Dawes & Secord

Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 10, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 3,258 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 1,192 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 996 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 886 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Trucks and buses were 8.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. 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: 886 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 996 from 4:00 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 6 collisions. 10 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (20%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Feb 18, 2016.

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 Dawes Rd between Coleman Ave and Balfour Ave, 304 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in October 2009 put the average speed at 43 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 50 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 10,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Secord Ave between Palmer Ave and Eastdale Ave measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Apr 2022) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Palmer St. (300 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.5% of the 8,640 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

Palmer St. (southbound), 300 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 17 km/h, 85th percentile 28 km/h; 1.5% at 40 km/h or more. 8,640 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.

The crossing

Signal 0654, activated 1959 · leading pedestrian interval South/West

• Groceries and food11/30

  13 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  Main Street Station 0.7 km · 9 stops within 300 m · 17 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 910 m away

• Parks and recreation10/10

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

• Schools and child care7/8

  3 schools 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.

Within a kilometre there are 34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,130 rental units, 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 100 Goodwood Park Crt (242 m, 102 units, 5 storeys, built 1956), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

34 registered buildings · 6,130 units · 6 social housing · tallest 42 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.

Eight 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. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

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 Taylor-Massey.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 10, 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; 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 19 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: 43.69354, -79.29723 · centreline node 13459032.