Toronto · intersection · signal 1424

Albion & Armel

Albion Rd & Armel Crt · Toronto, Ontario · Elms-Old Rexdale · Ward 1, Etobicoke North

Albion & Armel, in Elms-Old Rexdale, is a moderately heavy crossing. At the corner: a multi-use trail. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
32,224
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 9, 2024
742 pedestrians · 71 cyclists · #271 busiest
Collisions
110
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
16 with an injury · 77 property damage · #998 of 5,508 · +6 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,300 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.99× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 43 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 11 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 3.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions edged up 12%, from 52 in 2016–2020 to 58 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Albion & Armel

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
73961188916537 nearest 21 m
Express
996989937
Blue Night
396373337
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Albion Rd at Armel Crt
Regional
MiWay 30 Rexdale at Bergamot Ave at Islington Ave1 km
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Humber River Recreational Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Armel Ct / Albion Rd 31 m · 19 docks · 4 stations, 60 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 (9)
  • The Elms & Boys LeadershipEnglish Public · 525 m
  • Can-Aim High SchoolPrivate · 630 m
  • Elmlea Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 681 m
  • St Stephen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 708 m
  • Timothy Christian SchoolPrivate · 760 m
  • Braeburn Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 793 m
  • and 3 more
Parks (12)
  • Acacia Park392 m
  • Louise Russo Park464 m
  • Humber Valley Golf Course604 m
  • The Elms Park702 m
  • Turpin Avenue Park795 m
  • Pine Point Park812 m
  • and 6 more
Signal
1424, activated 1982 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 22 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Centre For Early Childhood Education, 526 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Centre For Early Childhood Education · 45 Golfdown Dr526 mPassed, Feb 2026
M & B Tropical Grocery · 351 Albion Rdgrocery557 mPassed, May 2026
Benin Cafe · 359 Albion Rd Unit-0568 mPassed, May 2026
Humber Valley Golf Course · 40 Beattie Ave588 mPassed, Aug 2026
Al-Aruba Restaurant · 377 Albion Rd658 mPassed, Mar 2026
Etob Restaurant · 379 Albion Rd661 mPassed, Aug 2026
Etob Restaurant · 379 Albion Rd661 mPassed, Jul 2025
Hamshow Mini Market · 385 Albion Rdgrocery685 mPassed, Nov 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 Humber Valley Golf Course Washroom, 645 m away, View facility hours. A drinking fountain is 491 m away at Louise Russo Park.

  • Humber Valley Golf Course Washroom · 40 Beattie Ave
    View facility hours
    645 m
  • Pine Point Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 15 Grierson Rd
    View outdoor pool hours
    1 km
Drinking water
Louise Russo Park drinking fountain · 491 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 314 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is B.f. Toronto Centre For Early Childhood Education (525 m, 98 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km4 centres · 314 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 4
  • B.f. Toronto Centre For Early Childhood Education · 45 Golfdown Dr
    98 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    525 m
  • George Brown - Elmlea · 50 Hadrian Dr
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    681 m
  • St. Stephen Child Care Centre · 55 Golfdown Dr
    79 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    708 m
  • Braeburn Woods Day Care Centre · 15 Tandridge Cres
    81 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    793 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 415 (2.0 km), the nearest police station 23 Division (3.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.2 km away.

FireFire Station 415 · 2 km2120 Kipling Ave
Police23 Division · 3.9 km5230 Finch Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 14 · 3.2 km321 Rexdale Blvd

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 eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 514 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 73 Lovilla Blvd (790 m, 16 units, 3 storeys, built 1952), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 38 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 514 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202638 across the 8
Open fire-code violations7
Tallest10 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
73 Lovilla Blvd · Wedgewood Columbus Limited163195292 · Aug 20260790 m
6 Auburndale Crt · Sterling Karamar Property Management827196495 · Sep 20263 · 3 fire798 m
75 Tandridge CresToronto Community Housing · Del Managment22110196776 · Sep 20245850 m
2313 Islington Ave · Golden Equity Properties807196482 · Sep 202522 · 3 fire907 m
2362 Islington Ave133197277 · Sep 202411 km
2356 Islington Ave · Olympia Properties Inc.183195892 · Sep 202451 km
2366 Islington Ave163195098 · Sep 202501 km
2328 Islington Ave · Orchard Apartments (2328) Inc687196293 · Aug 20242 · 1 fire1 km

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 lots229 lots · ≈48,240 spaces · 144.7 ha
Within 500 m6 lots · ≈830 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 36 m away, ≈146 spaces; 132 m away, ≈139 spaces; 142 m away, ≈366 spaces; 182 m away, ≈44 spaces; 196 m away, ≈66 spaces; 472 m away, ≈69 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, Nov 9, 2024 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 17,454 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 54% of the total, against 96 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (56 of 71). Evening rush dominates here: 3,121 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 2,079 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north17,454southbound · 7 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the west96eastbound · 3 bikes · 1.0% heavy
Total vehicles32,224742 pedestrians · 71 cyclists · 1.7% heavy
From the east1,946westbound · 5 bikes · 0.5% heavy
From the south12,728northbound · 56 bikes · 1.9% heavy
AM peak hour2,079 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour3,121 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 9, 2024 · weekend

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 most recent midblock count on Albion Rd between Armel Crt and Shendale Dr (75 m away, May 2015) recorded volume only — about 19,024 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Albion Rd · Armel Crt – Shendale Dr · 75 mMay 2015 · 3 days19,024

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 2019, with 21 collisions; 2025 recorded 12. 16 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 24 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions110#998 of 5,508
With an injury16#1083 of 4,660
Property damage only77
Fail to remain24
Involving a pedestrian1#2142 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified17
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014139latest Jun 3, 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. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 20, 2009.

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

57 thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 9.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 28 in 2023–2025, about 9.3 a year, against 4.1 a year before that. 74% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle57281street/outdoor (42), apartment parking (10)
Bicycle theft001

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 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 Elms-Old Rexdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Albion & Armel a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 110 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 Albion & Armel?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #271 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.99× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Albion & Armel?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 229 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 48,240 spaces — 6 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Albion & Armel by transit?

Bus routes 73, 96, 118, 89, 165, 37, 996, 989 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Albion Rd at Armel Crt, 21 m); MiWay route 30 Rexdale at Bergamot Ave at Islington Ave.

What restaurants are near Albion & Armel?

None within 300 m, and 22 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Centre For Early Childhood Education (526 m), Benin Cafe (568 m), Humber Valley Golf Course (588 m), Al-Aruba Restaurant (658 m) and Etob Restaurant (661 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 Albion & Armel?

The nearest is Humber Valley Golf Course Washroom, 40 Beattie Ave, 645 m away (View facility hours). Next nearest: Pine Point Park Outdoor Pool 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 Albion & Armel?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 314 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are B.f. Toronto Centre For Early Childhood Education (525 m, 98 spaces), George Brown - Elmlea (681 m, 56 spaces) and St. Stephen Child Care Centre (708 m, 79 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Albion & Armel?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 514 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 73 Lovilla Blvd (790 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 6 Auburndale Crt (798 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 75 Tandridge Cres (850 m, 221 units, RentSafeTO score 76) and 2313 Islington Ave (907 m, 80 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 88 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 Albion & Armel?

Toronto Police place 57 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 Elms-Old Rexdale page.

What neighbourhood is Albion & Armel in?

Albion & Armel is in Elms-Old Rexdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 005), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 1, Etobicoke North, represented by Councillor Vincent Crisanti.

Sources

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