Kipling & Rowntree

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jun 2, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,871 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 653 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (92 of 179). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,365 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,466 from 3:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% 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.

Peak hours: 1,365 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,466 from 3:00 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 worst year was 2018, with 25 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 21 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 38 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 12 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — 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 2, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Nov 1, 2018.

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 Kipling Ave between Kipling Ave Bicycle Trl and Rowntree Rd, 171 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2025 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 58 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 63 km/h or more. That segment carries about 17,500 vehicles a day. Annabelle Dr between Maryhill Dr and Wickham Crt measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Sep 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Kipling Ave (130 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), 130 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 1659, activated 1993 · 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 food26/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 11 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit16/28

  Mount Olive Station 0.9 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care4/8

  1 school within 500 m · 3 licensed child cares 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.

Within a kilometre there are nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,342 rental units. The nearest is 2737 Kipling Ave (289 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 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

9 registered buildings · 2,342 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.

25 thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.4 a year. 72% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

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 Jun 2, 2026.
• 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: 43.75099, -79.58578 · centreline node 13450584.