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Windermere & Deforest (South)

Windermere Ave & Deforest Rd (South) · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

In High Park-Swansea, Windermere & Deforest (South) is a lightly travelled intersection. At the corner: a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: Jane Station (Line 2) 369 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
4,479
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 15, 2017
731 pedestrians · 77 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 8 property damage · #3854 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 369 m · 8 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 560 vehicles, 48% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Police have logged an average of 1.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Windermere & Deforest (South)

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)369 m; Runnymede Station (Line 2)491 m
TTC bus
772726551497179203 nearest 337 m
Express
935
Blue Night
300335
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
265 Willard Ave 339 m · 15 docks · 8 stations, 178 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 (11)
  • Erudite Elementary SchoolPrivate · 242 m
  • Humberside Montessori SchoolPrivate · 502 m
  • Swansea Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 507 m
  • Blyth Academy School - EtobicokePrivate · 562 m
  • St Pius X Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 562 m
  • Runnymede Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 913 m
  • and 5 more
Parks (29)
  • Willard Gardens Parkette125 m
  • Rambert Crescent Parkette265 m
  • George Chater Parkette340 m
  • Sunnybrook Parkette377 m
  • Waller Avenue Ravine Lands407 m
  • Neil McLellan Park449 m
  • and 23 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Swansea Memorial branch142 m
  • Toronto Public Library Runnymede branch640 m
Places of interest
  • The Village PlayersPerforming Arts · 577 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 1.3 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 6 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 83. The nearest is Windermere Kids, 126 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés6 within 300 m · 83 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Windermere Kids · 356 Windermere Ave126 mPassed, Jul 2026
Capybara · 2323 Bloor St W Unit-105242 mPassed, Jul 2026
Prime Sushi · 2323 Bloor St W Bldg-103242 mPassed, Jan 2026
Silver Fox Espresso Bar · 2285 Bloor St W283 mPassed, Jul 2026
Bloor Meat Market · 2283 Bloor St Wgrocery286 mPassed, Feb 2026
Wake' A Boo Breakfast Bar · 2279 Bloor St W292 mPassed, May 2026
Grumpy Gourmet: Purveyor of Fine Foods · 2277 Bloor St Wgrocery295 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Kingsway Meat Products · 2342 Bloor St Wgrocery298 mPassed, Jul 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 Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 475 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 108 m away at Willard Gardens Parkette.

  • Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 15 Waller Ave
    View centre hours
    475 m
  • Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom · 1 Rennie Terr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    620 m
Drinking water
Willard Gardens Parkette drinking fountain · 108 m; Rennie Park bottle filling station · 541 m · off

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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,143 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Windermere Kids Inc. (125 m, 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,143 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 14
  • Windermere Kids Inc. · 356 Windermere Ave
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    125 m
  • Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori · 2271 Bloor St W
    142 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    300 m
  • La Petite Ecole · 130 Kennedy Ave
    16 spaces · preschool
    455 m
  • Humberside Montessori School · 121 Kennedy Ave
    120 spaces · preschool
    502 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (122 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 425 · 122 m83 Deforest Rd
Police11 Division · 3 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 1 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

Within a kilometre there are 24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 745 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 93 Lavinia Ave (162 m, 68 units, 5 storeys, built 1993), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 23 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings24 · 745 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202623 across the 24
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest5 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
93 Lavinia Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc685199395 · Aug 20260162 m
2407 Bloor St W123192095 · Nov 20250334 m
109 Runnymede Rd113195287 · Jul 20240422 m
111 Runnymede Rd164196088 · Aug 20261 · 1 fire431 m
117 Runnymede Rd424192790 · Aug 20261445 m
23 Jane St183195586 · Jul 20250456 m
29 Jane St · Biddington Property Managment Corp183191096 · Nov 20250468 m
35 Jane St · Biddington Property Managment Corp183191092 · Aug 20260 · 1 fire484 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 lots451 lots · ≈17,820 spaces · 53.5 ha
Within 500 m38 lots · ≈950 spaces
Green P (public)9 car parks · about 971 spaces
EV charging (City)265 Armadale Ave · 351 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking30 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 14 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
265 Willard Ave · Surface337 m9053% (Q1 2026)
265 Durie St · Surface339 m14470% (Q1 2026)
265 Armadale Ave · Surface388 m14458% (Q1 2026)
255 Kennedy Ave · Surface556 m5665% (Q1 2026)
17 Riverview Gdns · Surface567 m9552% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 153 m away, ≈66 spaces; 182 m away, ≈10 spaces; 208 m away, ≈18 spaces; 212 m away, ≈8 spaces; 251 m away, ≈47 spaces; 266 m away, ≈17 spaces. More EV charging: 535 Runnymeade Rd (1.5 km, 2 ports); 115 High Park Avenue (1.5 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, Jun 15, 2017

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 2,000 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 39 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (39 of 77). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 762 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m., 31% above the afternoon peak from 4:15 p.m. (581). Trucks and buses were 9.7% 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 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, 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 north1,878southbound · 27 bikes · 10.0% heavy
From the west39eastbound · 2 bikes · 10.3% heavy
Total vehicles4,479731 pedestrians · 77 cyclists · 9.7% heavy
From the east562westbound · 9 bikes · 8.0% heavy
From the south2,000northbound · 39 bikes · 9.9% heavy
AM peak hour762 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour581 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 15, 2017

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 Deforest Rd between Lavinia Ave and Windermere Ave, 52 m from the corner, a 2-day count in September 2018 put the average speed at 33 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,600 vehicles a day. Windermere Ave between Mayfield Ave and Ostend Ave measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Mar 2025). The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Deforest Rd · Lavinia Ave – Windermere Ave · 52 mSep 2018 · 2 days1,62333 km/h40 km/h45 km/h
Windermere Ave · Mayfield Ave – Ostend Ave · 137 mMar 2025 · 3 days5,71234 km/h40 km/h45 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 2024, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 3 collisions (21%) involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (14%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3854 of 5,508
With an injury3#3248 of 4,660
Property damage only8
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#2379 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1724 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201417latest Mar 16, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 9, 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 High Park-Swansea.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Windermere & Deforest (South) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 Windermere & Deforest (South)?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Jun 15, 2017, 48% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Windermere & Deforest (South)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Deforest Rd between Lavinia Ave and Windermere Ave (September 2018), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Windermere & Deforest (South)?

The nearest Green P car park is 265 Willard Ave (337 m away, 90 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 451 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,820 spaces — 38 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 265 Armadale Ave (351 m).

How do I get to Windermere & Deforest (South) by transit?

Jane Station (Line 2) is 369 m away; bus routes 77, 27, 26, 55, 149, 71, 79, 203 and 1 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Windermere & Deforest (South)?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 83 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Windermere Kids (126 m), Capybara (242 m), Prime Sushi (242 m), Silver Fox Espresso Bar (283 m) and Wake' A Boo Breakfast Bar (292 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 Windermere & Deforest (South)?

The nearest is Swansea Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 15 Waller Ave, 475 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Rennie Park David H. Williams Washroom (620 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 Windermere & Deforest (South)?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,143 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Windermere Kids Inc. (125 m, 73 spaces), Simplysmart Childcare Centre & Montessori (300 m, 142 spaces) and La Petite Ecole (455 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Windermere & Deforest (South)?

24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 745 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 93 Lavinia Ave (162 m, 68 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 2407 Bloor St W (334 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 109 Runnymede Rd (422 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 111 Runnymede Rd (431 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 is 92 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 Windermere & Deforest (South)?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles 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 Windermere & Deforest (South) in?

Windermere & Deforest (South) 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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