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Wallace & Ward

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

In Junction-Wallace Emerson, Wallace & Ward is a quiet local crossing, with a well-used cycling route through it. Nearby is Lansdowne Station (Line 2) 407 m away and Bloor GO 666 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
2,606
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 26, 2013
722 pedestrians · 421 cyclists
Collisions
30
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 18 property damage · #2825 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
Lansdowne Station 407 m · 3 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 330 vehicles, 28% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 16.2% of vehicle volume, about 21× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 3 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged down 13%, from 16 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Wallace & Ward

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Lansdowne Station (Line 2)407 m; Dundas West Station (Line 2)661 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)834 m
GO Transit
Bloor GO — Kitchener666 m
UP Express
Bloor GO/UP 666 m — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
512504505 nearest 136 m
TTC bus
47168402264029 nearest 108 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304305300340329
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Ward St / Wallace Ave 95 m · 15 docks · 19 stations, 322 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 (26)
  • St Luigi Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 462 m
  • St Sebastian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 483 m
  • Perth Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 536 m
  • Pauline Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 542 m
  • Tamarack West Outdoor SchoolPrivate · 651 m
  • Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii AlternativeEnglish Public · 817 m
  • and 20 more
Community centres
Parks (33)
  • Campbell Avenue Park263 m
  • Erwin Krickhahn Park301 m
  • Perth Avenue Parkette492 m
  • West Toronto Railpath573 m
  • Susan Tibaldi Parkette574 m
  • Perth Square Park575 m
  • and 27 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch506 m
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 828 m
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 174 eating places within a kilometre — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Halo Brewery, 56 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 174 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Blue Collar Bakery Hq · 241 Wallace Ave Nonegrocery53 mPassed, Apr 2026
Phuoc Thanh Food Co. · 245 Wallace Ave Nonegrocery53 mPassed, Jun 2026
Halo Brewery · 247 Wallace Ave None56 mPassed, Apr 2026
Pepper's Food and Drink · 189 Wallace Avegrocery91 mPassed, Apr 2026
Paris Bakery & Pastry · 654 Lansdowne Avegrocery105 mPassed, Apr 2026
Cantanhede O Bairradino · 662 Lansdowne Ave109 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 2 infractions
Donna's · 827 Lansdowne Ave128 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Wallace Espresso · 188 Wallace Ave143 mPassed, Apr 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 Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 237 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 272 m away at Campbell Avenue Park.

  • Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 225 Campbell Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    237 m
  • Perth Square Park Washroom · 350 Perth Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    611 m
  • Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 1260 Dufferin St
    View centre hours
    790 m
Drinking water
Campbell Avenue Park drinking fountain · 272 m; Erwin Krickhahn Park bottle filling station · 339 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 760 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre (354 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 760 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 7
  • Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre · 544 Lansdowne Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    354 m
  • Perth Avenue Early Learning Centre · 14 Ruskin Ave
    192 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    536 m
  • Plasp Pauline Junior Public School · 100 Pauline Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    542 m
  • Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) · 1411 Bloor St W
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    551 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (856 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 345 · 856 m1285 Dufferin St
Police11 Division · 1.6 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 1.3 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

19 registered apartment buildings with 3,131 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 800 Lansdowne Ave (336 m, 138 units, 4 storeys, built 1992), which scored 82 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 53 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings19 · 3,131 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202653 across the 19
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
800 Lansdowne Ave · Berkley Property Management Inc.1384199282 · Jul 20253336 m
77 Rankin CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1217199292 · Sep 20240 · 1 fire406 m
685 Lansdowne Ave · Gbs Properties Ltd.303198580 · Jul 20250429 m
973 Lansdowne Avesocial housing203200391 · Jul 20250461 m
55 Rankin CresToronto Community Housing · TCH1769199294 · Jun 20252 · 1 fire469 m
1401 Dupont St · Firm Capital Properties Inc1716200672 · Jul 202513481 m
1407 Dupont St · Firm Capital Properties Inc745200892 · Jul 20269484 m
11 Randolph AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation956199488 · Jun 20250544 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 lots689 lots · ≈23,190 spaces · 69.6 ha
Within 500 m35 lots · ≈1,230 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 942 spaces
EV charging (City)2285 Dundas St W · 916 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking29 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 90 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface423 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface544 m4963% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface1 km3763% (Q1 2026)
2201 Dundas St W · Surface1.1 km1070% (Q1 2026)
Keele Lot - 400 Indian Road · Surface1.1 km187 *

Nearest lots: 55 m away, ≈28 spaces; 56 m away, ≈27 spaces; 82 m away, ≈4 spaces; 103 m away, ≈36 spaces; 119 m away, ≈140 spaces; 140 m away, ≈19 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (1 km, 2 ports); 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.2 km, 2 ports); 64 Annette St (1.3 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 26, 2013

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 1,256 eastbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 248. Most cyclists arrived from the west (228 of 421). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 444 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 14% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (388). Trucks and buses were 13.2% 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 13 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, 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 north248southbound · 27 bikes · 16.9% heavy
From the west1,256eastbound · 228 bikes · 13.9% heavy
Total vehicles2,606722 pedestrians · 421 cyclists · 13.2% heavy
From the east1,102westbound · 166 bikes · 11.7% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour388 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour444 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 26, 2013

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 Ward St between Slow Lane and Lappin Ave (280 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2014; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 1,200 vehicles a day. Wallace Ave between Emerson Ave and St Clarens Ave measured slower: 18 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 25 km/h (Sep 2025). The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Ward Street between Lappin Ave and Wallace Ave.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Wallace Ave · Emerson Ave – St Clarens Ave · 252 mSep 2025 · 7 days3,52818 km/h25 km/h29 km/h
Ward St · Slow Lane – Lappin Ave · 280 mSep 2014 · 3 days1,15834 km/h44 km/h49 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Ward Street · Lappin Ave – Wallace Ave
    4 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

2016 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 3% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 40% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions30#2825 of 5,508
With an injury1#4621 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2472 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified11
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201434latest Mar 13, 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 four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 78% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle920street/outdoor (7), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft410commercial premises (3), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 9, 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 Wallace & Ward a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 30 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 Wallace & Ward?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Sep 26, 2013, 28% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Wallace & Ward?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ward St between Slow Lane and Lappin Ave (September 2014), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Wallace & Ward?

The nearest Green P car park is 695 Lansdowne Ave (423 m away, 16 spaces). The City's mapping shows 689 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,190 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2285 Dundas St W (916 m).

How do I get to Wallace & Ward by transit?

Lansdowne Station (Line 2) is 407 m away; Bloor GO is 666 m away; streetcar routes 512, 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 136 m away; bus routes 47, 168, 402, 26, 40, 29, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Wallace & Ward?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 174 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Halo Brewery (56 m), Cantanhede O Bairradino (109 m), Donna's (128 m) and Wallace Espresso (143 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 & Ward?

The nearest is Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 225 Campbell Ave, 237 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Perth Square Park Washroom (611 m); Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre Washroom (790 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 & Ward?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 760 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre (354 m, 39 spaces), Perth Avenue Early Learning Centre (536 m, 192 spaces) and Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (542 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wallace & Ward?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,131 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 800 Lansdowne Ave (336 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 77 Rankin Cres (406 m, 121 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 685 Lansdowne Ave (429 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 80) and 973 Lansdowne Ave (461 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 86 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 Wallace & Ward?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and four 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 Wallace & Ward in?

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

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined