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Sorauren & Grenadier

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

Sorauren & Grenadier, in Roncesvalles, is a lightly travelled intersection, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a bike lane, a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: Dundas West Station (Line 2) 1.0 km away and Bloor GO 884 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
3,219
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 14, 2016
461 pedestrians · 336 cyclists
Collisions
20
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 13 property damage · #3412 of 5,508 · +1 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 1 km · 3 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 16 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 400 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 35% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 10.4% of vehicle volume, about 13× the typical share. On average 2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 57%, from 14 in 2016–2020 to 6 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Sorauren & Grenadier

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)1 km
GO Transit
Bloor GO — Kitchener884 m
UP Express
Bloor GO/UP 884 m — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
505506504 nearest 137 m
TTC bus
40247168 nearest 137 m
Blue Night
305306304300
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Sorauren Ave installed 2014
Bike Share
Sorauren Ave / Geoffrey St - SMART 93 m · 16 docks · 16 stations, 267 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 (23)
  • Academy of Enlightened MindsPrivate · 80 m
  • Saint Frere Andre Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 398 m
  • Toronto Ouest Secondary SchoolFrench Public · 398 m
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 426 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 541 m
  • Howard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 596 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (23)
  • Columbus Parkette143 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park207 m
  • Charles G. Williams Park326 m
  • Macgregor Playground420 m
  • Dundas - St.clarens Parkette493 m
  • Ritchie Avenue Parkette544 m
  • and 17 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch626 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.4 km
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 516 m
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 1.1 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 3 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 203 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tina Coffee, 146 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 203 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tina Coffee · 1975 Dundas St W146 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tommy's Wine Club · 1977 Dundas St W Flr-1grocery147 mPassed, Aug 2026
Hue Atelier · 2005 Dundas St W186 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Shell Canada · 2010 Dundas St Wgrocery256 mPassed, Jul 2026
Nestle Canada · 72 Sterling Rd277 mPassed, Apr 2026
I Deal On the Park · 250 Sorauren Ave305 mPassed, May 2026
High Notes Coffee + Vinyl · 2057 Dundas St W310 mPassed, Mar 2026
Pho Nho · 2060 Dundas St W325 mPassed, May 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, 258 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 140 m away at Sorauren Avenue Park.

  • Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 289 Sorauren Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    258 m
  • Macgregor Playground Washroom · 346 Lansdowne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    430 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    1 km
Drinking water
Sorauren Avenue Park drinking fountain · 140 m; Columbus Parkette drinking fountain · 147 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,552 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is My School Co-Operative Nursery School (425 m, 24 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,552 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 16
  • My School Co-Operative Nursery School · 116 Fermanagh Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    425 m
  • St. Vincent Sunshine · 116 Fermanagh Ave
    50 spaces · kindergarten, school age
    425 m
  • Tiny Explorers Academy · 404 Roncesvalles Ave
    134 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    528 m
  • Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group · 128 Fern Ave
    174 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    541 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (727 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 727 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1.5 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.5 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 23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,826 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 301 Lansdowne Ave (450 m, 35 units, 5 storeys, built 1932), which scored 26 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 23 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 50 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 19 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings23 · 2,826 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202650 across the 23
Open fire-code violations19
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
301 Lansdowne Ave355193226 · Jul 20240450 m
310 Roncesvalles Ave · Orchard Park Property Management134191491 · Nov 20250460 m
150 Fermanagh Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd665195294 · Jul 20250471 m
320 Roncesvalles Ave · Orchard Park Property Management164191891 · Jul 20251478 m
256 Roncesvalles Ave · Yu Shan Chiu153194073 · Jul 20260528 m
246 Roncesvalles Ave · La Valette Property Management223196995 · Aug 20260566 m
244 Roncesvalles Ave224196795 · Aug 20260581 m
467 Roncesvalles Ave · Ez Property Management Ltd.154192089 · Jul 20240618 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 lots583 lots · ≈19,200 spaces · 57.6 ha
Within 500 m52 lots · ≈2,130 spaces
Green P (public)17 car parks · about 1,221 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 567 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking34 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2201 Dundas St W · Surface643 m1070% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface943 m3471% (Q1 2026)
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface1 km16over 100% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface1.1 km4247% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface1.1 km4963% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈16 spaces; 57 m away, ≈59 spaces; 58 m away, ≈9 spaces; 63 m away, ≈12 spaces; 93 m away, ≈73 spaces; 107 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (771 m, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (831 m, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.7 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, Apr 14, 2016

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,216 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 38% of the total, against 856 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (147 of 336). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 506 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 477 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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 north1,147southbound · 97 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the west856eastbound · 92 bikes · 0.9% heavy
Total vehicles3,219461 pedestrians · 336 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south1,216northbound · 147 bikes · 3.5% heavy
AM peak hour506 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour477 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 14, 2016

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 Grenadier Rd between Lane W of Sorauren and S of Grenadier and Parkway Ave, 189 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2022 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 42 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 47 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. Sorauren Ave between Wright Ave and Fermanagh Ave measured slower: 27 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Oct 2024). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Grenadier Road between Sorauren Ave and Roncesvalles Ave (installed 2025), and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Grenadier Rd · Lane W of Sorauren and S of Grenadier – Parkway Ave · 189 mSep 2022 · 3 days1,34534 km/h42 km/h47 km/h
Sorauren Ave · Wright Ave – Fermanagh Ave · 354 mOct 2024 · 3 days3,06127 km/h33 km/h37 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Grenadier Road · Sorauren Ave – Roncesvalles Ave
    7 speed humps
    installed 2025
  • Sorauren Avenue · Wabash Ave – Grenadier Rd
    3 speed humps

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 2019, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 40% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions20#3412 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only13
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1906 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201428latest Apr 27, 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

Seven thefts from vehicles and 30 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 6.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 4.6 a year before that. 71% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle730street/outdoor (5), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft3020apartment parking (20), street/outdoor (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 27, 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 & Grenadier a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 20 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 & Grenadier?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 14, 2016, 35% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sorauren & Grenadier?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Grenadier Rd between Lane W of Sorauren and S of Grenadier and Parkway Ave (September 2022), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Sorauren & Grenadier?

The nearest Green P car park is 2201 Dundas St W (643 m away, 10 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 583 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,200 spaces — 52 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (567 m).

How do I get to Sorauren & Grenadier by transit?

Dundas West Station (Line 2) is 1.0 km away; Bloor GO is 884 m away; streetcar routes 505, 506, 504 stop within 1 km, the nearest 137 m away; bus routes 402, 47, 168 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Sorauren & Grenadier?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 203 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tina Coffee (146 m), Hue Atelier (186 m), Nestle Canada (277 m), I Deal On the Park (305 m) and High Notes Coffee + Vinyl (310 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 & Grenadier?

The nearest is Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom, 289 Sorauren Ave, 258 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Macgregor Playground Washroom (430 m); Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Grenadier?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,552 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are My School Co-Operative Nursery School (425 m, 24 spaces), St. Vincent Sunshine (425 m, 50 spaces) and Tiny Explorers Academy (528 m, 134 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sorauren & Grenadier?

23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,826 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 301 Lansdowne Ave (450 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 26), 310 Roncesvalles Ave (460 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 150 Fermanagh Ave (471 m, 66 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 320 Roncesvalles Ave (478 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 23 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 Sorauren & Grenadier?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and 30 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 & Grenadier in?

Sorauren & Grenadier 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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