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Parkside & High Park

Parkside Dr & High Park Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Parkside & High Park is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in High Park-Swansea. At the corner: a bike lane. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
24,693
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 11, 2024
1,797 pedestrians · 446 cyclists · #573 busiest
Collisions
199
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
26 with an injury · 154 property damage · #509 of 5,508 · +9 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Park Road, Sharrows
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,760 vehicles an hour, 1.53× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 14 vehicles, close to the citywide median. On average 20 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 8.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.63× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 21%, from 111 in 2016–2020 to 88 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Parkside & High Park

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
506501508504 nearest 343 m
TTC bus
80203402 nearest 16 m
Blue Night
306301304
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Parkside Dr at High Park Blvd
Cycling
Park Road on High Park Blvd installed 2001; Sharrows on High Park Blvd installed 2015
Bike Share
High Park Blvd / Parkside Dr 97 m · 15 docks · 13 stations, 270 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 (12)
  • High Park Gardens Montessori SchoolPrivate · 428 m
  • Garden Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 604 m
  • Howard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 695 m
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 704 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 817 m
  • Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 890 m
  • and 6 more
Community centres
  • Keele Community Centre1.5 km
Parks (20)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch595 m
Places of interest
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 582 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 630 m
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 837 m
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.4 km
Signal
0573, activated 1954 · SAP · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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; 84 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is High Park Club, 319 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 84 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 21 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
High Park Club · 100 Indian Rd319 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Kids Zone · 76 Constance St542 mPassed, May 2026
The Artful Child · 214 Wright Ave555 mPassed, Jun 2024
Glendale House · 85 Glendale Ave573 mPassed, Sep 2026
Maple Produce · 225 Roncesvalles Avegrocery604 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Souvlike · 217 Roncesvalles Ave606 mPassed, Jul 2026
Jack's Milk · 211 Roncesvalles Ave610 mPassed, Apr 2026
Aris Place Restaurant · 229 Roncesvalles Ave613 mPassed, Jul 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 High Park Parkside Drive Washroom, 94 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 126 m away at High Park.

  • High Park Parkside Drive Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    94 m
  • High Park Children's Garden Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    539 m
  • High Park Colborne Lodge Coach House Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    562 m
Drinking water
High Park bottle filling station · 126 m; High Park bottle filling station · 206 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,058 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is High Park Gardens Montessori School (428 m, 112 spaces, toddler, kindergarten).

Within 1 km10 centres · 1,058 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 10
  • High Park Gardens Montessori School · 35 High Park Gdns
    112 spaces · toddler, kindergarten
    428 m
  • Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles · 10 High Park Blvd
    87 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    494 m
  • Kids Zone Daycare Inc. · 123 Glendale Ave
    51 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    510 m
  • Kids Zone Daycare On Constance · 76 Constance St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    542 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1.4 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 2.5 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 1.4 km9 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 15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 590 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 109 Indian Rd (348 m, 38 units, 8 storeys, built 1970), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 7 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings15 · 590 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20267 across the 15
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
109 Indian Rd · Akelius Ltd388197096 · Jul 20250348 m
83 Indian Rd215196086 · Aug 20250376 m
246 Roncesvalles Ave · La Valette Property Management223196995 · Aug 20260565 m
244 Roncesvalles Ave224196795 · Aug 20260565 m
256 Roncesvalles Ave · Yu Shan Chiu153194073 · Jul 20260583 m
150 Fermanagh Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd665195294 · Jul 20250649 m
310 Roncesvalles Ave · Orchard Park Property Management134191491 · Nov 20250666 m
1 Claude Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303196097 · Jul 20253669 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 lots413 lots · ≈14,630 spaces · 43.9 ha
Within 500 m13 lots · ≈620 spaces
Green P (public)12 car parks · about 1,205 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 889 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking3 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface915 m193 *
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface1 km187 *
2201 Dundas St W · Surface1 km1070% (Q1 2026)
Keele Lot - 400 Indian Road · Surface1.2 km187 *
1624 Queen St W · Surface1.3 km3371% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 94 m away, ≈6 spaces; 105 m away, ≈7 spaces; 228 m away, ≈3 spaces; 292 m away, ≈48 spaces; 317 m away, ≈13 spaces; 320 m away, ≈28 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (1.1 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.2 km, 2 ports); 115 High Park Avenue (1.7 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, Jun 11, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 13,536 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 269 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the west (204 of 446). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,941 vehicles in the hour from 7:15 a.m. and 2,052 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% 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 north13,536southbound · 24 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the west269eastbound · 204 bikes · 1.1% heavy
Total vehicles24,6931,797 pedestrians · 446 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east2,514westbound · 171 bikes · 0.8% heavy
From the south8,374northbound · 47 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,941 vehicles from 7:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,052 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 11, 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 Parkside Dr between Garden Ave and Algonquin Ave, 311 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2026 put the average speed at 41 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 52 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 30,600 vehicles a day. High Park Blvd between Indian Rd and Parkside Dr measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Dec 2023). At the school-zone speed sign on Ward 4 - S10 (372 m away, 40 km/h limit), 29% of the 80,033 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
High Park Blvd · Indian Rd – Parkside Dr · 129 mDec 2023 · 3 days3,84933 km/h39 km/h44 km/h
Parkside Dr · Garden Ave – Algonquin Ave · 311 mMay 2026 · 3 days30,64041 km/h52 km/h59 km/h

School-zone speed sign 372 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct45 · 54 km/h
Over the limit55%
50 km/h or more29%

Ward 4 - S10 (southbound), Opposite 101 Parkside Dr · 80,033 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 27 collisions; 2025 recorded 12. 26 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions199#509 of 5,508
With an injury26#624 of 4,660
Property damage only154
Fail to remain19
Involving a pedestrian4#1004 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2224 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified19
Since January 2026 (outside the window)9
All since 2014255latest Jun 28, 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 Jan 1, 2007.

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

Three thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft420apartment parking (3), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 10, 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 High Park-Swansea.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Parkside & High Park a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 199 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 Parkside & High Park?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #573 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.53× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Parkside & High Park?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Parkside Dr between Garden Ave and Algonquin Ave (May 2026), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 52 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 372 m away (40 km/h), 29% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Parkside & High Park?

The nearest Green P car park is 1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) (915 m away, 193 spaces). The City's mapping shows 413 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,630 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (889 m).

How do I get to Parkside & High Park by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 501, 508, 504 stop within 1 km, the nearest 343 m away; bus routes 80, 203, 402 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parkside Dr at High Park Blvd, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Parkside & High Park?

None within 300 m, and 84 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are High Park Club (319 m), Kids Zone (542 m), The Artful Child (555 m), Glendale House (573 m) and Souvlike (606 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 Parkside & High Park?

The nearest is High Park Parkside Drive Washroom, 1873 Bloor St W, 94 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: High Park Children's Garden Washroom (539 m); High Park Colborne Lodge Coach House Washroom (562 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 Parkside & High Park?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,058 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are High Park Gardens Montessori School (428 m, 112 spaces), Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles (494 m, 87 spaces) and Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (510 m, 51 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Parkside & High Park?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 590 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 109 Indian Rd (348 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 83 Indian Rd (376 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 246 Roncesvalles Ave (565 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 244 Roncesvalles Ave (565 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 91 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 Parkside & High Park?

Toronto Police place three 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 High Park-Swansea page.

What neighbourhood is Parkside & High Park in?

Parkside & High Park is in High Park-Swansea (City of Toronto neighbourhood 087). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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