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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 · Nov 29, 2010
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 1,365 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 61% of the total, against 175 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 351 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 250 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2010, 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: 250 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 351 from 4:15 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 2019, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (11%) involved an injury. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 58% of collisions. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 15, 2025.
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 | 19 | |
| With an injury | 2 | |
| Property damage only | 10 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 7 | |
| 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 2010
On Ryding Ave between Lane E of Runnymede and S of Ryding and Runnymede Rd, 374 m from the corner, a 4-day count in November 2010 put the average speed at 43 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 50 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 55 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Cobalt Ave between Lane S of St Clair and E of Runnymede and St Clair Ave W measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Nov 2010). 5 speed humps slow traffic on Ryding Avenue between Runnymede Rd and Cobalt Ave.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Ave · Lane S of St Clair and E of Runnymede – St Clair Ave W · 89 m | Nov 2010 · 4 days | 1,685 | 32 km/h | 42 km/h | 46 km/h |
| Ryding Ave · Lane E of Runnymede and S of Ryding – Runnymede Rd · 374 m | Nov 2010 · 4 days | 3,444 | 43 km/h | 50 km/h | 55 km/h |
- Traffic calming
- Ryding Avenue (Runnymede Rd – Cobalt Ave): 5 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 512 nearest 683 m · 8 min
- TTC bus
- 189 40 71 79 30 41 89 nearest 123 m
- Blue Night
- 340 341
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- Bike Lane - Contraflow on Ryding Ave installed 2020
- Bike Share
- St. Clair Ave W / Symes Rd 201 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 80 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
- 7 car parks · about 236 spaces
- EV charging
- 535 Runnymeade Rd · 1.3 km · 2 Level 2 ports; also 64 Annette St (1.9 km)
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 36 mapped lots within 500 m, 360 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3354 Dundas St W · Surface | 755 m | 11 | 99% (Q1 2026) |
| 1A Mould Avenue · Surface | 885 m | 7 * | — |
| 400 Keele St · Surface | 1.4 km | 35 | 80% (Q1 2026) |
| 351 Keele St · Surface | 1.6 km | 72 | 70% (Q1 2026) |
| 385 Pacific Ave · Surface | 1.9 km | 67 | 73% (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 Metro, 563 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 55. The nearest is Bairrada Churrasqueira Grillhouse, 99 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Cureon Compounding Pharmacy, 146 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Runnymede Healthcare Centre, 920 m away. For seniors' housing: Runnymede Long - Term Care Home, a long-term care home 948 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Bairrada Churrasqueira Grillhouse · 2293 St Clair Ave W99 m
- Banh Mi Happy · 2391 St Clair Ave W356 m · 4 min
- The Stockyards Grind · 2382 St Clair Ave W367 m · 4 min
- Saldoce Caffe & Kitchen · 2411 St Clair Ave W401 m · 5 min
- The On Zon · 2411 St Clair Ave W401 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Metro 563 m · 7 min · 5 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Stop 33 Meat Shoppe 1 km · 12 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Cureon Compounding Pharmacy 146 m · 4 within 1 km
- Health and care
- Runnymede Healthcare Centre · hospital site920 m · 11 min
- Runnymede Long - Term Care Home · long-term care home948 m · 11 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 (10)
- Runnymede Park175 m
- Symes - Viella Parkette306 m · 4 min
- Henrietta Park467 m · 6 min
- Maple Claire Park728 m · 9 min
- Maria Street Parkette831 m · 10 min
- Community centres
- David Appleton Community Centre1.2 km · 15 min
- Schools
- George Syme Community SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 16 min
- King George Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Rockcliffe Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km · 17 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Daniel G. Hill (formely Jane/Dundas) branch1.5 km · 18 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: licensed child care or a public washroom.
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
Within a kilometre there are three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 164 rental units. The nearest is 270 Ryding Ave (237 m, 16 units, 3 storeys, built 1958), which scored 80 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 Ryding Ave | 16 | 3 | 1958 | 80 · Aug 2026 | 237 m |
| 8 Castleton Ave · Orchard Park Property Management | 17 | 3 | 1965 | 95 · Aug 2026 | 859 m · 10 min |
| 3385 Dundas St W · Realstar | 131 | 7 | 2021 | 97 · Aug 2024 | 926 m · 11 min |
3 registered buildings · 164 units · tallest 7 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
One theft from a vehicle and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 Junction Area.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Cobalt & Ryding a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 19 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 Cobalt & Ryding?
A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2010. Its latest count is from Nov 29, 2010, 24% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Cobalt & Ryding a walkable intersection?
Cobalt & Ryding 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: 3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km; 2 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km; 5 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic calming.
How fast do cars go at Cobalt & Ryding?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ryding Ave between Lane E of Runnymede and S of Ryding and Runnymede Rd (November 2010), found an average of 43 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Cobalt & Ryding?
The nearest Green P car park is 3354 Dundas St W (755 m away, 11 spaces, 99% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 360 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,540 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 535 Runnymeade Rd (1.3 km).
How do I get to Cobalt & Ryding by transit?
Streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 683 m away; bus routes 189, 40, 71, 79, 30, 41, 89 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Cobalt & Ryding?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 55 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bairrada Churrasqueira Grillhouse (99 m), Banh Mi Happy (356 m), The Stockyards Grind (367 m), Saldoce Caffe & Kitchen (401 m) and The On Zon (401 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Cobalt & Ryding?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 30 m away at Runnymede Park.
What apartment buildings are near Cobalt & Ryding?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 164 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 270 Ryding Ave (237 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 80), 8 Castleton Ave (859 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 3385 Dundas St W (926 m, 131 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 91 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Cobalt & Ryding?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Junction Area page.
What neighbourhood is Cobalt & Ryding in?
Cobalt & Ryding is in Junction Area (City of Toronto neighbourhood 090). It is in Ward 5, York South-Weston, represented by Councillor Frances Nunziata.
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 Nov 29, 2010.
- 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; 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 5 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: 43.66919, -79.47759 · centreline node 13463848.