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Palmerston & Olive

Palmerston Ave & Olive Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Palmerston & Olive is a quiet local crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in the Annex, in central Toronto. At the corner: a bike lane, a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: Bathurst Station (Line 2) 533 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,468
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 23, 2024
2,291 pedestrians · 559 cyclists · #2286 busiest
Collisions
11
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 5 property damage · #4200 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
Bathurst Station 533 m · 2 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 100 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 9% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.6 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 38.1% of vehicle volume, about 49× the typical share. On average 1.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 7.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.51× the median rate for counted intersections. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Palmerston & Olive

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)533 m; Christie Station (Line 2)609 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)842 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)843 m
Streetcar
511506 nearest 504 m
TTC bus
726126127 nearest 194 m
Blue Night
306307300
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Palmerston Ave installed 2022
Bike Share
Palmerston Ave / Vermont Ave 188 m · 15 docks · 27 stations, 503 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 (35)
  • Palmerston Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 186 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Annex CampusEnglish Separate · 320 m
  • Royal St Georges College School - AdvancementPrivate · 408 m
  • Royal St George's College School - Jr SchoolPrivate · 412 m
  • Royal St Georges College School - Main AddressPrivate · 415 m
  • Royal St Georges College School - See HousePrivate · 415 m
  • and 29 more
Parks (45)
  • Vermont Square Park117 m
  • St. Alban's Square432 m
  • Ed and Anne Mirvish Parkette487 m
  • Euclid Avenue Parkette545 m
  • Jean Sibelius Square580 m
  • Seaton Park594 m
  • and 39 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch534 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch917 m
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 614 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 784 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 1 km
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 1 km
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.3 km
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 1.4 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 13 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 248 — 3.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club Preschool, 181 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 248 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club Preschool · 843 Palmerston Ave181 mPassed, Jul 2026
Karma Co-Operative · 739 Palmerston Ave185 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Summerhill Makret · 1014 Bathurst St189 mPassed, Jul 2026
Steven's Grocery · 990 Bathurst Stgrocery191 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Chaveta Coffee · 994 Bathurst St193 mPassed, May 2026
Daisymays · 968 Bathurst St202 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
El Pocho · 968 Bathurst St202 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Napoli Centrale · 964 Bathurst St205 mPassed, Oct 2025

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, 554 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 99 m away at Vermont Square Park.

  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    554 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    687 m
  • Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom · 779 Crawford St
    View outdoor pool hours
    743 m
Drinking water
Vermont Square Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 99 m; Vermont Square Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 121 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,190 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club Preschool (180 m, 69 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km12 centres · 1,190 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 12
  • St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club Preschool · 843 Palmerston Ave
    69 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    180 m
  • Palmerston Community Daycare · 734 Palmerston Ave
    139 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    186 m
  • Odyssey Montessori School · 256 Christie St
    57 spaces · toddler, preschool
    478 m
  • Hawthorne-On-Essex Day Care · 50 Essex St
    179 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, 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 344 (467 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 461 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 467 m240 Howland Ave
Police14 Division · 2.2 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 461 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

Within a kilometre there are 54 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,831 rental units, 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1000 Bathurst St (188 m, 14 units, 5 storeys, built 2026). Three buildings of the 54 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 32 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings54 · 2,831 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202632 across the 54
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest23 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1000 Bathurst St · Pad Inc14520260188 m
42 Barton Ave · Tyndallwood Investments Ltd2441929100 · Jul 20260237 m
38 Barton Ave · Castlehill Property Management184191976 · Oct 20251 · 5 fire237 m
922 Bathurst St · Aston Court Residences Inc183193093 · Jun 20260242 m
2 Vermont Ave · Tse In Trust163190069 · Aug 20250284 m
161 Christie St · Canlight Management Inc.154196591 · Jul 20260405 m
399 Dupont St · Qmw Properties Inc.203191396 · Jul 20260 · 8 fire484 m
376 Brunswick Ave133188871 · Jul 20260581 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 lots851 lots · ≈21,570 spaces · 64.7 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈1,300 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 1,456 spaces
EV charging (City)273 Christie St · 452 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking44 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
557 Palmerston Ave · Surface554 m5580% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface572 m4981% (Q1 2026)
376 Clinton St · Surface615 m3468% (Q1 2026)
365 Lippincott St · Surface713 m13654% (Q1 2026)
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface810 m19 *

Nearest lots: 50 m away, ≈3 spaces; 91 m away, ≈4 spaces; 91 m away, ≈3 spaces; 103 m away, ≈21 spaces; 163 m away, ≈11 spaces; 170 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 365 Lippincott St. (688 m, 10 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (1 km, 6 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.1 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 — 14-hour, Jul 23, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 647 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 44% of the total, against 2 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (233 of 559). Evening rush dominates here: 239 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 111 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% 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 north466southbound · 187 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west2eastbound · 19 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,4682,291 pedestrians · 559 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east647westbound · 120 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the south353northbound · 233 bikes · 2.3% heavy
AM peak hour111 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour239 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 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 Palmerston Ave between Barton Ave and Follis Ave, 167 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2020 put the average speed at 27 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 35 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Palmerston Ave (148 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 31,557 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Palmerston Ave · Barton Ave – Follis Ave · 167 mNov 2020 · 3 days56027 km/h35 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 148 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct16 · 25 km/h
Over the limit0.5%
40 km/h or more0.1%

Palmerston Ave (southbound), 734 Palmerston Avenue · 31,557 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 2018, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (9%) involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 55% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (9%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions11#4200 of 5,508
With an injury1#4437 of 4,660
Property damage only5
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#2847 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201414latest Feb 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

No thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft300house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 12, 2022. 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 Palmerston & Olive a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 11 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 Palmerston & Olive?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2286 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 9% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Palmerston & Olive?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Palmerston Ave between Barton Ave and Follis Ave (November 2020), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 35 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 148 m away (30 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Palmerston & Olive?

The nearest Green P car park is 557 Palmerston Ave (554 m away, 55 spaces, 80% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 851 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,570 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 273 Christie St (452 m).

How do I get to Palmerston & Olive by transit?

Bathurst Station (Line 2) is 533 m away; streetcar routes 511, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 504 m away; bus routes 7, 26, 126, 127 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Palmerston & Olive?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 248 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club Preschool (181 m), Karma Co-Operative (185 m), Summerhill Makret (189 m), Chaveta Coffee (193 m) and Daisymays (202 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 Palmerston & Olive?

The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 554 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Christie Pits Park Washroom (687 m); Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (743 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 Palmerston & Olive?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,190 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club Preschool (180 m, 69 spaces), Palmerston Community Daycare (186 m, 139 spaces) and Odyssey Montessori School (478 m, 57 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Palmerston & Olive?

54 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,831 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1000 Bathurst St (188 m, 14 units), 42 Barton Ave (237 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 38 Barton Ave (237 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 76) and 922 Bathurst St (242 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 54 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 Palmerston & Olive?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and three 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 Palmerston & Olive in?

Palmerston & Olive 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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