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Islington Ave & Thorold Gt

Toronto, Ontario · Humber Summit · Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek

In Humber Summit, Islington Ave & Thorold Gt is an above-average intersection for traffic. At the corner: a park. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
11,503
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 26, 2022
68 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
12
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 7 property damage · #4067 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1006 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,440 vehicles, 1.24× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 169 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 1.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. Just one of those 12 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Islington Ave & Thorold Gt

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
3716660119 nearest 30 m
Express
937960
Blue Night
337353373384
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Thorold Gate North Side; Islington Ave at Humber Summit Lane
Regional
York Region Transit 012 Pine Valley013 Islington at Islington Av / Thorold Gt32 m
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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (4)
  • Venerable John Merlini Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 829 m
  • St Roch Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • Gracedale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km
  • North Kipling Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km
Community centres
Parks (10)
  • Plunkett Park167 m
  • Primula Parkette352 m
  • Whitfield Parkette440 m
  • Knights of Columbus Park621 m
  • Apted Park860 m
  • Thackeray Park1 km
  • and 4 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Humber Summit branch434 m

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; 21 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Avellino Social Club, 347 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2025.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 21 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Avellino Social Club · 3041 Islington Ave347 mPassed, Jul 2025
Peppers Caribbean Restaurant · 3027 Islington Ave368 mPassed, Aug 2026
Ral Inc · 3005 Islington Ave Unit-A419 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 3 infractions
York Pizza & Wings · 3005 Islington Ave Unit-2419 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
A & H Convenience · 70 Plunkett Rd, Unit-3grocery433 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 3 infractions
Salerno Trattoria · 70 Plunkett Rd Unit-7433 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Boyo African Superstore · 2995 Islington Ave446 mPassed, Apr 2026
3 J's Milk & Variety · 2993 Islington Avegrocery454 mPassed, Apr 2026

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

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 186 m away at Plunkett Park.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Plunkett Park drinking fountain · 186 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

One licensed child care centre within a kilometre offers 47 spaces; it accepts City fee subsidy. The nearest is Northwest Childhood Learning Centre (489 m, 47 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km1 centre · 47 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 1
  • Northwest Childhood Learning Centre · 2978 Islington Ave
    47 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    489 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 411 (2.1 km), the nearest police station 23 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.2 km away.

FireFire Station 411 · 2.1 km75 Toryork Dr
Police23 Division · 2.2 km5230 Finch Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 51 · 2.2 km61 Toryork Dr

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

Parking

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

All parking lots174 lots · ≈51,730 spaces · 155.2 ha
Within 500 m12 lots · ≈1,620 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 181 m away, ≈46 spaces; 189 m away, ≈19 spaces; 263 m away, ≈110 spaces; 305 m away, ≈460 spaces; 365 m away, ≈339 spaces; 367 m away, ≈57 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, Jan 26, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,648 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 352 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,809 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 1,510 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Trucks and buses were 8.4% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north5,503southbound · 0 bikes · 8.5% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,50368 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 8.4% heavy
From the east352westbound · 0 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the south5,648northbound · 0 bikes · 8.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,510 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,809 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 26, 2022

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

On Islington Ave between Thorold Gt and Brazil Gt, 42 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2023 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 60 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 66 km/h or more. That segment carries about 22,600 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Islington Ave · Thorold Gt – Brazil Gt · 42 mJun 2023 · 3 days22,61951 km/h60 km/h66 km/h

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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 4 collisions. 5 collisions (42%) involved an injury. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (17%). The most recent report on file is from Sep 9, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions12#4067 of 5,508
With an injury5#2696 of 4,660
Property damage only7
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian1#2586 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1944 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
All since 201414latest Sep 9, 2025

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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Aug 16, 2021.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1006 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Aug 16, 2021

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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Islington Ave & Thorold Gt a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1006 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 Ave & Thorold Gt?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Jan 26, 2022, 1.24× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Islington Ave & Thorold Gt?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Islington Ave between Thorold Gt and Brazil Gt (June 2023), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 60 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Islington Ave & Thorold Gt?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 174 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 51,730 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Islington Ave & Thorold Gt by transit?

Bus routes 37, 166, 60, 119, 937, 960 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Thorold Gate North Side, 30 m); York Region Transit routes 012 Pine Valley, 013 Islington at Islington Av / Thorold Gt.

What restaurants are near Islington Ave & Thorold Gt?

None within 300 m, and 21 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Avellino Social Club (347 m), Peppers Caribbean Restaurant (368 m), Ral Inc (419 m), York Pizza & Wings (419 m) and Salerno Trattoria (433 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 Ave & Thorold Gt?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 186 m away at Plunkett Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Islington Ave & Thorold Gt?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 47 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Northwest Childhood Learning Centre (489 m, 47 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What neighbourhood is Islington Ave & Thorold Gt in?

Islington Ave & Thorold Gt is in Humber Summit (City of Toronto neighbourhood 021), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek, represented by Councillor Anthony Perruzza.

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