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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 · 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 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 1,510 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,809 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
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%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 29, 2026.
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
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 12 | |
| With an injury | 5 | |
| Property damage only | 7 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Aug 16, 2021 |
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
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 segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington Ave · Thorold Gt – Brazil Gt · 42 m | Jun 2023 · 3 days | 22,619 | 51 km/h | 60 km/h | 66 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
- TTC bus
- 37 166 60 119 nearest 32 m
- Express
- 937 960
- Blue Night
- 337 353 373 384
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Thorold Gate North Side
- Regional
- York Region Transit 012 Pine Valley 013 Islington at Islington Av / Thorold Gt34 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 8 mapped lots within 500 m, 100 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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 within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Boyo African Superstore, 448 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 17 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Peppers Caribbean Restaurant, 375 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Humber Summit Pharmacy, 576 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Villa Leonardo Gambin, a long-term care home 424 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Peppers Caribbean Restaurant · 3027 Islington Ave375 m · 4 min
- York Pizza & Wings · 3005 Islington Ave Unit-2435 m · 5 min
- Iniya's Kitchen · 2985 Islington Ave457 m · 5 min
- Salerno Trattoria · 70 Plunkett Rd Unit-7598 m · 7 min
- Asun Depot Grill & Bar · 143 Millwick Dr601 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- Boyo African Superstore 448 m · 5 min
- Food shops
- Domenic's Quality Meats 630 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Humber Summit Pharmacy 576 m · 7 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Northwest Childhood Learning Centre · 47 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day516 m · 6 min
- Health and care
- Villa Leonardo Gambin · long-term care home424 m · 5 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 (6)
- Plunkett Park269 m · 3 min
- Whitfield Parkette456 m · 5 min
- Primula Parkette545 m · 6 min
- Knights of Columbus Park807 m · 10 min
- Apted Park1.2 km · 15 min
- Schools
- Venerable John Merlini Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- St Roch Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.4 km · 16 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Humber Summit branch451 m · 5 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 or a public washroom.
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.
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, 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 at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Jan 26, 2022, 1.24× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Islington Ave & Thorold Gt a walkable intersection?
Islington Ave & Thorold Gt scores 37 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: 6 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km; library 451 m away; 2 parks within 500 m.
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 100 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,060 spaces — 8 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, 32 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 17 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Peppers Caribbean Restaurant (375 m), York Pizza & Wings (435 m), Iniya's Kitchen (457 m), Salerno Trattoria (598 m) and Asun Depot Grill & Bar (601 m). 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 238 m away at Plunkett Park.
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 (516 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.
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 Jan 26, 2022.
- 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.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 7 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: 43.76268, -79.57365 · centreline node 13448830.