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Sorauren & Garden

Sorauren Ave & Garden Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Roncesvalles · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Sorauren & Garden, in Roncesvalles, is a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a bike lane. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
3,273
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 30, 2024
2,046 pedestrians · 433 cyclists · #2123 busiest
Collisions
19
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 13 property damage · #3478 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
5 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 230 vehicles an hour, 20% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 13.2% of vehicle volume, about 17× the typical share. On average 1.9 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 5.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Sorauren & Garden

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504501505506508 nearest 425 m
TTC bus
47402 nearest 363 m
Blue Night
304301305306
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Sorauren Ave installed 2014
Bike Share
Wright Ave / Sorauren Ave - SMART 218 m · 18 docks · 24 stations, 431 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 (19)
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 266 m
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 469 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 518 m
  • Academy of Enlightened MindsPrivate · 530 m
  • Garden Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 530 m
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 615 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (28)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch485 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch908 m
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.1 km
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 1.4 km
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 1.5 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 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 246 — 3.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is I Deal Coffee, 189 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 246 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 55 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
I Deal Coffee · 221 Sorauren Ave189 mPassed, Jun 2026
Wilson's Variety &grocery · 220 Sorauren Avegrocery197 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tutto Panino · 100 Sorauren Ave211 mPassed, Jun 2026
I Deal On the Park · 250 Sorauren Ave301 mPassed, May 2026
Welcome Guardian Pharmacy · 137 Roncesvalles Ave394 mPassed, Mar 2026
Shangri-La Fruit Market · 147 Roncesvalles Avegrocery411 mPassed, Jan 2026
Sangria Lounge · 145 Roncesvalles Ave411 mPassed, Mar 2026
My Olive · 151 Roncesvalles Ave412 mPassed, Mar 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 Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 371 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 238 m away at Charles G. Williams Park.

  • Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 289 Sorauren Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    371 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    843 m
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    897 m
Drinking water
Charles G. Williams Park bottle filling station · 238 m; Sorauren Avenue Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 377 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,280 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated (129 m, 64 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km12 centres · 1,280 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 12
  • Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated · 136 Sorauren Ave
    64 spaces · preschool
    129 m
  • Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group · 128 Fern Ave
    174 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    266 m
  • My School Co-Operative Nursery School · 116 Fermanagh Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    470 m
  • St. Vincent Sunshine · 116 Fermanagh Ave
    50 spaces · kindergarten, school age
    470 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (325 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 325 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1.5 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.1 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

Within a kilometre there are 72 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,855 rental units, 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — 14 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 118 Roncesvalles Ave (492 m, 30 units, 3 storeys, built 1940), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 72 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 153 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 51 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings72 · 4,855 units · 14 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026153 across the 72
Open fire-code violations51
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
118 Roncesvalles Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303194095 · Jul 20250492 m
105 West Lodge Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc.37119196591 · Jul 202419 · 7 fire500 m
150 Fermanagh Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd665195294 · Jul 20250508 m
55 Triller Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc.28122196685 · Jul 202439530 m
59 Roncesvalles Ave · Aristocrat Property Management384196786 · Nov 20250537 m
244 Roncesvalles Ave224196795 · Aug 20260537 m
246 Roncesvalles Ave · La Valette Property Management223196995 · Aug 20260548 m
256 Roncesvalles Ave · Yu Shan Chiu153194073 · Jul 20260557 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 · ≈20,700 spaces · 62.1 ha
Within 500 m15 lots · ≈460 spaces
Green P (public)19 car parks · about 1,623 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 1.1 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking12 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
14 Fuller Ave · Surface513 m4247% (Q1 2026)
1624 Queen St W · Surface578 m3371% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface838 m3294% (Q1 2026)
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface1.1 km193 *
9 Bonar Pl · Surface1.2 km3471% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 148 m away, ≈46 spaces; 214 m away, ≈5 spaces; 287 m away, ≈11 spaces; 304 m away, ≈24 spaces; 333 m away, ≈77 spaces; 384 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (1.3 km, 2 ports); 1224 KING ST W (1.3 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.4 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, Apr 30, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,509 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 1 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (211 of 433). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 342 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 332 from 3:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north919southbound · 140 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the west844eastbound · 70 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles3,2732,046 pedestrians · 433 cyclists · 2.4% heavy
From the east1westbound · 12 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south1,509northbound · 211 bikes · 2.4% heavy
AM peak hour342 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour332 vehicles from 3:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 30, 2024

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 Garden Ave between Lane W of Macdonell and N of Garden and Lane E of Sorauren and S of Garden, 156 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2024 put the average speed at 29 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 37 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 42 km/h or more. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day. Sorauren Ave between Garden Ave and Fern Ave measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 32 km/h (Oct 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Fern Ave (167 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 23,705 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sorauren Ave · Garden Ave – Fern Ave · 50 mOct 2024 · 3 days3,08625 km/h32 km/h35 km/h
Garden Ave · Lane W of Macdonell and N of Garden – Lane E of Sorauren and S of Garden · 156 mOct 2024 · 3 days71229 km/h37 km/h42 km/h

School-zone speed sign 167 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct21 · 29 km/h
Over the limit2.8%
40 km/h or more0.5%

Fern Ave (westbound), 102/104 Fern Ave · 23,705 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 5 collisions. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions. 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 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions19#3478 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only13
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201421latest Apr 18, 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

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

Eight thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 83% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle800street/outdoor (5), other (2)
Bicycle theft620house driveway/garage (5), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 15, 2025. 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 Sorauren & Garden a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 19 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 Sorauren & Garden?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #2123 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 20% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sorauren & Garden?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Garden Ave between Lane W of Macdonell and N of Garden and Lane E of Sorauren and S of Garden (October 2024), found an average of 29 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 167 m away (30 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Sorauren & Garden?

The nearest Green P car park is 14 Fuller Ave (513 m away, 42 spaces, 47% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 538 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,700 spaces — 15 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.1 km).

How do I get to Sorauren & Garden by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 501, 505, 506 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 425 m away; bus routes 47, 402 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Sorauren & Garden?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 246 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are I Deal Coffee (189 m), Tutto Panino (211 m), I Deal On the Park (301 m), Welcome Guardian Pharmacy (394 m) and Sangria Lounge (411 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 Sorauren & Garden?

The nearest is Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 289 Sorauren Ave, 371 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (843 m); Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (897 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 Sorauren & Garden?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,280 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Odyssey Montessori School Incorporated (129 m, 64 spaces), Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group (266 m, 174 spaces) and My School Co-Operative Nursery School (470 m, 24 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sorauren & Garden?

72 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,855 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 118 Roncesvalles Ave (492 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 105 West Lodge Ave (500 m, 371 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 150 Fermanagh Ave (508 m, 66 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 55 Triller Ave (530 m, 281 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 72 is 88 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 Sorauren & Garden?

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

What neighbourhood is Sorauren & Garden in?

Sorauren & Garden 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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