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Islington & Springbrook

Islington Ave & Springbrook Gdns · Toronto, Ontario · Stonegate-Queensway · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Islington & Springbrook sits in Stonegate-Queensway. At the City's last count here, in 2022, it was a busier-than-typical intersection. Nearby is Islington Station (Line 2) 596 m away.

Traffic
15,987
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 21, 2022
253 pedestrians · 8 cyclists
Collisions
12
police-reported · 2016–2025
2 killed or seriously injured
Getting there
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Islington Station 596 m · 9 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
44/100
city median 48
39 places to eat within 1 km · grocery 633 m

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Islington & Springbrook

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 21, 2022

The north leg carries the load — 7,851 southbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 90. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,387 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,370 from 4:45 p.m. 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 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north7,851southbound · 7 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west90eastbound · 1 bikes · 2.2% heavy
Total vehicles15,987253 pedestrians · 8 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east299westbound · 0 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the south7,747northbound · 0 bikes · 4.1% heavy

Peak hours: 2,387 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,370 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

2018 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 25% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 12, 2026.

Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. All of them involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrians or cyclists. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 13, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions12
With an injury3
Property damage only9
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
Killed or seriously injured2#215 of 1,505
Fatal1#155 of 319
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Sep 13, 2023

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2020

The City's counter on Islington Ave between Springbrook Gdns and Van Dusen Blvd (49 m away) recorded an average of 63 km/h in its 3-day count in January 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 70 km/h. 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. Springbrook Gdns between Lothian Ave and Eagle Rd measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 46 km/h (Dec 2011).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Islington Ave · Springbrook Gdns – Van Dusen Blvd · 49 mJan 2020 · 3 days32,06263 km/h70 km/h75 km/h
Springbrook Gdns · Lothian Ave – Eagle Rd · 239 mDec 2011 · 24 h61636 km/h46 km/h52 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.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Islington Station (Line 2)596 m · 7 min
TTC bus
110 149 37 50 40 nearest 92 m
Express
937
Blue Night
337 300
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Van Dusen Blvd
Regional
MiWay 26 Burnhamthorpe at Bloor St at Islington Station534 m · 6 min
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Islington Subway Station (Aberfoyle Cres) 602 m · 7 min · 15 docks · 2 stations, 54 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
13 car parks · about 2,796 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
6 mapped lots within 500 m, 402 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
7 Monkton Ave · Surface497 m2561% (Q1 2026)
Islington Main Lot - 3330 Bloor Street West · Surface691 m534 *—
22 Fieldway Rd · Surface709 m270 *—
Islington Lomond Lot - 20 Lomond Drive · Surface844 m283 *—
3220 Bloor St W · Surface922 m6829% (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 Sobeys, 633 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 39 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Hyderabad Spices, 451 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Medi - Place Pharmacy, 558 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Hyderabad Spices · 3391 Bloor St W451 m · 5 min
  • Kravee · 3371 Bloor St W473 m · 6 min
  • Burger Legend · 1086 Islington Ave484 m · 6 min
  • Vintage Thai · 3369 Bloor St W536 m · 6 min
  • Mr. Sub · 1088 Islington Ave Unit-1537 m · 6 min
0 within 300 m · 39 within 1 km
Grocery
Sobeys 633 m · 8 min
Food shops
Sweet Gallery 1 km · 12 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Medi - Place Pharmacy 558 m · 7 min · 3 within 1 km
Child care
  • Norseman Jr YMCA · 16 spaces, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day291 m · 3 min
  • Kids Club Daycare & Learning Centre (Op-Aaa Childrens Inc.) · 109 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day669 m · 8 min
  • Kids & Company Etobicoke · 74 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day705 m · 8 min
6 licensed centres · 381 spaces within 1 km · 1 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Fairfield Seniors' Centre Washroom · hours not listed334 m · 4 min
Drinking water: Fairfield Park 371 m · 4 min (off)

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)
  • Fairfield Park342 m · 4 min
  • Chauncey - Islington Parkette368 m · 4 min
  • Kenway Park659 m · 8 min
  • Fieldway Parkette669 m · 8 min
  • Lora Hill Park872 m · 10 min
and 5 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (7)
  • Norseman Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
  • Islington Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • German International School TorontoPrivate · 1.3 km · 15 min
  • The Learning CommonPrivate · 1.3 km · 16 min
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 16 min
and 2 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Brentwood branch1.3 km · 16 min
Places of interest
  • Montgomery's InnMuseum · 1.3 km · 16 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.

44of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food8/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 39 within 1 km

  • Transit20/28

    Islington Station 0.6 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go3/14

    library 1.3 km away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation9/10

    2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care4/8

    nearest school 1 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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

Five registered apartment buildings with 931 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 8 Lomond Dr (734 m, 183 units, 24 storeys, built 1973), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
8 Lomond Dr · Cogir Management Corporation GP18324197398 · Aug 2026734 m · 9 min
1276 Islington Ave · Ranee Management20213195797 · Nov 2025903 m · 11 min
50 Cordova Ave · Compten Management Inc.28537197396 · Jul 2024912 m · 11 min
90 Cordova Ave · Ranee Management18413197796 · Nov 2025921 m · 11 min
1286 Islington Ave · Hollyburn Properties Ltd778197188 · Jul 20241 km · 11 min

5 registered buildings · 931 units · tallest 37 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 no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 & Springbrook a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#215 of 1,505), out of 12 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Springbrook?

A busier-than-typical intersection at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Apr 21, 2022, 1.73× today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Islington & Springbrook a walkable intersection?

Islington & Springbrook 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: 2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; Islington Station 0.6 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km; nearest school 1 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m.

How fast do cars go at Islington & Springbrook?

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 & Springbrook?

The nearest Green P car park is 7 Monkton Ave (497 m away, 25 spaces, 61% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 402 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 41,130 spaces — 6 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Islington & Springbrook by transit?

Islington Station (Line 2) is 596 m away; bus routes 110, 149, 37, 50, 40, 937 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Van Dusen Blvd, 92 m); MiWay route 26 Burnhamthorpe at Bloor St at Islington Station.

What restaurants are near Islington & Springbrook?

None within 300 m, and 39 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Hyderabad Spices (451 m), Kravee (473 m), Burger Legend (484 m), Vintage Thai (536 m) and Mr. Sub (537 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Islington & Springbrook?

The nearest is Fairfield Seniors' Centre Washroom, 80 Lothian Ave, 334 m away.

Is there child care near Islington & Springbrook?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 381 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Norseman Jr YMCA (291 m, 16 spaces), Kids Club Daycare & Learning Centre (Op-Aaa Childrens Inc.) (669 m, 109 spaces) and Kids & Company Etobicoke (705 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Islington & Springbrook?

Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 931 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 8 Lomond Dr (734 m, 183 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 1276 Islington Ave (903 m, 202 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 50 Cordova Ave (912 m, 285 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 90 Cordova Ave (921 m, 184 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 95 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Islington & Springbrook?

Toronto Police place two 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 Stonegate-Queensway page.

What neighbourhood is Islington & Springbrook in?

Islington & Springbrook 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