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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 volume14-hour count · Feb 12, 2026
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 1,076 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 16 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 246 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 252 from 3:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 246 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 252 from 3:30 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 2021, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 40% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Dec 12, 2025.
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 | 20 | 9.6 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 13 | |
| Fail to remain | 8 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 7 | |
| 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 Simpson Ave between Broadview Ave and Lane W of Howland Rd and N of Simpson, 257 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2026 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 33 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 35 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,800 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on 722 Gerrard St East (113 m away, 40 km/h limit), 2.7% of the 25,028 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Simpson Avenue between Howland Rd and Logan Ave.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Ave · Broadview Ave – Lane W of Howland Rd and N of Simpson · 257 m | Apr 2026 · 3 days | 1,786 | 26 km/h | 33 km/h | 35 km/h |
- Speed sign
- 722 Gerrard St East (westbound), 113 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 33 km/h, 85th percentile 42 km/h; 2.7% at 50 km/h or more. 25,028 vehicles logged in July 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
- Traffic calming
- Simpson Avenue (Howland Rd – Logan Ave): 2 speed humps
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
- Streetcar
- 506 504 505 nearest 211 m
- TTC bus
- 72 121 nearest 450 m · 5 min
- Blue Night
- 306 304 305 325
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Logan Ave / Gerrard St E 229 m · 23 docks · 9 stations, 168 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
- 16 car parks · about 710 spaces
- EV charging
- 963 Gerrard St E · 721 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 220 Carlaw Ave. (1.1 km), 14 Arundel Ave. (1.5 km)
- Bike parking
- 30 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 19 mapped lots within 500 m, 518 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 653 Gerrard St E · Surface | 383 m | 30 | 72% (Q1 2026) |
| 573 Gerrard St E · Surface | 617 m | 36 | 75% (Q1 2026) |
| 136 Broadview Ave · Surface | 1.2 km | 22 | 73% (Q1 2026) |
| 111 Broadview Ave · Surface | 1.3 km | 92 | 56% (Q1 2026) |
| 25 Ferrier Ave · Surface | 1.5 km | 46 | 82% (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 Yao Hua Supermarket, 386 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 9 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 87 — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Batifole, 77 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pacific Pharmacy Toronto, 179 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, 699 m away. Woodgreen Community Centre - Jack McCreadie runs a seniors' active living programme 463 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Batifole · 744 Gerrard St E77 m
- Bep Viet · 738 Gerrard St E82 m
- El Hijo de Tizoc · 797 Gerrard St E231 m
- Hailed Coffee · 801 Gerrard St E236 m
- Alice Marie Bakery & Coffee · 807 Gerrard St E257 m · 3 min
- Grocery
- Yao Hua Supermarket 386 m · 5 min · 3 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Gerrard St Bakery 411 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Pacific Pharmacy Toronto 179 m · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Matthew-John Early Learning Centre · 73 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day420 m · 5 min
- Riverdale Mighty Kids Corp · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day442 m · 5 min
- Kids Way Daycare · 15 spaces, infant, toddler · $10-a-day550 m · 7 min
- Washrooms
- Matty Eckler Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed743 m · 9 min
- Riverdale Park East Fieldhouse Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible806 m · 10 min
- Health and care
- Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital · hospital site699 m · 8 min
- Woodgreen Community Centre - Jack McCreadie · seniors' active living centre463 m · 6 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 (25)
- Eastdale Playground574 m · 7 min
- Caroline Huebner Parkette592 m · 7 min
- Hubbard Park615 m · 7 min
- Dundas Parkette631 m · 8 min
- de Grassi St Parkette633 m · 8 min
- Community centres
- Matty Eckler Recreation Centre743 m · 9 min
- Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre1.1 km · 14 min
- Frankland Community Centre1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools (13)
- Eastdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 289 m · 3 min
- Pape Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 687 m · 8 min
- Dundas Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 785 m · 9 min
- Seed Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 875 m · 10 min
- Withrow Ave Jr & Quest Alternative SrEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch542 m · 6 min
- Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.1 km · 13 min
- Places of interest
- Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 946 m · 11 min
- Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1.3 km · 16 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 #2,196 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
Within a kilometre there are five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 366 rental units — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 793 Gerrard St E (224 m, 28 units, 5 storeys, built 1950), which scored 83 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 793 Gerrard St E social housing · North44 Property Management Inc | 28 | 5 | 1950 | 83 · Nov 2025 | 224 m |
| 444 Logan Ave social housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc | 159 | 22 | 1967 | 86 · Jun 2024 | 464 m · 6 min |
| 425 Broadview Ave | 11 | 3 | 1920 | 82 · Jul 2026 | 555 m · 7 min |
| 369 Pape Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 139 | 8 | 1981 | 93 · Aug 2026 | 784 m · 9 min |
| 859 Dundas St E Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 29 | 4 | 1973 | 96 · Dec 2025 | 1 km · 11 min |
5 registered buildings · 366 units · 4 social housing · tallest 22 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
Six thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 6 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (3), other (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (2), other (1) |
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 North Riverdale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Howland & Simpson a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 20 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 Howland & Simpson?
A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Feb 12, 2026, 13% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Howland & Simpson a walkable intersection?
Howland & Simpson scores 54 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,196 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: 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 3 grocery stores within 1 km · 9 places to eat within 300 m; nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m. The crossing itself: traffic calming.
How fast do cars go at Howland & Simpson?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Simpson Ave between Broadview Ave and Lane W of Howland Rd and N of Simpson (April 2026), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 33 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 113 m away (40 km/h), 2.7% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.
Where can I park near Howland & Simpson?
The nearest Green P car park is 653 Gerrard St E (383 m away, 30 spaces, 72% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 518 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,450 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 963 Gerrard St E (721 m).
How do I get to Howland & Simpson by transit?
Streetcar routes 506, 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 211 m away; bus routes 72, 121 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Howland & Simpson?
9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 87 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Batifole (77 m), Bep Viet (82 m), El Hijo de Tizoc (231 m), Hailed Coffee (236 m) and Alice Marie Bakery & Coffee (257 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Howland & Simpson?
The nearest is Matty Eckler Recreation Centre Washroom, 953 Gerrard St E, 743 m away. Next nearest: Riverdale Park East Fieldhouse Washroom (806 m); Withrow Park South Washroom (825 m).
Is there child care near Howland & Simpson?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 393 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Matthew-John Early Learning Centre (420 m, 73 spaces), Riverdale Mighty Kids Corp (442 m, 49 spaces) and Kids Way Daycare (550 m, 15 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Howland & Simpson?
Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 366 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 793 Gerrard St E (224 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 444 Logan Ave (464 m, 159 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 425 Broadview Ave (555 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 369 Pape Ave (784 m, 139 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 88 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Howland & Simpson?
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the North Riverdale page.
What neighbourhood is Howland & Simpson in?
Howland & Simpson is in North Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 068). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.
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 Feb 12, 2026.
- 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 14 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: 43.66744, -79.34735 · centreline node 13463841.