Eglinton & Castle Knock

Traffic volume8-hour count · Mar 21, 2012

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 5,164 eastbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 629. Most cyclists arrived from the east (48 of 92). Morning rush is the busier period: 1,590 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 1,400 from 4:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.5% 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 15 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2012, 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: 1,590 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,400 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

2019 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 27, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jun 23, 2018.

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 Castle Knock Rd between Burnaby Blvd and Willowbank Blvd (139 m away) recorded an average of 36 km/h in its 24-hour count in November 2004; 85% of drivers were at or under 43 km/h. That segment carries about 1,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 22 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Avenue Rd (280 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 71,169 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Castle Knock Road between Eglinton Ave W and Roselawn Ave (installed 2000).

Speed sign

Avenue Rd (southbound), 280 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 38 km/h, 85th percentile 44 km/h; 0.0% at 60 km/h or more. 71,169 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Castle Knock Road (Eglinton Ave W – Roselawn Ave): 2 speed humps (installed 2000)

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 0720, activated 1969

• Groceries and food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 20 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Avenue Station 0.3 km · 5 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 788 m away

• Parks and recreation6/10

  nearest park 0.5 km · 2 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care7/8

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

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · 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.

39 registered apartment buildings with 1,439 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 555 Russell Hill Rd (333 m, 32 units, 5 storeys, built 1954), which scored 92 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 39 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

39 registered buildings · 1,439 units · tallest 13 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 four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

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 Lawrence Park South.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 21, 2012.
• 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 8 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: 43.70396, -79.41162 · centreline node 13457580.