Kennedy & Merrian

Traffic volume8-hour count · Jul 21, 2015

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,286 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 223 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,211 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,282 from 2:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2015, 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: 1,211 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,282 from 2:00 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 15 collisions. 16 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 10 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (12%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 12 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 27, 2026.

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian, 1 cyclist and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. All of them happened in darkness (citywide, 39% of KSI collisions do). The most recent was on Aug 7, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.

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

The City's most recent midblock count on Kennedy Rd between Corvette Ave and Merrian Rd (126 m away, Apr 2013) recorded volume only — about 17,578 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Corvette Ave (297 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 40,767 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Corvette Ave (eastbound), 297 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 25 km/h, 85th percentile 35 km/h; 0.1% at 50 km/h or more. 40,767 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.

The crossing

Signal 1051, activated 1974 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food23/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 6 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit22/28

  Kennedy Station 0.8 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 27 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 804 m away

• Parks and recreation3/10

  nearest park 0.8 km · nearest centre 1.2 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Within a kilometre there are 24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,711 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 675 Kennedy Rd (106 m, 192 units, 11 storeys, built 1969), which scored 97 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

24 registered buildings · 1,711 units · 3 social housing · tallest 14 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.

Nine thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 0.7 a year before that. 78% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 13, 2026.

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 Kennedy Park.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jul 21, 2015.
• 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• 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.
• 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 20 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: 43.72744, -79.26593 · centreline node 13453613.