Geary & Ossington

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 22, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 5,167 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 1,271 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,099 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,010 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

Peak hours: 1,010 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,099 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

The worst year was 2024, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 6 collisions (27%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (14%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from May 31, 2025.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 cyclist and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. The most recent was on Jul 26, 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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2021

On Ossington Ave between Carus Ave and Marchmount Rd, 237 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2021 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 60 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Geary Ave between Somerset Ave and Delaware Ave N measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Dec 2018).

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.

• Groceries and food13/30

  3 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go6/14

  library 511 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation7/10

  3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km

• Schools and child care7/8

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

• Crossing on foot0/10

  no crossing features on file

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 nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 654 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 470 Melita Cres (312 m, 37 units, 5 storeys, built 1980), which scored 90 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

9 registered buildings · 654 units · 6 social housing · tallest 9 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.

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 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 Wychwood.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 22, 2025.
• 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; 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: 43.67143, -79.42959 · centreline node 13463330.