Toronto · intersection · signal 1882

Pharmacy & Dewey

Pharmacy Ave & Dewey Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Wexford/Maryvale · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

In Wexford/Maryvale, Pharmacy & Dewey is an intersection of typical volume. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
14,725
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 26, 2025
332 pedestrians · 33 cyclists
Collisions
35
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #2603 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
8 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
48/100
city median 48
1 place to eat within 300 m · grocery 781 m

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Pharmacy & Dewey

Traffic and safety

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

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 26, 2025 · weekend

The north leg carries the load — 7,325 southbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 207. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,853 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 147% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (750). Heavy vehicles made up 0.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north7,325southbound · 17 bikes · 0.8% heavy
From the west207eastbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles14,725332 pedestrians · 33 cyclists · 0.9% heavy
From the east979westbound · 2 bikes · 0.1% heavy
From the south6,214northbound · 13 bikes · 1.1% heavy

Peak hours: 750 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,853 from 2:00 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

2018 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 26% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 16, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions35#2603 of 5,519
With an injury9#1933 of 4,669
Property damage only24
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
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

The City's counter on Pharmacy Ave between Princeway Dr and Dewey Dr (108 m away) recorded an average of 49 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 20,300 vehicles a day. Dewey Dr between Pharmacy Ave and Archwood Cres measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Apr 2019).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Pharmacy Ave · Princeway Dr – Dewey Dr · 108 mSep 2026 · 3 days20,30549 km/h57 km/h62 km/h
Dewey Dr · Pharmacy Ave – Archwood Cres · 109 mApr 2019 · 2 days2,09040 km/h49 km/h53 km/h

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.

The crossing
Signal 1882, activated 2000 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
67 95 24 nearest 15 m
Express
995 996 924
Blue Night
395 324
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Pharmacy Ave at Dewey Dr
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
1 car park · about 25 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
4 mapped lots within 500 m, 202 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface1.8 km25 *—

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

The nearest grocery store is Metro, 781 m away. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 41 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Heavenly Bites, 178 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 737 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Heavenly Bites · 152 Marchington Crcl178 m
  • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 85 Ellesmere Rd 3414 m · 5 min
  • Subway · 85 Ellesmere Rd414 m · 5 min
  • Abel Smash and Dash · 85 Ellesmere Rd F9414 m · 5 min
  • Asia Delight · 85 Ellesmere Rd Unit-F6423 m · 5 min
1 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Grocery
Metro 781 m · 9 min
Food shops
Open Window Bakery 423 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 737 m · 9 min · 4 within 1 km
Child care
  • Maryvale Jr YMCA · 77 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day169 m
  • After Four Children's Enrichment Program · 60 spaces, school age0.9 km · 11 min
  • Our Lady of Wisdom YMCA · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day0.9 km · 11 min
3 licensed centres · 193 spaces within 1 km · 2 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Maryvale Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Closed for the Season425 m · 5 min
Drinking water: Maryvale Park 428 m · 5 min

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 (6)
  • Maryvale Park426 m · 5 min
  • Deanvar Parkette1.1 km · 13 min
  • Willowfield Gardens Park1.3 km · 15 min
  • Rowena Park1.3 km · 15 min
  • Cassandra Park1.4 km · 16 min
and 1 more within 1.5 km
Schools (8)
  • Maryvale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 169 m
  • St Kevin Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 748 m · 9 min
  • Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 0.9 km · 11 min
  • Wexford Collegiate School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
  • Terraview Willowfield Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Maryvale branch348 m · 4 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 or a care or retirement home.

48of 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 food10/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go7/14

    library 348 m away

  • Parks and recreation4/10

    1 park within 500 m

  • Schools and child care6/8

    1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking

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

Three registered apartment buildings with 339 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 275 Cassandra Blvd (869 m, 164 units, 12 storeys, built 1965), which scored 90 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
275 Cassandra Blvd · M&r Property Management16412196590 · Jun 2026869 m · 10 min
270 Cassandra Blvd · Colonia Treuhand Management Inc.834196999 · Jun 20251 km · 11 min
5 Lynvalley Cres · Amaz Property Management927196594 · Jul 20251 km · 11 min

3 registered buildings · 339 units · tallest 12 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

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 57% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle730house driveway/garage (4), school/campus (2)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Wexford/Maryvale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Pharmacy & Dewey a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 35 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 Pharmacy & Dewey?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Oct 26, 2025, about the median for a counted intersection.

Is Pharmacy & Dewey a walkable intersection?

Pharmacy & Dewey scores 48 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; library 348 m away. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

How fast do cars go at Pharmacy & Dewey?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Pharmacy Ave between Princeway Dr and Dewey Dr (September 2026), found an average of 49 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Pharmacy & Dewey?

The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.8 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 202 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,150 spaces — 4 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Pharmacy & Dewey by transit?

Bus routes 67, 95, 24, 995, 996, 924 within 1 km (nearest stop: Pharmacy Ave at Dewey Dr, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Pharmacy & Dewey?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 41 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Heavenly Bites (178 m), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (414 m), Subway (414 m), Abel Smash and Dash (414 m) and Asia Delight (423 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Pharmacy & Dewey?

The nearest is Maryvale Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 5 Trestleside Grove, 425 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season.

Is there child care near Pharmacy & Dewey?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 193 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Maryvale Jr YMCA (169 m, 77 spaces), After Four Children's Enrichment Program (0.9 km, 60 spaces) and Our Lady of Wisdom YMCA (0.9 km, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Pharmacy & Dewey?

Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 339 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 275 Cassandra Blvd (869 m, 164 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 270 Cassandra Blvd (1.0 km, 83 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 5 Lynvalley Cres (1.0 km, 92 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 94 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Pharmacy & Dewey?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Wexford/Maryvale page.

What neighbourhood is Pharmacy & Dewey in?

Pharmacy & Dewey is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.

Sources

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