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Markham & Barton

Markham St & Barton Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Markham & Barton is a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in the Annex, in central Toronto. It has a bike lane, 2 schools within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Bathurst Station (Line 2) 267 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,642
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 12, 2005
745 pedestrians · 475 cyclists
Collisions
17
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 11 property damage · #3595 of 5,508
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
Bathurst Station 267 m · 3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 210 vehicles, 18% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.2 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 28.9% of vehicle volume, about 37× the typical share. That comes with about 1.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Markham & Barton

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Bathurst Station (Line 2)267 m; Christie Station (Line 2)482 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)643 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)859 m
Streetcar
511506510 nearest 237 m
TTC bus
71262612794 nearest 111 m
Blue Night
306310307300
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Barton Ave installed 2001
Bike Share
Bathurst Subway Station 203 m · 23 docks · 33 stations, 617 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 (40)
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Annex CampusEnglish Separate · 68 m
  • Palmerston Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 134 m
  • Royal St George's College- Sr SchoolPrivate · 297 m
  • Royal St Georges College School - Main AddressPrivate · 297 m
  • Royal St Georges College School - See HousePrivate · 297 m
  • Royal St George's College School - Jr SchoolPrivate · 317 m
  • and 34 more
Community centres
Parks (40)
  • Ed and Anne Mirvish Parkette219 m
  • St. Alban's Square260 m
  • Seaton Park325 m
  • Euclid Avenue Parkette335 m
  • Vermont Square Park361 m
  • Honest Ed's Park413 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch308 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch722 m
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 517 m
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 790 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 792 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 1.2 km
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 283 eating places within a kilometre — 3.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Yellow Flower, 98 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés11 within 300 m · 283 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Yellow Flower · 721 Palmerston Ave98 mPassed, Aug 2026
Stanley's Variety · 910 Bathurst Stgrocery103 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Karma Co-Operative · 739 Palmerston Ave119 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Tiny Market Co · 938 Bathurst Stgrocery141 mPassed, Jun 2026
Domino's Pizza · 936 Bathurst St147 mPassed, Feb 2026
Makann · 866 Bathurst St147 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Napoli Centrale · 964 Bathurst St173 mPassed, Oct 2025
Smart and Morris Jamaican Takeout · 854 Bathurst St183 mPassed, Mar 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 Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 546 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 300 m away at St. Alban's Square.

  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    546 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    664 m
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    748 m
Drinking water
St. Alban's Square bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 300 m; Seaton Park bottle filling station · 337 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,495 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Palmerston Community Daycare (134 m, 139 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,495 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 14
  • Palmerston Community Daycare · 734 Palmerston Ave
    139 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    134 m
  • St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club Preschool · 843 Palmerston Ave
    69 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    430 m
  • Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie · 703 Bloor St W
    56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    585 m
  • Institute of Child Study After School Daycare · 45 Walmer Rd
    214 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age
    651 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (586 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 204 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 586 m240 Howland Ave
Police14 Division · 2.1 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 204 m674 Markham St

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

55 registered apartment buildings with 3,228 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 38 Barton Ave (34 m, 18 units, 4 storeys, built 1919), which scored 76 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 55 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 40 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings55 · 3,228 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202640 across the 55
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
38 Barton Ave · Castlehill Property Management184191976 · Oct 20251 · 5 fire34 m
42 Barton Ave · Tyndallwood Investments Ltd2441929100 · Jul 2026044 m
922 Bathurst St · Aston Court Residences Inc183193093 · Jun 20260114 m
1000 Bathurst St · Pad Inc14520260296 m
376 Brunswick Ave133188871 · Jul 20260399 m
375 Brunswick Ave639196070 · Oct 20252447 m
532 Palmerston Blvd214191194 · Aug 20250453 m
748 Bathurst St · Westbank Ontario Realty Corp95122024100 · Sep 20251466 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 lots879 lots · ≈21,110 spaces · 63.3 ha
Within 500 m58 lots · ≈1,050 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 1,981 spaces
EV charging (City)365 Lippincott St. · 420 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking58 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
557 Palmerston Ave · Surface313 m5580% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface406 m4981% (Q1 2026)
365 Lippincott St · Surface444 m13654% (Q1 2026)
376 Clinton St · Surface497 m3468% (Q1 2026)
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface553 m19 *

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈16 spaces; 66 m away, ≈21 spaces; 84 m away, ≈6 spaces; 91 m away, ≈37 spaces; 95 m away, ≈17 spaces; 116 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 273 Christie St (684 m, 2 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (765 m, 6 ports); 705 Shaw St (1 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, Oct 12, 2005

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 750 westbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 216. Most cyclists arrived from the west (216 of 475). Morning rush is the busier period: 372 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 292 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 21 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2005, 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 north216southbound · 53 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west676eastbound · 216 bikes · 0.3% heavy
Total vehicles1,642745 pedestrians · 475 cyclists · 0.5% heavy
From the east750westbound · 159 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the south0northbound · 47 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour372 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour292 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 12, 2005

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 Markham St between London St and Barton Ave (86 m away) recorded an average of 29 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. Barton Ave between Lane W of Palmerston Av and S of Barton and Euclid Ave measured slower: 24 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 31 km/h (Jan 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Palmerston Ave (136 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 24,801 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Markham St · London St – Barton Ave · 86 mNov 2023 · 3 days80729 km/h38 km/h42 km/h
Barton Ave · Lane W of Palmerston Av and S of Barton – Euclid Ave · 175 mJan 2026 · 3 days1,97724 km/h31 km/h36 km/h

School-zone speed sign 136 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct16 · 27 km/h
Over the limit1.3%
40 km/h or more0.2%

Palmerston Ave (southbound), 745 Palmerston Avenue · 24,801 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

2024 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 12% of collisions here involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 35% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 12% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Oct 9, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions17#3595 of 5,508
With an injury2#3591 of 4,660
Property damage only11
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#2182 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1555 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
All since 201422latest Oct 9, 2025

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 six thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.5 a year. 83% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 56% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle620street/outdoor (5), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft930apartment parking (5), house driveway/garage (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 4, 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 Annex.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Markham & Barton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 17 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 Markham & Barton?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 12, 2005, 18% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Markham & Barton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Markham St between London St and Barton Ave (November 2023), found an average of 29 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 136 m away (30 km/h), 0.2% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Markham & Barton?

The nearest Green P car park is 557 Palmerston Ave (313 m away, 55 spaces, 80% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 879 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,110 spaces — 58 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (420 m).

How do I get to Markham & Barton by transit?

Bathurst Station (Line 2) is 267 m away; streetcar routes 511, 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 237 m away; bus routes 7, 126, 26, 127, 94 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Markham & Barton?

11 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 283 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Yellow Flower (98 m), Karma Co-Operative (119 m), Domino's Pizza (147 m), Makann (147 m) and Napoli Centrale (173 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 Markham & Barton?

The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 546 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Christie Pits Park Washroom (664 m); Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (748 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 Markham & Barton?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,495 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Palmerston Community Daycare (134 m, 139 spaces), St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club Preschool (430 m, 69 spaces) and Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie (585 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Markham & Barton?

55 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,228 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 38 Barton Ave (34 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 42 Barton Ave (44 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 922 Bathurst St (114 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 1000 Bathurst St (296 m, 14 units). The average RentSafeTO score across the 55 is 87 out of 100; 3 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 Markham & Barton?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and nine 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Markham & Barton in?

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

Sources

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