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St Helen's & Lumbervale

St Helen's Ave & Lumbervale Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Dufferin Grove · Ward 9, Davenport

In Dufferin Grove, St Helen's & Lumbervale is a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has 2 schools within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: Lansdowne Station (Line 2) 901 m away and Bloor GO 1.0 km away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
206
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 25, 2020
128 pedestrians · 9 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 3 property damage · #4886 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Lansdowne Station 901 m · 4 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 45 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 30 vehicles an hour, 2% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 4.4% of vehicle volume, about 5.6× the typical share. On average 0.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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St Helen's & Lumbervale

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Lansdowne Station (Line 2)901 m
GO Transit
Bloor GO — Kitchener1 km
UP Express
Bloor GO/UP 1 km — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
506505504512 nearest 101 m
TTC bus
4740229168 nearest 92 m
Express
929
Blue Night
306305304329300
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Lansdowne Ave at College St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Dundas St W / St Helen's Ave - SMART 95 m · 26 docks · 23 stations, 402 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 (26)
  • Saint Frere Andre Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 133 m
  • Toronto Ouest Secondary SchoolFrench Public · 133 m
  • Academy of Enlightened MindsPrivate · 321 m
  • Brock Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 344 m
  • St Helen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 423 m
  • Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 471 m
  • and 20 more
Parks (29)
  • Macgregor Playground230 m
  • Dundas - St.clarens Parkette255 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park318 m
  • Columbus Parkette383 m
  • Charles G. Williams Park460 m
  • West Lodge Park624 m
  • and 23 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch910 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 494 m
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 263 eating places within a kilometre — 3.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bsmt 254, 76 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2024 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 263 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 50 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bsmt 254 · 254 Lansdowne Ave76 mPassed, Dec 2024 · 2 infractions
The Pasta Pot · 254 Lansdowne Ave76 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Town Wings · 258 Lansdowne Ave89 mPassed, Dec 2024 · 1 infraction
Trane Studio · 252 Lansdowne Ave95 mPassed, Dec 2024
Papa Johns Pizza · 1269 College St Unit-1104 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
S Market · 1269 College Stgrocery104 mPassed, Apr 2026
Tim Hortons · 1269 College St104 mPassed, Jul 2026
Ultramar · 1762 Dundas St W112 mPassed, Apr 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 Macgregor Playground Washroom, 219 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 243 m away at Macgregor Playground.

  • Macgregor Playground Washroom · 346 Lansdowne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    219 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 289 Sorauren Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    378 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    782 m
Drinking water
Macgregor Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 243 m; Sorauren Avenue Park drinking fountain · 274 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 1,377 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brock Early Learning Centre (344 m, 133 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,377 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 16
  • Brock Early Learning Centre · 93 Margueretta St
    133 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    344 m
  • Shirley Street Jr YMCA · 38 Shirley St
    103 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    471 m
  • My School Co-Operative Nursery School · 116 Fermanagh Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    722 m
  • St. Vincent Sunshine · 116 Fermanagh Ave
    50 spaces · kindergarten, school age
    722 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (706 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 706 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1.2 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.3 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

28 registered apartment buildings with 2,111 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 301 Lansdowne Ave (160 m, 35 units, 5 storeys, built 1932), which scored 26 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 28 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 49 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 19 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings28 · 2,111 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202649 across the 28
Open fire-code violations19
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
301 Lansdowne Ave355193226 · Jul 20240160 m
267 Brock Ave · Signet Group Inc113188589 · Jul 20250532 m
128 Sheridan Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc687196690 · Sep 20240542 m
10 Dora Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc.1348199597 · Jul 20251571 m
1544 Dundas St W · Bentallgreenoak958201696 · Jul 20250 · 1 fire660 m
1525 Dundas St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1066195979 · Jul 20255747 m
1094 College St193195088 · Jul 20250759 m
1505 Dundas St W123191173 · Jul 20250762 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 lots631 lots · ≈21,160 spaces · 63.5 ha
Within 500 m48 lots · ≈2,080 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 1,100 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 815 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking27 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Bonar Pl · Surface624 m3471% (Q1 2026)
2201 Dundas St W · Surface845 m1070% (Q1 2026)
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface873 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface918 m4963% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface1.2 km4247% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 77 m away, ≈141 spaces; 95 m away, ≈3 spaces; 108 m away, ≈24 spaces; 124 m away, ≈24 spaces; 125 m away, ≈21 spaces; 133 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (946 m, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1 km, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (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 — 8-hour, Feb 25, 2020

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 155 westbound vehicles, or 75% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 19. Morning rush is the busier period: 70 vehicles in the peak hour from 7:45 a.m., compared with 51 from 2:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 18.0% 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 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, 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 north19southbound · 5 bikes · 10.5% heavy
From the west32eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles206128 pedestrians · 9 cyclists · 18.0% heavy
From the east155westbound · 4 bikes · 22.6% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour70 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour51 vehicles from 2:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 25, 2020

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 St Helen's Ave between Whytock Ave and Lane N of Whytock and W of Lansdowne (353 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 7-day count in March 2008; 85% of drivers were at or under 40 km/h. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. Lumbervale Ave between Lansdowne Ave and St Helen's Ave measured slower: 23 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (May 2009). The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Lansdowne Ave (108 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 16,574 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lumbervale Ave · Lansdowne Ave – St Helen's Ave · 46 mMay 2009 · 3 days20223 km/h33 km/h38 km/h
St Helen's Ave · Whytock Ave – Lane N of Whytock and W of Lansdowne · 353 mMar 2008 · 7 days96131 km/h40 km/h47 km/h

School-zone speed sign 108 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct31 · 36 km/h
Over the limit0.2%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Lansdowne Ave (northbound), 353/355 Lansdowne Ave · 16,574 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 2 collisions. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 50% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here. 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 collisions6#4886 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only3
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2090 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201410latest 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

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 two thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle220school/campus (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft510school/campus (4), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 22, 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 Dufferin Grove.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is St Helen's & Lumbervale a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Helen's & Lumbervale?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 25, 2020, 2% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at St Helen's & Lumbervale?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on St Helen's Ave between Whytock Ave and Lane N of Whytock and W of Lansdowne (March 2008), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 108 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near St Helen's & Lumbervale?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Bonar Pl (624 m away, 34 spaces, 71% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 631 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,160 spaces — 48 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (815 m).

How do I get to St Helen's & Lumbervale by transit?

Lansdowne Station (Line 2) is 901 m away; Bloor GO is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 506, 505, 504, 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 101 m away; bus routes 47, 402, 29, 168, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lansdowne Ave at College St, 92 m).

What restaurants are near St Helen's & Lumbervale?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 263 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bsmt 254 (76 m), The Pasta Pot (76 m), Town Wings (89 m), Trane Studio (95 m) and Papa Johns Pizza (104 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 Helen's & Lumbervale?

The nearest is Macgregor Playground Washroom, 346 Lansdowne Ave, 219 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom (378 m); Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (782 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 Helen's & Lumbervale?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,377 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brock Early Learning Centre (344 m, 133 spaces), Shirley Street Jr YMCA (471 m, 103 spaces) and My School Co-Operative Nursery School (722 m, 24 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near St Helen's & Lumbervale?

28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,111 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 301 Lansdowne Ave (160 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 26), 267 Brock Ave (532 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 128 Sheridan Ave (542 m, 68 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 10 Dora Ave (571 m, 134 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 28 is 85 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 Helen's & Lumbervale?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and five 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 Dufferin Grove page.

What neighbourhood is St Helen's & Lumbervale in?

St Helen's & Lumbervale is in Dufferin Grove (City of Toronto neighbourhood 083). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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