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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · Jul 31, 2013
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 5,401 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 274. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,804 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 16% above the morning peak from 7:30 a.m. (1,549). 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 13 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, 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: 1,549 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 1,804 from 4:30 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 (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 5% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% 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 Mar 24, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Oct 16, 2022.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 22 | |
| With an injury | 4 | |
| Property damage only | 17 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Oct 16, 2022 |
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.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on Evans Ave between Beta St and The East Mall (289 m away, Sep 2012) recorded volume only — about 11,178 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Ave · Beta St – The East Mall · 289 m | Sep 2012 · 3 days | 11,178 | — | — | — |
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 2145, activated 2007 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 15 123 80 nearest 32 m
- Blue Night
- 315
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Evans Ave at Gamma St West Side; Evans Ave at Gamma St
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 24 mapped lots within 500 m, 371 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
The nearest grocery store is Farm Boy, 709 m away; 3 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 7 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Desi Chaapwala Restaurant, 150 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Sav On Drug Mart, 855 m away. The nearest hospital site is Queensway Health Centre, 1.9 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Desi Chaapwala Restaurant · 529 Evans Ave150 m
- Popular Pizza · 540 Evans Ave206 m
- Wah Cheong · 486 Evans Ave358 m · 4 min
- Kettlemans Bagel · 847 Browns Line701 m · 8 min
- Ah-So Sushi · 841 Browns Line709 m · 8 min
- Grocery
- Farm Boy 709 m · 8 min · 3 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Laila's Cheesecake Co 692 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Sav On Drug Mart 855 m · 10 min
- Child care
- Sonechko Daycare Incorporated · 33 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day754 m · 9 min
- PLASP Lanor Junior Middle School · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day780 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- Queensway Health Centre · hospital site1.9 km · 22 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks
- Douglas Park650 m · 8 min
- Alderwood Memorial Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Connorvale Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Bisset Park1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools
- New Haven Learning Centre For ChildrenPrivate · 754 m · 9 min
- Lanor Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 780 m · 9 min
- St Ambrose Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a community centre, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Five registered apartment buildings with 285 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 270 Sheldon Ave (795 m, 74 units, 6 storeys, built 1960), which scored 97 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 Sheldon Ave · CAPREIT | 74 | 6 | 1960 | 97 · Jul 2025 | 795 m · 9 min |
| 618 Evans Ave · Berkley Property Management Inc. | 25 | 3 | 1967 | 96 · Nov 2025 | 834 m · 10 min |
| 620 Evans Ave · 620 Evans | 25 | 3 | 1970 | 71 · Jul 2026 | 890 m · 11 min |
| 256 Sheldon Ave social housing | 76 | 7 | 1982 | 98 · Jul 2026 | 892 m · 11 min |
| 625 Evans Ave · CAPREIT LP | 85 | 11 | 1967 | 93 · Jul 2026 | 1 km · 11 min |
5 registered buildings · 285 units · 1 social housing · tallest 11 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Alderwood.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Evans & Bestobell a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 22 reported collisions of any severity. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.
How busy is Evans & Bestobell?
An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2013. Its latest count is from Jul 31, 2013, 1.19× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Evans & Bestobell a walkable intersection?
Evans & Bestobell scores 35 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m; 5 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.8 km · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
Where can I park near Evans & Bestobell?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 371 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 62,900 spaces — 24 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Evans & Bestobell by transit?
Bus routes 15, 123, 80 within 1 km (nearest stop: Evans Ave at Gamma St West Side, 32 m).
What restaurants are near Evans & Bestobell?
2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 7 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Desi Chaapwala Restaurant (150 m), Popular Pizza (206 m), Wah Cheong (358 m), Kettlemans Bagel (701 m) and Ah-So Sushi (709 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Evans & Bestobell?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 89 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sonechko Daycare Incorporated (754 m, 33 spaces) and PLASP Lanor Junior Middle School (780 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Evans & Bestobell?
Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 285 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 270 Sheldon Ave (795 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 618 Evans Ave (834 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 620 Evans Ave (890 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 71) and 256 Sheldon Ave (892 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 91 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Evans & Bestobell?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Alderwood page.
What neighbourhood is Evans & Bestobell in?
Evans & Bestobell is in Alderwood (City of Toronto neighbourhood 020). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jul 31, 2013.
- 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.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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 3 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: 43.61265, -79.54021 · centreline node 13470125.