Dundas & Sterling

Traffic volume8-hour count · Mar 2, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 5,468 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 658. Most cyclists arrived from the west (127 of 255). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,856 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 26% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,469). Trucks and buses were 8.3% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. 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: 1,469 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,856 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 (14 collisions), and 2025 closed with 7. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 8, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 30, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

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 Sterling Rd between Dundas St W and Perth Ave (321 m away) recorded an average of 43 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2017; 85% of drivers were at or under 53 km/h. That segment carries about 3,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Lansdowne Ave (257 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 14,996 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Lansdowne Ave (northbound), 257 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 31 km/h, 85th percentile 36 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 14,996 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 2366, activated 2013 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

• Groceries and food23/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 6 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  Bloor GO 0.9 km · 10 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 1.2 km away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation6/10

  2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

• Schools and child care4/8

  1 school within 500 m · 9 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.

13 registered apartment buildings with 588 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 301 Lansdowne Ave (358 m, 35 units, 5 storeys, built 1932), which scored 26 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 13 scored below 70; the average is 84, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

13 registered buildings · 588 units · 2 social housing · tallest 8 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 one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

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 Dufferin Grove.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 2, 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 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: 43.65069, -79.44302 · centreline node 13466754.