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Albion & Barker

Albion Rd & Barker Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Thistletown-Beaumond Heights · Ward 1, Etobicoke North

Albion & Barker is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Thistletown-Beaumond Heights. Nearby is 7 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
20,116
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 9, 2024
118 pedestrians · 27 cyclists · #876 busiest
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 10 property damage · #3837 of 5,508
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
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,440 vehicles an hour, 1.24× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 170 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 1.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 0.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Albion & Barker

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
731183796 nearest 105 m
Express
937
Blue Night
337396
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Thistletown Community Centre 438 m · 11 docks · 3 stations, 41 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 (12)
  • St Noel Chabanel Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 476 m
  • St John Vianney Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 561 m
  • Thistletown Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 780 m
  • Braeburn Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 889 m
  • Timothy Christian SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • Can-Aim High SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • and 6 more
Parks (13)
  • Curtin Park415 m
  • Village Green Park578 m
  • Albion Gardens Park702 m
  • Summerlea Park746 m
  • Thistletown Park1 km
  • Verobeach Parkette1.1 km
  • and 7 more

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 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 46. The nearest is Dosa Twist, 225 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Okaishie Supermarket · 823 Albion Rdgrocery217 mPassed, Mar 2026
Dosa Twist · 827 Albion Rd225 mPassed, Apr 2026
Super Samosa Snacks and Sweets · 837 Albion Rd Unit--246 mPassed, Apr 2026
Afro Continental Restaurant · 849 Albion Rd277 mPassed, Apr 2026
6ixty Wings · 900 Albion Rd Unit-B20283 mPassed, Jan 2026
Food Basics · 900 Albion Rdgrocery283 mPassed, Aug 2026
Golden Joy Hakka Restaurant · 900 Albion Rd283 mPassed, Apr 2026
Albion Convenience · 900 Albion Rdgrocery283 mPassed, Dec 2023 · 3 infractions

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 Thistledown Communty Centre Washroom, 486 m away, View centre hours.

  • Thistledown Communty Centre Washroom · 925 Albion Rd
    View centre hours
    486 m
  • Summerlea Park North Parking Lot Washroom · 2 Arcot Blvd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Emergency Response
    700 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 223 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Garderie du Cercle de L'amitie - Etobicoke (476 m, 69 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 223 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Garderie du Cercle de L'amitie - Etobicoke · 30 Thistle Down Blvd
    69 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    476 m
  • Rexdale Day Nursery · 925 Albion Rd
    73 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    503 m
  • Braeburn Woods Day Care Centre · 15 Tandridge Cres
    81 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    889 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 (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.5 km away.

FireFire Station 415 · 2 km2120 Kipling Ave
Police23 Division · 2.4 km5230 Finch Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 12 · 2.5 km1535 Albion 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 two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 274 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 75 Irwin Rd (1.0 km, 53 units, 6 storeys, built 1955), which scored 75 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Registered buildings2 · 274 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score76 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20268 across the 2
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest10 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
75 Irwin Rd536195575 · Sep 202431 km
75 Tandridge CresToronto Community Housing · Del Managment22110196776 · Sep 202451 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 lots219 lots · ≈23,650 spaces · 71 ha
Within 500 m11 lots · ≈1,170 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 23 spaces
EV charging (City)14 Barkwin Dr · 842 m · 4 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking2 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
14 Barkwin Dr · Surface862 m2320% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 189 m away, ≈13 spaces; 194 m away, ≈5 spaces; 245 m away, ≈43 spaces; 282 m away, ≈187 spaces; 290 m away, ≈4 spaces; 332 m away, ≈628 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)

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 11,150 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 409 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 1,868 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 1,307 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west11,150eastbound · 7 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles20,116118 pedestrians · 27 cyclists · 1.6% heavy
From the east8,557westbound · 19 bikes · 1.6% heavy
From the south409northbound · 1 bikes · 0.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,307 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,868 vehicles from 4:00 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

On Albion Rd between Lund Ave and Riverdale Dr, 270 m from the corner, a 2-day count in June 2012 put the average speed at 56 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 66 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 72 km/h or more. That segment carries about 22,200 vehicles a day. Barker Ave between Riverdale Dr and Hentob Crt measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Jun 2025). The reading is 14 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Albion Rd · Lund Ave – Riverdale Dr · 270 mJun 2012 · 2 days22,21756 km/h66 km/h72 km/h
Barker Ave · Riverdale Dr – Hentob Crt · 361 mJun 2025 · 3 days2,40334 km/h42 km/h46 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 2019, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 3 collisions (21%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Oct 27, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3837 of 5,508
With an injury3#3161 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201415latest Oct 27, 2024

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

Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 17, 2019. 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 Thistletown-Beaumond Heights.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Albion & Barker 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 Albion & Barker?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #876 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.24× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Albion & Barker?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Albion Rd between Lund Ave and Riverdale Dr (June 2012), found an average of 56 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 66 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Albion & Barker?

The nearest Green P car park is 14 Barkwin Dr (862 m away, 23 spaces, 20% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 219 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,650 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Barkwin Dr (842 m).

How do I get to Albion & Barker by transit?

Bus routes 73, 118, 37, 96, 937 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Albion & Barker?

7 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 Dosa Twist (225 m), Super Samosa Snacks and Sweets (246 m), Afro Continental Restaurant (277 m), 6ixty Wings (283 m) and Golden Joy Hakka Restaurant (283 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 & Barker?

The nearest is Thistledown Communty Centre Washroom, 925 Albion Rd, 486 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Summerlea Park North Parking Lot Washroom (700 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 Albion & Barker?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 223 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garderie du Cercle de L'amitie - Etobicoke (476 m, 69 spaces), Rexdale Day Nursery (503 m, 73 spaces) and Braeburn Woods Day Care Centre (889 m, 81 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Albion & Barker?

Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 274 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 75 Irwin Rd (1.0 km, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 75 Tandridge Cres (1.0 km, 221 units, RentSafeTO score 76). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 76 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 & Barker?

Toronto Police place two 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 Thistletown-Beaumond Heights page.

What neighbourhood is Albion & Barker in?

Albion & Barker is in Thistletown-Beaumond Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 003), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 1, Etobicoke North, represented by Councillor Vincent Crisanti.

Sources

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