Avenue & Hillhurst

Traffic volume8-hour count · Apr 5, 2022

The south leg carries the load — 7,566 northbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 379. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,337 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 9% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (2,151). Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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: 2,151 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,337 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

2018 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 4% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 17, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Dec 12, 2020. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

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

The City's counter on Hillhurst Blvd between Avenue Rd and Mona Dr (177 m away) recorded an average of 40 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 2,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Avenue Rd between Castlefield Ave and St Clements Ave measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Nov 2023) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Castlefield Ave (383 m away, 40 km/h limit), 1.1% of the 9,953 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

Castlefield Ave (eastbound), 383 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 24 km/h, 85th percentile 38 km/h; 1.1% at 50 km/h or more. 9,953 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 1770, activated 1997 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a grocery store or a library.

• Groceries and food2/30

  6 within 1 km

• Transit19/28

  Avenue Station 0.8 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km

• Schools and child care7/8

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

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Four registered apartment buildings with 78 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 1112 Avenue Rd (444 m, 13 units, 4 storeys, built 1961), which scored 80 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

4 registered buildings · 78 units · tallest 4 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.

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

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 Lawrence Park South.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 5, 2022.
• 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).
• 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 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: 43.71211, -79.41170 · centreline node 13456247.