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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 · Jun 25, 2015
The west leg carries the load — 509 eastbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 9. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 223 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 27% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (176). Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2015, 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: 176 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 223 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
2017 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 33% of collisions here involved an injury. People walking or cycling were involved in 33% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Nov 17, 2024.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 3 | |
| With an injury | 1 | |
| Property damage only | 2 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| 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
The City's counter on Hillside Ave between Wheatfield Rd and Central St (48 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 35 km/h. That segment carries about 1,800 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Mimico Ave (381 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.6% of the 135,395 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Ave · Wheatfield Rd – Central St · 48 m | Nov 2021 · 3 days | 1,831 | 30 km/h | 35 km/h | 39 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Mimico Ave (westbound), 381 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 24 km/h, 85th percentile 33 km/h; 1.6% at 40 km/h or more. 135,395 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- GO Transit
- Mimico GO — Lakeshore West1 km · 12 min
- Streetcar
- 507 nearest 273 m · 3 min
- TTC bus
- 76 80 nearest 221 m
- Blue Night
- 301
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Royal York Rd / Mimico Ave 430 m · 5 min · 20 docks · 5 stations, 102 docks 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
- 9 car parks · about 438 spaces
- EV charging
- 2390 Lake Shore Blvd W · 764 m · 1 Level 2 ports; also 2300 Lakeshore Blvd W. (1.2 km)
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 47 mapped lots within 500 m, 380 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Superior Ave · Surface | 673 m | 23 | 43% (Q1 2026) |
| 2300 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · Surface | 1.1 km | 24 | 28% (Q1 2026) |
| 66 Third St · Surface | 1.6 km | 24 | 34% (Q1 2026) |
| 105 Fourth Street · Surface | 1.7 km | 22 * | — |
| 140 Fifth St · Surface | 1.8 km | 52 | 39% (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
The nearest grocery store is Jeff's No Frills, 544 m away; 2 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 36 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Ali's Wraps, 254 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Drugstore Pharmcy, 548 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Ali's Wraps · 44 St George St254 m · 3 min
- Tc Tibetan Momo · 182a Royal York Rd Bldg-A346 m · 4 min
- Il Padre's Yummy Pizza · 196 Royal York Rd405 m · 5 min
- Mangoes Restaurant · 2491 Lake Shore Blvd W491 m · 6 min
- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts · 2458 Lake Shore Blvd W544 m · 6 min
- Grocery
- Jeff's No Frills 544 m · 6 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Aster's Refined Cakes 864 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- The Drugstore Pharmcy 548 m · 7 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- John English YMCA · 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day311 m · 4 min
- Phoenix Montessori School Inc. · 125 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten390 m · 5 min
- Rec Room Child Care @mimico · 36 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day477 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- Amos Waites Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · hours not listed742 m · 9 min
- Amos Waites Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Closed for the Season759 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 (17)
- Mimico Memorial Park147 m
- Vimy Ridge Parkette308 m · 4 min
- Mimico Waterfront Park551 m · 7 min
- Hillside Park626 m · 7 min
- Lake Crescent Park638 m · 8 min
- Community centres
- Mimico Arena756 m · 9 min
- Mimico-Coronation Club House1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools (9)
- John English Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 311 m · 4 min
- Phoenix Montessori SchoolPrivate · 390 m · 5 min
- Mimico Adult CentreEnglish Public · 572 m · 7 min
- St Leo Catholic Elementary School (Future Address For Main Entrance)English Separate · 599 m · 7 min
- St Leo Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 629 m · 7 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Mimico Centennial branch608 m · 7 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 care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,758 of 5,672. 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
39 registered apartment buildings with 1,534 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 2532 Lake Shore Blvd W (271 m, 46 units, 4 storeys, built 1955), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2532 Lake Shore Blvd W · Signet Group Inc. | 46 | 4 | 1955 | 96 · Sep 2025 | 271 m · 3 min |
| 2517 Lake Shore Blvd W · Travi Inc | 42 | 4 | 1955 | 92 · Sep 2025 | 300 m · 4 min |
| 2515 Lake Shore Blvd W · King George Apts. | 30 | 4 | 1950 | 95 · Sep 2025 | 333 m · 4 min |
| 2519 Lake Shore Blvd W · Aiderbrook Management Inc. | 44 | 4 | 1970 | 88 · Sep 2025 | 350 m · 4 min |
| 2513 Lake Shore Blvd W | 11 | 3 | 1950 | 89 · Sep 2025 | 374 m · 4 min |
| 2521 Lake Shore Blvd W · CAPREIT Limited Partnership | 37 | 3 | 1952 | 97 · Sep 2025 | 381 m · 5 min |
39 registered buildings · 1,534 units · 1 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (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 Mimico-Queensway.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Hillside & Central a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 3 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 Hillside & Central?
A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2015. Its latest count is from Jun 25, 2015, 12% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Hillside & Central a walkable intersection?
Hillside & Central scores 49 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,758 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: 2 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; 2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; Mimico GO 1 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Hillside & Central?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Hillside Ave between Wheatfield Rd and Central St (November 2021), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 35 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 381 m away (30 km/h), 1.6% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Hillside & Central?
The nearest Green P car park is 16 Superior Ave (673 m away, 23 spaces, 43% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 380 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,800 spaces — 47 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2390 Lake Shore Blvd W (764 m).
How do I get to Hillside & Central by transit?
Mimico GO is 1.0 km away; streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 273 m away; bus routes 76, 80 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Hillside & Central?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 36 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Ali's Wraps (254 m), Tc Tibetan Momo (346 m), Il Padre's Yummy Pizza (405 m), Mangoes Restaurant (491 m) and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (544 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Hillside & Central?
The nearest is Amos Waites Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 2441 Lake Shore Blvd W, 742 m away. Next nearest: Amos Waites Park Washroom (759 m).
Is there child care near Hillside & Central?
Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 694 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are John English YMCA (311 m, 71 spaces), Phoenix Montessori School Inc. (390 m, 125 spaces) and Rec Room Child Care @mimico (477 m, 36 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Hillside & Central?
39 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,534 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2532 Lake Shore Blvd W (271 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 2517 Lake Shore Blvd W (300 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 2515 Lake Shore Blvd W (333 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 2519 Lake Shore Blvd W (350 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 39 is 89 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Hillside & Central?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Mimico-Queensway page.
What neighbourhood is Hillside & Central in?
Hillside & Central is in Mimico-Queensway (City of Toronto neighbourhood 160). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.
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 Jun 25, 2015.
- 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; 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 3 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: 43.61074, -79.49332 · centreline node 13470157.