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Wallace & Dufferin

Wallace Ave & Dufferin St · Toronto, Ontario · Dovercourt Village · Ward 9, Davenport

Wallace & Dufferin, in Dovercourt Village, in central Toronto, is an above-average intersection for traffic. At the corner: 2 schools within 250 m. Nearby: Dufferin Station (Line 2) 381 m away.

Traffic volume
18,715
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 5, 2024
996 pedestrians · 597 cyclists · #973 busiest
Collisions
77
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
18 with an injury · 53 property damage · #1418 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0 +1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016 · 1 since Jan 2026 (May 22, 2026)
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Dufferin Station 381 m · 1 streetcar route · 7 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 14-hour count works out to close to 1,340 vehicles, 1.16× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 19 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Cyclists were 3.2% of vehicle volume, about 4.1× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 7.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 4.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 8%, from 37 in 2016–2020 to 40 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them. Since January 2026, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here.

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Wallace & Dufferin

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dufferin Station (Line 2)381 m; Lansdowne Station (Line 2)667 m; Ossington Station (Line 2)761 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 603 m
TTC bus
2940216126476394 nearest 67 m
Express
929
Blue Night
329300363
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Dufferin St at Shanly St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Wallace Ave / Pauline Ave 226 m · 17 docks · 19 stations, 340 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 (25)
  • St Anthony Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 171 m
  • Pauline Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 227 m
  • St Sebastian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 262 m
  • Dovercourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 337 m
  • Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii AlternativeEnglish Public · 512 m
  • St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 778 m
  • and 19 more
Parks (31)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch499 m
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 1.2 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 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 217 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Laundry & Lattes, 37 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 217 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Laundry & Lattes · 1152 Dufferin St37 mPassed, Jun 2026
Mellaci Variety Shop · 1117a Dufferin Stgrocery94 mPassed, Jun 2025
San Wich · 616 Gladstone Ave144 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Stop BBQ Chicken & Stuff · 1216 Dufferin St230 mPassed, Jun 2026
Creamland By Sj Kitchen · 1216 Dufferin St A241 mPassed, Jun 2026
Macaulay Centres For Children · 228 Bartlett Ave338 mPassed, May 2026
Dairy King · 115 Millicent St398 mPassed, Jun 2026
Panchos Bakery · 1017 Dufferin Stgrocery418 mPassed, Aug 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 Dovercourt Park Washroom, 407 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 342 m away at Dovercourt Park.

  • Dovercourt Park Washroom · 155 Bartlett Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    407 m
  • Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 1260 Dufferin St
    View centre hours
    430 m
  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    807 m
Drinking water
Dovercourt Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 342 m; Dovercourt Park drinking fountain · 345 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 432 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (227 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 432 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 8
  • Plasp Pauline Junior Public School · 100 Pauline Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    227 m
  • Dover Gardens Nursery School · 228 Bartlett Ave
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    337 m
  • Macaulay - Dovercourt Child Care Centre · 228 Bartlett Ave
    131 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    337 m
  • Kids Korner Day Care · 180 Westmoreland Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    411 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (398 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 618 m away.

FireFire Station 345 · 398 m1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 1.7 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 618 m760 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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,504 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1121 Bloor St W (486 m, 11 units, 4 storeys, built 1926), which scored 90 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 22 scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 81 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 2,504 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score83 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202681 across the 22
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1121 Bloor St W · Charles Dieu114192690 · Jul 20250486 m
1212 Bloor St W163192379 · Jul 20250526 m
1019 Bloor St W · Donros Developments Limited263192863 · Jul 20260613 m
767 Dovercourt Rd · Jdc Property Management Inc.193200894 · Jul 20250658 m
357 Rusholme Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management26716196995 · Jul 202610685 m
220 Delaware Ave · Imtradex Corp164193079 · Jul 20250708 m
685 Lansdowne Ave · Gbs Properties Ltd.303198580 · Jul 20250709 m
919 Dufferin St · CLV Group11315197191 · Jul 20251740 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 lots664 lots · ≈20,880 spaces · 62.6 ha
Within 500 m21 lots · ≈370 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 1,002 spaces
EV charging (City)685 Dovercourt Rd · 814 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking7 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 34 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface459 m3763% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface533 m3374% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface553 m4963% (Q1 2026)
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface710 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
745 Ossington Ave · Surface928 m4667% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 85 m away, ≈19 spaces; 94 m away, ≈9 spaces; 115 m away, ≈6 spaces; 131 m away, ≈7 spaces; 132 m away, ≈26 spaces; 242 m away, ≈4 spaces. More EV charging: 705 Shaw St (1.2 km, 2 ports); 273 Christie St (1.5 km, 2 ports); 2285 Dundas St W (1.6 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 — 14-hour, Sep 5, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,868 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 1,366 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (295 of 597). Evening rush dominates here: 1,754 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 1,471 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north8,868southbound · 295 bikes · 5.2% heavy
From the west1,366eastbound · 130 bikes · 2.1% heavy
Total vehicles18,715996 pedestrians · 597 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east0westbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south8,481northbound · 170 bikes · 5.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,471 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,754 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 5, 2024

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 Dufferin St between Lane N of Armstrong and W of Dufferin and Millicent St, 174 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2021 put the average speed at 46 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 60 km/h or more. That segment carries about 20,600 vehicles a day. Wallace Ave between Pauline Ave and Brock Ave measured slower: 22 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 29 km/h (Apr 2026). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Wallace Avenue between Lansdowne Ave and Dufferin St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dufferin St · Lane N of Armstrong and W of Dufferin – Millicent St · 174 mSep 2021 · 3 days20,56346 km/h54 km/h60 km/h
Wallace Ave · Pauline Ave – Brock Ave · 234 mApr 2026 · 7 days2,77622 km/h29 km/h33 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Wallace Avenue · Lansdowne Ave – Dufferin St
    7 speed humps

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 14 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 18 collisions (23%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions77#1418 of 5,508
With an injury18#968 of 4,660
Property damage only53
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian2#1679 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#574 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201493latest May 22, 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. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here (1 motorcyclist involved), the latest on May 22, 2026. 1 older KSI collision is on file from before 2016.

2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions0
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11 motorcyclist · latest May 22, 2026
All KSI since 20062latest May 22, 2026

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

One theft from a vehicle and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100other (1)
Bicycle theft330house driveway/garage (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 18, 2025. 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 Dovercourt Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Wallace & Dufferin a dangerous intersection?

Not by the ten-year ranking: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 77 lesser collisions. 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded since January 2026, after the ranking window closed. 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 Wallace & Dufferin?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #973 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.16× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Wallace & Dufferin?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Dufferin St between Lane N of Armstrong and W of Dufferin and Millicent St (September 2021), found an average of 46 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Wallace & Dufferin?

The nearest Green P car park is 7 Bartlett Ave (459 m away, 37 spaces, 63% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 664 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,880 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 685 Dovercourt Rd (814 m).

How do I get to Wallace & Dufferin by transit?

Dufferin Station (Line 2) is 381 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 603 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 161, 26, 47, 63, 94, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dufferin St at Shanly St, 67 m).

What restaurants are near Wallace & Dufferin?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 217 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Laundry & Lattes (37 m), San Wich (144 m), Stop BBQ Chicken & Stuff (230 m), Creamland By Sj Kitchen (241 m) and Macaulay Centres For Children (338 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 Wallace & Dufferin?

The nearest is Dovercourt Park Washroom, 155 Bartlett Ave, 407 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom (430 m); Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (807 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 Wallace & Dufferin?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 432 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (227 m, 28 spaces), Dover Gardens Nursery School (337 m, 16 spaces) and Macaulay - Dovercourt Child Care Centre (337 m, 131 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wallace & Dufferin?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,504 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1121 Bloor St W (486 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 1212 Bloor St W (526 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 1019 Bloor St W (613 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 63) and 767 Dovercourt Rd (658 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 83 out of 100; 2 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 Wallace & Dufferin?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and three 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 Dovercourt Village page.

What neighbourhood is Wallace & Dufferin in?

Wallace & Dufferin is in Dovercourt Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 172). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.

Sources

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