Toronto · intersection · signal 1347

Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale

Toronto, Ontario · Englemount-Lawrence · Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence

In Englemount-Lawrence, Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale is an intersection of typical volume. At the corner: Yorkdale Station and parks. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
12,194
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 29, 2024
46 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
0
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
Yorkdale Station
subway station within 250 m
15 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
69/100
city median 48
2 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 257 m

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Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · May 29, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 8,549 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 70% of the total, against 2 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,293 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 507 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years 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 west8,549eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.9% heavy
Total vehicles12,19446 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 3.9% heavy
From the east2westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,643northbound · 0 bikes · 1.4% heavy

Peak hours: 507 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,293 from 4:15 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

Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.

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.

The crossing
Signal 1347, activated 1967

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Yorkdale Station (Line 1)71 m; Wilson Station (Line 1)919 m · 11 min
GO Transit
GO bus 92 Oshawa / Yorkdale 27 Milton / North York 33 Guelph / North York 19 Mississauga / North York 94 Pickering / Square One 36 Brampton / North York Express at Yorkdale Bus Terminal162 m
TTC bus
18 109 400 29 96 101 165 120 160 nearest 122 m
Express
929 996
Blue Night
329 396
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Ranee Ave / Flemington Rd (North) 269 m · 3 min · 11 docks · 3 stations, 49 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
3 car parks · about 1,602 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
11 mapped lots within 500 m, 596 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Wilson South Lot - 30 Tippett Road · Surface874 m645 *—
Transit Road Lot - 25 Transit Rd · Surface1 km72 *—
Wilson Main Lot - 50 Wilson Heights Blvd · Surface1.2 km885 *—

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Zippy Market, 257 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 102 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pickle Barrel Grand and Cafe, 164 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Lawrence Heights Chemists, 291 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Baycrest Hospital, 1.3 km away. For seniors' housing: Baycrest Terraces, a retirement home 689 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Pickle Barrel Grand and Cafe · 1 Yorkdale Rd Unit-12f164 m
  • Tim Hortons · 1 Yorkdale Rd Unit-1164 m
  • Jardin Noir · 3401 Dufferin St 609340 m · 4 min
  • Patties Express · 3401 Dufferin St Fc 20340 m · 4 min
  • Poulet Rouge · 3401 Dufferin St F03340 m · 4 min
2 within 300 m · 102 within 1 km
Grocery
Zippy Market 257 m · 3 min · 2 within 1 km
Food shops
Danish Pastry House 340 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Lawrence Heights Chemists 291 m · 3 min · 6 within 1 km
Child care
  • Baycrest Child Care Centre · 144 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day550 m · 7 min
  • Lawrence Heights Community Day Care Centre · 138 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day674 m · 8 min
  • Macaulay - Tippett Child Care Centre · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day875 m · 10 min
3 licensed centres · 331 spaces within 1 km · all accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Lawrence Heights Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed1 km · 11 min
Drinking water: Baycrest Park 130 m
Health and care
  • Baycrest Hospital · hospital site1.3 km · 15 min
  • Baycrest Terraces · retirement home689 m · 8 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (16)
  • Yorkdale Park208 m
  • Baycrest Park218 m
  • Flemington Park529 m · 6 min
  • Ranee Park617 m · 7 min
  • Champlain Parkette744 m · 9 min
and 11 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (15)
  • St Margaret - Beatrice Campus and Baycrest PublicEnglish Separate · 550 m · 7 min
  • Lawrence Heights Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 632 m · 8 min
  • Flemington Public SchoolEnglish Public · 674 m · 8 min
  • Yeshiva Bnei Tzion of Bobov SchoolPrivate · 823 m · 10 min
  • Yeshiva Darchei Torah SchoolPrivate · 926 m · 11 min
and 10 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Barbara Frum branch1.3 km · 16 min
Places of interest
  • Yorkdale Shopping CentreLandmark · 397 m · 5 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food20/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 2 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit27/28

    Yorkdale Station · 5 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go7/14

    library 1.3 km away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation9/10

    2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care2/8

    nearest school 0.6 km · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km

  • 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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 40 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,490 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — 20 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 20 New Heights Crt (351 m, 78 units, 8 storeys, built 2021), which scored 99 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
20 New Heights Crt social housing · TCHC-West Region788202199 · Aug 2026351 m · 4 min
20 Zachary Crt Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation777201897 · Aug 2025378 m · 5 min
87 Amaranth Crt Toronto Community Housing · TCH304195784 · Aug 2026597 m · 7 min
155 Neptune Dr Toronto Community Housing · TCH484197488 · Sep 2025702 m · 8 min
18 Tretti Way · Tippet Park Two Inc O/A Shiplake Properties Ltd179172022100 · Oct 2025730 m · 9 min
135 Neptune Dr Toronto Community Housing · TCH484197497 · Aug 2026734 m · 9 min

40 registered buildings · 1,490 units · 20 social housing · tallest 17 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025 and police reported no collisions of any severity. 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 Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from May 29, 2024, 75% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale a walkable intersection?

Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale scores 69 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: Yorkdale Station · 5 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km; 2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 2 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal.

Where can I park near Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale?

The nearest Green P car park is Wilson South Lot - 30 Tippett Road (874 m away, 645 spaces). The City's mapping shows 596 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 56,380 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale by transit?

Yorkdale Station (Line 1) is 71 m away; bus routes 18, 109, 400, 29, 96, 101, 165, 120 and 3 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 102 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pickle Barrel Grand and Cafe (164 m), Tim Hortons (164 m), Jardin Noir (340 m), Patties Express (340 m) and Poulet Rouge (340 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale?

The nearest is Lawrence Heights Community Centre Washroom, 5 Replin Rd, 1.0 km away.

Is there child care near Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 331 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Baycrest Child Care Centre (550 m, 144 spaces), Lawrence Heights Community Day Care Centre (674 m, 138 spaces) and Macaulay - Tippett Child Care Centre (875 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale?

40 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,490 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 20 New Heights Crt (351 m, 78 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 20 Zachary Crt (378 m, 77 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 87 Amaranth Crt (597 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 155 Neptune Dr (702 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 40 is 89 out of 100.

What neighbourhood is Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale in?

Allen N Yorkdale Rd Ramp & Hwy 401 Allen N Ramp & Yorkdale is in Englemount-Lawrence (City of Toronto neighbourhood 032). It is in Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, represented by Councillor Mike Colle.

Sources

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