Eglinton & Pearen

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 29, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 10,804 eastbound vehicles, or 54% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 282. Most cyclists arrived from the west (43 of 72). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,651 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,778 from 4:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.3% 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 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,651 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,778 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

2021 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 26% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% 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 Jun 6, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

The City's counter on Eglinton Ave W between Guestville Ave and Pearen St (24 m away) recorded an average of 49 km/h in its 2-day count in September 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 61 km/h. That segment carries about 18,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Pearen St between Pearen Park Trl and Glenvalley Dr measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Aug 2014). At the school-zone speed sign on Guestville Ave (268 m away, 30 km/h limit), 2.2% of the 23,599 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Pearen Street between Eglinton Ave W and Glenvalley Dr.

Speed sign

Guestville Ave (southbound), 268 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 24 km/h, 85th percentile 32 km/h; 2.2% at 40 km/h or more. 23,599 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Pearen Street (Eglinton Ave W – Glenvalley Dr): 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.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food26/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 10 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  Mount Dennis Station 0.5 km · 8 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 273 m away

• Parks and recreation9/10

  2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care7/8

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

• Crossing on foot2/10

  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.

18 registered apartment buildings with 889 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 3561 Eglinton Ave W (168 m, 140 units, 16 storeys, built 1986), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

18 registered buildings · 889 units · 4 social housing · tallest 16 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 17 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.8 a year. 65% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 12, 2026.

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 Mount Dennis.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 29, 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); 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 5 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: 43.68660, -79.49122 · centreline node 13460830.