Dufferin & Brandon

Traffic volume8-hour count · Apr 12, 2016

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The south leg carries the load — 5,945 northbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 1,039. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,829 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,950 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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: 1,829 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,950 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

2024 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 4, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Aug 6, 2017.

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

The City's counter on Dufferin St between Chandos Ave and Beaver Ave (149 m away) recorded an average of 46 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 56 km/h. That segment carries about 20,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Brandon Ave between Lightbourn Ave and Primrose Ave measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Nov 2021). At the school-zone speed sign on Dufferin St (169 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 88,653 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Brandon Avenue between Dufferin St and Lightbourn Ave.

Speed sign

Dufferin St (northbound), 169 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 32 km/h, 85th percentile 39 km/h; 0.3% at 50 km/h or more. 88,653 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Brandon Avenue (Dufferin St – Lightbourn Ave): 2 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 1272, activated 1976 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/West · transit priority

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food19/30

  4 grocery stores within 1 km · 14 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit17/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 780 m away

• Parks and recreation10/10

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

• Schools and child care7/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · 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.

Seven registered apartment buildings with 924 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 331 Bartlett Ave N (359 m, 13 units, 3 storeys, built 1905), which scored 74 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 80, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

7 registered buildings · 924 units · 2 social housing · tallest 21 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.

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 0.9 a year before that. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

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-Wallace Emerson.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 12, 2016.
• 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 9 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: 43.67043, -79.43986 · centreline node 13463535.