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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 volume14-hour count · May 6, 2025
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 5,752 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 33% of the total, against 2,604 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,566 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 1,302 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 18 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,302 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,566 from 2:00 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 2023, with 21 collisions; 2025 recorded 19. 11 collisions (8%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 28 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 17, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 139 | #774 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 11 | #1554 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 103 | |
| Fail to remain | 28 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 4 | #885 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 25 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 8 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 2003
On Vanderhoof Ave between Brentcliffe Rd and Aerodrome Cres, 86 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in July 2003 put the average speed at 46 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 58 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentcliffe Rd · Research Rd – Vanderhoof Ave · 52 m | Dec 2011 · 3 days | 10,139 | — | — | — |
| Vanderhoof Ave · Brentcliffe Rd – Aerodrome Cres · 86 m | Jul 2003 · 24 h | 2,258 | 46 km/h | 58 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 1849, activated 2000
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Laird Station (Line 5)587 m · 7 min
- TTC bus
- 88 156 34 51 nearest 12 m
- Blue Night
- 334 354
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Brentcliffe Rd at Vanderhoof Ave; Vanderhoof Ave at Brentcliffe Rd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Eglinton Ave E / Brentcliffe Rd 307 m · 4 min · 15 docks · 5 stations, 84 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 77 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 28 mapped lots within 500 m, 234 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1670 Bayview Ave · Surface | 1.7 km | 33 * | — |
| 709 Millwood Rd · Garage | 1.8 km | 20 | 78% (Q1 2026) |
| 1503 Bayview Avw · Surface | 1.9 km | 24 | 65% (Q1 2026) |
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 within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Farm Boy, 723 m away. Seven specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Knot Bakery at 85 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 33 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 52. The nearest is Beytoot, 85 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Leaside Community Pharmacy, 766 m away. The nearest hospital site is Lyndhurst Centre, 1.3 km away, then Holland Bloorview at 1.6 km. For seniors' housing: Suomi - Koti Toronto Nursing Home, a long-term care home 758 m away. Toronto Finnish Canadian Seniors Centre - Suomi Koti runs a seniors' active living programme 766 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Beytoot · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-885 m
- Satvic Tea Co · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-885 m
- Foodie Real Fresh · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-885 m
- Moonbeams & Marigolds · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-885 m
- Ovy Wellness · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-885 m
- Grocery
- Farm Boy 723 m · 9 min
- Food shops
- Knot Bakery 85 m · 7 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Leaside Community Pharmacy 766 m · 9 min
- Child care
- Leaside Day Care Centre · 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day500 m · 6 min
- Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community · 71 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day687 m · 8 min
- Brightpath Academy - Leaside · 107 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day780 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- Lyndhurst Centre · hospital site1.3 km · 15 min
- Holland Bloorview · hospital site1.6 km · 19 min
- Suomi - Koti Toronto Nursing Home · long-term care home758 m · 9 min
- Toronto Finnish Canadian Seniors Centre - Suomi Koti · seniors' active living centre766 m · 9 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 (7)
- Radar Park114 m
- Leonard Linton Park435 m · 5 min
- Serena Gundy Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Trace Manes Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Bessborough Parkette1.4 km · 17 min
- Community centres
- Trace Manes Park Community Centre1.3 km · 15 min
- Schools
- Maria Montessori SchoolPrivate · 686 m · 8 min
- Leaside High SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Children's Garden Junior SchoolPrivate · 1.2 km · 15 min
- Northlea Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Leaside branch1.2 km · 14 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.
Not within a walk: a public washroom.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,169 of 5,672. 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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are 15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 715 rental units. The nearest is 36 Brentcliffe Rd (143 m, 262 units, 18 storeys, built 2023), which scored 100 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Brentcliffe Rd · Kipling Residential Management Inc | 262 | 18 | 2023 | 100 · Nov 2025 | 143 m |
| 958 Eglinton Ave E · Hannah Property Management Ltd. | 24 | 3 | 1945 | 93 · Sep 2025 | 243 m |
| 27 Brentcliffe Rd · Gia Property Management | 12 | 3 | 1960 | 75 · Aug 2026 | 248 m |
| 960 Eglinton Ave E · Poloco Holdings Inc. | 16 | 3 | 1944 | 90 · Sep 2025 | 278 m · 3 min |
| 31 Brentcliffe Rd | 16 | 4 | 1958 | 84 · Oct 2025 | 292 m · 3 min |
| 964 Eglinton Ave E | 12 | 3 | 1954 | 79 · Sep 2024 | 326 m · 4 min |
15 registered buildings · 715 units · 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Three thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 1 | 0 | commercial premises (2), street/outdoor (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 Thorncliffe Park.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 139 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 Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof?
A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1088 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.
Is Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof a walkable intersection?
Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof scores 54 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,169 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: 1 grocery store within 1 km · 33 places to eat within 300 m; Laird Station 0.6 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; 2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal.
How fast do cars go at Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Vanderhoof Ave between Brentcliffe Rd and Aerodrome Cres (July 2003), found an average of 46 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 58 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof?
The nearest Green P car park is 1670 Bayview Ave (1.7 km away, 33 spaces). The City's mapping shows 234 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,710 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof by transit?
Laird Station (Line 5) is 587 m away; bus routes 88, 156, 34, 51 within 1 km (nearest stop: Brentcliffe Rd at Vanderhoof Ave, 12 m).
What restaurants are near Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof?
33 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 52 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Beytoot (85 m), Satvic Tea Co (85 m), Foodie Real Fresh (85 m), Moonbeams & Marigolds (85 m) and Ovy Wellness (85 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 92 m away at Radar Park.
Is there child care near Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 277 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Leaside Day Care Centre (500 m, 99 spaces), Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community (687 m, 71 spaces) and Brightpath Academy - Leaside (780 m, 107 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof?
15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 715 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 36 Brentcliffe Rd (143 m, 262 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 958 Eglinton Ave E (243 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 27 Brentcliffe Rd (248 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 960 Eglinton Ave E (278 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 89 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Thorncliffe Park page.
What neighbourhood is Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof in?
Brentcliffe & Vanderhoof is in Thorncliffe Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 055), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.
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 May 6, 2025.
- 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; 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 15 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: 43.71285, -79.35909 · centreline node 13456008.