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Verbena Ave & South Kingsway

Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Verbena Ave & South Kingsway is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in High Park-Swansea. It has a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: Jane Station (Line 2) 344 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
9,775
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 1, 2018
127 pedestrians · 9 cyclists
Collisions
2
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 2 property damage · #5432 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Jane Station 344 m · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,220 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 77 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 0.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Verbena Ave & South Kingsway

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Jane Station (Line 2)344 m; Runnymede Station (Line 2)813 m; Old Mill Station (Line 2)817 m
TTC bus
14955262777717966 nearest 219 m
Express
935
Blue Night
300335
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Bloor St W / Riverside Dr 309 m · 23 docks · 9 stations, 205 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 (13)
  • Blyth Academy School - EtobicokePrivate · 231 m
  • Erudite Elementary SchoolPrivate · 490 m
  • St Pius X Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 514 m
  • Swansea Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 651 m
  • Humberside Montessori SchoolPrivate · 865 m
  • Summit Micro SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km
  • and 7 more
Parks (31)
  • Sunnybrook Parkette208 m
  • Willard Gardens Parkette261 m
  • Rambert Crescent Parkette325 m
  • Traymore Park411 m
  • Waller Avenue Ravine Lands440 m
  • Lucy Maud Montgomery Park476 m
  • and 25 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Swansea Memorial branch504 m
  • Toronto Public Library Runnymede branch1 km
Places of interest
  • The Village PlayersPerforming Arts · 929 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 75 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 209 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2025.

Restaurants & cafés5 within 300 m · 75 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Esso/ Circle K · 2485 Bloor St Wgrocery209 mPassed, Mar 2026
Tim Hortons · 2485 Bloor St W209 mPassed, Apr 2025
Bryden's · 2455 Bloor St W266 mPassed, Apr 2026
Pizza Pizza · 2449 Bloor St W275 mPassed, Mar 2026
Action Pharmacy · 2425 Bloor St W282 mPassed, Jan 2024
Pizzaiolo Gourmet Pizza · 2425 Bloor St W Unit-102282 mPassed, Aug 2026
The White Horse Restaurant & Bar · 2401 Bloor St W312 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Dark Horse · 2401 Bloor St W312 mPassed, Aug 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 Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 630 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 271 m away at Willard Gardens Parkette.

  • Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 15 Waller Ave
    View centre hours
    630 m
  • Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom · 1 Rennie Terr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    866 m
  • Etienne Brule Park Washroom · 13 Crosby Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    1 km
Drinking water
Willard Gardens Parkette drinking fountain · 271 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 839 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Windermere Kids Inc. (371 m, 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 839 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 11
  • Windermere Kids Inc. · 356 Windermere Ave
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    371 m
  • Plasp St. Pius X Catholic School · 71 Jane St
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    514 m
  • Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori · 2271 Bloor St W
    142 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    612 m
  • Swansea Kids Place · 207 Windermere Ave
    258 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    651 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (498 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 425 · 498 m83 Deforest Rd
Police11 Division · 3.3 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 1.3 km9 Clendenan Ave

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

44 registered apartment buildings with 1,530 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2407 Bloor St W (300 m, 12 units, 3 storeys, built 1920), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 20 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings44 · 1,530 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202620 across the 44
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2407 Bloor St W123192095 · Nov 20250300 m
23 Jane St183195586 · Jul 20250378 m
29 Jane St · Biddington Property Managment Corp183191096 · Nov 20250394 m
35 Jane St · Biddington Property Managment Corp183191092 · Aug 20260 · 1 fire410 m
7 Brule Ter · 17a Properties153193586 · Jul 20250418 m
2520 Bloor St W · Landlord Property & Rental Management224192392 · Jul 20260458 m
2526 Bloor St W · Nil194193581 · Aug 20260478 m
93 Lavinia Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc685199395 · Aug 20260509 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 lots446 lots · ≈19,160 spaces · 57.5 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈990 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 899 spaces
EV charging (City)265 Armadale Ave · 446 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking10 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
16 Riverview Gdns · Surface327 m5938% (Q1 2026)
17 Riverview Gdns · Surface333 m9552% (Q1 2026)
265 Armadale Ave · Surface407 m14458% (Q1 2026)
265 Willard Ave · Surface453 m9053% (Q1 2026)
265 Durie St · Surface615 m14470% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 101 m away, ≈22 spaces; 107 m away, ≈9 spaces; 141 m away, ≈35 spaces; 164 m away, ≈20 spaces; 191 m away, ≈7 spaces; 201 m away, ≈16 spaces. More EV charging: 535 Runnymeade Rd (1.6 km, 2 ports); 8 Kings Lynn Rd (1.7 km, 1 ports); 115 High Park Avenue (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, Nov 1, 2018

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 4,909 northbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 79. Morning rush is the busier period: 1,606 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:30 a.m., compared with 1,361 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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 north4,787southbound · 4 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles9,775127 pedestrians · 9 cyclists · 2.3% heavy
From the east79westbound · 0 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south4,909northbound · 5 bikes · 2.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,606 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,361 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 1, 2018

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 Verbena Ave between Armadale Ave and South Kingsway (92 m away) recorded an average of 32 km/h in its 3-day count in January 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 40 km/h. That segment carries about 300 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Jane St (389 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 552 vehicles logged in June 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Verbena Ave · Armadale Ave – South Kingsway · 92 mJan 2025 · 3 days27732 km/h40 km/h45 km/h

School-zone speed sign 389 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 0 km/h
Over the limit0.0%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Jane St (northbound), 29 Jane Street · 552 vehicles logged in June 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 (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions2#5432 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only2
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20145latest May 28, 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 one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 23, 2020. 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 Verbena Ave & South Kingsway a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 2 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 Verbena Ave & South Kingsway?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 1, 2018, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Verbena Ave & South Kingsway?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Verbena Ave between Armadale Ave and South Kingsway (January 2025), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 389 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in June 2026.

Where can I park near Verbena Ave & South Kingsway?

The nearest Green P car park is 16 Riverview Gdns (327 m away, 59 spaces, 38% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 446 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,160 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 265 Armadale Ave (446 m).

How do I get to Verbena Ave & South Kingsway by transit?

Jane Station (Line 2) is 344 m away; bus routes 149, 55, 26, 27, 77, 71, 79, 66 and 1 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Verbena Ave & South Kingsway?

5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 75 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (209 m), Bryden's (266 m), Pizza Pizza (275 m), Action Pharmacy (282 m) and Pizzaiolo Gourmet Pizza (282 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 Verbena Ave & South Kingsway?

The nearest is Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 15 Waller Ave, 630 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom (866 m); Etienne Brule Park Washroom (1.0 km). 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 Verbena Ave & South Kingsway?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 839 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Windermere Kids Inc. (371 m, 73 spaces), Plasp St. Pius X Catholic School (514 m, 43 spaces) and Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori (612 m, 142 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Verbena Ave & South Kingsway?

44 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,530 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2407 Bloor St W (300 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 23 Jane St (378 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 29 Jane St (394 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 35 Jane St (410 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 44 is 93 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 Verbena Ave & South Kingsway?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Verbena Ave & South Kingsway in?

Verbena Ave & South Kingsway 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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