College & Palmerston

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jul 23, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 4,991 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 254 from the north. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 867 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 921 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 867 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 921 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 worst year was 2017, with 17 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 16 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 10 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 30, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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 Palmerston Ave between Lane 2 S of College and E of Palmerston and Lane 1 S of College and E of Palmerston, 167 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2023 put the average speed at 27 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 35 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,100 vehicles a day. Palmerston Blvd between College St and Ulster St measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 29 km/h (Nov 2023). At the school-zone speed sign on Bathurst St (229 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 9,574 vehicles logged in June 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 14 speed humps slow traffic on Palmerston Boulevard between Bloor St W and College St.

Speed sign

Bathurst St (northbound), 229 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 18 km/h, 85th percentile 34 km/h; 0.5% at 50 km/h or more. 9,574 vehicles logged in June 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Palmerston Boulevard (Bloor St W – College St): 14 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

Signal 2564, activated 2021 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority · bicycle signal

• Groceries and food21/30

  7 grocery stores within 1 km · 52 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go8/14

  library 731 m away · 3 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation3/10

  nearest park 0.6 km · nearest centre 0.8 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot10/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · 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 18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 958 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 555 College St (186 m, 61 units, 9 storeys, built 2022), which scored 98 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

18 registered buildings · 958 units · 5 social housing · tallest 16 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.

Nine thefts from vehicles and 25 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 4.0 a year before that. 89% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 52% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 16, 2026.

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 Trinity-Bellwoods.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jul 23, 2024.
• 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); 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 11 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: 43.65597, -79.41016 · centreline node 13465842.