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Islington & New Toronto

Islington Ave & New Toronto St · Toronto, Ontario · New Toronto · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Islington & New Toronto is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in New Toronto. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
8,332
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 29, 2014
118 pedestrians · 7 cyclists
Collisions
50
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 39 property damage · #2064 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
1 streetcar route · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,040 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 71 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 21%, from 28 in 2016–2020 to 22 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Islington & New Toronto

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
507 nearest 664 m
TTC bus
11076 nearest 26 m
Blue Night
301337
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 653 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 72 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (14)
  • Second Street Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 626 m
  • Children's Urban Enrichment StudioPrivate · 693 m
  • Seventh Street Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 784 m
  • St Josaphat Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 854 m
  • The Mildenhall Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km
  • Mimico Adult CentreEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 8 more
Community centres
Parks (19)
  • Sixth Street Park141 m
  • Jordon Carter Memorial Park482 m
  • Hillside Park573 m
  • Birmingham Street Parkette693 m
  • Lakeshore Village Park709 m
  • Sand Beach Road Parkette1 km
  • and 13 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library New Toronto branch898 m
  • Toronto Public Library Mimico Centennial branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Famous People PlayersPerforming Arts · 1.5 km
Signal
1313, activated 1979 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 48 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Toronto Police Training Facility, 311 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Toronto Police Training Facility · 70 Birmingham St None311 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Six Convenience · 195 Sixth Stgrocery396 mPassed, Jul 2024
The Six Scoops · 195 Sixth St396 mPassed, Jun 2026
Early On · 185 Fifth St436 mPassed, Jun 2026
St. Margaret New Toronto · 156 Sixth St525 mPassed, Feb 2026
New Toronto Fish & Chips · 146 Fifth Stgrocery592 mPassed, May 2026
Womens Habitat · 140 Islington Ave628 mPassed, Feb 2026
Tham Ma Da Thai Cuisine · 2888 Lake Shore Blvd W, Bldg--640 mPassed, Sep 2025

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is New Toronto Seniors Centre Washroom, 755 m away, View centre hours.

  • New Toronto Seniors Centre Washroom · 105 Fourth St
    View centre hours
    755 m
  • Ourland Community Centre Washroom · 18 Ourland Ave
    View centre hours
    936 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 432 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lamp Jr YMCA (437 m, 47 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 432 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 5
  • Lamp Jr YMCA · 185 Fifth St
    47 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    437 m
  • Second Street School Age YMCA · 71 Second St
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    626 m
  • Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre · 101 Seventh St
    164 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    784 m
  • Le Jardin de Moliere Inc · 3029 Lake Shore Blvd W
    15 spaces · toddler · $10-a-day
    799 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 435 (629 m), the nearest police station 22 Division (4.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 435 · 629 m130 Eighth St
Police22 Division · 4.4 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 38 · 1.2 km259 Horner Ave

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

27 registered apartment buildings with 934 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 170 Islington Ave (491 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. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 46 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings27 · 934 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202646 across the 27
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest14 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
170 Islington Ave · CAPREIT474195194 · Jul 20247491 m
147 Eighth St · CAPREIT524196091 · Jul 20256503 m
143 Eighth St · CAPREIT474196093 · Aug 20244548 m
139 Eighth St · CAPREIT473196091 · Aug 20249586 m
148 Islington Ave · CAPREIT384195191 · Jul 20253592 m
121 Fourth St · Ipg Management Group Inc103198387 · Aug 20260611 m
135 Eighth St · CAPREIT474195193 · Jul 20241625 m
2835 Lake Shore Blvd WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1489198097 · Aug 20255725 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots771 lots · ≈52,680 spaces · 158 ha
Within 500 m30 lots · ≈3,790 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 534 spaces
EV charging (City)2390 Lake Shore Blvd W · 1.7 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking2 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
139 ISLINGTON AVE. · Surface614 m11 *
140 Fifth St · Surface619 m5239% (Q1 2026)
128 Eight St · Surface652 m5821% (Q1 2026)
120 Sixth St · Surface764 m5832% (Q1 2026)
66 Third St · Surface778 m2434% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 79 m away, ≈57 spaces; 91 m away, ≈324 spaces; 99 m away, ≈3 spaces; 106 m away, ≈262 spaces; 132 m away, ≈54 spaces; 135 m away, ≈6 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, 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 16,183 vehicles. The count is 12 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.

From the north3,731southbound · 1 bikes · 8.1% heavy
From the west822eastbound · 3 bikes · 9.9% heavy
Total vehicles8,332118 pedestrians · 7 cyclists · 7.8% heavy
From the east1,336westbound · 3 bikes · 12.3% heavy
From the south2,443northbound · 0 bikes · 4.1% heavy
AM peak hour1,119 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,254 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 29, 2014

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

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 segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Islington Ave · Birmingham St – New Toronto St · 52 mDec 2011 · 3 days5,486

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

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, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions50#2064 of 5,508
With an injury6#2461 of 4,660
Property damage only39
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian2#1784 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1165 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201459latest Jun 22, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 9, 2021. 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. Its latest count is from Apr 29, 2014, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Islington & New Toronto?

The nearest Green P car park is 139 ISLINGTON AVE. (614 m away, 11 spaces). The City's mapping shows 771 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 52,680 spaces — 30 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2390 Lake Shore Blvd W (1.7 km).

How do I get to Islington & New Toronto by transit?

Streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 664 m away; bus routes 110, 76 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 48 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Toronto Police Training Facility (311 m), The Six Scoops (396 m), Early On (436 m), St. Margaret New Toronto (525 m) and Womens Habitat (628 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; 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, 755 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Ourland Community Centre Washroom (936 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Islington & New Toronto?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 432 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lamp Jr YMCA (437 m, 47 spaces), Second Street School Age YMCA (626 m, 127 spaces) and Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre (784 m, 164 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Islington & New Toronto?

27 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 934 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 170 Islington Ave (491 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 147 Eighth St (503 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 143 Eighth St (548 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 139 Eighth St (586 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 27 is 91 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

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. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. 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