Dundas & Chelsea

Traffic volume8-hour count · Mar 1, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 4,654 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 57% of the total, against 33 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (54 of 105). Evening rush dominates here: 1,271 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 1,088 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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: 1,088 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,271 from 4:30 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 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 11 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 25 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 35% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 8 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 Sep 13, 2026.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 motorcyclists were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The last one inside the window was in 2024. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here, the latest on Jul 22, 2026. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.

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 Dundas St W between Chelsea Ave and Glenlake Ave, 103 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2022 put the average speed at 43 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 52 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 57 km/h or more. That segment carries about 27,800 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Chelsea Ave between Dundas St W and Lane W of Dundas and S of Glenlake measured slower: 27 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Nov 2006). At the school-zone speed sign on Dundas St W (367 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 5,997 vehicles logged in April 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Chelsea Avenue between Indian Road Crescent and Dundas St W.

Speed sign

Dundas St W (northbound), 367 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 6 km/h, 85th percentile 19 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 5,997 vehicles logged in April 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Chelsea Avenue (Indian Road Crescent – Dundas St W): 4 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 1864, activated 2001 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 15 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

  Dundas West Station · 14 stops within 300 m · 22 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 1.3 km away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

• 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.

Within a kilometre there are 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,531 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2376 Dundas St W (96 m, 394 units, 27 storeys, built 2023). None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

20 registered buildings · 2,531 units · 7 social housing · tallest 29 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.

14 thefts from vehicles and seven bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.1 a year. 71% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 57% of the bike thefts were from transit property.

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 High Park North.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 1, 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); 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 4 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: 43.65816, -79.45293 · centreline node 13465560.