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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 · Dec 5, 2023
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 6,544 northbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 946. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,167 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 15% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,890). Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,890 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,167 from 4:30 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
2023 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Sep 5, 2025.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jan 8, 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 36 | #2537 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 6 | |
| Property damage only | 24 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Jan 8, 2006 |
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 Golfdown Dr between Muncey Ave and Turpin Ave (393 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 4,400 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington Ave · Golfdown Dr – Elmhurst Dr · 138 m | Dec 2011 · 3 days | 12,457 | — | — | — |
| Golfdown Dr · Muncey Ave – Turpin Ave · 393 m | Mar 2026 · 3 days | 4,394 | 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 2082, activated 2007 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 37 96 73 118 nearest 17 m
- Express
- 937 996
- Blue Night
- 337 396
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Golfdown Dr
- Regional
- MiWay 30 Rexdale at Bergamot Ave at Islington Ave567 m · 7 min
- 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
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 19 mapped lots within 500 m, 161 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 | 2 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
The nearest grocery store is Fresh Value Market, 677 m away; 3 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 20 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 231 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Islington Ida Pharmacy, 326 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 2422 Islington Ave231 m
- Grabb A Pizza · 2428 Islington Ave Unit-108327 m · 4 min
- The Golden Gate Restaurant · 2428 Islington Ave Unit-104327 m · 4 min
- Highland Momo · 2267 Islington Ave677 m · 8 min
- Living Well 2 · 2267 Islington Ave Unit-48677 m · 8 min
- Grocery
- Fresh Value Market 677 m · 8 min · 3 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Spice N Bites 327 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Islington Ida Pharmacy 326 m · 4 min · 4 within 1 km
- Child care
- St. Stephen Child Care Centre · 79 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day331 m · 4 min
- B.F. Toronto Centre For Early Childhood Education · 98 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day527 m · 6 min
- YWCA Bergamot Early Learning · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day722 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
- The Elms Park441 m · 5 min
- Turpin Avenue Park511 m · 6 min
- Rexlington Park747 m · 9 min
- Rexdale Park820 m · 10 min
- Curtin Park1.5 km · 18 min
- Schools (11)
- St Stephen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 331 m · 4 min
- The Elms & Boys LeadershipEnglish Public · 527 m · 6 min
- Timothy Christian SchoolPrivate · 702 m · 8 min
- Can-Aim High SchoolPrivate · 854 m · 10 min
- Thistletown Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 873 m · 10 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 community centre, a library, 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
21 registered apartment buildings with 996 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2386 Islington Ave (97 m, 18 units, 3 storeys, built 1960), which scored 94 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2386 Islington Ave | 18 | 3 | 1960 | 94 · Sep 2025 | 97 m |
| 2366 Islington Ave | 16 | 3 | 1950 | 98 · Sep 2025 | 218 m |
| 40 Torbolton Dr | 17 | 3 | 1962 | 98 · Sep 2025 | 276 m · 3 min |
| 2362 Islington Ave | 13 | 3 | 1972 | 77 · Sep 2024 | 280 m · 3 min |
| 2413 Islington Ave | 52 | 6 | 1955 | 85 · Jun 2024 | 291 m · 3 min |
| 30 Torbolton Dr | 16 | 3 | 1960 | 76 · Sep 2024 | 306 m · 4 min |
21 registered buildings · 996 units · 2 social housing · tallest 11 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 & Golfdown a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 36 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 & Golfdown?
An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Dec 5, 2023, about the median for a counted intersection.
Is Islington & Golfdown a walkable intersection?
Islington & Golfdown scores 44 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Islington & Golfdown?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Golfdown Dr between Muncey Ave and Turpin Ave (March 2026), 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 & Golfdown?
The nearest Green P car park is 14 Barkwin Dr (2.0 km away, 23 spaces, 20% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 161 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,110 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Islington & Golfdown by transit?
Bus routes 37, 96, 73, 118, 937, 996 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Golfdown Dr, 17 m); MiWay route 30 Rexdale at Bergamot Ave at Islington Ave.
What restaurants are near Islington & Golfdown?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 20 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (231 m), Grabb A Pizza (327 m), The Golden Gate Restaurant (327 m), Highland Momo (677 m) and Living Well 2 (677 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Islington & Golfdown?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 239 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Stephen Child Care Centre (331 m, 79 spaces), B.F. Toronto Centre For Early Childhood Education (527 m, 98 spaces) and YWCA Bergamot Early Learning (722 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Islington & Golfdown?
21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 996 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2386 Islington Ave (97 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 2366 Islington Ave (218 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 40 Torbolton Dr (276 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 2362 Islington Ave (280 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 77). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 88 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Islington & Golfdown in?
Islington & Golfdown 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 Dec 5, 2023.
- 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).
- 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: 43.72149, -79.55814 · centreline node 13455052.