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Kingston & Midland

Kingston Rd & Midland Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Cliffcrest · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

In Cliffcrest, Kingston & Midland is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. At the corner: a park. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
33,023
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 30, 2026
1,720 pedestrians · 189 cyclists · #253 busiest
Collisions
202
police-reported · 2016–2025
2 killed or seriously injured · #498 of 5,519
Getting there
3
TTC stops within 100 m
8 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
56/100
city median 48 · #2,016 of 5,672
7 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 146 m

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Kingston & Midland

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 · Jun 30, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 13,352 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 40% of the total, against 3,120 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 3,446 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 2,218 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north3,730southbound · 28 bikes · 1.6% heavy
From the west12,821eastbound · 46 bikes · 2.5% heavy
Total vehicles33,0231,720 pedestrians · 189 cyclists · 2.3% heavy
From the east13,352westbound · 75 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the south3,120northbound · 40 bikes · 1.6% heavy

Peak hours: 2,218 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,446 from 4:15 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 2024, with 31 collisions; 2025 recorded 21. 36 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 34 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 14, 2026.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. Both happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jun 9, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions202#498 of 5,519
With an injury36#389 of 4,669
Property damage only134
Fail to remain34
Involving a pedestrian6#582 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist3#828 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
Severity not classified32
Since January 2026 (outside the window)10
Killed or seriously injured2#369 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian2#135 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness2
All KSI since 20064latest Jun 9, 2025

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 Kingston Rd between Midland Ave and Chine Dr, 210 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2024 put the average speed at 55 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 70 km/h or more. That segment carries about 33,600 vehicles a day. Midland Ave between Aylesworth Ave and Wilkie Ave measured slower: 46 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 53 km/h (Sep 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Midland Ave (283 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 segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kingston Rd · Midland Ave – Chine Dr · 210 mNov 2024 · 3 days33,59255 km/h64 km/h70 km/h
Midland Ave · Aylesworth Ave – Wilkie Ave · 399 mSep 2026 · 3 days7,71446 km/h53 km/h58 km/h
Speed sign
Midland Ave (northbound), 283 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.

The crossing
Signal 0151, activated 1957 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
12 69 20 86 102 9 nearest 31 m
Express
902
Blue Night
316
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Midland Ave West Side; Kingston Rd at Midland Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Midland Ave / Kingston Rd 212 m · 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
none recorded nearby
Other lots
26 mapped lots within 500 m, 195 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

A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Rod & Joe's No Frills, 146 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Cliffside Meats & Deli, 144 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 28. The nearest is Bluffs Pizza Pub, 60 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 345 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 378 m away (two within a kilometre).

Restaurants & cafés
  • Bluffs Pizza Pub · 2496 Kingston Rd60 m
  • Blue Phoenix · 2478 Kingston Rd130 m
  • Kacchi · 2466 Kingston Rd152 m
  • Al Mac's Bar & Grill · 2459 Kingston Rd157 m
  • Little Caesar's · 2475 Kingston Rd Unit-115162 m
7 within 300 m · 28 within 1 km
Grocery
Rod & Joe's No Frills 146 m · 2 within 1 km
Food shops
Cliffside Meats & Deli 144 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Rexall 345 m · 4 min · 6 within 1 km
Child care
  • John A. Leslie Childcare - Scarborough · 95 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day349 m · 4 min
  • Aspiring Academics Preschool - Kingston · 40 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day476 m · 6 min
  • St. Crispins Day Care Centre · 54 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day743 m · 9 min
4 licensed centres · 245 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Health and care
  • Midland Gardens Community · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km378 m · 5 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 (6)
  • Kelsonia Parkette117 m
  • J.a. Leslie Tot Lot270 m · 3 min
  • Sandown Park619 m · 7 min
  • Cliffside Ravine941 m · 11 min
  • Natal Park1.1 km · 13 min
and 1 more within 1.5 km
Schools (6)
  • John A Leslie Public SchoolEnglish Public · 349 m · 4 min
  • St Theresa Shrine Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 734 m · 9 min
  • Cliffside Public SchoolEnglish Public · 811 m · 10 min
  • St John Henry Newman Catholic High School (Future Site)English Separate · 935 m · 11 min
  • Chine Drive Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 11 min
and 1 more within 1.5 km

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.

56of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,016 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food23/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 7 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    8 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation5/10

    2 parks within 500 m

  • Schools and child care7/8

    1 school within 500 m · 2 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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 552 rental units. The nearest is 2550 Kingston Rd (138 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 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
2550 Kingston Rd · Wj Properties20117196789 · Aug 2024138 m
2560 Kingston Rd · Wj Properties20117196791 · Jul 2025266 m · 3 min
2570 Kingston Rd · Signet Group Inc11810196896 · Jul 2025343 m · 4 min
24 Pell St · Rmc International Inc113196091 · Jul 2024383 m · 5 min
22 Pell St · Pell Homes Real Estate Inc103196078 · Sep 2024407 m · 5 min
20 Pell St · Pell Homes Real Estate Inc113196082 · Sep 2026454 m · 5 min

6 registered buildings · 552 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

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Cliffcrest.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kingston & Midland a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#369 of 1,505), out of 202 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 & Midland?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. It ranks #253 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.0× the median for a counted intersection.

Is Kingston & Midland a walkable intersection?

Kingston & Midland scores 56 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,016 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 · 7 places to eat within 300 m; 8 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

How fast do cars go at Kingston & Midland?

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 283 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 & Midland?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 195 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,780 spaces — 26 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kingston & Midland by transit?

Bus routes 12, 69, 20, 86, 102, 9, 902 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Midland Ave West Side, 31 m).

What restaurants are near Kingston & Midland?

7 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 Bluffs Pizza Pub (60 m), Blue Phoenix (130 m), Kacchi (152 m), Al Mac's Bar & Grill (157 m) and Little Caesar's (162 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Kingston & Midland?

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 John A. Leslie Childcare - Scarborough (349 m, 95 spaces), Aspiring Academics Preschool - Kingston (476 m, 40 spaces) and St. Crispins Day Care Centre (743 m, 54 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Midland?

Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 552 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2550 Kingston Rd (138 m, 201 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 2560 Kingston Rd (266 m, 201 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 2570 Kingston Rd (343 m, 118 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 24 Pell St (383 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 88 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Kingston & Midland?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Cliffcrest page.

What neighbourhood is Kingston & Midland in?

Kingston & Midland is in Cliffcrest (City of Toronto neighbourhood 123). 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