Allen & Eglinton (East)

Traffic volume14-hour count · Mar 24, 2026

No single direction dominates: each approach carried between 19,157 and 20,749 vehicles. Most cyclists arrived from the west (33 of 69). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,072 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,149 from 3:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

Peak hours: 3,072 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,149 from 3:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2024, with 43 collisions; 2025 recorded 42. 22 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 41 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 29 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 26, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

On Eglinton Ave W between Park Hill Rd and Fairleigh Cres, 233 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2004 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 47 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 25,800 vehicles a day. The reading is 22 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Eglinton Ave W (218 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 108,880 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Eglinton Ave W (westbound), 218 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 35 km/h, 85th percentile 40 km/h; 0.0% at 60 km/h or more. 108,880 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing

Signal 1307, activated 1980 · bicycle signal

Not within a walk: a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food13/30

  2 grocery stores within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

  Cedarvale Station · 8 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go2/14

  library 1.1 km away

• Parks and recreation6/10

  2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.1 km

• Schools and child care7/8

  1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot4/10

  traffic signal

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Within a kilometre there are 26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,880 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1071 Eglinton Ave W (69 m, 33 units, 3 storeys, built 1955), which scored 87 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

26 registered buildings · 1,880 units · 6 social housing · tallest 18 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 24, 2026.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 8 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.69899, -79.43503 · centreline node 13458384.