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Parkside & Howard Park

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

Parkside & Howard Park, in High Park-Swansea, is a moderately heavy crossing. It has a multi-use trail, a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Keele Station (Line 2) 776 m away.

Traffic volume
13,530
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 10, 2022
560 pedestrians · 13 cyclists
Collisions
135
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
23 with an injury · 107 property damage · #788 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1244 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Keele Station 776 m · 3 streetcar routes · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,690 vehicles an hour, 1.46× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 24 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 14 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 4.4× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 37%, from 83 in 2016–2020 to 52 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 135 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Parkside & Howard Park

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Keele Station (Line 2)776 m; High Park Station (Line 2)940 m
Streetcar
506504505 nearest 58 m
TTC bus
80203189402894130168 nearest 19 m
Express
989941
Blue Night
306304305300341
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Parkside Dr at Howard Park Ave; Howard Park Ave at Parkside Dr East Side
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on Howard Park Ave installed 2001
Bike Share
Howard Park Ave / Parkside Dr 25 m · 15 docks · 18 stations, 307 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 (13)
  • High Park Gardens Montessori SchoolPrivate · 33 m
  • Howard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 488 m
  • Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 624 m
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 820 m
  • Garden Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 923 m
  • Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 937 m
  • and 7 more
Community centres
  • Keele Community Centre1 km
Parks (18)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch817 m
  • Toronto Public Library Runnymede branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 538 m
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 844 m
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 932 m
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.2 km
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 1.3 km
  • The Village PlayersPerforming Arts · 1.4 km
Signal
0574, activated 1953 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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; 128 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Kids Zone, 351 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 128 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Kids Zone · 76 Constance St351 mPassed, May 2026
Howard Park Children's Centre · 30 Marmaduke St503 mPassed, Feb 2026
Proper · 392 Roncesvalles Ave594 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 2 infractions
Coffee and All That Jazz · 72 Howard Park Ave599 mPassed, Jul 2026
La Cubana · 392 Roncesvalles Ave607 mPassed, May 2025 · 2 infractions
The Local · 396 Roncesvalles Ave609 mPassed, May 2026
The Chocolateria · 361 Roncesvalles Ave609 mPassed, Mar 2026
Inter Steer Restaurant · 357 Roncesvalles Ave611 mPassed, May 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, 471 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 308 m away at High Park.

  • High Park Parkside Drive Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    471 m
  • High Park Outdoor Pool / Rink Building Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    View facility hours · accessible
    650 m
  • High Park Sport Field Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    661 m
Drinking water
High Park drinking fountain · 308 m; High Park bottle filling station · 485 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 1,125 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is High Park Gardens Montessori School (33 m, 112 spaces, toddler, kindergarten).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,125 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 14
  • High Park Gardens Montessori School · 35 High Park Gdns
    112 spaces · toddler, kindergarten
    33 m
  • Kids Zone Daycare On Constance · 76 Constance St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    351 m
  • Howard Park Children's Centre · 30 Marmaduke St
    198 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    488 m
  • Tiny Explorers Academy · 404 Roncesvalles Ave
    134 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    603 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.6 km), the nearest police station 11 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1.6 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police11 Division · 2.5 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 1.1 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

32 registered apartment buildings with 2,735 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 320 Roncesvalles Ave (582 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1918), which scored 91 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 36 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 8 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings32 · 2,735 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202636 across the 32
Open fire-code violations8
Tallest26 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
320 Roncesvalles Ave · Orchard Park Property Management164191891 · Jul 20251582 m
310 Roncesvalles Ave · Orchard Park Property Management134191491 · Nov 20250591 m
515 Parkside Drsocial housing · Loyola Arrupe Corporation756199099 · Aug 20250634 m
1709 Bloor St Wsocial housing · Loyola Arrupe Corporation806199299 · Aug 20250666 m
470 Roncesvalles Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc494196096 · Aug 20252680 m
467 Roncesvalles Ave · Ez Property Management Ltd.154192089 · Jul 20240716 m
256 Roncesvalles Ave · Yu Shan Chiu153194073 · Jul 20260721 m
469 Roncesvalles Ave · 1584062 Ontario Ltd.154193083 · Sep 20251722 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 lots475 lots · ≈15,660 spaces · 47 ha
Within 500 m2 lots · ≈10 spaces
Green P (public)15 car parks · about 1,365 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 645 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2201 Dundas St W · Surface743 m1070% (Q1 2026)
Keele Lot - 400 Indian Road · Surface801 m187 *
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface1.3 km187 *
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1.3 km193 *
255 Kennedy Ave · Surface1.4 km5665% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 473 m away, ≈6 spaces; 479 m away, ≈7 spaces; 540 m away, ≈33 spaces; 545 m away, ≈12 spaces; 573 m away, ≈324 spaces; 574 m away, ≈5 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (805 m, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (859 m, 2 ports); 115 High Park Avenue (1.2 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 — 8-hour, Feb 10, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 5,970 northbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,753. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,930 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,987 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 9.3% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north5,807southbound · 4 bikes · 11.3% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles13,530560 pedestrians · 13 cyclists · 9.3% heavy
From the east1,753westbound · 7 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the south5,970northbound · 1 bikes · 8.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,930 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,987 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 10, 2022

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 Parkside Dr between Geoffrey St and Grenadier Rd (181 m away) recorded an average of 51 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2017; 85% of drivers were at or under 60 km/h. That segment carries about 28,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Ward 4 - S9 (400 m away, 40 km/h limit), 21% of the 76,091 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Parkside Dr · Geoffrey St – Grenadier Rd · 181 mApr 2017 · 3 days28,52451 km/h60 km/h66 km/h

School-zone speed sign 400 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct44 · 52 km/h
Over the limit48%
50 km/h or more21%

Ward 4 - S9 (southbound), Opposite 457 Parkside Dr · 76,091 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

2018 was the peak year (19 collisions), and 2025 closed with 13. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 5% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions135#788 of 5,508
With an injury23#725 of 4,660
Property damage only107
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian4#1005 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2225 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014168latest Jun 13, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 8, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1244 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#708 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Jul 8, 2019

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 four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle420street/outdoor (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 23, 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 & Howard Park a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1244 of 1,505), out of 135 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Howard Park?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Feb 10, 2022, 1.46× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Parkside & Howard Park?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Parkside Dr between Geoffrey St and Grenadier Rd (April 2017), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 60 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 400 m away (40 km/h), 21% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Parkside & Howard Park?

The nearest Green P car park is 2201 Dundas St W (743 m away, 10 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 475 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,660 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (645 m).

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

Keele Station (Line 2) is 776 m away; streetcar routes 506, 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 58 m away; bus routes 80, 203, 189, 402, 89, 41, 30, 168 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Parkside Dr at Howard Park Ave, 19 m).

What restaurants are near Parkside & Howard Park?

None within 300 m, and 128 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kids Zone (351 m), Howard Park Children's Centre (503 m), Proper (594 m), Coffee and All That Jazz (599 m) and La Cubana (607 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 & Howard Park?

The nearest is High Park Parkside Drive Washroom, 1873 Bloor St W, 471 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: High Park Outdoor Pool / Rink Building Washroom (650 m); High Park Sport Field Washroom (661 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 & Howard Park?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,125 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are High Park Gardens Montessori School (33 m, 112 spaces), Kids Zone Daycare On Constance (351 m, 35 spaces) and Howard Park Children's Centre (488 m, 198 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Parkside & Howard Park?

32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,735 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 320 Roncesvalles Ave (582 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 310 Roncesvalles Ave (591 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 515 Parkside Dr (634 m, 75 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 1709 Bloor St W (666 m, 80 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 32 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 Parkside & Howard Park?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles 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 Parkside & Howard Park in?

Parkside & Howard 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

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