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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 · Dec 17, 2022 · weekend
Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,062 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 145 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 2,001 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 483 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.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 was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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: 483 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 2,001 from 4:15 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. 8 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low 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 Aug 27, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 55 | #1931 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 8 | #2159 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 42 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 5 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 York Mills Rd between Cedarwood Ave and Birchwood Ave, 296 m from the corner, a 2-day count in January 2011 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Highland Cres between York Mills Rd and Beechwood Ave measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Apr 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Cres · York Mills Rd – Beechwood Ave · 55 m | Apr 2026 · 3 days | 1,566 | 28 km/h | 34 km/h | 39 km/h |
| York Mills Rd · Cedarwood Ave – Birchwood Ave · 296 m | Jan 2011 · 2 days | 9,406 | 51 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
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 1078, activated 1974
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- York Mills Station (Line 1)829 m · 10 min
- GO Transit
- GO bus 92 Oshawa / Yorkdale 33 Guelph / North York 36 Brampton / North York Express at York Mills Bus Terminal1 km · 12 min
- TTC bus
- 95 115 122 78 96 97 165 nearest 12 m
- Express
- 996 995
- Blue Night
- 395 320 396
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — York Mills Rd at Upper Highland Cres; York Mills Rd at Highland Cres
- 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
- 1 car park · about 139 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 1 mapped lot within 500 m, 91 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3885 Yonge St · Surface | 1.1 km | 139 | 29% (Q1 2026) |
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
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Metro, 923 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 6 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Chicken Quarter, 712 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Sina Pharmacy Inc, 867 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Chicken Quarter · 20 York Mills Rd Unit-03712 m · 8 min
- Thai Express · 20 York Mills Rd Flr-Cl04712 m · 8 min
- Tim Hortons · 4025 Yonge St Unit-129886 m · 11 min
- Bento Sushi · 291 York Mills Rd923 m · 11 min
- Hero Certified Burgers · 291 York Mills Rd923 m · 11 min
- Grocery
- Metro 923 m · 11 min
- Food shops
- Nortown Meats & Specialties 1 km · 12 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Sina Pharmacy Inc 867 m · 10 min
- Child care
- Owen Community Learning Centre · 202 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day710 m · 8 min
- North York Little Prints Daycare · 90 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day723 m · 9 min
- Yes I Can Nursery School · 24 spaces, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day729 m · 9 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 (11)
- Old Yonge Parkette252 m · 3 min
- Tournament Park831 m · 10 min
- Owen Park832 m · 10 min
- York Mills Park1 km · 12 min
- Brookfield Parkette1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- York Mills Arena1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools
- Owen Public SchoolEnglish Public · 709 m · 8 min
- St Andrew's Middle SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Fairmeadow CentreEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- The Junior Academy Inc SchoolPrivate · 1.4 km · 17 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 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
Within a kilometre there is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 102 rental units. The nearest is 16 The Links Rd (1.0 km, 102 units, 4 storeys, built 1963), which scored 95 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 The Links Rd · Minto Properties Inc. | 102 | 4 | 1963 | 95 · Sep 2025 | 1 km · 11 min |
1 registered building · 102 units · tallest 4 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
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 0 | 0 | other (1), 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 St.Andrew-Windfields.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Highland & York Mills a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 55 lesser collisions. 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 Highland & York Mills?
An intersection of typical volume at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Dec 17, 2022, about today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Highland & York Mills a walkable intersection?
Highland & York Mills scores 41 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: York Mills Station 0.8 km · 8 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.1 km; nearest school 0.7 km · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal.
How fast do cars go at Highland & York Mills?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on York Mills Rd between Cedarwood Ave and Birchwood Ave (January 2011), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Highland & York Mills?
The nearest Green P car park is 3885 Yonge St (1.1 km away, 139 spaces, 29% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 91 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 5,730 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Highland & York Mills by transit?
York Mills Station (Line 1) is 829 m away; bus routes 95, 115, 122, 78, 96, 97, 165, 996 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: York Mills Rd at Upper Highland Cres, 12 m).
What restaurants are near Highland & York Mills?
None within 300 m, and 6 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Chicken Quarter (712 m), Thai Express (712 m), Tim Hortons (886 m), Bento Sushi (923 m) and Hero Certified Burgers (923 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Highland & York Mills?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 316 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Owen Community Learning Centre (710 m, 202 spaces), North York Little Prints Daycare (723 m, 90 spaces) and Yes I Can Nursery School (729 m, 24 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Highland & York Mills?
One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 102 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 16 The Links Rd (1.0 km, 102 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 95 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Highland & York Mills?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the St.Andrew-Windfields page.
What neighbourhood is Highland & York Mills in?
Highland & York Mills is in St.Andrew-Windfields (City of Toronto neighbourhood 040). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.
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 Dec 17, 2022.
- 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 15 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: 43.74545, -79.39644 · centreline node 13451068.