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Macpherson & Molson

Macpherson Ave & Molson St · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In the Annex, Macpherson & Molson is a low-volume local intersection. At the corner: parks. Nearby: Rosedale Station (Line 1) 489 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
2,287
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 22, 2024
372 pedestrians · 98 cyclists · #2208 busiest
Collisions
12
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 9 property damage · #4080 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
Rosedale Station 489 m · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 160 vehicles, 14% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 4.3% of vehicle volume, about 5.5× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 5.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Macpherson & Molson

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Rosedale Station (Line 1)489 m; Summerhill Station (Line 1)514 m; Bay Station (Line 2)1 km
TTC bus
1397198226 nearest 269 m
Blue Night
320
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Avenue Rd / Macpherson Ave 313 m · 15 docks · 15 stations, 219 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 (32)
  • Cottingham Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 250 m
  • de Lasalle College SchoolPrivate · 519 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 619 m
  • McDonald International Academy SchoolPrivate · 641 m
  • The York School - Mdl and Sr CampusPrivate · 712 m
  • The Mabin SchoolPrivate · 720 m
  • and 26 more
Community centres
Parks (54)
  • Marlborough Place Parkette114 m
  • Ramsden Park239 m
  • Jay Macpherson Green245 m
  • Lionel Conacher Park245 m
  • Robertson Davies Park255 m
  • Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette305 m
  • and 48 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch850 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch940 m
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 946 m
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 0.9 km
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1.2 km
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 204 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine, 252 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 204 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine · 243 Avenue Rd252 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Lashgod · 236 Avenue Rd, Flr-3rd314 mPassed, May 2025
Barberia Uno · 274 Avenue Rd321 mPassed, Dec 2025
Quanto Basta Enoteca. · 1112 Yonge St321 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Carens · 1118 Yonge St323 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 4 infractions
Avant Gout · 1108 Yonge St325 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 3 infractions
Pantry · 1094 Yonge St327 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Mitfar Art Cafe Gallery · 1098 Yonge St329 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions

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 Ramsden Park Washroom, 234 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 228 m away at Ramsden Park.

  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    234 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    295 m
Drinking water
Ramsden Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 228 m; Jay Macpherson Green drinking fountain, dog fountain · 230 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 487 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Cottingham Child Care Centre (250 m, 80 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 487 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 6
  • Cottingham Child Care Centre · 85 Birch Ave
    80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    250 m
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre · 240 Avenue Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    313 m
  • Trust Child Care Inc. · 29 Birch Ave
    150 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    324 m
  • Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 7 Berryman St
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    570 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (842 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 410 m away.

FireFire Station 312 · 842 m34 Yorkville Ave
Police52 Division · 2.7 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 410 m135 Davenport 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

Within a kilometre there are 51 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,479 rental units, 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 130 Macpherson Ave (47 m, 26 units, 3 storeys, built 1948), which scored 75 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 113 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings51 · 4,479 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026113 across the 51
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest28 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
130 Macpherson Ave · Castlehill Property Management263194875 · Jul 2025147 m
28 Macpherson Ave · Ipg Property Management173193086 · Jul 20262225 m
50 Hillsboro Ave · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.19624196588 · Jun 20242281 m
291 Avenue Rd · Habosh Investments Inc.968195697 · Aug 20264314 m
30 Hillsboro Ave · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.19624196591 · Oct 20255318 m
138 Pears Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society967197277 · Aug 20255 · 13 fire421 m
320 Avenue Rd244192596 · Aug 20260440 m
326 Avenue Rd183192596 · Nov 20251452 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 lots778 lots · ≈30,940 spaces · 92.8 ha
Within 500 m63 lots · ≈1,170 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 3,155 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Yorkville Ave · 829 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking9 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 26 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Price St · Surface399 m71 *
251 Maherson Ave · Surface481 m4024% (Q1 2026)
1010 Yonge St. · Surface483 m48 *
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage837 m17575% (Q1 2026)
21 Pleasant Blvd. · Garage1 km557 *

Nearest lots: 104 m away, ≈31 spaces; 121 m away, ≈37 spaces; 192 m away, ≈13 spaces; 221 m away, ≈16 spaces; 243 m away, ≈5 spaces; 278 m away, ≈26 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Delisle Ave. (1.2 km, 4 ports); 10 Delisle St (1.2 km, 4 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.3 km, 23 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, May 22, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 1,989 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 87% of the total, against 7 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the west (71 of 98). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 206 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 214 from 2:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west1,989eastbound · 71 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles2,287372 pedestrians · 98 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east7westbound · 16 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south291northbound · 11 bikes · 1.7% heavy
AM peak hour206 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour214 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 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

On Macpherson Ave between Woloch Family Lane and Molson St, 149 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2008 put the average speed at 23 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 32 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 35 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Macpherson Ave · Woloch Family Lane – Molson St · 149 mDec 2008 · 3 days2,45923 km/h32 km/h35 km/h

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 worst year was 2023, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (17%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions12#4080 of 5,508
With an injury2#3822 of 4,660
Property damage only9
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2746 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201413latest Mar 10, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

14 thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 43% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1431street/outdoor (6), house driveway/garage (4)
Bicycle theft500house driveway/garage (3), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 24, 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 Annex.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Macpherson & Molson a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 12 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 Macpherson & Molson?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #2208 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 14% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Macpherson & Molson?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Macpherson Ave between Woloch Family Lane and Molson St (December 2008), found an average of 23 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 32 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Macpherson & Molson?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Price St (399 m away, 71 spaces). The City's mapping shows 778 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,940 spaces — 63 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Yorkville Ave (829 m).

How do I get to Macpherson & Molson by transit?

Rosedale Station (Line 1) is 489 m away; bus routes 13, 97, 19, 82, 26 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Macpherson & Molson?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 204 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine (252 m), Lashgod (314 m), Barberia Uno (321 m), Quanto Basta Enoteca. (321 m) and Carens (323 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 Macpherson & Molson?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 234 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (295 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 Macpherson & Molson?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 487 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Cottingham Child Care Centre (250 m, 80 spaces), Unicorn Day Care Centre (313 m, 39 spaces) and Trust Child Care Inc. (324 m, 150 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Macpherson & Molson?

51 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,479 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 130 Macpherson Ave (47 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 75), 28 Macpherson Ave (225 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 50 Hillsboro Ave (281 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 291 Avenue Rd (314 m, 96 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 51 is 90 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 Macpherson & Molson?

Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and five 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Macpherson & Molson in?

Macpherson & Molson is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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