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Roncesvalles & Pearson

Roncesvalles Ave & Pearson Ave · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park · Roncesvalles Village BIA

Roncesvalles & Pearson, in High Park-Swansea, is a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
4,499
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 23, 2023
1,992 pedestrians · 101 cyclists
Collisions
42
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 27 property damage · #2322 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 560 vehicles an hour, 49% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.2% of vehicle volume, about 2.9× the typical share. On average 4.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 25%, from 24 in 2016–2020 to 18 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Roncesvalles & Pearson

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504501508 nearest 57 m
TTC bus
4028047 nearest 362 m
Blue Night
304301
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Roncesvalles Ave at Marion St North Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Garden Ave / Roncesvalles Ave 212 m · 19 docks · 17 stations, 337 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 (17)
  • Garden Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 202 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 377 m
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 549 m
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 558 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 861 m
  • Academy of Enlightened MindsPrivate · 863 m
  • and 11 more
Parks (26)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch378 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 928 m
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 1 km
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1.4 km
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 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 9 grocery and convenience stores, and 148 eating places within a kilometre — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Thin Blue Line Cheese Boutique, 21 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés30 within 300 m · 148 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 43 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pearson Fruit & Vegetables · 95 Roncesvalles Avegrocery2 mPassed, Dec 2024
Pearson Fruit & Vegetables · 95 Roncesvalles Avegrocery2 mPassed, Jul 2026
Thin Blue Line Cheese Boutique · 93b Roncesvalles Ave21 mPassed, Jul 2026
Fitbite · 89 Roncesvalles Ave28 mPassed, Apr 2025
Village Juicery · 99 Roncesvalles Ave31 mPassed, Mar 2026
Toasted · 89 Roncesvalles Ave33 mPassed, Jul 2026
Bossanova · 103 Roncesvalles Ave40 mPassed, Jun 2024
Bossanova Wine and Beer - the Bar · 101 Roncesvalles Avegrocery41 mPassed, Jun 2024

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 Budapest Park Washroom, 566 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 561 m away at Budapest Park.

  • Budapest Park Washroom · 1575 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    566 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 289 Sorauren Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    765 m
  • Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    810 m
Drinking water
Budapest Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 561 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 855 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sunnyside Garden Day Care (202 m, 193 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 855 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 9
  • Sunnyside Garden Day Care · 225 Garden Ave
    193 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    202 m
  • Kids Zone Daycare Inc. · 123 Glendale Ave
    51 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    287 m
  • Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group · 128 Fern Ave
    174 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    377 m
  • Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated · 136 Sorauren Ave
    64 spaces · preschool
    409 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (769 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 769 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 2 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.4 km1288 Queen St W

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

56 registered apartment buildings with 3,655 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 118 Roncesvalles Ave (99 m, 30 units, 3 storeys, built 1940), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 140 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 37 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings56 · 3,655 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026140 across the 56
Open fire-code violations37
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
118 Roncesvalles Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303194095 · Jul 2025099 m
59 Roncesvalles Ave · Aristocrat Property Management384196786 · Nov 20250147 m
66 Roncesvalles Avesocial housing20011197791 · Aug 20240 · 2 fire153 m
55 Triller Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc.28122196685 · Jul 202439365 m
1623 Queen St W · Hannah Property Management Ltd.424192292 · Jun 20260389 m
1621 Queen St W · Pergos Developments746190090 · Jun 20250402 m
1 Claude Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303196097 · Jul 20253423 m
1609 Queen St W · Pergos Developments413190094 · Jun 20260424 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 lots442 lots · ≈17,700 spaces · 53.1 ha
Within 500 m33 lots · ≈1,170 spaces
Green P (public)14 car parks · about 1,440 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 1.2 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking46 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1624 Queen St W · Surface476 m3371% (Q1 2026)
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface587 m193 *
14 Fuller Ave · Surface641 m4247% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface1.1 km3294% (Q1 2026)
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1.2 km120 *

Nearest lots: 60 m away, ≈24 spaces; 126 m away, ≈4 spaces; 129 m away, ≈14 spaces; 137 m away, ≈22 spaces; 172 m away, ≈16 spaces; 175 m away, ≈5 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (1.5 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.5 km, 2 ports); 1224 KING ST W (1.6 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, Mar 23, 2023

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 2,072 southbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 952. Most cyclists arrived from the south (44 of 101). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 793 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 49% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (531). Trucks and buses were 6.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north2,072southbound · 38 bikes · 7.4% heavy
From the west952eastbound · 17 bikes · 2.0% heavy
Total vehicles4,4991,992 pedestrians · 101 cyclists · 6.6% heavy
From the east0westbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south1,475northbound · 44 bikes · 8.4% heavy
AM peak hour531 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour793 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 23, 2023

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

The City's counter on Pearson Ave between Lane W of Sorauren and S of Pearson and Lane E of Roncesvalles and N of Pearson (189 m away) recorded an average of 27 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 34 km/h. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Sunnyside Ave (260 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.7% of the 20,258 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Pearson Ave · Lane W of Sorauren and S of Pearson – Lane E of Roncesvalles and N of Pearson · 189 mOct 2025 · 3 days1,01227 km/h34 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 260 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct19 · 27 km/h
Over the limit1.6%
40 km/h or more0.7%

Sunnyside Ave (northbound), 158 Sunnyside Avenue · 20,258 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

2023 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 2, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions42#2322 of 5,508
With an injury3#3416 of 4,660
Property damage only27
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian3#1359 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2231 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201452latest Feb 2, 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Sep 13, 2007.

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 eight thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.9 a year before that. 38% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 43% of the bike thefts were from other premises.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle810street/outdoor (3), other (3)
Bicycle theft710other (3), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 30, 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 High Park-Swansea.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Roncesvalles & Pearson a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 42 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 Roncesvalles & Pearson?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 23, 2023, 49% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Roncesvalles & Pearson?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Pearson Ave between Lane W of Sorauren and S of Pearson and Lane E of Roncesvalles and N of Pearson (October 2025), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 260 m away (30 km/h), 0.7% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Roncesvalles & Pearson?

The nearest Green P car park is 1624 Queen St W (476 m away, 33 spaces, 71% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 442 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,700 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.2 km).

How do I get to Roncesvalles & Pearson by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 501, 508 stop within 1 km, the nearest 57 m away; bus routes 402, 80, 47 within 1 km (nearest stop: Roncesvalles Ave at Marion St North Side, 362 m).

What restaurants are near Roncesvalles & Pearson?

30 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 148 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Thin Blue Line Cheese Boutique (21 m), Fitbite (28 m), Village Juicery (31 m), Toasted (33 m) and Bossanova (40 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 Roncesvalles & Pearson?

The nearest is Budapest Park Washroom, 1575 Lake Shore Blvd W, 566 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom (765 m); Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom (810 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 Roncesvalles & Pearson?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 855 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sunnyside Garden Day Care (202 m, 193 spaces), Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (287 m, 51 spaces) and Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group (377 m, 174 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Roncesvalles & Pearson?

56 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,655 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 118 Roncesvalles Ave (99 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 59 Roncesvalles Ave (147 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 66 Roncesvalles Ave (153 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 55 Triller Ave (365 m, 281 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 56 is 89 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 Roncesvalles & Pearson?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and seven 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 High Park-Swansea page.

What neighbourhood is Roncesvalles & Pearson in?

Roncesvalles & Pearson is in High Park-Swansea (City of Toronto neighbourhood 087). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks. The corner falls inside the Roncesvalles Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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