Harbord & Grace

Traffic volume8-hour count · May 12, 2010

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,835 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 40% of the total, against 2,181 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (825 of 1,409). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,400 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,404 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2010, 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: 1,400 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,404 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

The worst year was 2023, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 11 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (20%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 29, 2026.

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 Harbord St between Grace St and Joe Pantalone Lane, 25 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 45 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 50 km/h or more. That segment carries about 7,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Grace St between Joe Pantalone Lane and Harbord St measured slower: 23 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Oct 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Harbord St (298 m away, 40 km/h limit), 1.8% of the 44,999 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Grace Street between Harbord St and College St, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Speed sign

Harbord St (eastbound), 298 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 36 km/h, 85th percentile 42 km/h; 1.8% at 50 km/h or more. 44,999 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Grace Street (Harbord St – College St): 7 speed humps; Grace Street (Bloor St W – Harbord St): 5 speed humps (installed 2002)

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 0835, activated 1955 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

• Groceries and food16/30

  8 grocery stores within 1 km · 7 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Christie Station 0.5 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go6/14

  library 776 m away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation9/10

  2 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

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

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · 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.

Within a kilometre there are 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 707 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 333 Harbord St (143 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1913), which scored 89 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 20 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

20 registered buildings · 707 units · 3 social housing · tallest 12 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.

Nine thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from other premises.

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 Palmerston-Little Italy.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 12, 2010.
• 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 11 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: 43.65994, -79.41749 · centreline node 13465212.