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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · Nov 19, 2015
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 5,691 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 305 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,960 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,605 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 8.7% 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2015, 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.
Peak hours: 1,605 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,960 from 5:00 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 2019, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 10. 6 collisions (8%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 10, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 25, 2009.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 79 | #1401 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 6 | |
| Property damage only | 62 | |
| Fail to remain | 12 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 10 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Nov 25, 2009 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2009
On Alness St between Dolomite Dr and Flint Rd, 276 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2009 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alness St · Dolomite Dr – Flint Rd · 276 m | Apr 2009 · 24 h | 12,581 | 50 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 107 60 105 nearest 101 m
- Express
- 960
- Blue Night
- 353 329
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m
- Regional
- York Region Transit 003 Thornhill 105 Dufferin at Steeles Av / Alness St314 m · 4 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 164 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 29 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Real Fruit Bubble Tea, 387 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Real Fruit Bubble Tea · 2181 Steeles Ave W Unit-B16387 m · 5 min
- Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House · 2181 Steeles Ave W Unit-B5387 m · 5 min
- Soloway Hot Dog Factory · 917 Alness St427 m · 5 min
- Old Avenue Restaurant · 913 Alness St 5455 m · 5 min
- Seoul Jimjilbang · 376 Magnetic Dr Unit-376-382583 m · 7 min
- Food shops
- Planet Bread 445 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
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
- Within 1.5 km
- No park, community centre, school, library or place of interest in the City's lists.
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.
Not within a walk: a grocery store, a pharmacy, a park, a community centre, a school, licensed child care, a library or a public washroom.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Nine thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.3 a year. 89% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 9 | 3 | 0 | street/outdoor (8), commercial premises (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (1) |
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 York University Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Alness & Magnetic a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 79 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 Alness & Magnetic?
An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2015. Its latest count is from Nov 19, 2015, 1.33× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Alness & Magnetic a walkable intersection?
Alness & Magnetic scores 13 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: 3 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km; 29 within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Alness & Magnetic?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Alness St between Dolomite Dr and Flint Rd (April 2009), found an average of 50 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Alness & Magnetic?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 164 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 46,730 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Alness & Magnetic by transit?
Bus routes 107, 60, 105, 960 within 1 km; York Region Transit routes 003 Thornhill, 105 Dufferin at Steeles Av / Alness St.
What restaurants are near Alness & Magnetic?
None within 300 m, and 29 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Real Fruit Bubble Tea (387 m), Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House (387 m), Soloway Hot Dog Factory (427 m), Old Avenue Restaurant (455 m) and Seoul Jimjilbang (583 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
How many thefts are reported at Alness & Magnetic?
Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the York University Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Alness & Magnetic in?
Alness & Magnetic is in York University Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 027), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak. The corner falls inside the DuKe Heights Business Improvement Area.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 19, 2015.
- 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.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 6 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: 43.78255, -79.47934 · centreline node 13445891.