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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 24, 2014
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,382 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 681 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,557 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,375 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 13 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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: 2,557 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,375 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 2017, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 4% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 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 | 26 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 25 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| 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 Islington Ave between Springbrook Gdns and Van Dusen Blvd, 199 m from the corner, a 3-day count in January 2020 put the average speed at 63 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 70 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 75 km/h or more. That segment carries about 32,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Bering Ave between Islington Ave and Northrop Rd measured slower: 43 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 51 km/h (Mar 2025) — a much more recent reading than the one above.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bering Ave · Islington Ave – Northrop Rd · 107 m | Mar 2025 · 3 days | 1,606 | 43 km/h | 51 km/h | 57 km/h |
| Islington Ave · Springbrook Gdns – Van Dusen Blvd · 199 m | Jan 2020 · 3 days | 32,062 | 63 km/h | 70 km/h | 75 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 1088, activated 1974 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Islington Station (Line 2)746 m · 9 min
- TTC bus
- 110 149 37 50 nearest 13 m
- Express
- 937
- Blue Night
- 337 300
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Bering Ave; Islington Ave at Bering Ave North Side
- Regional
- MiWay 26 Burnhamthorpe at Bloor St at Islington Station684 m · 8 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Islington Subway Station (Aberfoyle Cres) 752 m · 9 min · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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
- 12 car parks · about 2,753 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 17 mapped lots within 500 m, 403 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Monkton Ave · Surface | 647 m | 25 | 61% (Q1 2026) |
| Islington Main Lot - 3330 Bloor Street West · Surface | 841 m | 534 * | — |
| 22 Fieldway Rd · Surface | 859 m | 270 * | — |
| Islington Lomond Lot - 20 Lomond Drive · Surface | 1 km | 283 * | — |
| 3220 Bloor St W · Surface | 1.1 km | 68 | 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 Sobeys, 783 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 45 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Burger Legend, 334 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Medi - Place Pharmacy, 708 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Burger Legend · 1086 Islington Ave334 m · 4 min
- Mr. Sub · 1088 Islington Ave Unit-1387 m · 5 min
- Tim Hortons · 1084 Islington Ave396 m · 5 min
- Ontario Fresh & Tasty · 99 Advance Rd436 m · 5 min
- Versac Lounge · 1068 Islington Ave564 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- Sobeys 783 m · 9 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Sweet Gallery 841 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Medi - Place Pharmacy 708 m · 8 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Norseman Jr YMCA · 16 spaces, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day180 m
- Kids Club Daycare & Learning Centre (Op-Aaa Childrens Inc.) · 109 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day519 m · 6 min
- Learning Garden Childcare · 60 spaces, toddler, preschool648 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Fairfield Seniors' Centre Washroom · hours not listed223 m
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 (10)
- Chauncey - Islington Parkette218 m
- Fairfield Park231 m
- Lora Hill Park772 m · 9 min
- Kenway Park809 m · 10 min
- Fieldway Parkette819 m · 10 min
- Community centres
- Fairfield Seniors' Centre223 m
- Central Arena1.4 km · 17 min
- Memorial Pool and Health Club1.5 km · 17 min
- Schools (7)
- Norseman Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 853 m · 10 min
- Islington Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
- Holy Angels Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 16 min
- The Learning CommonPrivate · 1.4 km · 17 min
- German International School TorontoPrivate · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Brentwood branch1.5 km · 17 min
- Places of interest
- Montgomery's InnMuseum · 1.5 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 care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,542 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 is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 183 rental units. The nearest is 8 Lomond Dr (884 m, 183 units, 24 storeys, built 1973), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Lomond Dr · Cogir Management Corporation GP | 183 | 24 | 1973 | 98 · Aug 2026 | 884 m · 11 min |
1 registered building · 183 units · 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
No thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (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 Stonegate-Queensway.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Islington & Bering a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 26 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 & Bering?
A moderately heavy crossing at the City's last count here, in 2014. Its latest count is from Apr 24, 2014, 1.79× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Islington & Bering a walkable intersection?
Islington & Bering scores 51 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,542 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 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; Islington Station 0.7 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.9 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Islington & Bering?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Islington Ave between Springbrook Gdns and Van Dusen Blvd (January 2020), found an average of 63 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 70 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Islington & Bering?
The nearest Green P car park is 7 Monkton Ave (647 m away, 25 spaces, 61% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 403 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 41,610 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Islington & Bering by transit?
Islington Station (Line 2) is 746 m away; bus routes 110, 149, 37, 50, 937 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Bering Ave, 13 m); MiWay route 26 Burnhamthorpe at Bloor St at Islington Station.
What restaurants are near Islington & Bering?
None within 300 m, and 45 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Burger Legend (334 m), Mr. Sub (387 m), Tim Hortons (396 m), Ontario Fresh & Tasty (436 m) and Versac Lounge (564 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Islington & Bering?
The nearest is Fairfield Seniors' Centre Washroom, 80 Lothian Ave, 223 m away.
Is there child care near Islington & Bering?
Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 626 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Norseman Jr YMCA (180 m, 16 spaces), Kids Club Daycare & Learning Centre (Op-Aaa Childrens Inc.) (519 m, 109 spaces) and Learning Garden Childcare (648 m, 60 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Islington & Bering?
One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 183 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 8 Lomond Dr (884 m, 183 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 98 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Islington & Bering?
Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Stonegate-Queensway page.
What neighbourhood is Islington & Bering in?
Islington & Bering is in Stonegate-Queensway (City of Toronto neighbourhood 016). 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 Apr 24, 2014.
- 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).
- 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: 43.63938, -79.52122 · centreline node 13468469.