Toronto · intersection · signal 2612

Lindsey & Dufferin (North)

Lindsey Ave & Dufferin St (North) · Toronto, Ontario · Dufferin Grove · Ward 9, Davenport

Lindsey & Dufferin (North) is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Dufferin Grove, in central Toronto. It has a bike lane and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Dufferin Station (Line 2) 803 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
10,142
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 2, 2023
1,169 pedestrians · 176 cyclists
Collisions
29
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 22 property damage · #2844 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Dufferin Station 803 m · 2 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows, Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,270 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 9 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). That comes with about 2.9 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 23%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 16 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lindsey & Dufferin (North)

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)803 m; Lansdowne Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
506505 nearest 116 m
TTC bus
29402476394161 nearest 87 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306305329300363
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Dufferin St at College St North Side
Cycling
Sharrows on Lindsey Ave installed 2014; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Lindsey Ave installed 2014
Bike Share
Dufferin St / Sylvan Av (Dufferin Grove Park) 223 m · 19 docks · 24 stations, 443 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)
  • St Helen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 309 m
  • Brock Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 399 m
  • St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 470 m
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 639 m
  • Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 642 m
  • Saint Frere Andre Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 681 m
  • and 18 more
Parks (32)
  • Dufferin Grove Park301 m
  • Dundas - St.clarens Parkette632 m
  • McCormick Park728 m
  • Macgregor Playground739 m
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette748 m
  • Susan Tibaldi Parkette851 m
  • and 26 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch707 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1 km
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km
Signal
2612, activated 2022 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 321 eating places within a kilometre — 4.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Citrus Coffee, 101 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 321 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 52 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Citrus Coffee · 1104 College St101 mPassed, Jun 2026
Star Convenient Store · 740 Dufferin St104 mPassed, Apr 2026
Tavoos · 1120 College St108 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Ten · 1132 College St125 mPassed, Nov 2024
Lebanon Express · 1118 College St126 mPassed, Apr 2026
Casa Dos Acores · 1136 College St, Flr-2138 mPassed, Jan 2024
El Mitote · 1136 College St138 mPassed, Apr 2025
Le's Sandwich · 1119 College St140 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 Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 383 m away, View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 247 m away at Dufferin Grove Park.

  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    383 m
  • Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    388 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    689 m
Drinking water
Dufferin Grove Park drinking fountain · 247 m; Dufferin Grove Park drinking fountain · 391 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 1,141 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Westside Montessori School (87 m, 35 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,141 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 13
  • Westside Montessori School · 57 Sylvan Ave
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    87 m
  • Denisa Childcare · 1065 College St
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    176 m
  • Brock Early Learning Centre · 93 Margueretta St
    133 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    399 m
  • West End Jr YMCA · 931 College St
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    568 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (616 m) and the nearest ambulance station 932 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1.1 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 616 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 932 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

36 registered apartment buildings with 2,909 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1094 College St (105 m, 19 units, 3 storeys, built 1950), which scored 88 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 36 scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 85 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 2,909 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score83 average · 4 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202685 across the 36
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1094 College St193195088 · Jul 20250105 m
1044 College St · Hannah Property Management Ltd.433193083 · Sep 20260219 m
1 Havelock St · Havelock Apartments183190581 · Jul 20250299 m
661 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Loft Community Services11213196784 · Jul 20240370 m
128 Sheridan Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc687196690 · Sep 20240389 m
1544 Dundas St W · Bentallgreenoak958201696 · Jul 20250 · 1 fire401 m
919 Dufferin St · CLV Group11315197191 · Jul 20251447 m
1505 Dundas St W123191173 · Jul 20250466 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 lots707 lots · ≈21,960 spaces · 65.9 ha
Within 500 m28 lots · ≈1,700 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 1,456 spaces
EV charging (City)685 Dovercourt Rd · 747 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking51 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 24 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Bonar Pl · Surface116 m3471% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface773 m7968% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface811 m3763% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface829 m3374% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface867 m4963% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 107 m away, ≈8 spaces; 111 m away, ≈28 spaces (Green P); 141 m away, ≈3 spaces; 218 m away, ≈17 spaces; 268 m away, ≈30 spaces; 287 m away, ≈151 spaces. More EV charging: 283 Ossington Ave (1 km, 2 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.2 km, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (1.3 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, May 2, 2023

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 5,454 southbound vehicles, or 54% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 22. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,533 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 18% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,299). Trucks and buses were 5.6% 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 3 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 north5,454southbound · 70 bikes · 5.5% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 27 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles10,1421,169 pedestrians · 176 cyclists · 5.6% heavy
From the east22westbound · 22 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south4,666northbound · 57 bikes · 5.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,299 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,533 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 2, 2023

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 Dufferin Grove Park Trl and Dufferin Park Ave (400 m away) recorded an average of 36 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 46 km/h. That segment carries about 20,900 vehicles a day. Lindsey Ave between Lane W of Dufferin and S of Lindsey and Sheridan Ave measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 32 km/h (Sep 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Brock Ave (362 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 72,657 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Lindsey Avenue between Dufferin St and Havelock St, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lindsey Ave · Lane W of Dufferin and S of Lindsey – Sheridan Ave · 109 mSep 2025 · 7 days52025 km/h32 km/h35 km/h
Dufferin St · Dufferin Grove Park Trl – Dufferin Park Ave · 400 mMar 2026 · 3 days20,88336 km/h46 km/h51 km/h

School-zone speed sign 362 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct20 · 28 km/h
Over the limit1.4%
40 km/h or more0.3%

Brock Ave (northbound), 329 Brock Avenue · 72,657 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Lindsey Avenue · Dufferin St – Havelock St
    3 speed humps
  • Lindsey Avenue · Brock Street – Dufferin St
    4 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

2024 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions29#2844 of 5,508
With an injury4#2925 of 4,660
Property damage only22
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#2417 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201431latest Apr 13, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 22, 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 four thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts 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 vehicle420other (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft420house driveway/garage (2), other (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 28, 2025. 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 Dufferin Grove.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lindsey & Dufferin (North) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 29 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 Lindsey & Dufferin (North)?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from May 2, 2023, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lindsey & Dufferin (North)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dufferin St between Dufferin Grove Park Trl and Dufferin Park Ave (March 2026), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 46 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 362 m away (30 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Lindsey & Dufferin (North)?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Bonar Pl (116 m away, 34 spaces, 71% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 707 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,960 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 685 Dovercourt Rd (747 m).

How do I get to Lindsey & Dufferin (North) by transit?

Dufferin Station (Line 2) is 803 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 116 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 47, 63, 94, 161, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dufferin St at College St North Side, 87 m).

What restaurants are near Lindsey & Dufferin (North)?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 321 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Citrus Coffee (101 m), Star Convenient Store (104 m), Tavoos (108 m), Ten (125 m) and Lebanon Express (126 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 Lindsey & Dufferin (North)?

The nearest is Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 875 Dufferin St, 383 m away (View outdoor rink hours). Next nearest: Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom (388 m); Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (689 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 Lindsey & Dufferin (North)?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,141 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Westside Montessori School (87 m, 35 spaces), Denisa Childcare (176 m, 30 spaces) and Brock Early Learning Centre (399 m, 133 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lindsey & Dufferin (North)?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,909 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1094 College St (105 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1044 College St (219 m, 43 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 1 Havelock St (299 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 661 Dufferin St (370 m, 112 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 is 83 out of 100; 4 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 Lindsey & Dufferin (North)?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and four 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 Dufferin Grove page.

What neighbourhood is Lindsey & Dufferin (North) in?

Lindsey & Dufferin (North) is in Dufferin Grove (City of Toronto neighbourhood 083). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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