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Varsity & Old Dundas

Varsity Rd & Old Dundas St · Toronto, Ontario · Lambton Baby Point · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Varsity & Old Dundas is a quiet local crossing. It sits in Lambton Baby Point. Nearby is 8 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,402
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 12, 2011
201 pedestrians · 62 cyclists
Collisions
12
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4122 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
3
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 180 vehicles, 15% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 7 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 4.4% of vehicle volume, about 5.7× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Varsity & Old Dundas

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
55407918927 nearest 11 m
Express
935
Blue Night
335340
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Old Dundas St at Varsity Rd West Side; Old Dundas St at Humber Hill Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lundy Ave / Étienne Brûlé Park 205 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 64 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 (10)
  • Warren Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 274 m
  • Lambton Park Community SchoolEnglish Public · 481 m
  • St James Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 564 m
  • Lambton Kingsway Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 848 m
  • Humbercrest Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Runnymede Collegiate & Mountview AlternativeEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 4 more
Community centres
  • Lambton Arena307 m
  • David Appleton Community Centre1.3 km
  • Edgehill House1.4 km
Parks (21)
  • Scarlett - St. Clair Parkette347 m
  • Florence Gell Park416 m
  • Lambton Park425 m
  • Home Smith Park638 m
  • Marie Baldwin Park721 m
  • Magwood Park846 m
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Daniel G. Hill (formely Jane/Dundas) branch874 m
Places of interest
  • James Garden ParkGarden / Conservatory · 1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 16 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Ibrahim's Doner Shawarma, 85 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Ibrahim's Doner Shawarma · 4020 Dundas St W85 mPassed, Jun 2026
Mr. Sub · 4020 Dundas St W85 mPassed, Aug 2025
Lambton House · 4066 Old Dundas St170 mPassed, Oct 2024
Momo Junction - Toronto Plate No. 02086 (Food Truck) · 82 Bernice Cresgrocery334 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Messina Italian Bakery · 19 Scarlett Rdgrocery372 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Yummy Yummy Chinese Food · 26c Scarlett Rdgrocery390 mPassed, Dec 2025
Churrasqueira Martins · 2700 St Clair Ave W405 mPassed, Jul 2026
Patricia's Cake Creations · 4130 Dundas St W519 mPassed, Jun 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 Home Smith Park Washroom, 641 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 418 m away at Florence Gell Park.

  • Home Smith Park Washroom · 4101 Dundas St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    641 m
  • Lambton - Kingsway Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 37 Marquis Ave
    View outdoor pool hours
    804 m
Drinking water
Florence Gell Park drinking fountain · 418 m; Home Smith Park drinking fountain · 584 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 815 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Macaulay - Warren Park Child Care Centre (274 m, 80 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 815 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 9
  • Macaulay - Warren Park Child Care Centre · 135 Varsity Rd
    80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    274 m
  • Lambton Park Child Care Centre · 50 Bernice Cres
    72 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    481 m
  • Green Apple Kids · 3605 Dundas St W
    130 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    700 m
  • Lambton - Kingsway Before & After School Program Inc. · 525 Prince Edward Dr N
    172 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    848 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 422 (904 m), the nearest police station 22 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 929 m away.

FireFire Station 422 · 904 m590 Jane St
Police22 Division · 3.2 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 31 · 929 m4219 Dundas 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

Ten registered apartment buildings with 849 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 4029 Old Dundas St (36 m, 29 units, 8 storeys, built 1959), which scored 86 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 8 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings10 · 849 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20268 across the 10
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest12 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
4029 Old Dundas St · Hannah Property Management Ltd.298195986 · Nov 2025036 m
4033 Old Dundas St475196071 · Jul 2024066 m
4049 Dundas St Wsocial housing · Aykler Real Estate Inc.20812199097 · Aug 20252 · 3 fire154 m
4070 Old Dundas St · Hannah Property Management Ltd.485195885 · Nov 20250218 m
4075 Old Dundas St · Granview Property Management757196586 · Jul 20242232 m
3735 Dundas St WToronto Community Housing · TCH13210197291 · Aug 20241247 m
3725 Dundas St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation15310197295 · Aug 20263298 m
571 Prince Edward Dr N · Dms Property Management Ltd11582019100 · Nov 20250771 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 lots382 lots · ≈18,790 spaces · 56.4 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈2,050 spaces
Green P (public)8 car parks · about 375 spaces
EV charging (City)8 Kings Lynn Rd · 1.7 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1A Mould Avenue · Surface1.3 km7 *
271A Scarlett Rd · Surface1.6 km1117% (Q1 2026)
3354 Dundas St W · Surface1.6 km1199% (Q1 2026)
342 Prince Edward Dr N · Surface1.7 km4340% (Q1 2026)
11 Grenview Blvd N · Surface1.8 km8341% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈6 spaces; 48 m away, ≈61 spaces; 60 m away, ≈19 spaces; 76 m away, ≈36 spaces; 88 m away, ≈10 spaces; 106 m away, ≈28 spaces. More EV charging: 535 Runnymeade Rd (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 — 8-hour, Sep 12, 2011

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 702 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 236. Most cyclists arrived from the west (31 of 62). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 237 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 231 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 7.0% 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 15 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2011, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west236eastbound · 31 bikes · 12.3% heavy
Total vehicles1,402201 pedestrians · 62 cyclists · 7.0% heavy
From the east702westbound · 23 bikes · 6.8% heavy
From the south464northbound · 8 bikes · 4.5% heavy
AM peak hour237 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour231 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 12, 2011

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 Varsity Rd between Doran Ave and Juliana Crt (266 m away) recorded an average of 35 km/h in its 24-hour count in June 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 2,500 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Varsity Rd (372 m away, 30 km/h limit), 15% of the 36,834 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Old Dundas St · Humber Hill Ave – Varsity Rd · 39 mSep 2009 · 3 days2,966
Varsity Rd · Doran Ave – Juliana Crt · 266 mJun 2026 · 24 h2,45335 km/h44 km/h48 km/h

School-zone speed sign 372 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct32 · 39 km/h
Over the limit41%
40 km/h or more15%

Varsity Rd (westbound), 125 Varsity Road · 36,834 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

2022 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 25% of collisions here involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% 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 Feb 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions12#4122 of 5,508
With an injury3#3507 of 4,660
Property damage only6
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian2#2037 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201416latest Feb 7, 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 nine thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle920street/outdoor (9)
Bicycle theft500commercial premises (2), house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 1, 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 Lambton Baby Point.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Varsity & Old Dundas a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 12 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 Varsity & Old Dundas?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Sep 12, 2011, 15% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Varsity & Old Dundas?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Varsity Rd between Doran Ave and Juliana Crt (June 2026), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 372 m away (30 km/h), 15% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Varsity & Old Dundas?

The nearest Green P car park is 1A Mould Avenue (1.3 km away, 7 spaces). The City's mapping shows 382 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,790 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 8 Kings Lynn Rd (1.7 km).

How do I get to Varsity & Old Dundas by transit?

Bus routes 55, 40, 79, 189, 27, 935 within 1 km (nearest stop: Old Dundas St at Varsity Rd West Side, 11 m).

What restaurants are near Varsity & Old Dundas?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 16 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Ibrahim's Doner Shawarma (85 m), Mr. Sub (85 m), Lambton House (170 m), Churrasqueira Martins (405 m) and Patricia's Cake Creations (519 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 Varsity & Old Dundas?

The nearest is Home Smith Park Washroom, 4101 Dundas St W, 641 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Lambton - Kingsway Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (804 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 Varsity & Old Dundas?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 815 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Macaulay - Warren Park Child Care Centre (274 m, 80 spaces), Lambton Park Child Care Centre (481 m, 72 spaces) and Green Apple Kids (700 m, 130 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Varsity & Old Dundas?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 849 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 4029 Old Dundas St (36 m, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 4033 Old Dundas St (66 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 71), 4049 Dundas St W (154 m, 208 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 4070 Old Dundas St (218 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 90 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 Varsity & Old Dundas?

Toronto Police place nine 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 Lambton Baby Point page.

What neighbourhood is Varsity & Old Dundas in?

Varsity & Old Dundas is in Lambton Baby Point (City of Toronto neighbourhood 114). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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