Eastern & Knox

Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 24, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,991 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 424 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 1,387 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 1,062 in the morning peak from 7:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% 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: 1,062 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 1,387 from 4:00 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 2019, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 6 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (9%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 27, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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 Eastern Ave between Laing St and Knox Ave, 58 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 44 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 50 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 55 km/h or more. That segment carries about 18,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Knox Ave between Memory Lane and Queen St E measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 29 km/h (Jun 2026). 1 speed hump slow traffic on Knox Avenue between Eastern Ave and Queen St E, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Traffic calming

Knox Avenue (Eastern Ave – Queen St E): 1 speed hump; Knox Avenue (Queen St E – Eastern 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 1265, activated 1977 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

• Groceries and food19/30

  5 grocery stores within 1 km · 9 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit13/28

  8 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go2/14

  library 1.2 km away

• Parks and recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.7 km · 6 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · accessible signals · 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 12 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 432 rental units — ten social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 137 Sears St (86 m, 17 units, 3 storeys, built 1995), which scored 90 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

12 registered buildings · 432 units · 10 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.

No thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner 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 The Beaches.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 24, 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; 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 14 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: 43.66252, -79.32527 · centreline node 13464606.