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Pharmacy & Teesdale

Pharmacy Ave & Teesdale Pl · Toronto, Ontario · Oakridge · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

In Oakridge, Pharmacy & Teesdale is a moderately travelled crossing. At the corner: a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Victoria Park Station (Line 2) 287 m away.

Traffic volume
8,820
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 26, 2025
1,085 pedestrians · 170 cyclists · #1796 busiest
Collisions
56
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 28 property damage · #1900 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0 +1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016 · 1 since Jan 2026 (Jul 26, 2026)
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Victoria Park Station 287 m · 13 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 630 vehicles an hour, 55% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. On average 5.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 6.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 43%, from 23 in 2016–2020 to 33 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them. Since January 2026, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here.

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Pharmacy & Teesdale

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Victoria Park Station (Line 2)287 m
TTC bus
672412117404201136869135161723 nearest 20 m
Express
924
Blue Night
324300
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Pharmacy Ave at Teesdale Place
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Pharmacy Ave / Teesdale Pl 41 m · 19 docks · 9 stations, 160 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 (12)
  • Samuel Hearne Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 270 m
  • Oakridge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 350 m
  • St Dunstan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 408 m
  • Crescent Town Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 568 m
  • Toronto Islamic Academy SchoolPrivate · 688 m
  • Taylor Creek Public SchoolEnglish Public · 735 m
  • and 6 more
Parks (27)
  • Prairie Drive Park104 m
  • Dentonia Park Golf Course307 m
  • Byng Park411 m
  • Leyton Tot Lot416 m
  • Madelaine Park454 m
  • Cataraqui Park650 m
  • and 21 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Dawes Road branch1.1 km
Signal
1034, activated 1974 · SA2 · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 64. The nearest is Samuel Hearne Ms - Snp - Am, 239 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 64 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 31 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
L&l Convenience · 10 Teesdale Pl 4grocery83 mPassed, Jul 2026
Samuel Hearne Ms - Snp - Am · 21 Newport Ave239 mPassed, Jun 2026
Oakridge Junior PS - Snp - Am · 110 Byng Ave322 mPassed, Jun 2026
Oakridge Jr. Playcare · 110 Byng Ave322 mPassed, Nov 2025
Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning · 30 Denton Ave Flr-2nd383 mPassed, Jul 2026
Denton Place Centre For Early Learning · 30 Denton Ave Flr-1st383 mPassed, Jul 2026
Gateway Newstand #143 · 777 Victoria Park Ave None408 mPassed, Mar 2025
Cota Health Kitchen · 11 Macey Ave485 mPassed, Aug 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 Prairie Drive Park Washroom, 119 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 117 m away at Prairie Drive Park.

  • Prairie Drive Park Washroom · 101 Pharmacy Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    119 m
  • Oakridge Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 63 Pharmacy Ave
    View centre hours
    269 m
  • Dentonia Park Golf Course Washroom · 781 Victoria Park Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    321 m
Drinking water
Prairie Drive Park bottle filling station · 117 m; Warden Woods Park dog fountain · 162 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 580 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Oakridge Junior Playcare (350 m, 86 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 580 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 8
  • Oakridge Junior Playcare · 110 Byng Ave
    86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    350 m
  • Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning · 30 Denton Ave
    93 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    384 m
  • Denton Place Centres For Early Learning Inc. · 30 Denton Ave
    86 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    384 m
  • Dian Childcare Centre Inc. · 283 Pharmacy Ave
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    392 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (3.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 225 · 1.4 km3600 Danforth Ave
Police41 Division · 3.8 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 1.6 km1535 Kingston Rd

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 25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,735 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 10 Teesdale Pl (84 m, 285 units, 24 storeys, built 1968), which scored 91 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 155 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 34 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings25 · 5,735 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026155 across the 25
Open fire-code violations34
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
10 Teesdale Pl · Princess Management28524196891 · Oct 20251084 m
40 Teesdale PlToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation27824197184 · Sep 2024186 m
30 Teesdale PlToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation27825197191 · Sep 20242 · 2 fire192 m
20 Teesdale Pl · Princess Management28424197093 · Oct 20259203 m
263 Pharmacy Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited32921197297 · Aug 202512 · 2 fire319 m
273 Pharmacy Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited28018197291 · Sep 20244367 m
30 Denton Ave · Realstar57522197692 · Aug 202410 · 5 fire384 m
283 Pharmacy Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited26717197297 · Aug 202513391 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 lots478 lots · ≈32,250 spaces · 96.7 ha
Within 500 m19 lots · ≈1,760 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 407 spaces
EV charging (City)2231 Gerrard Street East · 1.7 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (407 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface482 m173 *
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.5 km151 *
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface1.7 km8329% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈54 spaces; 79 m away, ≈70 spaces; 129 m away, ≈52 spaces; 160 m away, ≈87 spaces; 163 m away, ≈164 spaces; 183 m away, ≈78 spaces. More EV charging: 2219 Gerrard Street East (1.8 km, 2 ports); 912 Kingston Road (1.9 km, 2 ports); 216 Oakcrest Ave (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 — 14-hour, Oct 26, 2025 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 3,783 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 63 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (77 of 170). Evening rush dominates here: 950 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:45 p.m., against 507 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.3% 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 north3,783southbound · 61 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west1,343eastbound · 26 bikes · 0.5% heavy
Total vehicles8,8201,085 pedestrians · 170 cyclists · 1.3% heavy
From the east63westbound · 6 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,631northbound · 77 bikes · 1.5% heavy
AM peak hour507 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour950 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 Denton Ave and Newport Ave, 287 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2024 put the average speed at 42 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 51 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 56 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,800 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Pharmacy Ave (264 m away, 50 km/h limit), 1.4% of the 158,233 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Pharmacy Ave · Denton Ave – Newport Ave · 287 mSep 2024 · 3 days9,81642 km/h51 km/h56 km/h

School-zone speed sign 264 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct39 · 50 km/h
Over the limit4.6%
60 km/h or more1.4%

Pharmacy Ave (southbound), 70 Pharmacy Avenue · 158,233 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

The worst year was 2024, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 10 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 36% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 7 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions56#1900 of 5,508
With an injury10#1744 of 4,660
Property damage only28
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian4#1008 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#864 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 201469latest Jun 22, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here, the latest on Jul 26, 2026. 1 older KSI collision is on file from before 2016.

2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions0
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1latest Jul 26, 2026
All KSI since 20062latest Jul 26, 2026

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

57 thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 9.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 7.1 a year before that. 70% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle5791street/outdoor (40), apartment parking (15)
Bicycle theft200street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 19, 2026. 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 Oakridge.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Pharmacy & Teesdale a dangerous intersection?

Not by the ten-year ranking: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 56 lesser collisions. 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded since January 2026, after the ranking window closed. 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 & Teesdale?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1796 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 55% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Pharmacy & Teesdale?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Pharmacy Ave between Denton Ave and Newport Ave (September 2024), found an average of 42 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 51 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 264 m away (50 km/h), 1.4% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Pharmacy & Teesdale?

The nearest Green P car park is Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue (482 m away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 478 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,250 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2231 Gerrard Street East (1.7 km).

How do I get to Pharmacy & Teesdale by transit?

Victoria Park Station (Line 2) is 287 m away; bus routes 67, 24, 12, 117, 404, 20, 113, 68 and 6 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Pharmacy Ave at Teesdale Place, 20 m).

What restaurants are near Pharmacy & Teesdale?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 64 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Samuel Hearne Ms - Snp - Am (239 m), Oakridge Junior PS - Snp - Am (322 m), Oakridge Jr. Playcare (322 m), Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning (383 m) and Denton Place Centre For Early Learning (383 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 & Teesdale?

The nearest is Prairie Drive Park Washroom, 101 Pharmacy Ave, 119 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Oakridge Community Recreation Centre Washroom (269 m); Dentonia Park Golf Course Washroom (321 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 Pharmacy & Teesdale?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 580 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Oakridge Junior Playcare (350 m, 86 spaces), Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning (384 m, 93 spaces) and Denton Place Centres For Early Learning Inc. (384 m, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Pharmacy & Teesdale?

25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,735 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 10 Teesdale Pl (84 m, 285 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 40 Teesdale Pl (86 m, 278 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 30 Teesdale Pl (192 m, 278 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 20 Teesdale Pl (203 m, 284 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 25 is 93 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 & Teesdale?

Toronto Police place 57 thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Oakridge page.

What neighbourhood is Pharmacy & Teesdale in?

Pharmacy & Teesdale is in Oakridge (City of Toronto neighbourhood 121), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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