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Indian & Merrick

Indian Rd & Merrick St · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Indian & Merrick, in High Park-Swansea, is a quiet local crossing. At the corner: a multi-use trail. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
1,462
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 9, 2024
224 pedestrians · 36 cyclists · #2287 busiest
Collisions
42
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 26 property damage · #2316 of 5,508 · +3 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
4
TTC stops within 100 m
4 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 100 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 9% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 2.5% of vehicle volume, about 3.2× the typical share. That comes with about 4.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 28.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 5.8× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 38%, from 26 in 2016–2020 to 16 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Indian & Merrick

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501508504506 nearest 77 m
TTC bus
80402 nearest 67 m
Blue Night
301304306
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Parkside Dr at the Queensway North Side; The Queensway at Parkside Dr
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on High Park Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Sunnyside - Gus Ryder Pool 285 m · 27 docks · 10 stations, 214 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 · 476 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 803 m
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 855 m
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • High Park Gardens Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • Howard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (14)
  • Sunnyside Park372 m
  • Budapest Park498 m
  • Grafton Avenue Park599 m
  • Beaty Boulevard Parkette648 m
  • Sunnyside Bike Park1 km
  • Beaty Avenue Parkette1 km
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch654 m
Places of interest
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 432 m
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 531 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 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 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 82. The nearest is Lakeview Lifecare Centre, 188 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 82 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Lakeview Lifecare Centre · 46 the Queensway188 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Glendale House · 85 Glendale Ave227 mPassed, Sep 2026
Second Cup · 30 the Queensway264 mConditional pass, Sep 2026 · 6 infractions
High Park Club · 100 Indian Rd289 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Aggies · 66 Roncesvalles Ave489 mPassed, Jul 2024
Pearson Fruit & Vegetables · 95 Roncesvalles Avegrocery521 mPassed, Jul 2026
Pearson Fruit & Vegetables · 95 Roncesvalles Avegrocery521 mPassed, Dec 2024
October Convenience · 65 Roncesvalles Avegrocery522 mPassed, Dec 2024

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 Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom, 324 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 313 m away at Budapest Park.

  • Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    324 m
  • Sunnyside Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    View outdoor pool hours · accessible
    345 m
  • Sunnyside Park Pavillion West Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    399 m
Drinking water
Budapest Park drinking fountain · 313 m; High Park bottle filling station · 487 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 755 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (331 m, 51 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 755 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 8
  • Kids Zone Daycare Inc. · 123 Glendale Ave
    51 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    331 m
  • Sunnyside Garden Day Care · 225 Garden Ave
    193 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    476 m
  • Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles · 10 High Park Blvd
    87 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    723 m
  • Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group · 128 Fern Ave
    174 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    803 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 1.9 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1.3 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 2.5 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.9 km1288 Queen St W

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 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 979 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1 Claude Ave (139 m, 30 units, 3 storeys, built 1960), which scored 97 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 43 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 979 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202643 across the 17
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1 Claude Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303196097 · Jul 20253139 m
83 Indian Rd215196086 · Aug 20250222 m
109 Indian Rd · Akelius Ltd388197096 · Jul 20250350 m
118 Roncesvalles Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303194095 · Jul 20250490 m
66 Roncesvalles Avesocial housing20011197791 · Aug 20240 · 2 fire492 m
59 Roncesvalles Ave · Aristocrat Property Management384196786 · Nov 20250549 m
1623 Queen St W · Hannah Property Management Ltd.424192292 · Jun 20260678 m
1621 Queen St W · Pergos Developments746190090 · Jun 20250704 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 lots396 lots · ≈13,750 spaces · 41.3 ha
Within 500 m18 lots · ≈910 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 989 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 1.3 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking2 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface350 m193 *
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface794 m187 *
1624 Queen St W · Surface884 m3371% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface1.1 km4247% (Q1 2026)
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1.4 km120 *

Nearest lots: 126 m away, ≈32 spaces; 225 m away, ≈36 spaces; 230 m away, ≈132 spaces; 249 m away, ≈13 spaces; 260 m away, ≈28 spaces; 296 m away, ≈48 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (1.6 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.7 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 9, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 1,047 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 72% of the total, against 12 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 260 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:15 p.m., against 67 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.6% 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 north1,047southbound · 16 bikes · 0.5% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,462224 pedestrians · 36 cyclists · 0.6% heavy
From the east403westbound · 16 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the south12northbound · 4 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour67 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour260 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 9, 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 Merrick St between Glendale Ave and Claude Ave, 140 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2024 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 36 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 40 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,100 vehicles a day. Indian Rd between Merrick St and Parkdale Rd measured slower: 24 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Aug 2023). At the school-zone speed sign on Ward 4 - S10 (205 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
Indian Rd · Merrick St – Parkdale Rd · 38 mAug 2023 · 3 days88324 km/h33 km/h37 km/h
Merrick St · Glendale Ave – Claude Ave · 140 mOct 2024 · 3 days1,05526 km/h36 km/h40 km/h

School-zone speed sign 205 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 2017, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 4 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 31% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 28.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions42#2316 of 5,508
With an injury4#2976 of 4,660
Property damage only26
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian1#2566 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1929 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201450latest Jun 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

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

One theft from a vehicle and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft210house driveway/garage (1), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 20, 2023. 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 & Merrick a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 42 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 & Merrick?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2287 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 9% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Indian & Merrick?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Merrick St between Glendale Ave and Claude Ave (October 2024), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 36 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 205 m away (40 km/h), 29% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Indian & Merrick?

The nearest Green P car park is 1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) (350 m away, 193 spaces). The City's mapping shows 396 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,750 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.3 km).

How do I get to Indian & Merrick by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 508, 504, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 77 m away; bus routes 80, 402 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parkside Dr at the Queensway North Side, 67 m).

What restaurants are near Indian & Merrick?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 82 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Lakeview Lifecare Centre (188 m), Glendale House (227 m), Second Cup (264 m), High Park Club (289 m) and Aggies (489 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 & Merrick?

The nearest is Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom, 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W, 324 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Sunnyside Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (345 m); Sunnyside Park Pavillion West Washroom (399 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 & Merrick?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 755 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (331 m, 51 spaces), Sunnyside Garden Day Care (476 m, 193 spaces) and Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles (723 m, 87 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Indian & Merrick?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 979 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1 Claude Ave (139 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 83 Indian Rd (222 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 109 Indian Rd (350 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 118 Roncesvalles Ave (490 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 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 & Merrick?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and two 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 & Merrick in?

Indian & Merrick 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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