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Ritchie & Herman

Ritchie Ave & Herman Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Roncesvalles · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

In Roncesvalles, Ritchie & Herman is a lightly travelled intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Dundas West Station (Line 2) 433 m away and Bloor GO 360 m away.

Traffic volume
127
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 12, 2022
241 pedestrians · 57 cyclists
Collisions
36
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 24 property damage · #2551 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
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
Dundas West Station 433 m · 4 streetcar routes · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 20 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.9 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 44.9% of vehicle volume, about 58× the typical share. That comes with about 3.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged down 11%, from 19 in 2016–2020 to 17 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Ritchie & Herman

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dundas West Station (Line 2)433 m; Keele Station (Line 2)771 m; Lansdowne Station (Line 2)833 m
GO Transit
Bloor GO — Kitchener360 m
UP Express
Bloor GO/UP 360 m — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
505504506512 nearest 146 m
TTC bus
4021684047804189189 nearest 146 m
Express
941989
Blue Night
305304306300340341
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
2201 Dundas St W 149 m · 11 docks · 22 stations, 383 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 (24)
  • Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 254 m
  • Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 302 m
  • Howard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 431 m
  • Academy of Enlightened MindsPrivate · 637 m
  • Saint Frere Andre Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 680 m
  • Toronto Ouest Secondary SchoolFrench Public · 680 m
  • and 18 more
Community centres
Parks (21)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 357 m
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 527 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 30 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 193 eating places within a kilometre — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is High Park, 92 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2024.

Restaurants & cafés30 within 300 m · 193 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
High Park · 2145 Dundas St W92 mPassed, Sep 2024
Oma's German Bakery · 2182 Dundas St Wgrocery105 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 2 infractions
Bandit Brewery - Area West · 2135 Dundas St W126 mPassed, Jul 2026
Baraca Halal Foods · 2192 Dundas St Wgrocery130 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
The Tummy Section By Delhi Boyz · 2200 Dundas St W134 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Bandit Brewery · 2125 Dundas St W137 mPassed, Apr 2026
Thirsty and Miserable · 2102 Dundas St W149 mPassed, May 2026
Ali Baba · 2202 Dundas St W151 mPassed, Jul 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 Macgregor Playground Washroom, 621 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 33 m away at Ritchie Avenue Parkette.

  • Macgregor Playground Washroom · 346 Lansdowne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    621 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 289 Sorauren Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    815 m
Drinking water
Ritchie Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 33 m; Columbus Parkette drinking fountain · 412 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,115 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Ola Day Care Inc. (203 m, 36 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,115 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 13
  • Ola Day Care Inc. · 2211 Dundas St W
    36 spaces · toddler, preschool
    203 m
  • The Village Nursery School · 2241 Dundas St W
    18 spaces · preschool
    228 m
  • Tiny Explorers Academy · 404 Roncesvalles Ave
    134 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    313 m
  • Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) · 1411 Bloor St W
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    422 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 1.3 km140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1.9 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 1.6 km9 Clendenan 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

26 registered apartment buildings with 2,816 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 469 Roncesvalles Ave (164 m, 15 units, 4 storeys, built 1930), which scored 83 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 26 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 18 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings26 · 2,816 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202618 across the 26
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
469 Roncesvalles Ave · 1584062 Ontario Ltd.154193083 · Sep 20251164 m
467 Roncesvalles Ave · Ez Property Management Ltd.154192089 · Jul 20240166 m
470 Roncesvalles Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc494196096 · Aug 20252212 m
2350 Dundas St W · Creccal Investments Ltd45729197694 · Sep 20245427 m
320 Roncesvalles Ave · Orchard Park Property Management164191891 · Jul 20251428 m
2360 Dundas St W · Creccal Investments Ltd63829197694 · Aug 20252438 m
1585 Bloor St W483193092 · Aug 20250458 m
2376 Dundas St W · Dun West Properties Ltd3942720230489 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 lots590 lots · ≈20,760 spaces · 62.3 ha
Within 500 m52 lots · ≈2,800 spaces
Green P (public)14 car parks · about 840 spaces
EV charging (City)2251 Dundas St W · 227 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking105 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2201 Dundas St W · Surface153 m1070% (Q1 2026)
Keele Lot - 400 Indian Road · Surface660 m187 *
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface795 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface1 km4963% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface1.3 km3471% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 112 m away, ≈34 spaces; 118 m away, ≈6 spaces; 128 m away, ≈20 spaces; 145 m away, ≈12 spaces (Green P); 171 m away, ≈31 spaces; 181 m away, ≈758 spaces. More EV charging: 430 Roncesvalles Ave (240 m, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (276 m, 2 ports); 115 High Park Avenue (1.5 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 — 8-hour, May 12, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 57 eastbound vehicles, or 45% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 33. Most cyclists arrived from the west (33 of 57). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 24 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 26% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (19). Heavy vehicles made up 0.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north37southbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west57eastbound · 33 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles127241 pedestrians · 57 cyclists · 0.8% heavy
From the east33westbound · 22 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour19 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour24 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 12, 2022

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

At the school-zone speed sign on Dundas St W (245 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 4,185 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

School-zone speed sign 245 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 20 km/h
Over the limit0.0%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Dundas St W (northbound), 2258 Dundas Street West · 4,185 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

2018 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 6% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 12, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions36#2551 of 5,508
With an injury2#3920 of 4,660
Property damage only24
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201445latest Apr 12, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.5 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 6, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle940street/outdoor (9)
Bicycle theft611street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 6, 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 Roncesvalles.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Ritchie & Herman a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 36 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 Ritchie & Herman?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from May 12, 2022, 1% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Ritchie & Herman?

The nearest Green P car park is 2201 Dundas St W (153 m away, 10 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 590 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,760 spaces — 52 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2251 Dundas St W (227 m).

How do I get to Ritchie & Herman by transit?

Dundas West Station (Line 2) is 433 m away; Bloor GO is 360 m away; streetcar routes 505, 504, 506, 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 146 m away; bus routes 402, 168, 40, 47, 80, 41, 89, 189 and 2 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Ritchie & Herman?

30 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 193 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are High Park (92 m), Bandit Brewery - Area West (126 m), The Tummy Section By Delhi Boyz (134 m), Bandit Brewery (137 m) and Thirsty and Miserable (149 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 Ritchie & Herman?

The nearest is Macgregor Playground Washroom, 346 Lansdowne Ave, 621 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom (815 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 Ritchie & Herman?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,115 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Ola Day Care Inc. (203 m, 36 spaces), The Village Nursery School (228 m, 18 spaces) and Tiny Explorers Academy (313 m, 134 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ritchie & Herman?

26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,816 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 469 Roncesvalles Ave (164 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 467 Roncesvalles Ave (166 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 470 Roncesvalles Ave (212 m, 49 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 2350 Dundas St W (427 m, 457 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 26 is 89 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 Ritchie & Herman?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and six 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 Roncesvalles page.

What neighbourhood is Ritchie & Herman in?

Ritchie & Herman is in Roncesvalles (City of Toronto neighbourhood 086). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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