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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 · Nov 23, 2022
Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 7,254 vehicles entering from the west to 7,505 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,357 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,544 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 4 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: 2,357 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,544 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
2018 was the peak year (15 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 4% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 8, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 23, 2021.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 53 | #1965 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 2 | |
| Property damage only | 40 | |
| Fail to remain | 13 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #1498 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 10 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #559 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #257 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Jul 23, 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
The City's counter on Kingston Rd between Midland Ave and Chine Dr (318 m away) recorded an average of 55 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 64 km/h. That segment carries about 33,600 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Midland Ave (370 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.9% of the 91,739 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Rd · Midland Ave – Chine Dr · 318 m | Nov 2024 · 3 days | 33,592 | 55 km/h | 64 km/h | 70 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Midland Ave (northbound), 370 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 41 km/h, 85th percentile 49 km/h; 0.9% at 60 km/h or more. 91,739 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
- TTC bus
- 12 69 20 86 102 nearest 88 m
- Blue Night
- 316
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Midland Ave; Kingston Rd at Midland Ave West Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Midland Ave / Kingston Rd 320 m · 4 min · 19 docks · 3 stations, 49 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
- 3 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 27 mapped lots within 500 m, 197 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
You can do a shop on foot from here: Rod & Joe's No Frills is 38 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Cliffside Meats & Deli, 36 m away. There are 8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 28 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Blue Phoenix, 22 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 314 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Midland Gardens Community, a long-term care home 350 m away (two within a kilometre).
- Restaurants & cafés
- Blue Phoenix · 2478 Kingston Rd22 m
- Kacchi · 2466 Kingston Rd44 m
- Al Mac's Bar & Grill · 2459 Kingston Rd49 m
- Bluffs Pizza Pub · 2496 Kingston Rd86 m
- Little Caesar's · 2475 Kingston Rd Unit-11592 m
- Grocery
- Rod & Joe's No Frills 38 m · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Cliffside Meats & Deli 36 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Rexall 314 m · 4 min · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Aspiring Academics Preschool - Kingston · 40 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day368 m · 4 min
- John A. Leslie Childcare - Scarborough · 95 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day457 m · 5 min
- St. Crispins Day Care Centre · 54 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day851 m · 10 min
- Health and care
- Midland Gardens Community · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km350 m · 4 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 (7)
- Kelsonia Parkette141 m
- J.a. Leslie Tot Lot378 m · 5 min
- Sandown Park727 m · 9 min
- Cliffside Ravine917 m · 11 min
- Natal Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Schools (6)
- John A Leslie Public SchoolEnglish Public · 457 m · 5 min
- Cliffside Public SchoolEnglish Public · 703 m · 8 min
- St Theresa Shrine Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 842 m · 10 min
- Chine Drive Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- St John Henry Newman Catholic High School (Future Site)English Separate · 1 km · 12 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 library or a public washroom.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,494 of 5,672. 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
Seven registered apartment buildings with 600 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 2550 Kingston Rd (246 m, 201 units, 17 storeys, built 1967), which scored 89 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2550 Kingston Rd · Wj Properties | 201 | 17 | 1967 | 89 · Aug 2024 | 246 m |
| 24 Pell St · Rmc International Inc | 11 | 3 | 1960 | 91 · Jul 2024 | 330 m · 4 min |
| 22 Pell St · Pell Homes Real Estate Inc | 10 | 3 | 1960 | 78 · Sep 2024 | 337 m · 4 min |
| 20 Pell St · Pell Homes Real Estate Inc | 11 | 3 | 1960 | 82 · Sep 2026 | 370 m · 4 min |
| 2560 Kingston Rd · Wj Properties | 201 | 17 | 1967 | 91 · Jul 2025 | 374 m · 4 min |
| 2570 Kingston Rd · Signet Group Inc | 118 | 10 | 1968 | 96 · Jul 2025 | 451 m · 5 min |
7 registered buildings · 600 units · 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
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 6 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | commercial premises (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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Kingston & Kelsonia a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#559 of 1,505), out of 53 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 Kingston & Kelsonia?
An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Nov 23, 2022, 1.60× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Kingston & Kelsonia a walkable intersection?
Kingston & Kelsonia scores 51 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,494 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: 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 8 places to eat within 300 m; 2 parks within 500 m.
How fast do cars go at Kingston & Kelsonia?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kingston Rd between Midland Ave and Chine Dr (November 2024), found an average of 55 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 370 m away (50 km/h), 0.9% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Kingston & Kelsonia?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 197 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,760 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Kingston & Kelsonia by transit?
Bus routes 12, 69, 20, 86, 102 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Midland Ave, 88 m).
What restaurants are near Kingston & Kelsonia?
8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 28 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Blue Phoenix (22 m), Kacchi (44 m), Al Mac's Bar & Grill (49 m), Bluffs Pizza Pub (86 m) and Little Caesar's (92 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Kingston & Kelsonia?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 245 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Aspiring Academics Preschool - Kingston (368 m, 40 spaces), John A. Leslie Childcare - Scarborough (457 m, 95 spaces) and St. Crispins Day Care Centre (851 m, 54 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Kelsonia?
Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 600 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2550 Kingston Rd (246 m, 201 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 24 Pell St (330 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 22 Pell St (337 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 78) and 20 Pell St (370 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 87 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Kingston & Kelsonia?
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.
What neighbourhood is Kingston & Kelsonia in?
Kingston & Kelsonia is in Birchcliffe-Cliffside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 122). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.
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 Nov 23, 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- 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 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: 43.71025, -79.24880 · centreline node 13456162.