Boulton & First

Traffic volume8-hour count · Nov 6, 2006

The north leg carries the load — 1,076 southbound vehicles, or 63% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 636. Morning rush is the busier period: 294 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 174 from 4:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 10.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 20 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2006, 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: 294 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 174 from 4:00 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 4 collisions. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 58% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 18, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

The City's counter on First Ave between Broadview Ave and Boulton Ave (133 m away) recorded an average of 29 km/h in its 24-hour count in March 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Boulton Ave between Lane N of Dundas and E of Boulton and First Ave measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 31 km/h (Mar 2025) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on 722 Gerrard St East (163 m away, 40 km/h limit), 2.7% of the 25,028 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority. 3 speed humps slow traffic on First Avenue between Broadview Ave and Boulton Ave.

Speed sign

722 Gerrard St East (westbound), 163 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 33 km/h, 85th percentile 42 km/h; 2.7% at 50 km/h or more. 25,028 vehicles logged in July 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

First Avenue (Broadview Ave – Boulton Ave): 3 speed humps

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.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 15 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit14/28

  2 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 427 m away · 3 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation7/10

  6 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot2/10

  traffic calming

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.

Ten registered apartment buildings with 962 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 444 Logan Ave (417 m, 159 units, 22 storeys, built 1967), which scored 86 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 10 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

10 registered buildings · 962 units · 7 social housing · tallest 23 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 18 thefts from vehicles and 12 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.0 a year. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from other premises.

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 South Riverdale.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 6, 2006.
• 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); Traffic Calming Database.
• 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 14 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: 43.66530, -79.34908 · centreline node 13464205.