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Pharmacy & Knightsbridge

Pharmacy Ave & Knightsbridge Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Clairlea-Birchmount · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

In Clairlea-Birchmount, Pharmacy & Knightsbridge is a busier-than-typical intersection. At the corner: a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
16,634
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 26, 2025
477 pedestrians · 105 cyclists · #1158 busiest
Collisions
28
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 20 property damage · #2909 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1101 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,190 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 35 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 2.8 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 1.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. The pace has been steady: 14 collisions in 2016–2020 and 14 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 28 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Pharmacy & Knightsbridge

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
6724918682340470 nearest 15 m
Express
924968
Blue Night
324
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Pharmacy Ave at Knightsbridge Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Scarborough Soccer Centre 485 m · 19 docks · 4 stations, 64 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 (9)
  • Clairlea Public SchoolEnglish Public · 213 m
  • Satec at W A Porter Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 512 m
  • Victoria Park Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 532 m
  • Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 669 m
  • O'connor Public SchoolEnglish Public · 847 m
  • Regent Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 3 more
Parks (15)
  • Edge Park396 m
  • Jim McPherson Park471 m
  • Clairlea Park521 m
  • Parma Park711 m
  • Willis Blair Parkette1 km
  • Regents Park1.1 km
  • and 9 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Eglinton Square branch1 km
Signal
2125, activated 2007 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 6 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 98. The nearest is Ital Vital Rastarant, 119 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés6 within 300 m · 98 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Ital Vital Rastarant · 741 Pharmacy Ave119 mPassed, Apr 2026
Doneky Kone Inc - 978 4vb · 32 Camrose Cres205 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Donkey Kone Inc - Ab 47773 · 32 Camrose Cres205 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Donkey Kone Inc. - 247 4rn · 32 Camrose Cres205 mPassed, May 2026
Donkey Kone Inc. - 763 8re · 32 Camrose Cres205 mPassed, May 2026
Donkey Kone Inc. - 766 Ovc · 32 Camrose Cres205 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Pg Harvey Events · 793 Pharmacy Ave Main Fl Lobby526 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pizza Hut · 643 Pharmacy Ave610 mPassed, Apr 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 O'connor Community Centre Washroom, 678 m away, View centre hours.

  • O'connor Community Centre Washroom · 1386 Victoria Park Ave
    View centre hours
    678 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 286 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Clairlea Child Care Centre (213 m, 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 286 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 6
  • Clairlea Child Care Centre · 25 Rosalind Cres
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    213 m
  • Tiago Avenue Community Child Care · 145 Tiago Ave
    41 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    531 m
  • Our Lady of Fatima YMCA · 3176 St Clair Ave E
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    669 m
  • O'connor Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 1386 Victoria Park Ave
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    682 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 222 (899 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 222 · 899 m755 Warden Ave
Police41 Division · 2.1 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 21 · 1.5 km887 Pharmacy 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 18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 869 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 90 Parma Crt (604 m, 92 units, 7 storeys, built 1966), which scored 93 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 15 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 13 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings18 · 869 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202615 across the 18
Open fire-code violations13
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
90 Parma CrtToronto Community Housing · TCH927196693 · Jul 20251 · 1 fire604 m
3214 St Clair Ave E · Kroma Management Limited163195295 · Sep 20250700 m
3218 St Clair Ave E · Excel Property Management163195289 · Sep 20240702 m
3222 St Clair Ave E · Excel Property Management163195292 · Sep 20250706 m
64 Harris Park Dr · Metcap Living Management Inc.113195688 · Jul 20261774 m
68 Harris Park Dr · Metcap Living Management Inc.113195691 · Oct 20250812 m
23 Engelhart Cres · Metcap Living Management Inc.113195681 · Aug 20241819 m
19 Engelhart Cres · Metcap Living Management Inc.113195686 · Sep 20260821 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 lots538 lots · ≈87,630 spaces · 262.9 ha
Within 500 m12 lots · ≈1,680 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 1,071 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave · Surface1 km920 *
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.3 km151 *

Nearest lots: 160 m away, ≈54 spaces; 205 m away, ≈118 spaces; 295 m away, ≈430 spaces; 345 m away, ≈160 spaces; 383 m away, ≈58 spaces; 388 m away, ≈40 spaces.

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, Oct 26, 2025 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,525 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 519 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (45 of 105). Evening rush dominates here: 1,829 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:45 p.m., against 1,048 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north8,525southbound · 35 bikes · 0.8% heavy
From the west519eastbound · 20 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles16,634477 pedestrians · 105 cyclists · 0.8% heavy
From the east0westbound · 5 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south7,590northbound · 45 bikes · 0.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,048 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,829 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 26, 2025 · weekend

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 Pharmacy Ave between Stellarton Rd and Clairlea Cres, 249 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in November 2022 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 65 km/h or more. That segment carries about 21,500 vehicles a day. Knightsbridge Rd between Rosalind Cres and Karnwood Dr measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 45 km/h (Apr 2019). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Knightsbridge Rd · Rosalind Cres – Karnwood Dr · 155 mApr 2019 · 2 days1,59538 km/h45 km/h49 km/h
Pharmacy Ave · Stellarton Rd – Clairlea Cres · 249 mNov 2022 · 24 h21,49351 km/h59 km/h65 km/h

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 2018, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 4 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Oct 14, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions28#2909 of 5,508
With an injury4#3000 of 4,660
Property damage only20
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian3#1299 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
All since 201435latest Oct 14, 2025

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 daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jan 15, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1101 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#623 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 15, 2023

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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 6, 2024. 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 & Knightsbridge a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1101 of 1,505), out of 28 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 Pharmacy & Knightsbridge?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #1158 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Pharmacy & Knightsbridge?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Pharmacy Ave between Stellarton Rd and Clairlea Cres (November 2022), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Pharmacy & Knightsbridge?

The nearest Green P car park is Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave (1.0 km away, 920 spaces). The City's mapping shows 538 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 87,630 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Pharmacy & Knightsbridge by transit?

Bus routes 67, 24, 91, 8, 68, 23, 404, 70 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Pharmacy Ave at Knightsbridge Rd, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Pharmacy & Knightsbridge?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 98 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Ital Vital Rastarant (119 m), Doneky Kone Inc - 978 4vb (205 m), Donkey Kone Inc - Ab 47773 (205 m), Donkey Kone Inc. - 247 4rn (205 m) and Donkey Kone Inc. - 763 8re (205 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 Pharmacy & Knightsbridge?

The nearest is O'connor Community Centre Washroom, 1386 Victoria Park Ave, 678 m away (View centre hours). 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 Pharmacy & Knightsbridge?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 286 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Clairlea Child Care Centre (213 m, 71 spaces), Tiago Avenue Community Child Care (531 m, 41 spaces) and Our Lady of Fatima YMCA (669 m, 71 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Pharmacy & Knightsbridge?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 869 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 90 Parma Crt (604 m, 92 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 3214 St Clair Ave E (700 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 3218 St Clair Ave E (702 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 3222 St Clair Ave E (706 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 88 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 Pharmacy & Knightsbridge?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Clairlea-Birchmount page.

What neighbourhood is Pharmacy & Knightsbridge in?

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

Sources

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