Harbord & Huron

Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 1, 2009

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,821 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 585 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,238 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,273 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% 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: 1,238 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,273 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 2018, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 7 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (16%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 13, 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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2015

On Huron St between Harbord St and Glen Morris St, 46 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in March 2015 put the average speed at 28 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 36 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 11 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 1 speed hump slow traffic on Huron Street between Bloor St W and Harbord St.

Traffic calming

Huron Street (Bloor St W – Harbord St): 1 speed hump

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 1145, activated 1975 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a community centre or a public washroom.

• Groceries and food21/30

  3 grocery stores within 1 km · 36 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  St George Station 0.7 km · 8 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 657 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation4/10

  1 park within 500 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  6 schools within 500 m · 4 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 41 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,142 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 666 Spadina Ave (316 m, 334 units, 24 storeys, built 1971), which scored 94 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 41 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

41 registered buildings · 3,142 units · 4 social housing · tallest 24 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.

One theft from a vehicle and two 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 University.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 1, 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; Traffic Calming Database.
• 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 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: 43.66351, -79.40005 · centreline node 13464619.