Map
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
- TTC bus
- 24391674253 nearest 18 m
- Express
- 924953
- Blue Night
- 353
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Victoria Park Ave at Sparks Ave
- Regional
- York Region Transit 024 Woodbine at Victoria Park Av / Sparks Av17 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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 (18)
- Queen's Elite Academy of CanadaPrivate · 76 m
- William Academy Scarborough CampusPrivate · 150 m
- Ut Preparatory Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 233 m
- Toronto International College Secondary SchoolPrivate · 348 m
- Covenant Central AcademyPrivate · 409 m
- Toronto Heuristic International AcademyPrivate · 550 m
- and 12 more
- Parks (6)
- Huntsmill Park771 m
- Bamburgh Park1 km
- Chester Le Park1.1 km
- Candlebrook Crescent Park1.3 km
- Shawnee Park1.3 km
- Cliffwood Park1.3 km
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Steeles branch1.5 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 10 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 46. The nearest is Not Fresh, 49 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Not Fresh · 3680 Victoria Park Ave Unit-6 | 49 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Zeev's Nutrition Studio · 3614 Victoria Park Ave | 125 m | Passed, Feb 2024 |
| Archery Circuit · 3791 Victoria Park Ave | 146 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Pepper Meets Pepper Hunan Cuisine · 3618 Victoria Park Ave | 204 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| The Green Isle · 3608 Victoria Park Ave | 231 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| The Green Isle · 3608 Victoria Park Ave | 231 m | Passed, May 2025 · 1 infraction |
| Huda Restaurant · 4035 Gordon Baker Rd | 238 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Karkumi Cafe · 4033 Gordon Baker Rd | 238 m | Passed, Sep 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
No City washroom within 1 km.
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
Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 337 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Nicholas Child Care Centre - Network (359 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- St. Nicholas Child Care Centre - Network · 1020 McNicoll Ave
62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day359 m - Grace Christian School - Day Nursery · 201 Tempo Ave
91 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day378 m - Narmer Montessori School · 41 Glendinning Ave
18 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day590 m - Petite Luminaries Childcare · 155 Gordon Baker Rd
89 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day646 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 241 (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.5 km away.
Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.
Parking
Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking
Nearest lots: 99 m away, ≈1,104 spaces; 114 m away, ≈368 spaces; 116 m away, ≈422 spaces; 204 m away, ≈507 spaces; 208 m away, ≈54 spaces; 215 m away, ≈247 spaces.
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, Dec 6, 2023
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 5,545 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 458 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,792 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,490 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 6.3% 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 3 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 Victoria Park Ave between Sparks Ave and Gordon Baker Rd, 123 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2023 put the average speed at 46 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 58 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 63 km/h or more. That segment carries about 18,100 vehicles a day. Sparks Ave between Gordon Baker Rd and Victoria Park Ave measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 52 km/h (Dec 2010).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Park Ave · Sparks Ave – Gordon Baker Rd · 123 m | Dec 2023 · 3 days | 18,062 | 46 km/h | 58 km/h | 63 km/h |
| Sparks Ave · Gordon Baker Rd – Victoria Park Ave · 300 m | Dec 2010 · 24 h | 3,381 | 40 km/h | 52 km/h | 58 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 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 3 collisions (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 27% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Dec 11, 2025.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 5.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 56 | #1883 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 3 | #3158 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 38 | |
| Fail to remain | 15 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #1514 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 14 | |
| All since 2014 | 67 | latest Dec 11, 2025 |
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
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Mar 25, 2021.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All KSI collisions | 1 | #629 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | #299 of 319 |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #317 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Mar 25, 2021 |
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
Nine thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 89% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 24, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 9 | 4 | 1 | street/outdoor (8), commercial premises (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 24, 2026. 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 Steeles.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Victoria Park & Sparks a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#629 of 1,505), out of 56 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 Victoria Park & Sparks?
A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1692 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 62% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Victoria Park & Sparks?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Victoria Park Ave between Sparks Ave and Gordon Baker Rd (December 2023), found an average of 46 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 58 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Victoria Park & Sparks?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 216 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 42,900 spaces — 37 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Victoria Park & Sparks by transit?
Bus routes 24, 39, 167, 42, 53, 924, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Victoria Park Ave at Sparks Ave, 18 m); York Region Transit route 024 Woodbine at Victoria Park Av / Sparks Av.
What restaurants are near Victoria Park & Sparks?
10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 46 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Not Fresh (49 m), Zeev's Nutrition Studio (125 m), Archery Circuit (146 m), Pepper Meets Pepper Hunan Cuisine (204 m) and The Green Isle (231 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Victoria Park & Sparks?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 337 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Nicholas Child Care Centre - Network (359 m, 62 spaces), Grace Christian School - Day Nursery (378 m, 91 spaces) and Narmer Montessori School (590 m, 18 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Victoria Park & Sparks?
Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Steeles page.
What neighbourhood is Victoria Park & Sparks in?
Victoria Park & Sparks is in Steeles (City of Toronto neighbourhood 116). It is in Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt, represented by Councillor Nick Mantas.
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 Dec 6, 2023.
- 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.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Feb 24, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 22 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: 43.80853, -79.33831 · centreline node 13442693.