Kipling & Beaconhill

Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 8, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 3,550 southbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 450. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,150 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 20% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (960). Trucks and buses were 6.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 5 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: 960 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,150 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 (19 collisions), and 2025 closed with 14. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 24 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 23, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jul 10, 2015.

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 Kipling Ave between Rowntree Rd and Humber River Recreational Trl (210 m away) recorded an average of 50 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 15,700 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Kipling Ave (181 m away, 50 km/h limit), 11% of the 183,611 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Speed sign

Kipling Ave (southbound), 181 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 49 km/h, 85th percentile 58 km/h; 11% at 60 km/h or more. 183,611 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 1651, activated 1992 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a library or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food9/30

  5 grocery stores within 1 km · 17 within 1 km

• Transit14/28

  4 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation10/10

  3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care4/8

  1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 1 km

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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.

Six registered apartment buildings with 1,743 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 2737 Kipling Ave (59 m, 416 units, 23 storeys, built 1976), which scored 94 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

6 registered buildings · 1,743 units · tallest 23 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.

Toronto Police place 95 thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 16× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 35 in 2023–2025, about 11.7 a year, against 8.9 a year before that. 71% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 14, 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 Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 8, 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; 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 1 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: 43.75362, -79.58710 · centreline node 13450184.