Broadview & Torrens

Traffic volume8-hour count · Mar 31, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 3,962 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 174 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (31 of 63). Evening rush dominates here: 1,344 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 797 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. 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: 797 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,344 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 5 collisions. 3 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 14, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jul 19, 2018.

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

On Torrens Ave between Broadview Ave and Lane W of Pape and N of Torrens, 212 m from the corner, a 2-day count in May 2003 put the average speed at 37 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Broadview Ave between Don Valley Dr and Woodville Ave measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Sep 2025) — a much more recent reading than the one above. 11 speed humps slow traffic on Torrens Avenue between Broadview Ave and Donlands Ave.

Traffic calming

Torrens Avenue (Broadview Ave – Donlands Ave): 11 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.

The crossing

pedestrian crossover

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food13/30

  2 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit14/28

  5 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go6/14

  library 501 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation9/10

  2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care4/8

  nearest school 0.6 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot5/10

  pedestrian crossover · 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.

Within a kilometre there are 57 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,953 rental units, 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1243 Broadview Ave (64 m, 38 units, 4 storeys, built 1955), which scored 96 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 57 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

57 registered buildings · 3,953 units · 1 social housing · tallest 22 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.

Five thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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 Broadview North.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 31, 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; 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: 43.69027, -79.35516 · centreline node 13459803.