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St Clair & Avoca

St Clair Ave E & Avoca Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Rosedale-Moore Park · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

St Clair & Avoca, in Rosedale-Moore Park, is an above-average intersection for traffic. It has a bike lane, a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: St Clair Station (Line 1) 292 m away.

Traffic volume
16,803
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 18, 2025
2,748 pedestrians · 500 cyclists · #1142 busiest
Collisions
44
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 32 property damage · #2256 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
St Clair Station 292 m · 1 streetcar route · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings), Bike Lane
Bike Share: 16 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,200 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 3.0% of vehicle volume, about 3.8× the typical share. That comes with about 4.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions edged up 10%, from 21 in 2016–2020 to 23 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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St Clair & Avoca

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Clair Station (Line 1)292 m; Summerhill Station (Line 1)636 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 162 m
TTC bus
74889713 nearest 67 m
Blue Night
312320
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Avoca Ave at Pleasant Blvd South Side; Pleasant Blvd at Avoca Ave
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Avoca Ave installed 2005; Bike Lane on St Clair Ave E installed 2005
Bike Share
Rosehill Ave / Avoca Ave - SMART 129 m · 16 docks · 12 stations, 194 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 (21)
  • Deer Park Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 153 m
  • The Linden SchoolPrivate · 356 m
  • The York School - Jr CampusPrivate · 506 m
  • The York School - Mdl and Sr CampusPrivate · 551 m
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 557 m
  • Whitney Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 946 m
  • and 15 more
Community centres
Parks (32)
  • Inglewood Parkette186 m
  • Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Park428 m
  • David A. Balfour Park453 m
  • Lawton Parkette543 m
  • Loring - Wyle Parkette572 m
  • Whitehall Parkette740 m
  • and 26 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch208 m
Signal
0498, activated 1968 · SAP

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 86 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Kela Greek Frozen Yogurt, 91 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés20 within 300 m · 86 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 10 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Farm Boy · 81 St Clair Ave Egrocery52 mPassed, Sep 2026
Kela Greek Frozen Yogurt · 81 St Clair Ave E 11291 mPassed, Jul 2026
Yummy Slice Pizza · 60 St Clair Ave E 100117 mPassed, Jul 2026
Twisted Indian Wraps · 60 St Clair Ave E117 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 2 infractions
Eva's Original Chimney and Guerrilla Burger · 55 St Clair Ave W147 mPassed, Jan 2025
Tim Hortons · 55 St Clair Ave W147 mPassed, Mar 2025
Sushi Rock · 48 St Clair Ave E166 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 4 infractions
Megumi Mazesoba · 46 St Clair Ave E Bldg-101172 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction

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 David A. Balfour Park Washroom, 295 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 301 m away at David A. Balfour Park.

  • David A. Balfour Park Washroom · 75 Rosehill Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    295 m
  • Moorevale Park Tennis Club Washroom · 175 Moore Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    799 m
Drinking water
David A. Balfour Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 301 m; Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Park drinking fountain · 422 m · off

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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,055 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Heath and Ferndale Child Care Program (153 m, 261 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km10 centres · 1,055 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 10
  • Heath and Ferndale Child Care Program · 23 Ferndale Ave
    261 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    153 m
  • Montessori For Children (St. Clair) Inc · 25 Alvin Ave
    48 spaces · preschool
    227 m
  • Centennial Infant and Child Centre · 1580 Yonge St
    32 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    482 m
  • Oriole Nursery School · 1570 Yonge St
    32 spaces · preschool
    497 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (472 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 311 · 472 m20 Balmoral Ave
Police53 Division · 2.1 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.6 km135 Davenport Rd

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

59 registered apartment buildings with 4,988 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 80 St Clair Ave E (54 m, 307 units, 27 storeys, built 1970), which scored 97 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 59 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 89 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 19 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings59 · 4,988 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202689 across the 59
Open fire-code violations19
Tallest32 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
80 St Clair Ave E · North Edge Properties Ltd.30727197097 · Jun 202611 · 6 fire54 m
77 St Clair Ave E · Azuria Group Incorporated18520196782 · Nov 20252119 m
60 Pleasant Blvd · Yonge Pleasant Holdings Limited16332196992 · Sep 20241191 m
50 Rosehill Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited24523196994 · Nov 20252240 m
40 Pleasant Blvd · Yonge Pleasant Holdings Ltd.16332196994 · Nov 20254257 m
33 Rosehill Ave · Quadreal Property Group21628196997 · Aug 20262297 m
171 St Clair Ave E364196066 · Nov 20250317 m
7 Heath St E · Living Properties Inc303194693 · Jul 20260340 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 lots558 lots · ≈27,800 spaces · 83.4 ha
Within 500 m48 lots · ≈1,370 spaces
Green P (public)12 car parks · about 1,556 spaces
EV charging (City)41 Inglewood Dr · 280 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking27 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
30 Alvin Avenue · Surface227 m188 *
21 Pleasant Blvd. · Garage318 m557 *
1501 Yonge Street · Surface354 m37 *
10 Delisle Ave · Garage458 m24029% (Q1 2026)
30 St. Clair Avenue West · Garage462 m173 *

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈7 spaces; 56 m away, ≈15 spaces; 80 m away, ≈27 spaces; 119 m away, ≈26 spaces; 143 m away, ≈4 spaces; 160 m away, ≈19 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Delisle Ave. (444 m, 4 ports); 10 Delisle St (444 m, 4 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (2 km, 9 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, Oct 18, 2025 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 8,431 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 2,086. Most cyclists arrived from the east (236 of 500). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,527 vehicles in the hour from 3:00 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,300). Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north0southbound · 4 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west6,286eastbound · 191 bikes · 0.9% heavy
Total vehicles16,8032,748 pedestrians · 500 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east8,431westbound · 236 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the south2,086northbound · 69 bikes · 4.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,300 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,527 vehicles from 3:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 18, 2025 · weekend

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 most recent midblock count on St Clair Ave E between Yonge St and Tamblyn Lane (322 m away, Jan 2019) recorded volume only — about 7,735 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
St Clair Ave E · Yonge St – Tamblyn Lane · 322 mJan 2019 · 7 days7,735

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. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions44#2256 of 5,508
With an injury6#2540 of 4,660
Property damage only32
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian4#1044 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201459latest Mar 26, 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. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 8, 2010.

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 12 thefts from vehicles and 12 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.9 a year before that. 67% 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 vehicle1210street/outdoor (8), apartment parking (4)
Bicycle theft1230apartment parking (8), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 19, 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 Rosedale-Moore Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is St Clair & Avoca a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 44 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 St Clair & Avoca?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #1142 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near St Clair & Avoca?

The nearest Green P car park is 30 Alvin Avenue (227 m away, 188 spaces). The City's mapping shows 558 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,800 spaces — 48 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 41 Inglewood Dr (280 m).

How do I get to St Clair & Avoca by transit?

St Clair Station (Line 1) is 292 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 162 m away; bus routes 74, 88, 97, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Avoca Ave at Pleasant Blvd South Side, 67 m).

What restaurants are near St Clair & Avoca?

20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 86 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kela Greek Frozen Yogurt (91 m), Yummy Slice Pizza (117 m), Twisted Indian Wraps (117 m), Eva's Original Chimney and Guerrilla Burger (147 m) and Tim Hortons (147 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 St Clair & Avoca?

The nearest is David A. Balfour Park Washroom, 75 Rosehill Ave, 295 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Moorevale Park Tennis Club Washroom (799 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 St Clair & Avoca?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,055 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Heath and Ferndale Child Care Program (153 m, 261 spaces), Montessori For Children (St. Clair) Inc (227 m, 48 spaces) and Centennial Infant and Child Centre (482 m, 32 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near St Clair & Avoca?

59 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,988 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 80 St Clair Ave E (54 m, 307 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 77 St Clair Ave E (119 m, 185 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 60 Pleasant Blvd (191 m, 163 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 50 Rosehill Ave (240 m, 245 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 59 is 90 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 St Clair & Avoca?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and 12 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 Rosedale-Moore Park page.

What neighbourhood is St Clair & Avoca in?

St Clair & Avoca is in Rosedale-Moore Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 098). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow.

Sources

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