 m away at High Park.

  • High Park Parkside Drive Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    424 m
  • Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    434 m
  • Sunnyside Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    View outdoor pool hours · accessible
    455 m
Drinking water
High Park bottle filling station · 371 m; High Park bottle filling station · 431 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 988 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (267 m, 51 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 988 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 10
  • Kids Zone Daycare Inc. · 123 Glendale Ave
    51 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    267 m
  • Sunnyside Garden Day Care · 225 Garden Ave
    193 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    420 m
  • Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles · 10 High Park Blvd
    87 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    604 m
  • Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group · 128 Fern Ave
    174 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    741 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1.3 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 2.5 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 1.8 km9 Clendenan 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 19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,008 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 83 Indian Rd (87 m, 21 units, 5 storeys, built 1960), which scored 86 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 44 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings19 · 1,008 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202644 across the 19
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
83 Indian Rd215196086 · Aug 2025087 m
109 Indian Rd · Akelius Ltd388197096 · Jul 20250226 m
1 Claude Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303196097 · Jul 20253250 m
118 Roncesvalles Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303194095 · Jul 20250465 m
66 Roncesvalles Avesocial housing20011197791 · Aug 20240 · 2 fire535 m
59 Roncesvalles Ave · Aristocrat Property Management384196786 · Nov 20250587 m
244 Roncesvalles Ave224196795 · Aug 20260601 m
246 Roncesvalles Ave · La Valette Property Management223196995 · Aug 20260617 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 lots412 lots · ≈14,870 spaces · 44.6 ha
Within 500 m20 lots · ≈790 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 989 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 1.2 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface493 m193 *
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface838 m187 *
1624 Queen St W · Surface940 m3371% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface1.1 km4247% (Q1 2026)
2201 Dundas St W · Surface1.3 km1070% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 101 m away, ≈36 spaces; 111 m away, ≈13 spaces; 115 m away, ≈28 spaces; 151 m away, ≈48 spaces; 173 m away, ≈32 spaces; 212 m away, ≈59 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (1.5 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.5 km, 2 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, Apr 30, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 2,054 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 58% of the total, against 426 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (38 of 89). Evening rush dominates here: 478 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:30 p.m., against 219 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north484southbound · 23 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the west2,054eastbound · 38 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles3,514776 pedestrians · 89 cyclists · 2.0% heavy
From the east550westbound · 15 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south426northbound · 13 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour219 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour478 vehicles from 2:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 30, 2024

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 Indian Rd between Wright Ave and High Park Blvd, 392 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2024 put the average speed at 32 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,100 vehicles a day. Garden Ave between Lane E of Sunnyside and N of Garden and Sunnyside Ave measured slower: 30 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Jun 2019). At the school-zone speed sign on Ward 4 - S10 (99 m away, 40 km/h limit), 29% of the 80,033 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Garden Ave · Lane E of Sunnyside and N of Garden – Sunnyside Ave · 367 mJun 2019 · 3 days98630 km/h39 km/h44 km/h
Indian Rd · Wright Ave – High Park Blvd · 392 mApr 2024 · 3 days2,11432 km/h40 km/h45 km/h

School-zone speed sign 99 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct45 · 54 km/h
Over the limit55%
50 km/h or more29%

Ward 4 - S10 (southbound), Opposite 101 Parkside Dr · 80,033 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 2019, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 45% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions22#3285 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only14
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201427latest Mar 24, 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

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

Four thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410street/outdoor (3), other (1)
Bicycle theft300house driveway/garage (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 2, 2025. 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 Indian & Garden a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 22 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 Indian & Garden?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2107 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 22% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Indian & Garden?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Indian Rd between Wright Ave and High Park Blvd (April 2024), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 99 m away (40 km/h), 29% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Indian & Garden?

The nearest Green P car park is 1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) (493 m away, 193 spaces). The City's mapping shows 412 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,870 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.2 km).

How do I get to Indian & Garden by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 508, 504, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 199 m away; bus routes 80, 402, 203 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parkside Dr at Garden Ave, 93 m).

What restaurants are near Indian & Garden?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 88 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are High Park Club (149 m), Glendale House (222 m), Lakeview Lifecare Centre (305 m), Second Cup (360 m) and Birria Catrina (514 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 Indian & Garden?

The nearest is High Park Parkside Drive Washroom, 1873 Bloor St W, 424 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom (434 m); Sunnyside Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (455 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 Indian & Garden?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 988 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. (267 m, 51 spaces), Sunnyside Garden Day Care (420 m, 193 spaces) and Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles (604 m, 87 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Indian & Garden?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,008 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 83 Indian Rd (87 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 109 Indian Rd (226 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 1 Claude Ave (250 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 118 Roncesvalles Ave (465 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 89 out of 100. 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 Indian & Garden?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and three 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 High Park-Swansea page.

What neighbourhood is Indian & Garden in?

Indian & 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

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