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Rainsford & Dixon

Rainsford Rd & Dixon Ave · Toronto, Ontario · The Beaches · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Rainsford & Dixon is a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic. It sits in The Beaches. At the corner: a bike lane and a park. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
547
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 5, 2008
219 pedestrians · 15 cyclists
Collisions
5
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 3 property damage · #5065 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
2 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Wayfinding
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 70 vehicles an hour, 6% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.5 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 2.7% of vehicle volume, about 3.5× the typical share. On average 0.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Rainsford & Dixon

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501503 nearest 217 m
TTC bus
92312264 nearest 164 m
Blue Night
301322
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows - Wayfinding on Dixon Ave installed 2015
Bike Share
Queen St E / Joseph Duggan Rd 272 m · 19 docks · 14 stations, 375 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 (13)
  • Academy of Thought and Industry TorontoPrivate · 304 m
  • Kew Beach Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 437 m
  • Boardwalk Montessori SchoolPrivate · 573 m
  • Norway Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 697 m
  • Bowmore Road Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 856 m
  • Glen Ames Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 859 m
  • and 7 more
Parks (28)
  • Jeff Sloan Playground190 m
  • Edgewood Parkette439 m
  • Orchard Park549 m
  • Pantry Park556 m
  • Measurement Park585 m
  • Cairns Avenue Parkette655 m
  • and 22 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Beaches branch735 m
  • Toronto Public Library Gerrard/Ashdale branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 768 m
  • Woodbine BeachNature/ Park · 932 m
  • Ashbridges Bay ParkNature/ Park · 1.2 km

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 10 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 116. The nearest is Ichiban Sushi, 172 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés10 within 300 m · 116 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Ichiban Sushi · 1864 Queen St E172 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 2 infractions
Sauvignon · 1862 Queen St E173 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Sauvignon · 1862 Queen St E173 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Bruno's Fine Foods · 1880 Queen St Egrocery182 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 3 infractions
Jugo Juice · 1886b Queen St E None222 mPassed, Jan 2025
Beach Side Variety · 1885 Queen St Egrocery249 mPassed, Mar 2025
Delina Restaurant · 1891 Queen St E258 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Breakwall BBQ · 1910 Queen St E269 mPassed, May 2025 · 1 infraction

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 Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 620 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 508 m away at Orchard Park.

  • Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 70 Kewbeach Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    620 m
  • Kew Gardens Playground Washroom · 2075 Queen St E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    624 m
  • Donald D. Summerville Olympic Outdoor Pool Washroom · 1867 Lake Shore Blvd E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    626 m
Drinking water
Orchard Park drinking fountain · 508 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 794 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone (317 m, 72 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 794 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 9
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone · 1921 Queen St E
    72 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    317 m
  • Brightpath Academy - the Beach · 1925 Queen St E
    111 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    322 m
  • Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. · 101 Kippendavie Ave
    182 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    437 m
  • Castle Park Playschool · 1971 Queen St E
    34 spaces · kindergarten, school age
    523 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 227 (236 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (787 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.9 km away.

FireFire Station 227 · 236 m1904 Queen St E
Police55 Division · 787 m101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.9 km105 Cedarvale 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 42 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,493 rental units — 13 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 223 Woodbine Ave (170 m, 48 units, 4 storeys, built 1920), which scored 88 out of 100 at its October 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 47 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 10 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings42 · 1,493 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202647 across the 42
Open fire-code violations10
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
223 Woodbine Ave484192088 · Oct 20240170 m
1836 Queen St E304192586 · Nov 20250203 m
98 Elmer AveToronto Community Housing · TCH364195592 · Jun 20240310 m
204 Kingston Rd · 204 Kingston Birch Properties Inc153193492 · Jul 20250313 m
158 Kingston Rd444196087 · Aug 20263313 m
140 Kingston Rd · Signet Group Inc.604195495 · Aug 20266322 m
156 Kingston Rd · Firm Capital624195071 · Aug 20265323 m
136 Kingston Rdsocial housing · Aykler Real Estate Inc.944195975 · Aug 20265328 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 lots399 lots · ≈16,690 spaces · 50.1 ha
Within 500 m48 lots · ≈3,470 spaces
Green P (public)19 car parks · about 1,139 spaces
EV charging (City)1856 Queen St E. · 195 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking36 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
166 Woodbine Ave · Surface242 m2146% (Q1 2026)
192 Boardwalk Dr · Surface243 m2445% (Q1 2026)
116 Joseph Duggan Rd · Surface283 m2441% (Q1 2026)
118 Sarah Ashbridge Ave · Surface340 m2440% (Q1 2026)
116 Winners Crcl · Surface425 m1052% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 101 m away, ≈13 spaces; 160 m away, ≈4 spaces; 161 m away, ≈5 spaces; 181 m away, ≈40 spaces; 191 m away, ≈9 spaces; 198 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 1834 Queen St E (224 m, 2 ports); 166 Woodbine Ave (250 m, 6 ports); 1760 Queen St E. (400 m, 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 — 8-hour, Mar 5, 2008

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 208 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 38% of the total, against 161 from the west. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 131 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 96% above the afternoon peak from 4:15 p.m. (67). Trucks and buses were 13.0% 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 19 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2008, 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 north208southbound · 6 bikes · 13.5% heavy
From the west161eastbound · 4 bikes · 10.6% heavy
Total vehicles547219 pedestrians · 15 cyclists · 13.0% heavy
From the east0westbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south178northbound · 3 bikes · 14.6% heavy
AM peak hour131 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour67 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 5, 2008

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 Dixon Ave between Brookmount Rd and Rainsford Rd, 48 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in September 2010 put the average speed at 29 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 39 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 43 km/h or more. That segment carries about 300 vehicles a day. Rainsford Rd between Morrissey Lane and Kingston Rd measured slower: 20 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 28 km/h (Sep 2021). The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Queen Street E (275 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 16,776 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dixon Ave · Brookmount Rd – Rainsford Rd · 48 mSep 2010 · 24 h28629 km/h39 km/h43 km/h
Rainsford Rd · Morrissey Lane – Kingston Rd · 280 mSep 2021 · 3 days49920 km/h28 km/h32 km/h

School-zone speed sign 275 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct23 · 31 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Queen Street E (eastbound), 1903/1905 Queen St E · 16,776 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 2018, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 40% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Aug 4, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions5#5065 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only3
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 20145latest Aug 4, 2023

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

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

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

Six thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle601house driveway/garage (3), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 8, 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 The Beaches.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Rainsford & Dixon a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 5 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 Rainsford & Dixon?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 5, 2008, 6% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Rainsford & Dixon?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dixon Ave between Brookmount Rd and Rainsford Rd (September 2010), found an average of 29 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 275 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Rainsford & Dixon?

The nearest Green P car park is 166 Woodbine Ave (242 m away, 21 spaces, 46% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 399 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,690 spaces — 48 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1856 Queen St E. (195 m).

How do I get to Rainsford & Dixon by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 217 m away; bus routes 92, 31, 22, 64 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Rainsford & Dixon?

10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 116 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Ichiban Sushi (172 m), Sauvignon (173 m), Sauvignon (173 m), Jugo Juice (222 m) and Delina Restaurant (258 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 Rainsford & Dixon?

The nearest is Pantry Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 70 Kewbeach Ave, 620 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Kew Gardens Playground Washroom (624 m); Donald D. Summerville Olympic Outdoor Pool Washroom (626 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 Rainsford & Dixon?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 794 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - the Beach Clubzone (317 m, 72 spaces), Brightpath Academy - the Beach (322 m, 111 spaces) and Kew Beach Day Care Co-Op Inc. (437 m, 182 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Rainsford & Dixon?

42 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,493 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 223 Woodbine Ave (170 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1836 Queen St E (203 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 98 Elmer Ave (310 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 204 Kingston Rd (313 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 42 is 91 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 Rainsford & Dixon?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and no 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 The Beaches page.

What neighbourhood is Rainsford & Dixon in?

Rainsford & Dixon is in The Beaches (City of Toronto neighbourhood 063). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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