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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 29, 2014
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 5,779 southbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 629. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,993 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,819). Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. 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: 1,819 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,993 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
2019 was the peak year (12 collisions), and 2025 closed with 7. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 7, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 45 | #2217 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 6 | |
| Property damage only | 33 | |
| Fail to remain | 8 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 6 | |
| 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 Islington Ave between Fordwich Cres and West Humber Trl (70 m away) recorded an average of 52 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 62 km/h. That segment carries about 20,200 vehicles a day. Fordwich Cres between Pakenham Dr and Elmhurst Dr measured slower: 48 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 56 km/h (Jun 2023).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington Ave · Fordwich Cres – West Humber Trl · 70 m | Mar 2026 · 3 days | 20,172 | 52 km/h | 62 km/h | 70 km/h |
| Fordwich Cres · Pakenham Dr – Elmhurst Dr · 236 m | Jun 2023 · 24 h | 3,067 | 48 km/h | 56 km/h | 62 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 1148, activated 1976 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 37 96 73 118 nearest 16 m
- Express
- 937 996
- Blue Night
- 337 396
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Fordwich 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 23 spaces
- EV charging
- 14 Barkwin Dr · 1.4 km · 4 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 5 mapped lots within 500 m, 155 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 | 1.3 km | 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 listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 3 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Grabb A Pizza, 458 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Islington Ida Pharmacy, 461 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Grabb A Pizza · 2428 Islington Ave Unit-108458 m · 5 min
- The Golden Gate Restaurant · 2428 Islington Ave Unit-104458 m · 5 min
- Tim Hortons · 2422 Islington Ave466 m · 6 min
- Food shops
- Spice N Bites 458 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Islington Ida Pharmacy 461 m · 5 min
- Child care
- St. Stephen Child Care Centre · 79 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km · 12 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 (7)
- Rexdale Park819 m · 10 min
- Curtin Park820 m · 10 min
- Turpin Avenue Park948 m · 11 min
- Village Green Park1 km · 12 min
- The Elms Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- West Acres Seniors Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Thistletown Multi-Service Centre1.3 km · 15 min
- Schools (11)
- Thistletown Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 222 m
- Timothy Christian SchoolPrivate · 859 m · 10 min
- St Stephen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- Rivercrest Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Can-Aim High SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Rexdale branch1.2 km · 14 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 grocery store, 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
Nine registered apartment buildings with 218 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 75 Irwin Rd (417 m, 53 units, 6 storeys, built 1955), which scored 75 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 Irwin Rd | 53 | 6 | 1955 | 75 · Sep 2024 | 417 m · 5 min |
| 2413 Islington Ave | 52 | 6 | 1955 | 85 · Jun 2024 | 428 m · 5 min |
| 2386 Islington Ave | 18 | 3 | 1960 | 94 · Sep 2025 | 748 m · 9 min |
| 2366 Islington Ave | 16 | 3 | 1950 | 98 · Sep 2025 | 869 m · 10 min |
| 40 Torbolton Dr | 17 | 3 | 1962 | 98 · Sep 2025 | 927 m · 11 min |
| 2362 Islington Ave | 13 | 3 | 1972 | 77 · Sep 2024 | 931 m · 11 min |
9 registered buildings · 218 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (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 Elms-Old Rexdale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Islington & Fordwich a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 45 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 & Fordwich?
An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2014. Its latest count is from Apr 29, 2014, 1.26× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Islington & Fordwich a walkable intersection?
Islington & Fordwich scores 31 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: 4 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 1 km; nearest park 0.8 km · nearest centre 1.1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Islington & Fordwich?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Islington Ave between Fordwich Cres and West Humber Trl (March 2026), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 62 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Islington & Fordwich?
The nearest Green P car park is 14 Barkwin Dr (1.3 km away, 23 spaces, 20% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 155 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,940 spaces — 5 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Barkwin Dr (1.4 km).
How do I get to Islington & Fordwich by transit?
Bus routes 37, 96, 73, 118, 937, 996 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Fordwich Cres, 16 m).
What restaurants are near Islington & Fordwich?
None within 300 m, and 3 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Grabb A Pizza (458 m), The Golden Gate Restaurant (458 m) and Tim Hortons (466 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Islington & Fordwich?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 79 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is St. Stephen Child Care Centre (1.0 km, 79 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Islington & Fordwich?
Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 218 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 75 Irwin Rd (417 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 75), 2413 Islington Ave (428 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 2386 Islington Ave (748 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 2366 Islington Ave (869 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 is 86 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Islington & Fordwich?
Toronto Police place two 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 Elms-Old Rexdale page.
What neighbourhood is Islington & Fordwich in?
Islington & Fordwich is in Elms-Old Rexdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 005), 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 29, 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; 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 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: 43.72703, -79.56076 · centreline node 13454278.