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Lappin & Dufferin

Lappin Ave & Dufferin St · Toronto, Ontario · Dovercourt Village · Ward 9, Davenport

In Dovercourt Village, in central Toronto, Lappin & Dufferin is a moderately heavy crossing. It has a bike lane, a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Dufferin Station (Line 2) 681 m away.

Traffic volume
18,196
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 5, 2024
1,291 pedestrians · 637 cyclists · #1007 busiest
Collisions
55
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 34 property damage · #1913 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #838 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Dufferin Station 681 m · 1 streetcar route · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,300 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 14 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Cyclists were 3.5% of vehicle volume, about 4.5× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5.5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. The pace has been steady: 28 collisions in 2016–2020 and 27 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 55 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Lappin & Dufferin

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dufferin Station (Line 2)681 m; Lansdowne Station (Line 2)863 m; Ossington Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
512 nearest 626 m
TTC bus
29261614740212763 nearest 37 m
Express
929
Blue Night
329300363
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Dufferin St at Lappin Ave South Side
Cycling
Sharrows on Lappin Ave installed 2001
Bike Share
Wallace Ave / Pauline Ave 376 m · 17 docks · 19 stations, 335 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 (24)
  • Dovercourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 193 m
  • St Anthony Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 406 m
  • St Sebastian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 431 m
  • Pauline Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 444 m
  • Uchenna AcademyPrivate · 641 m
  • St Mary of the Angels Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 657 m
  • and 18 more
Parks (34)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch796 m
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch929 m
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 177 eating places within a kilometre — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Creamland By Sj Kitchen, 63 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 177 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 42 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Creamland By Sj Kitchen · 1216 Dufferin St A63 mPassed, Jun 2026
Stop BBQ Chicken & Stuff · 1216 Dufferin St70 mPassed, Jun 2026
Macaulay Centres For Children · 228 Bartlett Ave193 mPassed, May 2026
Alpha Convenience and Coffee Store · 1167 Dupont Stgrocery238 mPassed, Apr 2026
Kerala Nook · 1110 Dupont St319 mPassed, Sep 2025
Fresh Co. · 1245 Dupont St325 mPassed, Jan 2025
North of Brooklyn Pizzeria · 229 Geary Ave330 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
The Greater Good · 229 Geary Ave330 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 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 Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 139 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 435 m away at Dovercourt Park.

  • Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 1260 Dufferin St
    View centre hours
    139 m
  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    457 m
  • Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 225 Campbell Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    920 m
Drinking water
Dovercourt Park drinking fountain · 435 m; Dovercourt Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 440 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 573 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Dover Gardens Nursery School (193 m, 16 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 573 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 8
  • Dover Gardens Nursery School · 228 Bartlett Ave
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    193 m
  • Macaulay - Dovercourt Child Care Centre · 228 Bartlett Ave
    131 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    193 m
  • Kids Korner Day Care · 180 Westmoreland Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    443 m
  • Plasp Pauline Junior Public School · 100 Pauline Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    444 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (101 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 843 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 101 m1285 Dufferin St
Police11 Division · 1.9 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 843 m760 Dovercourt Rd

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

15 registered apartment buildings with 1,447 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 331 Bartlett Ave N (527 m, 13 units, 3 storeys, built 1905), which scored 74 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 15 scored below 70; the average is 82, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 53 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings15 · 1,447 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score82 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202653 across the 15
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
331 Bartlett Ave NToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation133190574 · Sep 20240527 m
730 St Clarens Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd27518197481 · Jul 20246613 m
973 Lansdowne Avesocial housing203200391 · Jul 20250625 m
800 Lansdowne Ave · Berkley Property Management Inc.1384199282 · Jul 20253657 m
1011 Lansdowne Ave · 1298781 Ontario Inc35221197376 · Aug 202412 · 1 fire672 m
1401 Dupont St · Firm Capital Properties Inc1716200672 · Jul 202513688 m
156 Brandon Ave19476 · Jul 20250701 m
1407 Dupont St · Firm Capital Properties Inc745200892 · Jul 20269759 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 lots662 lots · ≈22,170 spaces · 66.5 ha
Within 500 m43 lots · ≈1,610 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 959 spaces
EV charging (City)685 Dovercourt Rd · 1.1 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking21 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 22 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface739 m3763% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface795 m3374% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface795 m4963% (Q1 2026)
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface907 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
745 Ossington Ave · Surface1.1 km4667% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 34 m away, ≈5 spaces; 108 m away, ≈51 spaces; 219 m away, ≈609 spaces; 222 m away, ≈8 spaces; 242 m away, ≈23 spaces; 255 m away, ≈29 spaces. More EV charging: 91 Via Italia (1.3 km, 12 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.4 km, 2 ports); 273 Christie St (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, Sep 5, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The south leg carries the load — 9,214 northbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 696. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,738 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 27% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,366). Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north8,286southbound · 234 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the west696eastbound · 177 bikes · 1.3% heavy
Total vehicles18,1961,291 pedestrians · 637 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east0westbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south9,214northbound · 224 bikes · 4.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,366 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,738 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 5, 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 Dufferin St between Wallace Emerson Park Trl and Galleria Rd (74 m away) recorded an average of 46 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 20,600 vehicles a day. Lappin Ave between Lane W of Dufferin and S of Lappin and Emerson Ave measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Apr 2026). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Lappin Avenue between Emerson Ave and Dufferin St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dufferin St · Wallace Emerson Park Trl – Galleria Rd · 74 mSep 2021 · 3 days20,63346 km/h54 km/h60 km/h
Lappin Ave · Lane W of Dufferin and S of Lappin – Emerson Ave · 245 mApr 2026 · 3 days2,41925 km/h30 km/h34 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Lappin Avenue · Emerson Ave – Dufferin St
    7 speed humps

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 (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions55#1913 of 5,508
With an injury8#2028 of 4,660
Property damage only34
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist3#760 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201468latest May 30, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 15, 2018. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#838 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#116 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Sep 15, 2018

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 12 thefts from vehicles and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from other premises. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1211street/outdoor (8), house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft610other (2), house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 7, 2026. 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 Dovercourt Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lappin & Dufferin a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#838 of 1,505), out of 55 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Lappin & Dufferin?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1007 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lappin & Dufferin?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dufferin St between Wallace Emerson Park Trl and Galleria Rd (September 2021), found an average of 46 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lappin & Dufferin?

The nearest Green P car park is 7 Bartlett Ave (739 m away, 37 spaces, 63% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 662 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,170 spaces — 43 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.1 km).

How do I get to Lappin & Dufferin by transit?

Dufferin Station (Line 2) is 681 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 626 m away; bus routes 29, 26, 161, 47, 402, 127, 63, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dufferin St at Lappin Ave South Side, 37 m).

What restaurants are near Lappin & Dufferin?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 177 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Creamland By Sj Kitchen (63 m), Stop BBQ Chicken & Stuff (70 m), Macaulay Centres For Children (193 m), Kerala Nook (319 m) and Fresh Co. (325 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 Lappin & Dufferin?

The nearest is Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 1260 Dufferin St, 139 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Dovercourt Park Washroom (457 m); Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (920 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 Lappin & Dufferin?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 573 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Dover Gardens Nursery School (193 m, 16 spaces), Macaulay - Dovercourt Child Care Centre (193 m, 131 spaces) and Kids Korner Day Care (443 m, 24 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lappin & Dufferin?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,447 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 331 Bartlett Ave N (527 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 730 St Clarens Ave (613 m, 275 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 973 Lansdowne Ave (625 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 800 Lansdowne Ave (657 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 82 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 Lappin & Dufferin?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Dovercourt Village page.

What neighbourhood is Lappin & Dufferin in?

Lappin & Dufferin is in Dovercourt Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 172). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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