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Symington & Dupont

Symington Ave & Dupont St · Toronto, Ontario · Junction-Wallace Emerson · Ward 9, Davenport

Symington & Dupont is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in Junction-Wallace Emerson. At the corner: a bike lane and parks. Nearby: Dundas West Station (Line 2) 922 m away and Bloor GO 1.0 km away.

Traffic volume
13,565
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 25, 2023
1,931 pedestrians · 345 cyclists · #1429 busiest
Collisions
143
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
20 with an injury · 109 property damage · #750 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Dundas West Station 922 m · 3 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 970 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 84% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 2.5% of vehicle volume, about 3.3× the typical share. That comes with about 14 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 10.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 45%, from 92 in 2016–2020 to 51 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Symington & Dupont

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dundas West Station (Line 2)922 m
GO Transit
Bloor GO — Kitchener1 km
UP Express
Bloor GO/UP 1 km — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
512504505 nearest 200 m
TTC bus
168264740127402 nearest 12 m
Blue Night
304305340300
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Symington Ave at Dupont St; Dupont St at Symington Ave
Cycling
Bike Lane on Dupont St installed 2008
Bike Share
Symington Ave / Dupont St 23 m · 15 docks · 16 stations, 264 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 (20)
  • St Luigi Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 319 m
  • Perth Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 338 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Charles SauriolFrench Public · 395 m
  • St Rita Catholic Elementary School & Msgr Fraser SouthwestEnglish Separate · 413 m
  • Tamarack West Outdoor SchoolPrivate · 673 m
  • Lucy McCormick Sr SchoolEnglish Public · 731 m
  • and 14 more
Parks (32)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch127 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Clair/Silverthorn branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Annette Street branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.3 km
Signal
0845, activated 1950 · FT

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 31 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 102. The nearest is Firecracker Pepper Sauce / Firecracker Restaurant, 75 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2025.

Restaurants & cafés31 within 300 m · 102 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Firecracker Pepper Sauce / Firecracker Restaurant · 1485 Dupont St, Unit-11375 mPassed, Sep 2025
Sporting Clube Portugues Toronto · 331 Symington Ave78 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Boo Radley's Junction Bar & Grill · 1482 Dupont St83 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Caldense Bakery and Pastries Iii · 337 Symington Avegrocery83 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 3 infractions
Chocolat de Kat · 300 Campbell Ave 10586 mPassed, Jun 2026
Hale Coffee · 300 Campbell Ave 10386 mPassed, Jun 2026
Mottomotto Cafe · 300 Campbell Ave 10186 mPassed, Dec 2025
The Willow Play Cafe · 1540 Dupont St89 mPassed, Nov 2025

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 Perth Square Park Washroom, 241 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 163 m away at Symington Avenue Playground.

  • Perth Square Park Washroom · 350 Perth Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    241 m
  • Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 225 Campbell Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    381 m
  • Earlscourt Park Washroom · 1200 Lansdowne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    935 m
Drinking water
Symington Avenue Playground drinking fountain, dog fountain · 163 m; Perth Square Park drinking fountain · 194 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 875 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Perth Avenue Early Learning Centre (338 m, 192 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 875 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 7
  • Perth Avenue Early Learning Centre · 14 Ruskin Ave
    192 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    338 m
  • Centre de La Petite Enfance - Les Amis du Monde · 55 Pelham Ave
    279 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    395 m
  • Davenport Perth Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 1900 Davenport Rd
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    646 m
  • High Park Jr YMCA · 2665 Dundas St W
    80 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    677 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 11 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 345 · 1.1 km1285 Dufferin St
Police11 Division · 1 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 1.8 km760 Dovercourt 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

Within a kilometre there are 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,559 rental units — nine social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 485 Perth Ave (236 m). One building of the 21 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 66 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 18 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 3,559 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score84 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202666 across the 21
Open fire-code violations18
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
485 Perth Ave000236 m
1407 Dupont St · Firm Capital Properties Inc745200892 · Jul 20269298 m
1625 Dupont St103192077 · Jul 20260339 m
1401 Dupont St · Firm Capital Properties Inc1716200672 · Jul 202513370 m
800 Lansdowne Ave · Berkley Property Management Inc.1384199282 · Jul 20253420 m
1011 Lansdowne Ave · 1298781 Ontario Inc35221197376 · Aug 202412 · 1 fire421 m
973 Lansdowne Avesocial housing203200391 · Jul 20250430 m
730 St Clarens Ave · Akelius Canada Ltd27518197481 · Jul 20246478 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 lots654 lots · ≈29,080 spaces · 87.2 ha
Within 500 m45 lots · ≈2,130 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 862 spaces
EV charging (City)64 Annette St · 870 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking26 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface1 km16over 100% (Q1 2026)
351 Keele St · Surface1 km7270% (Q1 2026)
400 Keele St · Surface1.1 km3580% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface1.1 km4963% (Q1 2026)
20 Prescott Avenue · Surface1.2 km7 *

Nearest lots: 33 m away, ≈25 spaces; 43 m away, ≈8 spaces; 72 m away, ≈6 spaces; 72 m away, ≈139 spaces; 76 m away, ≈8 spaces; 79 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 2285 Dundas St W (1.2 km, 2 ports); 2251 Dundas St W (1.2 km, 2 ports); 91 Via Italia (1.3 km, 12 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 25, 2023 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,943 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 36% of the total, against 2,112 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (148 of 345). Evening rush dominates here: 2,049 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 1,277 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,757southbound · 62 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the west4,943eastbound · 148 bikes · 1.5% heavy
Total vehicles13,5651,931 pedestrians · 345 cyclists · 1.7% heavy
From the east3,753westbound · 103 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the south2,112northbound · 32 bikes · 2.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,277 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,049 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 25, 2023 · 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

On Symington Ave between Dupont St and Adrian Ave, 80 m from the corner, a 2-day count in October 2013 put the average speed at 44 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 50 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,300 vehicles a day. Dupont St between Lansdowne Ave and Campbell Ave measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Jun 2022). The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Symington Ave · Dupont St – Adrian Ave · 80 mOct 2013 · 2 days3,30744 km/h50 km/h54 km/h
Dupont St · Lansdowne Ave – Campbell Ave · 158 mJun 2022 · 7 days13,54838 km/h47 km/h51 km/h

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 2016, with 24 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 20 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 12 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions143#750 of 5,508
With an injury20#849 of 4,660
Property damage only109
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian5#700 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#254 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014177latest Mar 30, 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jul 12, 2011.

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

19 thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 3.1 a year before that. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 100% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1920street/outdoor (12), house driveway/garage (5)
Bicycle theft500house driveway/garage (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 24, 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 Junction-Wallace Emerson.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Symington & Dupont a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 143 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 Symington & Dupont?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1429 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 84% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Symington & Dupont?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Symington Ave between Dupont St and Adrian Ave (October 2013), found an average of 44 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Symington & Dupont?

The nearest Green P car park is 695 Lansdowne Ave (1.0 km away, 16 spaces). The City's mapping shows 654 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 29,080 spaces — 45 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 64 Annette St (870 m).

How do I get to Symington & Dupont by transit?

Dundas West Station (Line 2) is 922 m away; Bloor GO is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 512, 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 200 m away; bus routes 168, 26, 47, 40, 127, 402 within 1 km (nearest stop: Symington Ave at Dupont St, 12 m).

What restaurants are near Symington & Dupont?

31 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 102 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Firecracker Pepper Sauce / Firecracker Restaurant (75 m), Sporting Clube Portugues Toronto (78 m), Boo Radley's Junction Bar & Grill (83 m), Chocolat de Kat (86 m) and Hale Coffee (86 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 Symington & Dupont?

The nearest is Perth Square Park Washroom, 350 Perth Ave, 241 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (381 m); Earlscourt Park Washroom (935 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 Symington & Dupont?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 875 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Perth Avenue Early Learning Centre (338 m, 192 spaces), Centre de La Petite Enfance - Les Amis du Monde (395 m, 279 spaces) and Davenport Perth Early Learning & Child Care Centre (646 m, 36 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Symington & Dupont?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,559 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 485 Perth Ave (236 m), 1407 Dupont St (298 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 1625 Dupont St (339 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 77) and 1401 Dupont St (370 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 72). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 84 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 Symington & Dupont?

Toronto Police place 19 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 Junction-Wallace Emerson page.

What neighbourhood is Symington & Dupont in?

Symington & Dupont is in Junction-Wallace Emerson (City of Toronto neighbourhood 171). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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