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Symes & St Clair

Symes Rd & St Clair Ave W · Toronto, Ontario · Junction Area · Ward 5, York South-Weston

In the Junction Area, Symes & St Clair is a busier-than-typical intersection. At the corner: a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
20,261
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 18, 2025
1,826 pedestrians · 314 cyclists · #879 busiest
Collisions
50
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #2076 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
12 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
47/100
city median 48
2 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 409 m

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Symes & St Clair

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 18, 2025 · weekend

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 10,156 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 737 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (170 of 314). Evening rush dominates here: 1,828 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:45 p.m., against 1,526 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north737southbound · 40 bikes · 0.5% heavy
From the west10,156eastbound · 170 bikes · 1.1% heavy
Total vehicles20,2611,826 pedestrians · 314 cyclists · 1.1% heavy
From the east9,368westbound · 96 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the south0northbound · 8 bikes · 0.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,526 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,828 from 2:45 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2019, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 10 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 14, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions50#2076 of 5,519
With an injury10#1773 of 4,669
Property damage only34
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist3
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

On St Clair Ave W between Mondovi Gt and Symes Rd, 102 m from the corner, a 3-day count in July 2023 put the average speed at 44 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 53 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 58 km/h or more. That segment carries about 18,200 vehicles a day. Symes Rd between St Clair Ave W and Lane N of St Clair and E of Symes measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Oct 2023).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Symes Rd · St Clair Ave W – Lane N of St Clair and E of Symes · 22 mOct 2023 · 3 days1,20725 km/h34 km/h38 km/h
St Clair Ave W · Mondovi Gt – Symes Rd · 102 mJul 2023 · 3 days18,18644 km/h53 km/h58 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing
Signal 2390, activated 2015 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/East/West

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
512 nearest 529 m · 6 min
TTC bus
189 71 79 40 41 89 30 nearest 34 m
Express
941 989
Blue Night
340 341
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — St Clair Ave West at Symes Rd; St Clair Ave West at Cobalt Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
St. Clair Ave W / Symes Rd 113 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 76 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
6 car parks · about 169 spaces
EV charging
535 Runnymeade Rd · 1.4 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
33 mapped lots within 500 m, 369 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1A Mould Avenue · Surface800 m7 *—
3354 Dundas St W · Surface908 m1199% (Q1 2026)
400 Keele St · Surface1.6 km3580% (Q1 2026)
31 Blackthorn Ave · Surface1.7 km37 *—
20 Prescott Avenue · Surface1.8 km7 *—

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Metro, 409 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 62. The nearest is Bairrada Churrasqueira Grillhouse, 62 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Cureon Compounding Pharmacy, 37 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Runnymede Healthcare Centre, 1.1 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Bairrada Churrasqueira Grillhouse · 2293 St Clair Ave W62 m
  • The Stockyards Grind · 2382 St Clair Ave W279 m · 3 min
  • Banh Mi Happy · 2391 St Clair Ave W318 m · 4 min
  • San Jose Mexican Foods · 2393 St Clair Ave W322 m · 4 min
  • Brazilian Pizza Factory · 2393 St Clair Ave W 1323 m · 4 min
2 within 300 m · 62 within 1 km
Grocery
Metro 409 m · 5 min · 4 within 1 km
Food shops
Stop 33 Meat Shoppe 812 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Cureon Compounding Pharmacy 37 m · 5 within 1 km
Health and care
  • Runnymede Healthcare Centre · hospital site1.1 km · 13 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (9)
  • Symes - Viella Parkette152 m
  • Runnymede Park329 m · 4 min
  • Henrietta Park379 m · 5 min
  • Maple Claire Park574 m · 7 min
  • Gaffney Park893 m · 11 min
and 4 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
  • David Appleton Community Centre1.2 km · 14 min
Schools
  • George Syme Community SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
  • Rockcliffe Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 16 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Daniel G. Hill (formely Jane/Dundas) branch1.4 km · 17 min
  • Toronto Public Library St. Clair/Silverthorn branch1.5 km · 17 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: licensed child care, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

47of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food13/30

    4 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit16/28

    5 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go2/14

    library 1.4 km away

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km

  • Schools and child care1/8

    nearest school 1.3 km

  • Crossing on foot8/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 33 rental units. The nearest is 270 Ryding Ave (335 m, 16 units, 3 storeys, built 1958), which scored 80 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
270 Ryding Ave163195880 · Aug 2026335 m · 4 min
8 Castleton Ave · Orchard Park Property Management173196595 · Aug 2026774 m · 9 min

2 registered buildings · 33 units · tallest 3 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Junction Area.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Symes & St Clair a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 50 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 Symes & St Clair?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #879 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.25× the median for a counted intersection.

Is Symes & St Clair a walkable intersection?

Symes & St Clair scores 47 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km; 5 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km; 4 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

How fast do cars go at Symes & St Clair?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on St Clair Ave W between Mondovi Gt and Symes Rd (July 2023), found an average of 44 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Symes & St Clair?

The nearest Green P car park is 1A Mould Avenue (800 m away, 7 spaces). The City's mapping shows 369 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,470 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 535 Runnymeade Rd (1.4 km).

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

Streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 529 m away; bus routes 189, 71, 79, 40, 41, 89, 30, 941 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: St Clair Ave West at Symes Rd, 34 m).

What restaurants are near Symes & St Clair?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 62 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bairrada Churrasqueira Grillhouse (62 m), The Stockyards Grind (279 m), Banh Mi Happy (318 m), San Jose Mexican Foods (322 m) and Brazilian Pizza Factory (323 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Symes & St Clair?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 183 m away at Runnymede Park.

What apartment buildings are near Symes & St Clair?

Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 33 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 270 Ryding Ave (335 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 80) and 8 Castleton Ave (774 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 88 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Symes & St Clair?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Junction Area page.

What neighbourhood is Symes & St Clair in?

Symes & St Clair is in Junction Area (City of Toronto neighbourhood 090). It is in Ward 5, York South-Weston, represented by Councillor Frances Nunziata.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined