Dundas & Palmerston

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jul 23, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,493 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 54% of the total, against 59 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 1,079 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 870 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.8% 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: 870 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,079 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 2016, with 17 collisions; 2025 recorded 11. 19 collisions (22%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 13 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (15%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 21, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 4 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Dec 6, 2012.

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 N of Dundas and E of Palmerston and Lane 2 S of College and E of Palmerston, 142 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2023 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Bellwoods Ave (372 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 5,508 vehicles logged in June 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Bellwoods Ave (northbound), 372 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 5 km/h, 85th percentile 20 km/h; 0.0% at 40 km/h or more. 5,508 vehicles logged in June 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 2602, activated 2022 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · bicycle signal

• Groceries and food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 42 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit17/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 250 m away · 5 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.6 km · 10 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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 15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,179 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 115 Euclid Ave (340 m, 16 units, 3 storeys, built 1930), which scored 88 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 15 scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

15 registered buildings · 1,179 units · 6 social housing · tallest 14 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.

15 thefts from vehicles and 15 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.0 a year. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 27% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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).
• 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: 43.65180, -79.40847 · centreline node 13466492.