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Morningside & Runnymede

Morningside Ave & Runnymede Rd · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Morningside & Runnymede, in High Park-Swansea, is a lightly travelled intersection. Nearby is Runnymede Station (Line 2) 686 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
5,633
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 23, 2024
599 pedestrians · 36 cyclists · #1982 busiest
Collisions
17
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 17 property damage · #3649 of 5,508 · +2 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Runnymede Station 686 m · 9 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 400 vehicles, 35% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 9 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Police have logged an average of 1.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Morningside & Runnymede

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Runnymede Station (Line 2)686 m; Jane Station (Line 2)850 m; High Park Station (Line 2)1 km
TTC bus
77203717927265514980 nearest 13 m
Express
935
Blue Night
301300335
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Runnymede Rd at Morningside Ave; Runnymede Rd at Morningside Ave North Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Swansea Community Centre 326 m · 15 docks · 12 stations, 249 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 · 337 m
  • Humberside Montessori SchoolPrivate · 559 m
  • Erudite Elementary SchoolPrivate · 658 m
  • Blyth Academy School - EtobicokePrivate · 1 km
  • St Pius X Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • Runnymede Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (25)
  • Rennie Park395 m
  • Waller Avenue Ravine Lands486 m
  • Rambert Crescent Parkette495 m
  • Coe Hill Drive Parkette513 m
  • Windermere Avenue Parkette548 m
  • Ormskirk Park570 m
  • and 19 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Swansea Memorial branch354 m
  • Toronto Public Library Runnymede branch669 m
Places of interest
  • The Village PlayersPerforming Arts · 652 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 837 m
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 1.3 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; 89 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is La Petite Ecole, 568 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 89 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
La Petite Ecole · 130 Kennedy Ave568 mPassed, Jul 2026
No Frills · 2187 Bloor St Wgrocery584 mPassed, May 2026
The Swan A Firkin Pub · 2205 Bloor St W587 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Healing Source Pharmacy · 2209 Bloor St W590 mPassed, Apr 2025
Craig's Cookies Bloor West Village · 2237 Bloor St W590 mPassed, Jul 2026
Shadi Shawarma · 2209 Bloor St W590 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Healing Source Pharmacy · 2209 Bloor St W590 mPassed, Apr 2025
Lermer · 242 Runnymede Rd591 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 Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom, 190 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 89 m away at Rennie Park (currently off).

  • Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom · 1 Rennie Terr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    190 m
  • Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 15 Waller Ave
    View centre hours
    317 m
  • High Park Upper Hillside Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    589 m
Drinking water
Rennie Park bottle filling station · 89 m · off; Rennie Park bottle filling station · 157 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 656 spaces; one accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Swansea Kids Place (337 m, 258 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 656 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 7
  • Swansea Kids Place · 207 Windermere Ave
    258 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    337 m
  • Humberside Montessori School · 121 Kennedy Ave
    120 spaces · preschool
    559 m
  • La Petite Ecole · 130 Kennedy Ave
    16 spaces · preschool
    567 m
  • Windermere Kids Inc. · 356 Windermere Ave
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    601 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (394 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 867 m away.

FireFire Station 425 · 394 m83 Deforest Rd
Police11 Division · 3 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 867 m9 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

Within a kilometre there are 19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 707 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1 Runnymede Rd (36 m, 28 units, 4 storeys, built 1967), which scored 90 out of 100 at its July 2025 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 buildings19 · 707 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202619 across the 19
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest6 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1 Runnymede Rd284196790 · Jul 2025136 m
9 Morningside Ave · Westside Storeys Limited364195793 · Aug 2024061 m
2 Kennedy Ave254196792 · Jul 2025062 m
93 Lavinia Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc685199395 · Aug 20260328 m
101 Coe Hill Dr473195594 · Jul 20263454 m
99 Coe Hill Dr · Trivest Developments Corporation864195794 · Jul 20255481 m
93 Coe Hill Dr · Aman's Renovations & Property Management384195889 · Jul 20263511 m
109 Runnymede Rd113195287 · Jul 20240524 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 lots436 lots · ≈18,270 spaces · 54.8 ha
Within 500 m10 lots · ≈300 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 1,147 spaces
EV charging (City)265 Armadale Ave · 816 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking2 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
255 Kennedy Ave · Surface652 m5665% (Q1 2026)
265 Durie St · Surface682 m14470% (Q1 2026)
265 Willard Ave · Surface797 m9053% (Q1 2026)
265 Armadale Ave · Surface868 m14458% (Q1 2026)
17 Riverview Gdns · Surface1.1 km9552% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈32 spaces; 226 m away, ≈53 spaces; 257 m away, ≈7 spaces; 349 m away, ≈66 spaces; 369 m away, ≈36 spaces; 407 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 115 High Park Avenue (1.4 km, 2 ports); 535 Runnymeade Rd (1.8 km, 2 ports); 430 Roncesvalles Ave (2 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 — 14-hour, Oct 23, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 2,302 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 41% of the total, against 1,523 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 584 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:45 p.m., against 511 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 23 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,523southbound · 10 bikes · 6.0% heavy
From the west2,302eastbound · 17 bikes · 4.6% heavy
Total vehicles5,633599 pedestrians · 36 cyclists · 4.4% heavy
From the east1,808westbound · 9 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour511 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour584 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 23, 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 Runnymede Rd between Morningside Ave and Deforest Rd, 168 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2009 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,200 vehicles a day. Morningside Ave between Kennedy Ave and Runnymede Rd measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Mar 2025). The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Windermere Ave (377 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
Morningside Ave · Kennedy Ave – Runnymede Rd · 40 mMar 2025 · 3 days4,44933 km/h39 km/h43 km/h
Runnymede Rd · Morningside Ave – Deforest Rd · 168 mMay 2009 · 3 days3,22835 km/h43 km/h48 km/h

School-zone speed sign 377 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

The worst year was 2024, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 6, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions17#3649 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only17
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201423latest Feb 6, 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 5, 2016. 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 Morningside & Runnymede 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 Morningside & Runnymede?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #1982 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 35% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Morningside & Runnymede?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Runnymede Rd between Morningside Ave and Deforest Rd (May 2009), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 377 m away (30 km/h), 5.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Morningside & Runnymede?

The nearest Green P car park is 255 Kennedy Ave (652 m away, 56 spaces, 65% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 436 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,270 spaces — 10 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 265 Armadale Ave (816 m).

How do I get to Morningside & Runnymede by transit?

Runnymede Station (Line 2) is 686 m away; bus routes 77, 203, 71, 79, 27, 26, 55, 149 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Runnymede Rd at Morningside Ave, 13 m).

What restaurants are near Morningside & Runnymede?

None within 300 m, and 89 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are La Petite Ecole (568 m), The Swan A Firkin Pub (587 m), The Healing Source Pharmacy (590 m), Craig's Cookies Bloor West Village (590 m) and Shadi Shawarma (590 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 Morningside & Runnymede?

The nearest is Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom, 1 Rennie Terr, 190 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom (317 m); High Park Upper Hillside Washroom (589 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 Morningside & Runnymede?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 656 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Swansea Kids Place (337 m, 258 spaces), Humberside Montessori School (559 m, 120 spaces) and La Petite Ecole (567 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Morningside & Runnymede?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 707 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1 Runnymede Rd (36 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 9 Morningside Ave (61 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 2 Kennedy Ave (62 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 93 Lavinia Ave (328 m, 68 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 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 Morningside & Runnymede?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no 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 High Park-Swansea page.

What neighbourhood is Morningside & Runnymede in?

Morningside & Runnymede 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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