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Springhurst & Close

Springhurst Ave & Close Ave · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Springhurst & Close is a quiet local crossing, with a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in South Parkdale, in central Toronto. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
2,917
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 11, 2024
380 pedestrians · 206 cyclists · #2149 busiest
Collisions
37
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 29 property damage · #2489 of 5,508 · +4 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
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 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 210 vehicles an hour, 18% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 7.1% of vehicle volume, about 9.1× the typical share. On average 3.7 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 12.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.6× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 108%, from 12 in 2016–2020 to 25 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Springhurst & Close

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508501 nearest 436 m
TTC bus
4022947 nearest 166 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304301329
Nearest stops
1 surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Marilyn Bell Park Tennis Court 337 m · 27 docks · 17 stations, 331 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 (6)
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 350 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 579 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 696 m
  • Mary Mother of God SchoolPrivate · 902 m
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 1.4 km
Parks (26)
  • Springhurst Parkette45 m
  • Close - Springhurst Parkette185 m
  • Spencer - Cowan Parkette360 m
  • Lakeshore Boulevard Parklands391 m
  • Close Avenue Parkette398 m
  • Marilyn Bell Park412 m
  • and 20 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch840 m
Places of interest
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 635 m
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 1.5 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 144 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Dunn House, 104 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 144 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 31 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Dunn House · 90 Dunn Ave104 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Dunn Milk Convenience · 65 Dunn Avegrocery158 mPassed, Oct 2025
Alpha Omega House · 127 Dunn Ave250 mPassed, Sep 2026
Toronto Rehab Kitchen · 130 Dunn Ave Unit-3260 mPassed, Sep 2026
Spencer Place · 16 Spencer Ave292 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Trillium · 4 Spencer Ave315 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Parkdale Early Learning Centre · 119 Close Ave385 mPassed, Feb 2026
Communiti Care Health · 63a Spencer Ave405 mPassed, Aug 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 the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W, 343 m away, open around the clock; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 352 m away at Marilyn Bell Park.

  • Automated public toilet, 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W
    24 hours · accessible
    343 m
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    769 m
Drinking water
Marilyn Bell Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 352 m; Spencer - Cowan Parkette drinking fountain · 364 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 336 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Queen Victoria Child Care Centre (350 m, 151 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 336 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • Queen Victoria Child Care Centre · 100 Close Ave
    151 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    350 m
  • Sunflower House · 162 Dunn Ave
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    361 m
  • Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi - 119 Close Ave. · 119 Close Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    384 m
  • Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 141 Close Ave
    25 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    579 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 346 · 1 km90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 2 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 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

110 registered apartment buildings with 7,434 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 20 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 22 Close Ave (93 m, 293 units, 23 storeys, built 1971), which scored 86 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 217 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 53 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings110 · 7,434 units · 20 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026217 across the 110
Open fire-code violations53
Tallest23 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
22 Close Ave · Amelin Property Management29323197186 · Aug 20241293 m
90 Dunn Ave000104 m
79 Jameson Ave · Medallion Corporation1217196295 · Jun 20247 · 1 fire134 m
87 Jameson Ave · Dms Property Management949195995 · Jul 202510 · 1 fire169 m
90 Jameson Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc.617195993 · Jul 20254181 m
91 Jameson Ave · Dms Property Management7611196790 · Jul 20257 · 4 fire201 m
96 Jameson Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc726197796 · Jul 20252208 m
95 Jameson Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd669195698 · Jul 20250227 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 lots363 lots · ≈19,500 spaces · 58.5 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈2,230 spaces
Green P (public)14 car parks · about 1,377 spaces
EV charging (City)1224 KING ST W · 693 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking4 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface402 m120 *
1325 Queen St W · Surface804 m3294% (Q1 2026)
1155 King Street West · Surface876 m269 *
14 Fuller Ave · Surface933 m4247% (Q1 2026)
1624 Queen St W · Surface1 km3371% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 87 m away, ≈65 spaces; 98 m away, ≈26 spaces; 118 m away, ≈51 spaces; 129 m away, ≈3 spaces; 130 m away, ≈31 spaces; 162 m away, ≈18 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (1.2 km, 16 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (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 — 14-hour, Sep 11, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The north leg carries the load — 1,521 southbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 508. Most cyclists arrived from the east (85 of 206). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 345 vehicles in the hour from 3:30 p.m., 31% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (263). Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,521southbound · 47 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the west888eastbound · 74 bikes · 1.1% heavy
Total vehicles2,917380 pedestrians · 206 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east508westbound · 85 bikes · 4.5% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour263 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour345 vehicles from 3:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 11, 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

The City's counter on Close Ave between Close and Springhurst Parkette Trl - King St W (363 m away) recorded an average of 26 km/h in its 2-day count in September 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 34 km/h. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Jameson Ave (274 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 38,849 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 9 speed humps slow traffic on Close Avenue between Springhurst Ave and Queen St W.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Close Ave · Close – Springhurst Parkette Trl - King St W · 363 mSep 2018 · 2 days1,32426 km/h34 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 274 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct32 · 38 km/h
Over the limit1.3%
50 km/h or more0.1%

Jameson Ave (northbound), 109 Jameson Ave · 38,849 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Close Avenue · Springhurst Ave – Queen St W
    9 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

2018 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 3% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% 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, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 12.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions37#2489 of 5,508
With an injury1#4164 of 4,660
Property damage only29
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201445latest Jun 20, 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 one theft from a vehicle and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100other (1)
Bicycle theft210street/outdoor (1), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 19, 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 South Parkdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Springhurst & Close a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 37 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 Springhurst & Close?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2149 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 18% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Springhurst & Close?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Close Ave between Close and Springhurst Parkette Trl - King St W (September 2018), found an average of 26 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 274 m away (40 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Springhurst & Close?

The nearest Green P car park is 1275 Lakeshore Blvd. W. (Parks) (402 m away, 120 spaces). The City's mapping shows 363 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,500 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (693 m).

How do I get to Springhurst & Close by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 436 m away; bus routes 402, 29, 47, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Springhurst & Close?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 144 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Dunn House (104 m), Alpha Omega House (250 m), Toronto Rehab Kitchen (260 m), Spencer Place (292 m) and Trillium (315 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 Springhurst & Close?

The nearest is the automated public toilet at 1275 Lake Shore Blvd W, 343 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom (769 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 Springhurst & Close?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 336 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Queen Victoria Child Care Centre (350 m, 151 spaces), Sunflower House (361 m, 44 spaces) and Parkdale Early Learning Centre - Cdi - 119 Close Ave. (384 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Springhurst & Close?

110 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,434 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 22 Close Ave (93 m, 293 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 90 Dunn Ave (104 m), 79 Jameson Ave (134 m, 121 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 87 Jameson Ave (169 m, 94 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 110 is 90 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 Springhurst & Close?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and two 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 South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is Springhurst & Close in?

Springhurst & Close is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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