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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 volume14-hour count · Mar 19, 2024
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 2,733 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 41% of the total, against 689 from the south. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 882 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 11% above the afternoon peak from 4:45 p.m. (792). Heavy vehicles made up 0.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 882 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 792 from 4:45 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 2017, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 7 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (14%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 30, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 29 | 4.3 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 7 | #2259 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 19 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1278 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 Kenneth Ave between Norton Ave and McKee Ave, 355 m from the corner, a 2-day count in March 2020 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 46 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 50 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Empress Ave between Doris Ave and Kenneth Ave measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Sep 2020). At the school-zone speed sign on Doris Ave (254 m away, 30 km/h limit), 20% of the 212,663 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empress Ave · Doris Ave – Kenneth Ave · 109 m | Sep 2020 · 3 days | 4,442 | 36 km/h | 44 km/h | 49 km/h |
| Kenneth Ave · Norton Ave – McKee Ave · 355 m | Mar 2020 · 2 days | 1,271 | 39 km/h | 46 km/h | 50 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Doris Ave (northbound), 254 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 30 km/h, 85th percentile 43 km/h; 20% at 40 km/h or more. 212,663 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
- North York Centre Station (Line 1)502 m · 6 min
- GO Transit
- GO bus 96 Oshawa / Finch Express 27 Milton / North York 19 Mississauga / North York 67 Keswick / North York at Yonge St. @ Empress Ave.408 m · 5 min
- TTC bus
- 97 98 185 nearest 414 m · 5 min
- Blue Night
- 320 385
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- 10 Kingsdale Ave 422 m · 5 min · 31 docks · 2 stations, 54 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
- 11 car parks · about 3,375 spaces
- EV charging
- 33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.2 km · 2 Level 2 ports; also 19 Glendora Ave (1.6 km), 19 Glendora Ave (1.6 km)
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 16 mapped lots within 500 m, 330 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Empress Ave · Surface | 373 m | 67 | 69% (Q1 2026) |
| 10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface | 430 m | 53 | 44% (Q1 2026) |
| 180 Beecroft Road · Surface | 819 m | 173 * | — |
| 95 Beecroft Rd · Garage | 1.3 km | 386 | 15% (Q1 2026) |
| 10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface | 1.3 km | 112 * | — |
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 T&t Supermarket, 555 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 130 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Mana Healthy Bites, 222 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 510 m away; 7 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Canterbury Place Retirement Residence, a retirement home 742 m away (two within a kilometre).
- Restaurants & cafés
- Mana Healthy Bites · 75 Parkview Ave222 m
- Honeymoon Dessert · 8 Kingsdale Ave435 m · 5 min
- Booster Juice · 5150 Yonge St451 m · 5 min
- La Prep · 5150 Yonge St451 m · 5 min
- Second Cup · 5150 Yonge St Unit-F8451 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- T&t Supermarket 555 m · 7 min · 5 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Tavazo Dried Nuts & Fruits 451 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Rexall 510 m · 6 min · 7 within 1 km
- Child care
- Lansing Co-Op Nursery School · 32 spaces, preschool · $10-a-day534 m · 6 min
- McKee McKids Enrichment Centre · 166 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day581 m · 7 min
- Yorktown Montessori School · 40 spaces, preschool · $10-a-day660 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom · hours not listed · accessible · closed — Planned Closure317 m · 4 min
- Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible547 m · 7 min
- Health and care
- Canterbury Place Retirement Residence · retirement home · 2 within 1 km742 m · 9 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 (29)
- Ring Road Linear Park279 m · 3 min
- Lee Lifeson Art Park329 m · 4 min
- Princess Park378 m · 5 min
- North York Rose Garden455 m · 5 min
- McKenzie Parkette461 m · 5 min
- Community centres
- Mitchell Field Community Centre581 m · 7 min
- Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre899 m · 11 min
- Schools (18)
- Earl Haig Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 402 m · 5 min
- Crown AcademyPrivate · 571 m · 7 min
- McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 581 m · 7 min
- Toronto District School Board - Head OfficeEnglish Public · 703 m · 8 min
- Claude Watson School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 712 m · 8 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch627 m · 7 min
- Places of interest
- Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 621 m · 7 min
- Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 716 m · 9 min
- Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 885 m · 11 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.
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 three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 781 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 35 Park Home Ave (690 m, 283 units, 10 storeys, built 1974), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Park Home Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 283 | 10 | 1974 | 92 · Aug 2025 | 690 m · 8 min |
| 55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management | 391 | 17 | 1966 | 99 · Jun 2024 | 830 m · 10 min |
| 65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management | 107 | 6 | 1966 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 917 m · 11 min |
3 registered buildings · 781 units · 1 social housing · tallest 17 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 one bike theft 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 | house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (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 East Willowdale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Kenneth & Empress a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 29 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 Kenneth & Empress?
A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Mar 19, 2024, 42% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Kenneth & Empress a walkable intersection?
Kenneth & Empress scores 43 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: 5 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; library 627 m away · 3 places of interest within 1.5 km; 1 school within 500 m · 6 licensed child cares within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Kenneth & Empress?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kenneth Ave between Norton Ave and McKee Ave (March 2020), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 46 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 254 m away (30 km/h), 20% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Kenneth & Empress?
The nearest Green P car park is 10 Empress Ave (373 m away, 67 spaces, 69% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 330 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,960 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.2 km).
How do I get to Kenneth & Empress by transit?
North York Centre Station (Line 1) is 502 m away; bus routes 97, 98, 185 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Kenneth & Empress?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 130 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Mana Healthy Bites (222 m), Honeymoon Dessert (435 m), Booster Juice (451 m), La Prep (451 m) and Second Cup (451 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Kenneth & Empress?
The nearest is Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom, 45 Princess Ave, 317 m away, with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: planned closure. Next nearest: Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom (547 m); Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom (574 m).
Is there child care near Kenneth & Empress?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 534 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lansing Co-Op Nursery School (534 m, 32 spaces), McKee McKids Enrichment Centre (581 m, 166 spaces) and Yorktown Montessori School (660 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Kenneth & Empress?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 781 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 35 Park Home Ave (690 m, 283 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 55 Ellerslie Ave (830 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 65 Ellerslie Ave (917 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 96 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Kenneth & Empress?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the East Willowdale page.
What neighbourhood is Kenneth & Empress in?
Kenneth & Empress is in East Willowdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 152). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.
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 Mar 19, 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.
- 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 18 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: 43.77034, -79.40805 · centreline node 13447440.