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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Dufferin Station (Line 2)681 m; Lansdowne Station (Line 2)893 m; Ossington Station (Line 2)931 m
- Streetcar
- 506505512 nearest 238 m
- TTC bus
- 29402476394161 nearest 17 m
- Express
- 929
- Blue Night
- 306305329300363
- Nearest stops
- 9 surface stops within 300 m — Dufferin St at Sylvan Ave; Dufferin St at Sylvan Ave North Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Dufferin St / Sylvan Av (Dufferin Grove Park) 101 m · 19 docks · 27 stations, 492 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 (24)
- St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 361 m
- St Helen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 366 m
- Brock Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 404 m
- Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii AlternativeEnglish Public · 568 m
- Saint Frere Andre Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 684 m
- Toronto Ouest Secondary SchoolFrench Public · 684 m
- and 18 more
- Community centres
- Parks (30)
- Dufferin Grove Park194 m
- Dundas - St.clarens Parkette695 m
- Macgregor Playground725 m
- Susan Tibaldi Parkette741 m
- Salem Parkette759 m
- Westmoreland Avenue Parkette804 m
- and 24 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch586 m
- Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.1 km
- Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.5 km
- Places of interest
- Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 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 47 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 323 — 4.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Dufferin Grove Park - Club House Kitchen, 167 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Dufferin Grove Park - Club House Kitchen · 875 Dufferin St | 167 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Big Orange · 900 Dufferin St 4020 - Booth | 207 m | Passed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction |
| Tanghulu Tanghulu · 900 Dufferin St | 207 m | Passed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Kibo Market - Dufferin Mall · 900 Dufferin St 0545grocery | 207 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| A&W · 900 Dufferin St | 214 m | Passed, Apr 2026 |
| Baskin Robbins · 900 Dufferin St Unit-420 | 214 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
| Bourbon St Grill · 900 Dufferin St Unit-114 | 214 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
| Cinnabon · 900 Dufferin St | 214 m | Passed, 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 Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 263 m away, View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 169 m away at Dufferin Grove Park.
- Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
View outdoor rink hours263 m - Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible281 m - Macgregor Playground Washroom · 346 Lansdowne Ave
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs702 m
- Drinking water
- Dufferin Grove Park drinking fountain · 169 m; Dufferin Grove Park drinking fountain · 283 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
15 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,162 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Westside Montessori School (85 m, 35 spaces, toddler, preschool).
- Westside Montessori School · 57 Sylvan Ave
35 spaces · toddler, preschool85 m - Denisa Childcare · 1065 College St
30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day282 m - Brock Early Learning Centre · 93 Margueretta St
133 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day404 m - West End Jr YMCA · 931 College St
85 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day615 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (700 m) and the nearest ambulance station 830 m away.
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 34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,167 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1094 College St (222 m, 19 units, 3 storeys, built 1950), which scored 88 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 34 scored below 70; the average is 83, 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 1 fire-code violation is open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1094 College St | 19 | 3 | 1950 | 88 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 222 m |
| 1044 College St · Hannah Property Management Ltd. | 43 | 3 | 1930 | 83 · Sep 2026 | 0 | 296 m |
| 919 Dufferin St · CLV Group | 113 | 15 | 1971 | 91 · Jul 2025 | 1 | 326 m |
| 1 Havelock St · Havelock Apartments | 18 | 3 | 1905 | 81 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 367 m |
| 661 Dufferin Stsocial housing · Loft Community Services | 112 | 13 | 1967 | 84 · Jul 2024 | 0 | 491 m |
| 128 Sheridan Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc | 68 | 7 | 1966 | 90 · Sep 2024 | 0 | 493 m |
| 1544 Dundas St W · Bentallgreenoak | 95 | 8 | 2016 | 96 · Jul 2025 | 0 · 1 fire | 518 m |
| 34 Heydon Park Rd · Cogir Real Estate | 31 | 3 | 1925 | 94 · Jul 2026 | 5 | 542 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Bonar Pl · Surface | 213 m | 34 | 71% (Q1 2026) |
| 7 Bartlett Ave · Surface | 694 m | 37 | 63% (Q1 2026) |
| 9 Salem Ave · Surface | 718 m | 33 | 74% (Q1 2026) |
| 9 Emerson Ave · Surface | 760 m | 49 | 63% (Q1 2026) |
| 146 Harrison St · Surface | 860 m | 79 | 68% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 211 m away, ≈28 spaces (Green P); 228 m away, ≈8 spaces; 260 m away, ≈3 spaces; 281 m away, ≈17 spaces; 306 m away, ≈7 spaces; 308 m away, ≈28 spaces. More EV charging: 283 Ossington Ave (1.1 km, 2 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (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 — 14-hour, Sep 5, 2024
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,160 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 219 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (294 of 609). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,289 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,380 from 5:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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 Dufferin St between Dufferin Grove Park Trl and Dufferin Park Ave, 278 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2026 put the average speed at 36 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 46 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 51 km/h or more. That segment carries about 20,900 vehicles a day. Sylvan Ave between Havelock St and Gladstone Ave measured slower: 19 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 29 km/h (Sep 2025). 2 speed humps slow traffic on Sylvan Avenue between Dufferin St and Havelock St.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Ave · Havelock St – Gladstone Ave · 187 m | Sep 2025 · 7 days | 605 | 19 km/h | 29 km/h | 33 km/h |
| Dufferin St · Dufferin Grove Park Trl – Dufferin Park Ave · 278 m | Mar 2026 · 3 days | 20,883 | 36 km/h | 46 km/h | 51 km/h |
Traffic calming
- Sylvan Avenue · Dufferin St – Havelock St
2 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 2024, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 16 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), 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 Jun 27, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 5.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 82 | #1349 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 16 | #1076 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 58 | |
| Fail to remain | 9 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #1488 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #686 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 3 | |
| With a fatality | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 7 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| All since 2014 | 103 | latest Jun 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
Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. The most recent was on Jun 23, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All KSI collisions | 2 | #204 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | #102 of 319 |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #215 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | #25 of 271 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Jun 23, 2023 |
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
Five thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 3 | 0 | house driveway/garage (3), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 2 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), other (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 8, 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 Dufferin Grove.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sylvan & Dufferin a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#204 of 1,505), out of 82 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Sylvan & Dufferin?
A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1231 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Sylvan & Dufferin?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dufferin St between Dufferin Grove Park Trl and Dufferin Park Ave (March 2026), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 46 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Sylvan & Dufferin?
The nearest Green P car park is 9 Bonar Pl (213 m away, 34 spaces, 71% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 692 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,950 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 685 Dovercourt Rd (662 m).
How do I get to Sylvan & Dufferin by transit?
Dufferin Station (Line 2) is 681 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505, 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 238 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 47, 63, 94, 161, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dufferin St at Sylvan Ave, 17 m).
What restaurants are near Sylvan & Dufferin?
47 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 323 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Dufferin Grove Park - Club House Kitchen (167 m), Big Orange (207 m), Tanghulu Tanghulu (207 m), A&W (214 m) and Baskin Robbins (214 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 Sylvan & Dufferin?
The nearest is Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 875 Dufferin St, 263 m away (View outdoor rink hours). Next nearest: Dufferin Grove Sports Field Washroom (281 m); Macgregor Playground Washroom (702 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 Sylvan & Dufferin?
15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,162 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Westside Montessori School (85 m, 35 spaces), Denisa Childcare (282 m, 30 spaces) and Brock Early Learning Centre (404 m, 133 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sylvan & Dufferin?
34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,167 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1094 College St (222 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1044 College St (296 m, 43 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 919 Dufferin St (326 m, 113 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 1 Havelock St (367 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 83 out of 100; 4 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 Sylvan & Dufferin?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and four 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 Sylvan & Dufferin in?
Sylvan & Dufferin is in Dufferin Grove (City of Toronto neighbourhood 083). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Sep 5, 2024.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; Traffic Calming Database.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Aug 8, 2024.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 9 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.65467, -79.43334 · centreline node 13466100.