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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 · Apr 2, 2019
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 6,238 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 486 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 2,324 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,857 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Trucks and buses were 10.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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: 1,857 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,324 from 4:45 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 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 3 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 5% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 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 | 20 | |
| With an injury | 3 | |
| Property damage only | 16 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 5 | |
| 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 Barker Ave between Riverdale Dr and Hentob Crt, 156 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2025 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 42 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 46 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,400 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Ave · Riverdale Dr – Hentob Crt · 156 m | Jun 2025 · 3 days | 2,403 | 34 km/h | 42 km/h | 46 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 2595, activated 2022 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 37 73 118 96 nearest 19 m
- Express
- 937
- Blue Night
- 337 396
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Barker Ave
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Thistletown Community Centre 601 m · 7 min · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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
- 1 car park · about 23 spaces
- EV charging
- 14 Barkwin Dr · 824 m · 4 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 1 mapped lot within 500 m, 124 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Barkwin Dr · Surface | 779 m | 23 | 20% (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 Okaishie Supermarket, 533 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 36 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Dosa Twist, 546 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 631 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Westside, a long-term care home 865 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Dosa Twist · 827 Albion Rd546 m · 7 min
- Dairy Queen · 2620 Islington Ave558 m · 7 min
- Pizza Pizza · 1045 Albion Rd572 m · 7 min
- Blessing African Food · 1007 Albion Rd578 m · 7 min
- Ayoka-Ade African Delicacies · 1009 Albion Rd579 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- Okaishie Supermarket 533 m · 6 min · 7 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Shikshas Cake Rush 573 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 631 m · 8 min · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Rexdale Day Nursery · 73 spaces, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day702 m · 8 min
- Garderie du Cercle de L'amitie - Etobicoke · 69 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day778 m · 9 min
- Washrooms
- Thistledown Communty Centre Washroom · hours not listed684 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- Westside · long-term care home865 m · 10 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 (6)
- Curtin Park254 m · 3 min
- Village Green Park455 m · 5 min
- Thistletown Park741 m · 9 min
- Albion Gardens Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Rexdale Park1.4 km · 16 min
- Community centres
- Thistletown Multi-Service Centre684 m · 8 min
- Schools (6)
- Thistletown Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 533 m · 6 min
- St Noel Chabanel Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 778 m · 9 min
- Rivercrest Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- St John Vianney Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Timothy Christian 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.
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 are two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 105 rental units. The nearest is 75 Irwin Rd (1.0 km, 53 units, 6 storeys, built 1955), which scored 75 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 Irwin Rd | 53 | 6 | 1955 | 75 · Sep 2024 | 1 km · 12 min |
| 2413 Islington Ave | 52 | 6 | 1955 | 85 · Jun 2024 | 1 km · 12 min |
2 registered buildings · 105 units · tallest 6 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Islington & Barker 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 Islington & Barker?
A busier-than-typical intersection at the City's last count here, in 2019. Its latest count is from Apr 2, 2019, 1.40× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Islington & Barker a walkable intersection?
Islington & Barker scores 38 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: 2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; 7 grocery stores within 1 km · 36 within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Islington & Barker?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Barker Ave between Riverdale Dr and Hentob Crt (June 2025), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Islington & Barker?
The nearest Green P car park is 14 Barkwin Dr (779 m away, 23 spaces, 20% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 124 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,610 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Barkwin Dr (824 m).
How do I get to Islington & Barker by transit?
Bus routes 37, 73, 118, 96, 937 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Barker Ave, 19 m).
What restaurants are near Islington & Barker?
None within 300 m, and 36 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Dosa Twist (546 m), Dairy Queen (558 m), Pizza Pizza (572 m), Blessing African Food (578 m) and Ayoka-Ade African Delicacies (579 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Islington & Barker?
The nearest is Thistledown Communty Centre Washroom, 925 Albion Rd, 684 m away.
Is there child care near Islington & Barker?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 142 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Rexdale Day Nursery (702 m, 73 spaces) and Garderie du Cercle de L'amitie - Etobicoke (778 m, 69 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Islington & Barker?
Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 105 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 75 Irwin Rd (1.0 km, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 2413 Islington Ave (1.0 km, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 80 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Islington & Barker in?
Islington & Barker is in Thistletown-Beaumond Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 003), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 1, Etobicoke North, represented by Councillor Vincent Crisanti.
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 Apr 2, 2019.
- 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; 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).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 1 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: 43.73184, -79.56295 · centreline node 13453545.