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Liberty & Jefferson

Liberty St & Jefferson Ave · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Liberty Village BIA

Liberty & Jefferson, in South Parkdale, in central Toronto, is a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
4,120
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 19, 2023
2,083 pedestrians · 216 cyclists
Collisions
23
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
11 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
61/100
city median 48 · #1,553 of 5,672
42 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 191 m

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Liberty & Jefferson

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Apr 19, 2023

The east leg carries the load — 1,615 westbound vehicles, or 39% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 203. Most cyclists arrived from the east (94 of 216). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 680 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 13% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (600). Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 4 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north695southbound · 37 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west1,607eastbound · 76 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles4,1202,083 pedestrians · 216 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east1,615westbound · 94 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south203northbound · 9 bikes · 4.9% heavy

Peak hours: 600 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 680 from 4:45 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

2019 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 9% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions23
With an injury2
Property damage only18
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
504 508 501 nearest 234 m
TTC bus
63 29 402 nearest 102 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304 301 329 363
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Atlantic Ave / Liberty St 158 m · 59 docks · 21 stations, 448 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
14 car parks · about 1,206 spaces
EV charging
1224 KING ST W · 728 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 1051 Queen Street W (1.4 km), 45 Abell St (1.4 km)
Bike parking
111 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
46 mapped lots within 500 m, 371 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
34 Hanna Ave · Surface162 m14669% (Q1 2026)
1155 King Street West · Surface224 m269 *—
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage1 km152 *—
800 Fleet Street · Surface1.2 km94 *—
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface1.3 km8over 100% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

You can do a shop on foot from here: Bulk Barn is 191 m away, one of two grocery stores within 300 m. Three specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Quest Xo Chocolate at 70 m. There are 42 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 105 eating places within a kilometre — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Liberty Village Market & Cafe, 17 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 240 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Bickle Centre, 1.3 km away. For seniors' housing: Norwood Nursing Home, a long-term care home 901 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Liberty Village Market & Cafe · 65 Jefferson Ave Unit-10117 m
  • Provisions · 109 Jefferson Ave102 m
  • The Wilbur Tacos · 50 Atlantic Ave None130 m
  • Arvo · 80 Atlantic Ave Unit-102139 m
  • Universal Music Canada · 80 Atlantic Ave Unit-101139 m
42 within 300 m · 105 within 1 km
Grocery
Bulk Barn 191 m · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Quest Xo Chocolate 70 m · 3 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 240 m · 6 within 1 km
Child care
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 74 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day233 m
  • Liberty Kids · 18 spaces, toddler, preschool646 m · 8 min
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 67 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day793 m · 9 min
4 licensed centres · 208 spaces within 1 km · 2 accept City fee subsidy
Health and care
  • Bickle Centre · hospital site1.3 km · 16 min
  • Norwood Nursing Home · long-term care home901 m · 11 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (27)
  • 34 Hanna Avenue Park171 m
  • Lamport Stadium Park558 m · 7 min
  • Dufferin - King Park571 m · 7 min
  • Liberty Village Park611 m · 7 min
  • Rita Cox Park637 m · 8 min
and 22 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 16 min
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 16 min
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km · 17 min
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km · 18 min
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1.5 km · 18 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.2 km · 15 min
Places of interest
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1 km · 12 min
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km · 15 min
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km · 15 min
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.5 km · 18 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a public washroom.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,553 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 42 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit14/28

    4 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go5/14

    library 1.2 km away · 4 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation8/10

    1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care4/8

    nearest school 1.3 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

29 registered apartment buildings with 3,685 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1100 King St W (233 m, 506 units, 35 storeys, built 2019), which scored 100 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
1100 King St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services - Kings Club Residences Inc.506352019100 · Aug 2026233 m
200 Dufferin St · Hazelview Property Services Inc25114196495 · Jul 2025461 m · 5 min
99 Tyndall Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd709195796 · Jun 2025650 m · 8 min
135 Tyndall Ave21611196392 · Jul 2026654 m · 8 min
115 Tyndall Ave10810196397 · Jun 2025659 m · 8 min
180 Sudbury St social housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society19018201182 · Sep 2024685 m · 8 min

29 registered buildings · 3,685 units · 6 social housing · tallest 35 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft410street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)

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 South Parkdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Liberty & Jefferson a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 23 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 Liberty & Jefferson?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 19, 2023, 45% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Liberty & Jefferson a walkable intersection?

Liberty & Jefferson scores 61 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,553 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 42 places to eat within 300 m; 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km.

Where can I park near Liberty & Jefferson?

The nearest Green P car park is 34 Hanna Ave (162 m away, 146 spaces, 69% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 371 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,350 spaces — 46 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (728 m).

How do I get to Liberty & Jefferson by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 234 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 402, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Liberty & Jefferson?

42 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 105 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Liberty Village Market & Cafe (17 m), Provisions (102 m), The Wilbur Tacos (130 m), Arvo (139 m) and Universal Music Canada (139 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Liberty & Jefferson?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 208 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company King and Highline (233 m, 74 spaces), Liberty Kids (646 m, 18 spaces) and Bonaventure Child Care Centre (793 m, 67 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Liberty & Jefferson?

29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,685 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1100 King St W (233 m, 506 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 200 Dufferin St (461 m, 251 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 99 Tyndall Ave (650 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 135 Tyndall Ave (654 m, 216 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 29 is 92 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Liberty & Jefferson?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is Liberty & Jefferson in?

Liberty & Jefferson is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Liberty Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined