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Sunnyside & Garden

Sunnyside Ave & Garden Ave · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

In High Park-Swansea, Sunnyside & Garden is a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
2,849
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 1, 2023
1,409 pedestrians · 127 cyclists · #2157 busiest
Collisions
18
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 10 property damage · #3578 of 5,508
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 · 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 200 vehicles an hour, 18% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.0 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 4.5% of vehicle volume, about 5.8× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1.8 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Sunnyside & Garden

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504501508506505 nearest 192 m
TTC bus
8040247 nearest 416 m
Blue Night
304301306305
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Garden Ave / Roncesvalles Ave 196 m · 19 docks · 18 stations, 352 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 (18)
  • Garden Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 91 m
  • Fern Avenue Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 396 m
  • St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 439 m
  • Howard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 814 m
  • Academy of Enlightened MindsPrivate · 828 m
  • High Park Gardens Montessori SchoolPrivate · 830 m
  • and 12 more
Parks (21)
  • Grafton Avenue Park541 m
  • Beaty Boulevard Parkette662 m
  • Budapest Park715 m
  • Charles G. Williams Park723 m
  • Sunnyside Park792 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park833 m
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch236 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 845 m
  • Sunnyside BeachNature/ Park · 851 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.3 km
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 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 25 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores, and 134 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Pierogi King's, 195 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2025.

Restaurants & cafés25 within 300 m · 134 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 32 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pierogi King's · 147 Roncesvalles Ave195 mPassed, Feb 2025
Amey's · 143 Roncesvalles Ave196 mPassed, Jul 2026
Ko Fruit Market · 143 Roncesvalles Avegrocery196 mPassed, May 2024 · 2 infractions
Kami Sushi · 153 Roncesvalles Ave196 mPassed, Jul 2026
Gabby's · 157 Roncesvalles Ave199 mPassed, Mar 2026
Birria Catrina · 131 Roncesvalles Ave201 mPassed, Apr 2025
Birria Catrina · 131 Roncesvalles Ave201 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Benna's Bakery and Deli · 135 Roncesvalles Avegrocery203 mPassed, May 2025 · 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 High Park Parkside Drive Washroom, 576 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 597 m away at High Park.

  • High Park Parkside Drive Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    576 m
  • Budapest Park Washroom · 1575 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    698 m
  • Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom · 1755 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    744 m
Drinking water
High Park bottle filling station · 597 m; High Park bottle filling station · 599 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,122 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (90 m, 51 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 1,122 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 11
  • Kids Zone Daycare Inc. · 123 Glendale Ave
    51 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    90 m
  • Sunnyside Garden Day Care · 225 Garden Ave
    193 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    91 m
  • Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles · 10 High Park Blvd
    87 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    348 m
  • Ferncliff Daycare and After School Group · 128 Fern Ave
    174 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    396 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (938 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 426 · 938 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 2.1 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 1.6 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

24 registered apartment buildings with 1,112 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 109 Indian Rd (182 m, 38 units, 8 storeys, built 1970), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 44 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings24 · 1,112 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202644 across the 24
Open fire-code violations7
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
109 Indian Rd · Akelius Ltd388197096 · Jul 20250182 m
118 Roncesvalles Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303194095 · Jul 20250183 m
83 Indian Rd215196086 · Aug 20250275 m
244 Roncesvalles Ave224196795 · Aug 20260299 m
246 Roncesvalles Ave · La Valette Property Management223196995 · Aug 20260320 m
256 Roncesvalles Ave · Yu Shan Chiu153194073 · Jul 20260366 m
66 Roncesvalles Avesocial housing20011197791 · Aug 20240 · 2 fire386 m
1 Claude Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd303196097 · Jul 20253400 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 lots461 lots · ≈17,110 spaces · 51.3 ha
Within 500 m31 lots · ≈770 spaces
Green P (public)12 car parks · about 1,088 spaces
EV charging (City)430 Roncesvalles Ave · 1 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking53 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) · Surface649 m193 *
1624 Queen St W · Surface753 m3371% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface904 m4247% (Q1 2026)
2201 Dundas St W · Surface1.1 km1070% (Q1 2026)
2001 Lake Shore Blvd. West (Parks) · Surface1.2 km187 *

Nearest lots: 106 m away, ≈16 spaces; 162 m away, ≈5 spaces; 164 m away, ≈4 spaces; 165 m away, ≈6 spaces; 195 m away, ≈59 spaces; 214 m away, ≈49 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (1.3 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.3 km, 2 ports); 1224 KING ST W (1.8 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, Nov 1, 2023

The south leg carries the load — 1,745 northbound vehicles, or 61% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 4. Most cyclists arrived from the south (56 of 127). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 292 vehicles in the hour from 3:30 p.m., 22% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (239). Heavy vehicles made up 1.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,095southbound · 39 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the west4eastbound · 22 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles2,8491,409 pedestrians · 127 cyclists · 1.2% heavy
From the east5westbound · 10 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south1,745northbound · 56 bikes · 0.9% heavy
AM peak hour239 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour292 vehicles from 3:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 1, 2023

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 Garden Ave between Lane W of Roncesvalles and N of Garden and Lane E of Sunnyside and N of Garden (90 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 37 km/h. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. Sunnyside Ave between Parkdale Rd and Galley Ave measured slower: 29 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Oct 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Sunnyside Ave (24 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.7% of the 20,258 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Garden Ave · Lane W of Roncesvalles and N of Garden – Lane E of Sunnyside and N of Garden · 90 mApr 2024 · 3 days80728 km/h37 km/h41 km/h
Sunnyside Ave · Parkdale Rd – Galley Ave · 132 mOct 2024 · 3 days1,33929 km/h35 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 24 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct19 · 27 km/h
Over the limit1.6%
40 km/h or more0.7%

Sunnyside Ave (northbound), 158 Sunnyside Avenue · 20,258 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

2024 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 28% of collisions here involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Aug 24, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions18#3578 of 5,508
With an injury5#2819 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian3#1420 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 201423latest Aug 24, 2024

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 four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410street/outdoor (3), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 28, 2023. 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 High Park-Swansea.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Sunnyside & Garden a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 18 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 Sunnyside & Garden?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #2157 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 18% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Sunnyside & Garden?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Garden Ave between Lane W of Roncesvalles and N of Garden and Lane E of Sunnyside and N of Garden (April 2024), found an average of 28 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 24 m away (30 km/h), 0.7% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Sunnyside & Garden?

The nearest Green P car park is 1575 Lake Shore Blvd. W. (Parks) (649 m away, 193 spaces). The City's mapping shows 461 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,110 spaces — 31 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.0 km).

How do I get to Sunnyside & Garden by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 501, 508, 506 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 192 m away; bus routes 80, 402, 47 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Sunnyside & Garden?

25 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 134 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pierogi King's (195 m), Amey's (196 m), Kami Sushi (196 m), Gabby's (199 m) and Birria Catrina (201 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 Sunnyside & Garden?

The nearest is High Park Parkside Drive Washroom, 1873 Bloor St W, 576 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Budapest Park Washroom (698 m); Sunnyside Park Pavillion East Washroom (744 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 Sunnyside & Garden?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,122 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids Zone Daycare Inc. (90 m, 51 spaces), Sunnyside Garden Day Care (91 m, 193 spaces) and Sunnyside Day Care - Roncesvalles (348 m, 87 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Sunnyside & Garden?

24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,112 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 109 Indian Rd (182 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 118 Roncesvalles Ave (183 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 83 Indian Rd (275 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 244 Roncesvalles Ave (299 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 is 88 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 Sunnyside & Garden?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no 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 High Park-Swansea page.

What neighbourhood is Sunnyside & Garden in?

Sunnyside & Garden is in High Park-Swansea (City of Toronto neighbourhood 087). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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