Gihon Spring & Kidron Valley

Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 15, 2009

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 697 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 40% of the total, against 462 from the north. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 325 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 327 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 17 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2009, 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: 325 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 327 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 2023, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 2 collisions (40%) involved an injury. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (20%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 8, 2024.

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 Kidron Valley Dr between Franca Cres and Magdalena Crt, 106 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in December 2021 put the average speed at 36 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,800 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Gihon Spring Dr between Shockley Dr and Kidron Valley Dr measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Oct 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Gihon Spring Dr (189 m away, 40 km/h limit), 3.4% of the 45,937 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

Gihon Spring Dr (westbound), 189 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 37 km/h, 85th percentile 44 km/h; 3.4% at 50 km/h or more. 45,937 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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: licensed child care or a library.

• Groceries and food8/30

  5 grocery stores within 1 km · 8 within 1 km

• Transit6/28

  11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation7/10

  4 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km

• Schools and child care3/8

  1 school 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 three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,084 rental units. The nearest is 2777 Kipling Ave (682 m, 325 units, 18 storeys, built 1978), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

3 registered buildings · 1,084 units · tallest 23 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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 15, 2009.
• 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).
• 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; 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).
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 1 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: 43.75616, -79.59524 · centreline node 13449810.