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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, and the red-light camera
Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 24, 2024
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 19,390 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 34% of the total, against 5,856 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (78 of 147). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 4,711 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 4,853 from 3:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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.
Peak hours: 4,711 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 4,853 from 3:45 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
The worst year was 2023, with 29 collisions; 2025 recorded 21. 55 collisions (32%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 5% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 24 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 16, 2026.
Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. The most recent was on Oct 29, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 173 | 3.0 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 55 | |
| Property damage only | 110 | |
| Fail to remain | 9 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 7 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 8 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 24 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 2 | #342 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Oct 29, 2024 |
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 Sir William Hearst Ave between Morton Shulman Ave and Keele St S, 125 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2026 put the average speed at 40 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 50 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 55 km/h or more. That segment carries about 13,200 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir William Hearst Ave · Morton Shulman Ave – Keele St S · 125 m | Mar 2026 · 3 days | 13,152 | 40 km/h | 50 km/h | 55 km/h |
| Keele St · George Appleton Way – Wilson Ave · 168 m | Jun 2017 · 3 days | 25,785 | — | — | — |
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.
- Red-light camera
- In operation since 2022; 834 tickets in 2025, 422 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in North York.
- The crossing
- Signal 0596, activated 1965 · leading pedestrian interval North
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- GO Transit
- GO bus 27 Milton / North York 33 Guelph / North York 19 Mississauga / North York 36 Brampton / North York Express 94 Pickering / Square One at Hwy. 401 @ Keele St.165 m
- TTC bus
- 41 96 118 119 165 101 120 400 nearest 27 m
- Express
- 941 996
- Blue Night
- 341 396
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Keele St at Sir William Hearst Ave; Keele St at George Appleton Way
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Humber River Hospital 702 m · 8 min · 15 docks · 2 stations, 34 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 20 mapped lots within 500 m, 190 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 Btrust Supermarket, 363 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 10 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 45. The nearest is Asmin Cafe, 198 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Regency Pharmacy, 198 m away. The nearest hospital site is Humber River Hospital, 1.0 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Asmin Cafe · 2737 Keele St 31198 m
- Jasper Wings · 2737 Keele St 27198 m
- Mazza Kebab and Grill · 2737 Keele St, Unit-27199 m
- Pattycom · 2737 Keele St, Unit-31199 m
- 34 Cafe · 2737 Keele St Unit-26199 m
- Grocery
- Btrust Supermarket 363 m · 4 min · 4 within 1 km
- Food shops
- The Not Ordinary Cake 540 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Regency Pharmacy 198 m · 7 within 1 km
- Child care
- Columbus Early Learning Centres · 74 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day590 m · 7 min
- The Neighbourhood Group Downsview Child Care · 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day802 m · 10 min
- Carmelite Missionary Sisters of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus · 98 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day840 m · 10 min
- Health and care
- Humber River Hospital · hospital site1 km · 11 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
- Downsview Memorial Parkette353 m · 4 min
- Ernie Lustig - Rainbow Park701 m · 8 min
- Dubray Parkette832 m · 10 min
- North Park1.4 km · 16 min
- Ridge Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools (7)
- Downsview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 802 m · 10 min
- Madonna Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 825 m · 10 min
- Downsview Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 940 m · 11 min
- St Raphael Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Pierre Laporte Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Downsview branch520 m · 6 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, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are 41 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,376 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2645 Keele St (364 m, 21 units, 3 storeys, built 1953), which scored 86 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 41 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2645 Keele St · Franceschi Family Holdings Inc | 21 | 3 | 1953 | 86 · Aug 2026 | 364 m · 4 min |
| 2643 Keele St | 21 | 3 | 1955 | 91 · Nov 2025 | 375 m · 4 min |
| 2647 Keele St | 33 | 3 | 1960 | 62 · Aug 2026 | 391 m · 5 min |
| 2639 Keele St | 11 | 3 | 1953 | 68 · Sep 2026 | 414 m · 5 min |
| 2641 Keele St | 21 | 3 | 1955 | 83 · Aug 2026 | 427 m · 5 min |
| 2637 Keele St · A.e.v. Guida | 12 | 3 | 1958 | 93 · Sep 2024 | 428 m · 5 min |
41 registered buildings · 1,376 units · 1 social housing · tallest 15 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
One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | commercial premises (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Downsview.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Keele & Sir William Hearst a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#342 of 1,505), out of 173 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 Keele & Sir William Hearst?
A major arterial intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 24, 2024, 3.5× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Keele & Sir William Hearst a walkable intersection?
Keele & Sir William Hearst scores 52 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: 4 grocery stores within 1 km · 10 places to eat within 300 m; 5 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
Is there a red-light camera at Keele & Sir William Hearst?
Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Keele & Sir William Hearst since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 834 tickets in 2025 (1,012 in 2024) and 422 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 4,938 since it was switched on.
How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Keele & Sir William Hearst?
834 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 1,012 in 2024, and 422 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 4,938 tickets since 2022. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.
How fast do cars go at Keele & Sir William Hearst?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sir William Hearst Ave between Morton Shulman Ave and Keele St S (March 2026), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Keele & Sir William Hearst?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 190 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,060 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Keele & Sir William Hearst by transit?
Bus routes 41, 96, 118, 119, 165, 101, 120, 400 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Keele St at Sir William Hearst Ave, 27 m).
What restaurants are near Keele & Sir William Hearst?
10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 45 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Asmin Cafe (198 m), Jasper Wings (198 m), Mazza Kebab and Grill (199 m), Pattycom (199 m) and 34 Cafe (199 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Keele & Sir William Hearst?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 292 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Columbus Early Learning Centres (590 m, 74 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Downsview Child Care (802 m, 71 spaces) and Carmelite Missionary Sisters of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus (840 m, 98 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Keele & Sir William Hearst?
41 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,376 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2645 Keele St (364 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 2643 Keele St (375 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 2647 Keele St (391 m, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 62) and 2639 Keele St (414 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 68). The average RentSafeTO score across the 41 is 87 out of 100; 4 scored below 70.
How many thefts are reported at Keele & Sir William Hearst?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Downsview page.
What neighbourhood is Keele & Sir William Hearst in?
Keele & Sir William Hearst is in Downsview (City of Toronto neighbourhood 155), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak.
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 Oct 24, 2024.
- 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 6 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: 43.72438, -79.48159 · centreline node 13454472.