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Pharmacy & Dolphin

Pharmacy Ave & Dolphin Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Clairlea-Birchmount · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

In Clairlea-Birchmount, Pharmacy & Dolphin is an intersection of typical volume. Nearby is Victoria Park Station (Line 2) 795 m away.

Traffic
8,382
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 26, 2025
854 pedestrians · 97 cyclists
Collisions
70
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1571 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Victoria Park Station 795 m · 7 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
38/100
city median 48
8 places to eat within 1 km

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Pharmacy & Dolphin

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 — 3,951 southbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 151. Most cyclists arrived from the north (45 of 97). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 914 vehicles in the hour from 2:45 p.m., 73% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (529). Heavy vehicles made up 1.3% 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 north3,951southbound · 45 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west151eastbound · 15 bikes · 1.3% heavy
Total vehicles8,382854 pedestrians · 97 cyclists · 1.3% heavy
From the east438westbound · 4 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,842northbound · 33 bikes · 1.5% heavy

Peak hours: 529 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 914 from 2:45 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

2019 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% 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 Sep 26, 2026.

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

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions70#1571 of 5,519
With an injury11#1617 of 4,669
Property damage only47
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian4#1007 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist1
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2011

The City's counter on Dolphin Dr between Westbourne Ave and Bexhill Ave (132 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 24-hour count in June 2011; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 300 vehicles a day. The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Pharmacy Ave · Warden Woods Park Trl – Dolphin Dr · 58 mNov 2012 · 3 days5,147———
Dolphin Dr · Westbourne Ave – Bexhill Ave · 132 mJun 2011 · 24 h32931 km/h39 km/h44 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 1870, 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

Subway
Victoria Park Station (Line 2)795 m · 9 min
TTC bus
67 24 20 113 nearest 16 m
Blue Night
324 300
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — Pharmacy Ave at Dolphin Dr
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Pharmacy Ave / Teesdale Pl 343 m · 4 min · 19 docks · 2 stations, 34 docks 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 173 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
no post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.3 km)
Other lots
8 mapped lots within 500 m, 209 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.2 km173 *—

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 listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 8 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Dhaka Bazar, 566 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Discount Plus Pharmacy, 450 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Providence Healthcare, 1.7 km away. West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 469 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Dhaka Bazar · 451 Pharmacy Ave566 m · 7 min
  • Domino's Pizza · 447 Pharmacy Ave568 m · 7 min
  • Dhaka Kitchen · 459 Pharmacy Ave578 m · 7 min
  • Thai Fusion Restaurant · 461 Pharmacy Ave605 m · 7 min
  • Oakridge Jr. Playcare · 110 Byng Ave793 m · 9 min
0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Pharmacy
Discount Plus Pharmacy 450 m · 5 min · 2 within 1 km
Child care
  • Dian Childcare Centre Inc. · 26 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day109 m
  • Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning · 93 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day828 m · 10 min
  • Denton Place Centres For Early Learning Inc. · 86 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day828 m · 10 min
4 licensed centres · 291 spaces within 1 km · all accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Prairie Drive Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible499 m · 6 min
  • Oakridge Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed692 m · 8 min
Drinking water: Warden Woods Park 452 m · 5 min; Prairie Drive Park 492 m · 6 min
Health and care
  • Providence Healthcare · hospital site1.7 km · 20 min
  • West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre · seniors' active living centre469 m · 6 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 (14)
  • Prairie Drive Park487 m · 6 min
  • Byng Park550 m · 7 min
  • Madelaine Park895 m · 11 min
  • Regents Park934 m · 11 min
  • Leyton Tot Lot1 km · 11 min
and 9 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (9)
  • Samuel Hearne Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 696 m · 8 min
  • St Dunstan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 773 m · 9 min
  • Regent Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 810 m · 10 min
  • Oakridge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 853 m · 10 min
  • Crescent Town Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
and 4 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Dawes Road branch1.1 km · 14 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 grocery store or a care or retirement home.

38of 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 food2/30

    8 within 1 km

  • Transit16/28

    Victoria Park Station 0.8 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go2/14

    library 1.1 km away

  • Parks and recreation8/10

    1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care4/8

    nearest school 0.7 km · 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

Eight registered apartment buildings with 2,576 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 273 Pharmacy Ave (42 m, 280 units, 18 storeys, built 1972), which scored 91 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
273 Pharmacy Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited28018197291 · Sep 202442 m
283 Pharmacy Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited26717197297 · Aug 2025108 m
263 Pharmacy Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited32921197297 · Aug 2025147 m
40 Teesdale Pl Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation27824197184 · Sep 2024365 m · 4 min
10 Teesdale Pl · Princess Management28524196891 · Oct 2025457 m · 5 min
30 Teesdale Pl Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation27825197191 · Sep 2024561 m · 7 min

8 registered buildings · 2,576 units · 2 social housing · tallest 25 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 122 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 21× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 16.9 a year before that. 70% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 80% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on Feb 17, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle12293street/outdoor (86), apartment parking (35)
Bicycle theft500apartment parking (4), 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 Clairlea-Birchmount.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Pharmacy & Dolphin a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 70 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 & Dolphin?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Oct 26, 2025, 52% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Pharmacy & Dolphin a walkable intersection?

Pharmacy & Dolphin scores 38 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 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; Victoria Park Station 0.8 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.7 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

How fast do cars go at Pharmacy & Dolphin?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dolphin Dr between Westbourne Ave and Bexhill Ave (June 2011), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Pharmacy & Dolphin?

The nearest Green P car park is Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue (1.2 km away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 209 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,990 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Pharmacy & Dolphin by transit?

Victoria Park Station (Line 2) is 795 m away; bus routes 67, 24, 20, 113 within 1 km (nearest stop: Pharmacy Ave at Dolphin Dr, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Pharmacy & Dolphin?

None within 300 m, and 8 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Dhaka Bazar (566 m), Domino's Pizza (568 m), Dhaka Kitchen (578 m), Thai Fusion Restaurant (605 m) and Oakridge Jr. Playcare (793 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Pharmacy & Dolphin?

The nearest is Prairie Drive Park Washroom, 101 Pharmacy Ave, 499 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Oakridge Community Recreation Centre Washroom (692 m).

Is there child care near Pharmacy & Dolphin?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 291 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Dian Childcare Centre Inc. (109 m, 26 spaces), Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning (828 m, 93 spaces) and Denton Place Centres For Early Learning Inc. (828 m, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Pharmacy & Dolphin?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,576 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 273 Pharmacy Ave (42 m, 280 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 283 Pharmacy Ave (108 m, 267 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 263 Pharmacy Ave (147 m, 329 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 40 Teesdale Pl (365 m, 278 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 92 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Pharmacy & Dolphin?

Toronto Police place 122 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 3 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Clairlea-Birchmount page.

What neighbourhood is Pharmacy & Dolphin in?

Pharmacy & Dolphin is in Clairlea-Birchmount (City of Toronto neighbourhood 120). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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