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Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton

Jimmy Wisdom Way & Eglinton Ave W · Toronto, Ontario · Oakwood Village · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's · York-Eglinton BIA

Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton, in Oakwood Village, is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: Fairbank Station and a school within 250 m.

Traffic
13,249
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 5, 2024
4,399 pedestrians · 242 cyclists
Collisions
35
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #2586 of 5,519
Getting there
Fairbank Station
subway station within 250 m
13 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
72/100
city median 48 · #717 of 5,672
31 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 343 m

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Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 5, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,957 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 16 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (127 of 242). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,091 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,113 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.8% 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 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north16southbound · 29 bikes · 12.5% heavy
From the west6,276eastbound · 127 bikes · 6.9% heavy
Total vehicles13,2494,399 pedestrians · 242 cyclists · 6.8% heavy
From the east6,957westbound · 84 bikes · 6.8% heavy
From the south0northbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,091 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,113 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 worst year was 2016, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 9 collisions (26%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 31% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 2, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jun 5, 2010.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions35#2586 of 5,519
With an injury9#1879 of 4,669
Property damage only16
Fail to remain11
Involving a pedestrian2
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Jun 5, 2010

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 Jimmy Wisdom Way between Eglinton Ave W and Livingstone Ave, 44 m from the corner, a 3-day count in January 2023 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 33 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 36 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,600 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Glenholme Ave (179 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 125,561 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Eglinton Ave W · Jimmy Wisdom Way – Northcliffe Blvd · 15 mMar 2013 · 3 days11,411———
Jimmy Wisdom Way · Eglinton Ave W – Livingstone Ave · 44 mJan 2023 · 3 days2,63126 km/h33 km/h36 km/h
Speed sign
Glenholme Ave (southbound), 179 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 17 km/h, 85th percentile 28 km/h; 0.2% at 40 km/h or more. 125,561 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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
Fairbank Station (Line 5)186 m; Oakwood Station (Line 5)393 m · 5 min; Cedarvale Station (Line 1, Line 5)949 m · 11 min
TTC bus
34 29 63 90 109 164 nearest 17 m
Express
929
Blue Night
334 329 363
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Eglinton Ave West at Jimmy Wisdom Way; Eglinton Ave West at Northcliffe Blvd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Eglinton Ave W / Oakwood Ave 301 m · 4 min · 15 docks · 8 stations, 147 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
9 car parks · about 396 spaces
EV charging
168 Chiltern Hill Rd · 1.7 km · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking
33 post-and-rings within 300 m
Other lots
44 mapped lots within 500 m, 463 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Shortt St · Surface422 m13827% (Q1 2026)
1531 Eglinton Ave W · Surface566 m2041% (Q1 2026)
2054 Dufferin St · Surface1.3 km4925% (Q1 2026)
2053 Dufferin Street · Surface1.3 km23 *—
406 Oakwood Ave · Surface1.3 km1757% (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

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Family Supermarket and Meat Store, 343 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Frida's Mexi-Cakes, 134 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 31 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 104 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is High Life Restaurant, 29 m away. Four pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Northcliffe Pharmacy, 59 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. La Centre For Active Seniors - Doug Saunders Apartments runs a seniors' active living programme 149 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • High Life Restaurant · 1741 Eglinton Ave W29 m
  • Irieman Restaurant & Bar · 1735 Eglinton Ave W36 m
  • Sheryl's Authentic Caribbean Cuisine · 1720 Eglinton Ave W45 m
  • El Puerto Marisqueria · 1727 Eglinton Ave W55 m
  • Ma Starbank · 1736 Eglinton Ave W55 m
31 within 300 m · 104 within 1 km
Grocery
Family Supermarket and Meat Store 343 m · 4 min · 5 within 1 km
Food shops
Frida's Mexi-Cakes 134 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
3 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Northcliffe Pharmacy 59 m · 7 within 1 km
Child care
  • Macaulay - St. Thomas Aquinas Child Care Centre · 41 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day194 m
  • Lycee Francais de Toronto · 22 spaces, preschool542 m · 6 min
  • La Maison du Dodo · 25 spaces, toddler, preschool709 m · 8 min
6 licensed centres · 248 spaces within 1 km · 2 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Fairbank Memorial Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed779 m · 9 min
Drinking water: Walter Saunders Memorial Park 381 m · 5 min (off)
Health and care
  • La Centre For Active Seniors - Doug Saunders Apartments · seniors' active living centre149 m

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)
  • Senator Peter Bosa Parkette366 m · 4 min
  • Walter Saunders Memorial Park443 m · 5 min
  • Fairbank Memorial Park591 m · 7 min
  • J.t. Watson Parkette1 km · 12 min
  • Dufferin Hill Park1 km · 12 min
and 6 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (8)
  • St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 194 m
  • Fairbank Public SchoolEnglish Public · 448 m · 5 min
  • Lycee Francais de TorontoPrivate · 542 m · 6 min
  • D'arcy McGee Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 791 m · 9 min
  • Fairbank Memorial Community SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Maria A. Shchuka branch25 m
  • Toronto Public Library Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre branch1.5 km · 18 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.

72of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #717 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food21/30

    5 grocery stores within 1 km · 31 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit28/28

    Fairbank Station · 8 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go7/14

    library 25 m away

  • Parks and recreation9/10

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

  • Schools and child care7/8

    2 schools within 500 m · 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

Within a kilometre there are 34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,226 rental units, 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1685 Eglinton Ave W (107 m, 38 units, 3 storeys, built 1960), which scored 76 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
1685 Eglinton Ave W383196076 · Oct 2025107 m
659 Northcliffe Blvd Toronto Community Housing · TCH547200398 · Sep 2024109 m
682 Northcliffe Blvd · Oz Property Management Ltd546196084 · Aug 2026128 m
1675 Eglinton Ave W · Shelborne Property Management Inc373196084 · Sep 2026132 m
1775 Eglinton Ave W Toronto Community Housing · TCH30014198182 · Nov 2025152 m
787 Vaughan Rd384197794 · Aug 2026170 m

34 registered buildings · 2,226 units · 6 social housing · tallest 16 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

Nine thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle910street/outdoor (5), other (3)
Bicycle theft310other (2), street/outdoor (1)

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 Oakwood Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 35 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 Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 5, 2024, 82% of the median for a counted intersection, and #448 for pedestrians.

Is Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton a walkable intersection?

Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton scores 72 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #717 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: Fairbank Station · 8 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km; 2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m.

How fast do cars go at Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Jimmy Wisdom Way between Eglinton Ave W and Livingstone Ave (January 2023), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 33 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 179 m away (30 km/h), 0.2% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Shortt St (422 m away, 138 spaces, 27% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 463 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,940 spaces — 44 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (1.7 km).

How do I get to Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton by transit?

Fairbank Station (Line 5) is 186 m away; bus routes 34, 29, 63, 90, 109, 164, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Eglinton Ave West at Jimmy Wisdom Way, 17 m).

What restaurants are near Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton?

31 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 104 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are High Life Restaurant (29 m), Irieman Restaurant & Bar (36 m), Sheryl's Authentic Caribbean Cuisine (45 m), El Puerto Marisqueria (55 m) and Ma Starbank (55 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton?

The nearest is Fairbank Memorial Community Centre Washroom, 2213 Dufferin St, 779 m away.

Is there child care near Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 248 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Macaulay - St. Thomas Aquinas Child Care Centre (194 m, 41 spaces), Lycee Francais de Toronto (542 m, 22 spaces) and La Maison du Dodo (709 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,226 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1685 Eglinton Ave W (107 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 659 Northcliffe Blvd (109 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 682 Northcliffe Blvd (128 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 1675 Eglinton Ave W (132 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 87 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Oakwood Village page.

What neighbourhood is Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton in?

Jimmy Wisdom & Eglinton is in Oakwood Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 107). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow. The corner falls inside the York-Eglinton Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined