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Lavinia & Waller

Lavinia Ave & Waller Ave · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Lavinia & Waller is a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence. It sits in High Park-Swansea. It has a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Jane Station (Line 2) 811 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
615
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 28, 2010
446 pedestrians · 18 cyclists
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 8 property damage · #4319 of 5,508 · +1 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Jane Station 811 m · 2 streetcar routes · 9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 80 vehicles, 7% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.9% of vehicle volume, about 3.8× the typical share. That comes with about 1 reported collision a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lavinia & Waller

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Jane Station (Line 2)811 m; Runnymede Station (Line 2)824 m
Streetcar
501508 nearest 944 m
TTC bus
77712779203261495580 nearest 101 m
Express
935
Blue Night
301300335
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Swansea Community Centre 63 m · 15 docks · 12 stations, 258 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)
  • Swansea Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 77 m
  • Erudite Elementary SchoolPrivate · 680 m
  • Humberside Montessori SchoolPrivate · 740 m
  • Blyth Academy School - EtobicokePrivate · 866 m
  • St Pius X Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • Runnymede Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (31)
  • Waller Avenue Ravine Lands237 m
  • Rambert Crescent Parkette310 m
  • South Kingsway Parkette398 m
  • Ormskirk Park403 m
  • Coe Hill Drive Parkette404 m
  • Rennie Park414 m
  • and 25 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Swansea Memorial branch370 m
  • Toronto Public Library Runnymede branch870 m
Places of interest
  • The Village PlayersPerforming Arts · 835 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 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; 82 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Windermere Kids, 576 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 82 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 21 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Windermere Kids · 356 Windermere Ave576 mPassed, Jul 2026
Cheese Boutique · 45 Ripley Ave662 mPassed, Jul 2026
Capybara · 2323 Bloor St W Unit-105681 mPassed, Jul 2026
Prime Sushi · 2323 Bloor St W Bldg-103681 mPassed, Jan 2026
Silver Fox Espresso Bar · 2285 Bloor St W687 mPassed, Jul 2026
Bloor Meat Market · 2283 Bloor St Wgrocery687 mPassed, Feb 2026
Wake' A Boo Breakfast Bar · 2279 Bloor St W688 mPassed, May 2026
Grumpy Gourmet: Purveyor of Fine Foods · 2277 Bloor St Wgrocery689 mPassed, Apr 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 Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 47 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 234 m away at Rennie Park (currently off).

  • Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 15 Waller Ave
    View centre hours
    47 m
  • Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom · 1 Rennie Terr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    242 m
  • High Park Lower Hillside Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Under Construction
    792 m
Drinking water
Rennie Park bottle filling station · 234 m · off; Rennie Park bottle filling station · 245 m · off

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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 625 spaces; one accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Swansea Kids Place (77 m, 258 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 625 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 6
  • Swansea Kids Place · 207 Windermere Ave
    258 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    77 m
  • Windermere Kids Inc. · 356 Windermere Ave
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    575 m
  • Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori · 2271 Bloor St W
    142 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    688 m
  • La Petite Ecole · 130 Kennedy Ave
    16 spaces · preschool
    727 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (418 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 425 · 418 m83 Deforest Rd
Police11 Division · 3.2 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 1.1 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

17 registered apartment buildings with 667 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 9 Morningside Ave (302 m, 36 units, 4 storeys, built 1957), which scored 93 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 19 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 667 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202619 across the 17
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest6 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
9 Morningside Ave · Westside Storeys Limited364195793 · Aug 20240302 m
1 Runnymede Rd284196790 · Jul 20251305 m
2 Kennedy Ave254196792 · Jul 20250334 m
93 Lavinia Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc685199395 · Aug 20260337 m
101 Coe Hill Dr473195594 · Jul 20263387 m
99 Coe Hill Dr · Trivest Developments Corporation864195794 · Jul 20255433 m
93 Coe Hill Dr · Aman's Renovations & Property Management384195889 · Jul 20263477 m
75 Windermere Ave · Greenwin Corp.526196295 · Sep 20262673 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 lots432 lots · ≈20,830 spaces · 62.5 ha
Within 500 m12 lots · ≈380 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 974 spaces
EV charging (City)265 Armadale Ave · 801 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking2 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
265 Durie St · Surface749 m14470% (Q1 2026)
265 Willard Ave · Surface787 m9053% (Q1 2026)
255 Kennedy Ave · Surface827 m5665% (Q1 2026)
265 Armadale Ave · Surface830 m14458% (Q1 2026)
17 Riverview Gdns · Surface938 m9552% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 26 m away, ≈7 spaces; 171 m away, ≈36 spaces; 235 m away, ≈53 spaces; 259 m away, ≈2 spaces; 275 m away, ≈18 spaces; 315 m away, ≈32 spaces. More EV charging: 115 High Park Avenue (1.7 km, 2 ports); 535 Runnymeade Rd (1.9 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 — 8-hour, Apr 28, 2010

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 311 eastbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 137. Morning rush is the busier period: 154 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 93 from 4:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.9% 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 16 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2010, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north167southbound · 7 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the west311eastbound · 7 bikes · 5.5% heavy
Total vehicles615446 pedestrians · 18 cyclists · 5.9% heavy
From the east137westbound · 4 bikes · 12.4% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour154 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour93 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 28, 2010

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 Lavinia Ave between Morningside Ave and Deforest Rd (267 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 400 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Windermere Ave (108 m away, 30 km/h limit), 5.3% of the 132,378 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lavinia Ave · Morningside Ave – Deforest Rd · 267 mMar 2024 · 3 days36428 km/h38 km/h43 km/h

School-zone speed sign 108 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct27 · 36 km/h
Over the limit18%
40 km/h or more5.3%

Windermere Ave (southbound), 214 Windermere Avenue · 132,378 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

2023 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 30% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4319 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only8
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201413latest Feb 11, 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 three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection 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 vehicle310other (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft100school/campus (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 15, 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 Lavinia & Waller a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 Lavinia & Waller?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 28, 2010, 7% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lavinia & Waller?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lavinia Ave between Morningside Ave and Deforest Rd (March 2024), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 38 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 108 m away (30 km/h), 5.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Lavinia & Waller?

The nearest Green P car park is 265 Durie St (749 m away, 144 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 432 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,830 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 265 Armadale Ave (801 m).

How do I get to Lavinia & Waller by transit?

Jane Station (Line 2) is 811 m away; streetcar routes 501, 508 stop within 1 km, the nearest 944 m away; bus routes 77, 71, 27, 79, 203, 26, 149, 55 and 2 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lavinia & Waller?

None within 300 m, and 82 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Windermere Kids (576 m), Cheese Boutique (662 m), Capybara (681 m), Prime Sushi (681 m) and Silver Fox Espresso Bar (687 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 Lavinia & Waller?

The nearest is Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 15 Waller Ave, 47 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom (242 m); High Park Lower Hillside Washroom (792 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 Lavinia & Waller?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 625 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Swansea Kids Place (77 m, 258 spaces), Windermere Kids Inc. (575 m, 73 spaces) and Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori (688 m, 142 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lavinia & Waller?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 667 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 9 Morningside Ave (302 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1 Runnymede Rd (305 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 2 Kennedy Ave (334 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 93 Lavinia Ave (337 m, 68 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 92 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 Lavinia & Waller?

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

What neighbourhood is Lavinia & Waller in?

Lavinia & Waller 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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