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Lansdowne & Rideau

Lansdowne Ave & Rideau Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Roncesvalles · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

In Roncesvalles, in central Toronto, Lansdowne & Rideau is an intersection of typical volume, with a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway and a park at the corner. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
9,913
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 22, 2024
1,249 pedestrians · 915 cyclists · #1703 busiest
Collisions
28
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 16 property damage · #2910 of 5,508
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
4 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Sharrows, Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 710 vehicles, 61% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 9.2% of vehicle volume, about 12× the typical share. That comes with about 2.8 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions rose 55%, from 11 in 2016–2020 to 17 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lansdowne & Rideau

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
505506501504 nearest 358 m
TTC bus
4740229 nearest 43 m
Express
929
Blue Night
305306301304329
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Lansdowne Ave at Rideau Ave; Lansdowne Ave at Rideau Ave South Side
Cycling
Sharrows on Rideau Ave installed 2016; Cycle Track on Lansdowne Ave installed 2016
Bike Share
St Clarens Ave / Shirley St 224 m · 15 docks · 25 stations, 438 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 (23)
  • Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 261 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 461 m
  • Academy of Enlightened MindsPrivate · 496 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 594 m
  • St Helen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 618 m
  • Saint Frere Andre Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 625 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (33)
  • West Lodge Park134 m
  • Dundas - St.clarens Parkette316 m
  • Charles G. Williams Park329 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park366 m
  • McCormick Park452 m
  • Pat Capponi Parkette626 m
  • and 27 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch808 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch822 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1 km
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner, though there is 4 grocery and convenience stores; 272 eating places are within a kilometre — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bairradino Rotisserie & Grill, 314 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in November 2025.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 272 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 58 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Butcher By Charlie's World of Meat · 222 Lansdowne Avegrocery82 mPassed, Jan 2026
Fahmee Bakery & Jamaican Foods · 222 Lansdowne Ave, Unit-Bgrocery82 mPassed, Dec 2024
Mike's No Frills · 222 Lansdowne Avegrocery82 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Seafood By Easy Seafood Ltd. · 222 Lansdowne Avegrocery82 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Bairradino Rotisserie & Grill · 222 Lansdowne Ave B314 mPassed, Nov 2025
Viaggio · 1727 Dundas St W333 mPassed, Sep 2024
Pasta Forever · 1693 Dundas St W338 mPassed, Apr 2026
Moonmilk · 1695 Dundas St W339 mPassed, Apr 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 Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 337 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 154 m away at West Lodge Park.

  • Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 289 Sorauren Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    337 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    491 m
  • Macgregor Playground Washroom · 346 Lansdowne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    717 m
Drinking water
West Lodge Park drinking fountain · 154 m; Charles G. Williams Park bottle filling station · 307 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,215 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Shirley Street Jr YMCA (261 m, 103 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,215 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 13
  • Shirley Street Jr YMCA · 38 Shirley St
    103 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    261 m
  • Parkdale Childcare Centre · 78 Seaforth Ave
    177 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    461 m
  • Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated · 136 Sorauren Ave
    64 spaces · preschool
    480 m
  • Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group · 128 Fern Ave
    174 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    594 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (211 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 900 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 211 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1.2 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 900 m1288 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

57 registered apartment buildings with 4,359 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 13 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 105 West Lodge Ave (282 m, 371 units, 19 storeys, built 1965), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 57 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 127 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 39 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings57 · 4,359 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026127 across the 57
Open fire-code violations39
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
105 West Lodge Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc.37119196591 · Jul 202419 · 7 fire282 m
103 West Lodge Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc.37118196585 · Jun 202517 · 9 fire348 m
301 Lansdowne Ave355193226 · Jul 20240418 m
267 Brock Ave · Signet Group Inc113188589 · Jul 20250427 m
128 Sheridan Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc687196690 · Sep 20240522 m
20 West Lodge AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation29911195991 · Jul 20246576 m
1544 Dundas St W · Bentallgreenoak958201696 · Jul 20250 · 1 fire584 m
1525 Dundas St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1066195979 · Jul 20255594 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 lots581 lots · ≈22,820 spaces · 68.4 ha
Within 500 m30 lots · ≈1,050 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 1,621 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 1.1 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking9 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
14 Fuller Ave · Surface688 m4247% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface775 m3471% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface794 m3294% (Q1 2026)
1624 Queen St W · Surface869 m3371% (Q1 2026)
2201 Dundas St W · Surface1.2 km1070% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 202 m away, ≈8 spaces; 210 m away, ≈77 spaces; 237 m away, ≈22 spaces; 251 m away, ≈13 spaces; 258 m away, ≈13 spaces; 276 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 1224 KING ST W (1.3 km, 2 ports); 2251 Dundas St W (1.3 km, 2 ports); 45 Abell St (1.4 km, 16 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 22, 2024

The south leg carries the load — 4,447 northbound vehicles, or 45% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1. Most cyclists arrived from the north (444 of 915). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 942 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 22% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (769). Trucks and buses were 5.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 23 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north4,237southbound · 444 bikes · 6.3% heavy
From the west1,228eastbound · 283 bikes · 1.1% heavy
Total vehicles9,9131,249 pedestrians · 915 cyclists · 5.7% heavy
From the east1westbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south4,447northbound · 186 bikes · 6.4% heavy
AM peak hour769 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour942 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 22, 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

The City's counter on Lansdowne Ave between Seaforth Ave and Lane N of Seaforth and W of Lansdowne (367 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 40 km/h. That segment carries about 9,100 vehicles a day. Rideau Ave between Lansdowne Ave and Macdonell Ave measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Oct 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Brock Ave (358 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 62,684 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Rideau Ave · Lansdowne Ave – Macdonell Ave · 50 mOct 2024 · 3 days3,66425 km/h33 km/h37 km/h
Lansdowne Ave · Seaforth Ave – Lane N of Seaforth and W of Lansdowne · 367 mMay 2025 · 3 days9,07734 km/h40 km/h44 km/h

School-zone speed sign 358 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct20 · 24 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Brock Ave (southbound), 220 Brock Ave · 62,684 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 6 collisions. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 29, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions28#2910 of 5,508
With an injury4#3004 of 4,660
Property damage only16
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian1#2702 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2051 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
All since 201432latest Dec 29, 2025

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 one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 6, 2018. 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 Roncesvalles.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lansdowne & Rideau a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 28 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 Lansdowne & Rideau?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1703 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 61% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lansdowne & Rideau?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lansdowne Ave between Seaforth Ave and Lane N of Seaforth and W of Lansdowne (May 2025), found an average of 34 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 358 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Lansdowne & Rideau?

The nearest Green P car park is 14 Fuller Ave (688 m away, 42 spaces, 47% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 581 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,820 spaces — 30 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.1 km).

How do I get to Lansdowne & Rideau by transit?

Streetcar routes 505, 506, 501, 504 stop within 1 km, the nearest 358 m away; bus routes 47, 402, 29, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lansdowne Ave at Rideau Ave, 43 m).

What restaurants are near Lansdowne & Rideau?

None within 300 m, and 272 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bairradino Rotisserie & Grill (314 m), Viaggio (333 m), Pasta Forever (338 m) and Moonmilk (339 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 Lansdowne & Rideau?

The nearest is Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 289 Sorauren Ave, 337 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (491 m); Macgregor Playground Washroom (717 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 Lansdowne & Rideau?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,215 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Shirley Street Jr YMCA (261 m, 103 spaces), Parkdale Childcare Centre (461 m, 177 spaces) and Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated (480 m, 64 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lansdowne & Rideau?

57 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,359 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 105 West Lodge Ave (282 m, 371 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 103 West Lodge Ave (348 m, 371 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 301 Lansdowne Ave (418 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 26) and 267 Brock Ave (427 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 57 is 88 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 Lansdowne & Rideau?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft 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 Roncesvalles page.

What neighbourhood is Lansdowne & Rideau in?

Lansdowne & Rideau is in Roncesvalles (City of Toronto neighbourhood 086). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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