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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
The north leg carries the load — 3,731 southbound vehicles, or 45% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 822. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,254 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 12% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,119). Trucks and buses were 7.8% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. 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: 1,119 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,254 from 5:00 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 (11 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 27, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 50 | #2064 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 6 | |
| Property damage only | 39 | |
| Fail to remain | 5 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1165 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 5 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 4 | |
| 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.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on Islington Ave between Birmingham St and New Toronto St (52 m away, Dec 2011) recorded volume only — about 5,486 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington Ave · Birmingham St – New Toronto St · 52 m | Dec 2011 · 3 days | 5,486 | — | — | — |
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 1313, activated 1979 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 507 nearest 690 m · 8 min
- TTC bus
- 110 nearest 26 m
- Blue Night
- 301 337
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at New Toronto St; Islington Ave at New Toronto St South Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Sixth St / Lake Shore Blvd W 755 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
- 8 car parks · about 300 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 22 mapped lots within 500 m, 499 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 ISLINGTON AVE. · Surface | 637 m | 11 * | — |
| 140 Fifth St · Surface | 718 m | 52 | 39% (Q1 2026) |
| 128 Eight St · Surface | 745 m | 58 | 21% (Q1 2026) |
| 120 Sixth St · Surface | 878 m | 58 | 32% (Q1 2026) |
| 105 Fourth Street · Surface | 949 m | 22 * | — |
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; 34 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is The Six Scoops, 478 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Renew Toronto Pharmacy, 747 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- The Six Scoops · 195 Sixth St478 m · 6 min
- Early On · 185 Fifth St530 m · 6 min
- St. Margaret New Toronto · 156 Sixth St600 m · 7 min
- Womens Habitat · 140 Islington Ave654 m · 8 min
- New Toronto Fish & Chips · 146 Fifth St668 m · 8 min
- Food shops
- Red Moon Bakery 746 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Renew Toronto Pharmacy 747 m · 9 min · 4 within 1 km
- Child care
- Lamp Jr YMCA · 47 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day530 m · 6 min
- Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre · 164 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day853 m · 10 min
- Second Street School Age YMCA · 127 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day883 m · 11 min
- Washrooms
- New Toronto Seniors Centre Washroom · hours not listed932 m · 11 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 (11)
- Sixth Street Park164 m
- Jordon Carter Memorial Park580 m · 7 min
- Hillside Park636 m · 8 min
- Lakeshore Village Park923 m · 11 min
- Ourland Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- Lamp Community Health Centre531 m · 6 min
- New Toronto Seniors' Centre928 m · 11 min
- Ourland Community Centre1 km · 12 min
- Schools (9)
- Seventh Street Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 853 m · 10 min
- Children's Urban Enrichment StudioPrivate · 871 m · 10 min
- Second Street Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 883 m · 11 min
- St Josaphat Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- The Mildenhall Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library New Toronto branch1.1 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 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
Ten registered apartment buildings with 458 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 170 Islington Ave (511 m, 47 units, 4 storeys, built 1951), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 Islington Ave · CAPREIT | 47 | 4 | 1951 | 94 · Jul 2024 | 511 m · 6 min |
| 147 Eighth St · CAPREIT | 52 | 4 | 1960 | 91 · Jul 2025 | 589 m · 7 min |
| 148 Islington Ave · CAPREIT | 38 | 4 | 1951 | 91 · Jul 2025 | 616 m · 7 min |
| 143 Eighth St · CAPREIT | 47 | 4 | 1960 | 93 · Aug 2024 | 650 m · 8 min |
| 139 Eighth St · CAPREIT | 47 | 3 | 1960 | 91 · Aug 2024 | 691 m · 8 min |
| 135 Eighth St · CAPREIT | 47 | 4 | 1951 | 93 · Jul 2024 | 731 m · 9 min |
10 registered buildings · 458 units · 1 social housing · tallest 9 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 three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 New Toronto.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Islington & New Toronto a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 50 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 & New Toronto?
A moderately travelled crossing at the City's last count here, in 2014. Its latest count is from Apr 29, 2014, about today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Islington & New Toronto a walkable intersection?
Islington & New Toronto 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: 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.9 km · 4 licensed child cares within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
Where can I park near Islington & New Toronto?
The nearest Green P car park is 139 ISLINGTON AVE. (637 m away, 11 spaces). The City's mapping shows 499 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,480 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Islington & New Toronto by transit?
Streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 690 m away; bus route 110 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at New Toronto St, 26 m).
What restaurants are near Islington & New Toronto?
None within 300 m, and 34 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are The Six Scoops (478 m), Early On (530 m), St. Margaret New Toronto (600 m), Womens Habitat (654 m) and New Toronto Fish & Chips (668 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Islington & New Toronto?
The nearest is New Toronto Seniors Centre Washroom, 105 Fourth St, 932 m away.
Is there child care near Islington & New Toronto?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 353 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lamp Jr YMCA (530 m, 47 spaces), Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre (853 m, 164 spaces) and Second Street School Age YMCA (883 m, 127 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Islington & New Toronto?
Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 458 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 170 Islington Ave (511 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 147 Eighth St (589 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 148 Islington Ave (616 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 143 Eighth St (650 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 91 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Islington & New Toronto?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the New Toronto page.
What neighbourhood is Islington & New Toronto in?
Islington & New Toronto is in New Toronto (City of Toronto neighbourhood 018). 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 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; 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: 43.60677, -79.50657 · centreline node 13470270.