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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 · Jan 20, 2011
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 987 southbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 191. Morning rush is the busier period: 539 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 405 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 16 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2011, 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: 539 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 405 from 4:45 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 (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 20% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 24, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 5 | |
| With an injury | 1 | |
| Property damage only | 4 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| 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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Margaret Ave between Van Horne Park Trl and Brian Dr (116 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 2-day count in December 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 500 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Brian Dr between Margaret Ave and Van Horne Ave measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Jun 2025) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Brian Dr (68 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 37,969 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dr · Margaret Ave – Van Horne Ave · 82 m | Jun 2025 · 3 days | 2,617 | 35 km/h | 40 km/h | 44 km/h |
| Margaret Ave · Van Horne Park Trl – Brian Dr · 116 m | Dec 2019 · 2 days | 543 | 38 km/h | 47 km/h | 50 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Brian Dr (southbound), 68 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 29 km/h, 85th percentile 39 km/h; 0.5% at 50 km/h or more. 37,969 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 10 169 24 nearest 15 m
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Brian Ave at Margaret Ave
- Regional
- York Region Transit 024 Woodbine at Victoria Park Av / Van Horne Av626 m · 7 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
- 6 mapped lots within 500 m, 138 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; 11 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is 241 Pizza, 622 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pleasant View Pharmacy, 775 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- 241 Pizza · Victoria Park None622 m · 7 min
- Flamin' Frost · 2830 Victoria Park Ave721 m · 9 min
- Aoyama Vip · 2770 Victoria Park Ave756 m · 9 min
- Family Shawarma and Falafel · 2778 Victoria Park Ave774 m · 9 min
- John Anderson Charcoal Broiled Hamburgers · 2832 Victoria Park Ave774 m · 9 min
- Food shops
- Marjo Bakery 774 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Pleasant View Pharmacy 775 m · 9 min
- Child care
- Kateri Kids Child Care Centre · 46 spaces, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day308 m · 4 min
- Brian Drive School Age Program (YMCA) · 75 spaces, school age · fee subsidy543 m · 6 min
- Brian's Petit Amis · 86 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day543 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- Pleasantview Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed363 m · 4 min
- Clydesdale Park Tennis Clubhouse Universal Washroom · 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.769 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 (8)
- Van Horne Park337 m · 4 min
- Pleasantview Park533 m · 6 min
- Clydesdale Park782 m · 9 min
- Fairglen Park1 km · 12 min
- Muirhead Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- Pleasantview Community Centre363 m · 4 min
- Schools (12)
- Pleasant View Jr High SchoolEnglish Public · 145 m
- St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 308 m · 4 min
- Brian Public SchoolEnglish Public · 543 m · 6 min
- Pure Degree Mandarin SchoolPrivate · 761 m · 9 min
- Academy of New Echo EducationPrivate · 891 m · 11 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Pleasant View branch178 m
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 or a care or retirement home.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Two registered apartment buildings with 412 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 70 Clipper Rd (470 m, 206 units, 14 storeys, built 1970), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 Clipper Rd · Schickedanz Bros. Properties | 206 | 14 | 1970 | 95 · Jul 2025 | 470 m · 6 min |
| 60 Clipper Rd · Schickedanz Bros. Properties | 206 | 14 | 1972 | 89 · Jul 2025 | 649 m · 8 min |
2 registered buildings · 412 units · tallest 14 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
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 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 | house driveway/garage (2), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Pleasant View.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Brian & Margaret a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 5 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 Brian & Margaret?
A quiet local crossing at the City's last count here, in 2011. Its latest count is from Jan 20, 2011, 23% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Brian & Margaret a walkable intersection?
Brian & Margaret scores 35 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: 2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; library 178 m away.
How fast do cars go at Brian & Margaret?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Margaret Ave between Van Horne Park Trl and Brian Dr (December 2019), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 68 m away (40 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Brian & Margaret?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 138 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,710 spaces — 6 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Brian & Margaret by transit?
Bus routes 10, 169, 24 within 1 km (nearest stop: Brian Ave at Margaret Ave, 15 m); York Region Transit route 024 Woodbine at Victoria Park Av / Van Horne Av.
What restaurants are near Brian & Margaret?
None within 300 m, and 11 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are 241 Pizza (622 m), Flamin' Frost (721 m), Aoyama Vip (756 m), Family Shawarma and Falafel (774 m) and John Anderson Charcoal Broiled Hamburgers (774 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Brian & Margaret?
The nearest is Pleasantview Community Centre Washroom, 545 Van Horne Ave, 363 m away. Next nearest: Clydesdale Park Tennis Clubhouse Universal Washroom (769 m).
Is there child care near Brian & Margaret?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 207 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kateri Kids Child Care Centre (308 m, 46 spaces), Brian Drive School Age Program (YMCA) (543 m, 75 spaces) and Brian's Petit Amis (543 m, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Brian & Margaret?
Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 412 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 70 Clipper Rd (470 m, 206 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 60 Clipper Rd (649 m, 206 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 92 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Brian & Margaret?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Pleasant View page.
What neighbourhood is Brian & Margaret in?
Brian & Margaret is in Pleasant View (City of Toronto neighbourhood 046). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.
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 Jan 20, 2011.
- 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 17 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: 43.78663, -79.33438 · centreline node 13445162.