Toronto · intersection · signal 893

Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp

Toronto, Ontario · Alderwood · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp is a major arterial intersection. It sits in Alderwood. It has a live City traffic camera at the corner. Nearby: 4 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
33,569
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 11, 2025
437 pedestrians · 45 cyclists
Collisions
130
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
1
TTC stop within 100 m
4 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
58/100
city median 48
5 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 89 m

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Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Live traffic camera RESCU 8123 · 18 m

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Live camera RESCU 8123 · Browns Line & Evans Browns Ln Ramp
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Live camera · RESCU 8123 · Browns Line & Evans Browns Ln Ramp
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 11, 2025

The south leg carries the load — 15,690 northbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,824. Most cyclists arrived from the west (31 of 45). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,127 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 15% above the morning peak from 7:30 a.m. (2,714). Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 13 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north12,501southbound · 2 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the west3,554eastbound · 31 bikes · 5.7% heavy
Total vehicles33,569437 pedestrians · 45 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east1,824westbound · 3 bikes · 1.1% heavy
From the south15,690northbound · 9 bikes · 5.6% heavy

Peak hours: 2,714 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 3,127 from 4:30 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

2016 was the peak year (18 collisions), and 2025 closed with 13. 22% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 26, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions1303.9 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles
With an injury29
Property damage only85
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian6
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)9
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on Brown's Line between Coules Crt and Evans Brown's Line Ramp (40 m away, Apr 2012) recorded volume only — about 18,240 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Brown's Line · Coules Crt – Evans Brown's Line Ramp · 40 mApr 2012 · 3 days18,240———

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 0893, activated 1969 · leading pedestrian interval South

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
123 15 110 nearest 28 m
Blue Night
315
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Brown's Line at Coules Crt (North) North Side
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
19 mapped lots within 500 m, 243 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

You can do a shop on foot from here: Sandown Market West is 89 m away, one of two grocery stores within 300 m. For everything else there are two convenience stores and gas bars within 300 m. There are 5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 17 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Lika at Sheila's, 103 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Sav On Drug Mart, 178 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Queensway Health Centre, 1.3 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Lika at Sheila's · 820 Browns Line103 m
  • New Bite Indian Cuisine · 744 Browns Line130 m
  • Venezia Cafe · 732 Browns Line170 m
  • Habanero · 876 Brown's Line171 m
  • Pizzaiolo · 718 Browns Line197 m
5 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Grocery
Sandown Market West 89 m · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Laila's Cheesecake Co 358 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Sav On Drug Mart 178 m · 2 within 1 km
Child care
  • St.ambrose YMCA · 127 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day297 m · 4 min
  • Rhyme & Reason Day Care · 56 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age740 m · 9 min
  • PLASP Lanor Junior Middle School · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day814 m · 10 min
4 licensed centres · 428 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Sir Adam Beck Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Closed for the Season846 m · 10 min
  • Alderwood Centre Washroom · hours not listed1 km · 11 min
Health and care
  • Queensway Health Centre · hospital site1.3 km · 16 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
  • Alderwood Memorial Park674 m · 8 min
  • Bisset Park814 m · 10 min
  • Sir Adam Beck Park913 m · 11 min
  • Delma Park1 km · 12 min
Community centres
Schools
  • St Ambrose Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 296 m · 4 min
  • Lanor Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 814 m · 10 min
  • Sir Adam Beck Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Alderwood branch1 km · 11 min
Places of interest
  • CF Sherway GardensLandmark · 1.1 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 care or retirement home.

58of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food25/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 5 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit12/28

    4 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go6/14

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

  • Parks and recreation3/10

    nearest park 0.7 km · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care6/8

    1 school within 500 m · 1 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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Five registered apartment buildings with 285 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 625 Evans Ave (278 m, 85 units, 11 storeys, built 1967), which scored 93 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
625 Evans Ave · CAPREIT LP8511196793 · Jul 2026278 m · 3 min
618 Evans Ave · Berkley Property Management Inc.253196796 · Nov 2025292 m · 3 min
620 Evans Ave · 620 Evans253197071 · Jul 2026348 m · 4 min
270 Sheldon Ave · CAPREIT746196097 · Jul 2025780 m · 9 min
256 Sheldon Ave social housing767198298 · Jul 2026851 m · 10 min

5 registered buildings · 285 units · 1 social housing · tallest 11 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 two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210street/outdoor (1), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft210other (1), commercial premises (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 Alderwood.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 130 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 Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp?

A major arterial intersection. Its latest count is from Sep 11, 2025, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection.

Is Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp a walkable intersection?

Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp scores 58 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 grocery stores within 300 m · 5 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

Where can I park near Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 243 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 39,120 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp by transit?

Bus routes 123, 15, 110 within 1 km (nearest stop: Brown's Line at Coules Crt (North) North Side, 28 m).

What restaurants are near Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp?

5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 17 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Lika at Sheila's (103 m), New Bite Indian Cuisine (130 m), Venezia Cafe (170 m), Habanero (171 m) and Pizzaiolo (197 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp?

The nearest is Sir Adam Beck Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 55 Eltham Dr, 846 m away. The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. Next nearest: Alderwood Centre Washroom (1.0 km).

Is there child care near Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 428 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St.ambrose YMCA (297 m, 127 spaces), Rhyme & Reason Day Care (740 m, 56 spaces) and PLASP Lanor Junior Middle School (814 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp?

Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 285 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 625 Evans Ave (278 m, 85 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 618 Evans Ave (292 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 620 Evans Ave (348 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 71) and 270 Sheldon Ave (780 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 91 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Alderwood page.

What neighbourhood is Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp in?

Brown's Line & Evans Brown's Line Ramp is in Alderwood (City of Toronto neighbourhood 020). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined