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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 · May 9, 2019
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 6,566 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 666 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,135 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,154 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.8% 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 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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: 2,135 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,154 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 2018, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 5 collisions (29%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 28, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Nov 7, 2014.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 17 | |
| With an injury | 5 | |
| Property damage only | 11 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Nov 7, 2014 |
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 Don Mills Rd between Cliffwood Rd and Freshmeadow Dr, 138 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2026 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 19,500 vehicles a day. Freshmeadow Dr between Yellow Birchway and Townsend Rd measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Oct 2021). At the school-zone speed sign on Freshmeadow Dr (95 m away, 30 km/h limit), 8.5% of the 43,179 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Mills Rd · Cliffwood Rd – Freshmeadow Dr · 138 m | Sep 2026 · 3 days | 19,511 | 51 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
| Freshmeadow Dr · Yellow Birchway – Townsend Rd · 181 m | Oct 2021 · 3 days | 1,834 | 34 km/h | 42 km/h | 46 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Freshmeadow Dr (eastbound), 95 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 27 km/h, 85th percentile 37 km/h; 8.5% at 40 km/h or more. 43,179 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 2606, activated 2024 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 25 151 53 nearest 26 m
- Express
- 925 953
- Blue Night
- 325 353
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Don Mills Rd at Freshmeadow Dr; Freshmeadow Dr at Don Mills Rd
- Regional
- York Region Transit 003 Thornhill 090 Leslie 090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Freshmeadow Dr22 m
- 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
- 20 mapped lots within 500 m, 62 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
A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Freshco, 211 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 6 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 7 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Hi Yogurt, 211 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 377 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Hi Yogurt · 2395 Don Mills Rd211 m
- 3a Noodle · 3875 Don Mills Rd None225 m
- Pizza Hot Wings · 3883 Don Mills Rd225 m
- Sengyo Sushi · 3887 Don Mills Rd None225 m
- Tastee · 3913 Don Mills Rd None225 m
- Grocery
- Freshco 211 m
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 377 m · 4 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Arbor Glen Community Child Care Centre · 95 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day307 m · 4 min
- Cliffwood Community Child Care · 166 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day631 m · 8 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
- Cliffwood Park537 m · 6 min
- Duncan Creek Park903 m · 11 min
- McNicoll Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Schools (6)
- Arbor Glen Public SchoolEnglish Public · 307 m · 4 min
- Highland Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 436 m · 5 min
- Cliffwood Public SchoolEnglish Public · 630 m · 8 min
- St Matthias C.s. (Temporary Location)English Public · 908 m · 11 min
- A Y Jackson Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 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 community centre, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,296 of 5,672. 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 is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 397 rental units — it is social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 4000 Don Mills Rd (280 m, 397 units, 6 storeys, built 1980), which scored 95 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4000 Don Mills Rd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 397 | 6 | 1980 | 95 · Jun 2024 | 280 m · 3 min |
1 registered building · 397 units · 1 social housing · tallest 6 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
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Hillcrest Village.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Don Mills & Freshmeadow a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 17 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 Don Mills & Freshmeadow?
A busier-than-typical intersection at the City's last count here, in 2019. Its latest count is from May 9, 2019, 1.39× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Don Mills & Freshmeadow a walkable intersection?
Don Mills & Freshmeadow scores 53 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,296 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 6 places to eat within 300 m; 7 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Don Mills & Freshmeadow?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Don Mills Rd between Cliffwood Rd and Freshmeadow Dr (September 2026), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 95 m away (30 km/h), 8.5% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Don Mills & Freshmeadow?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 62 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,240 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Don Mills & Freshmeadow by transit?
Bus routes 25, 151, 53, 925, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Don Mills Rd at Freshmeadow Dr, 26 m); York Region Transit routes 003 Thornhill, 090 Leslie, 090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Freshmeadow Dr.
What restaurants are near Don Mills & Freshmeadow?
6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 7 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Hi Yogurt (211 m), 3a Noodle (225 m), Pizza Hot Wings (225 m), Sengyo Sushi (225 m) and Tastee (225 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Don Mills & Freshmeadow?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 497 m away at Cliffwood Park.
Is there child care near Don Mills & Freshmeadow?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 261 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Arbor Glen Community Child Care Centre (307 m, 95 spaces) and Cliffwood Community Child Care (631 m, 166 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Don Mills & Freshmeadow?
One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 397 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 4000 Don Mills Rd (280 m, 397 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 95 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Don Mills & Freshmeadow?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Hillcrest Village page.
What neighbourhood is Don Mills & Freshmeadow in?
Don Mills & Freshmeadow is in Hillcrest Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 048). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.
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 May 9, 2019.
- 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 17 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: 43.80895, -79.35901 · centreline node 13442682.