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Paul David & Orfus

Paul David St & Orfus Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Yorkdale-Glen Park · Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence

Paul David & Orfus sits in Yorkdale-Glen Park. At the City's last count here, in 2019, it was an intersection of typical volume. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
5,419
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 13, 2019
294 pedestrians · 1 cyclists
Collisions
81
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1379 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
8 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
41/100
city median 48
4 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 948 m

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Paul David & Orfus

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Jun 13, 2019

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 2,362 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 44% of the total, against 67 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 945 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 571 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 8.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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 north887southbound · 0 bikes · 9.0% heavy
From the west2,362eastbound · 1 bikes · 7.4% heavy
Total vehicles5,419294 pedestrians · 1 cyclists · 8.1% heavy
From the east2,103westbound · 0 bikes · 8.6% heavy
From the south67northbound · 0 bikes · 9.0% heavy

Peak hours: 571 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 945 from 5:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2024, with 15 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 7 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 23 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 2, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions81#1379 of 5,519
With an injury7#2297 of 4,669
Property damage only51
Fail to remain23
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified23
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

On Paul David St between Orfus Rd and Bentworth Ave, 78 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2021 put the average speed at 40 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 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Orfus Rd between Dufferin St and Paul David St measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (May 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Paul David Street between Orfus Rd and Cartwright Ave.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Paul David St · Orfus Rd – Bentworth Ave · 78 mNov 2021 · 3 days1,31840 km/h52 km/h59 km/h
Orfus Rd · Dufferin St – Paul David St · 237 mMay 2026 · 3 days6,25635 km/h44 km/h49 km/h
Traffic calming
Paul David Street (Orfus Rd – Cartwright Ave): 4 speed humps

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
18 29 52 59 400 nearest 109 m
Express
929
Blue Night
329 352
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
none within 2 km
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
2 post-and-rings within 300 m
Other lots
28 mapped lots within 500 m, 346 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Micchys African Caribbean Market, 948 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 59. The nearest is Kung Fu Tea, 58 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Quiick Medicine, 432 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Kung Fu Tea · 52 Orfus Rd58 m
  • Neocity Cafe · 38 Orfus Rd160 m
  • Uncle Tetsu · 39 Orfus Rd Unit-C251 m · 3 min
  • Another World · 89 Bentworth Ave Bldg-6284 m · 3 min
  • Chan Chan Noodles · 3240 Dufferin St446 m · 5 min
4 within 300 m · 59 within 1 km
Grocery
Micchys African Caribbean Market 948 m · 11 min
Food shops
Grande Cheese Company 380 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Quiick Medicine 432 m · 5 min · 2 within 1 km
Child care
  • Start Right Child Care Centre · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day239 m
1 licensed centre · 49 spaces within 1 km · accepts City fee subsidy

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (7)
  • Jane Osler Park685 m · 8 min
  • Ranee Park914 m · 11 min
  • Conlands Parkette1.1 km · 13 min
  • Dane Parkette1.2 km · 14 min
  • Caledonia Park1.2 km · 14 min
and 2 more within 1.5 km
Schools (8)
  • Yorkdale Secondary School & Adult Learning CentreEnglish Public · 239 m
  • The Sterling Hall SchoolPrivate · 427 m · 5 min
  • Lawrence Heights Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • Leonardo Da Vinci AcademyPrivate · 1.2 km · 15 min
  • Joyce Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Yorkdale Shopping CentreLandmark · 1.4 km · 16 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a community centre, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

41of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food15/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 4 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit14/28

    4 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go1/14

    1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation2/10

    nearest park 0.7 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot2/10

    traffic calming

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 57 rental units. The nearest is 96 Mulholland Ave (594 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1960), which scored 77 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
96 Mulholland Ave · Mpm Inc.113196077 · Sep 2025594 m · 7 min
1049 Lawrence Ave W · 3 Way Investments Ltd.203196780 · Aug 2026886 m · 11 min
47 Euphrasia Dr263195894 · Dec 2025901 m · 11 min

3 registered buildings · 57 units · tallest 3 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

24 thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 3.1 a year before that. 71% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 6, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2441street/outdoor (17), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft200commercial premises (1), street/outdoor (1)

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 Yorkdale-Glen Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Paul David & Orfus a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 81 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 Paul David & Orfus?

An intersection of typical volume at the City's last count here, in 2019. Its latest count is from Jun 13, 2019, 59% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Paul David & Orfus a walkable intersection?

Paul David & Orfus scores 41 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 4 places to eat within 300 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic calming.

How fast do cars go at Paul David & Orfus?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Paul David St between Orfus Rd and Bentworth Ave (November 2021), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 52 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Paul David & Orfus?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 346 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 39,480 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Paul David & Orfus by transit?

Bus routes 18, 29, 52, 59, 400, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Paul David & Orfus?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 59 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Kung Fu Tea (58 m), Neocity Cafe (160 m), Uncle Tetsu (251 m), Another World (284 m) and Chan Chan Noodles (446 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Paul David & Orfus?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 49 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Start Right Child Care Centre (239 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Paul David & Orfus?

Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 57 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 96 Mulholland Ave (594 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 1049 Lawrence Ave W (886 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 80) and 47 Euphrasia Dr (901 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 84 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Paul David & Orfus?

Toronto Police place 24 thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Yorkdale-Glen Park page.

What neighbourhood is Paul David & Orfus in?

Paul David & Orfus is in Yorkdale-Glen Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 031). It is in Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, represented by Councillor Mike Colle.

Sources

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