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Kipling & Torlake (South)

Kipling Ave & Torlake Cres (South) · Toronto, Ontario · Mimico-Queensway · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Kipling & Torlake (South), in Mimico-Queensway, is an above-average intersection for traffic. Nearby is 6 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
11,098
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 8, 2022
72 pedestrians · 2 cyclists
Collisions
30
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 25 property damage · #2797 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,390 vehicles, 1.20× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 154 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 3 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 50%, from 12 in 2016–2020 to 18 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Kipling & Torlake (South)

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
4411015 nearest 16 m
Express
944
Blue Night
345315
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Kipling Ave at Torlake Cres (South)
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (3)
  • New Haven Learning Centre For ChildrenPrivate · 891 m
  • Lakeshore Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • The Mildenhall Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1.3 km
Community centres
Parks (10)
Places of interest
  • Famous People PlayersPerforming Arts · 415 m
Signal
0946, activated 1971 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 16 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Pizza, 102 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 3 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizza Pizza · 500 Kipling Ave102 mPassed, Jul 2026
Subway · 562 Kipling Ave422 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Lime Viet and Thai Cuisine · 562 Kipling Ave422 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Tim Hortons · 570a Kipling Ave460 mPassed, Aug 2026
Wendy's · 570 Kipling Ave460 mPassed, May 2026
Pristine Fine Foods · 339 Evans Avegrocery551 mPassed, Aug 2026
Seventh Heaven · 333 Evans Ave551 mPassed, May 2026
Famous People Players · 343 Evans Ave552 mPassed, Apr 2025

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Connorvale Park - Steve "Whitey" Breitner Clubhouse Washroom, 610 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Connorvale Park - Steve "Whitey" Breitner Clubhouse Washroom · 281 Rimilton Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    610 m
  • Horner Avenue Seniors Centre Washroom · 320 Horner Ave
    View centre hours. · accessible
    677 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

One licensed child care centre within a kilometre offers 33 spaces; it does not accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sonechko Daycare Incorporated (891 m, 33 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km1 centre · 33 spaces
Fee subsidynone
  • Sonechko Daycare Incorporated · 301 Lanor Ave
    33 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    891 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 435 (1.7 km), the nearest police station 22 Division (3.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 540 m away.

FireFire Station 435 · 1.7 km130 Eighth St
Police22 Division · 3.5 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 38 · 540 m259 Horner Ave

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots835 lots · ≈90,040 spaces · 270.1 ha
Within 500 m47 lots · ≈8,520 spaces
Green P (public)7 car parks · about 266 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
WOOLGAR LANEWAY REAR OF 1124 THE QUEENSWAY · Surface1.3 km11 *
5 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive · Surface1.5 km52 *
3239-3243 Lake Shore Blvd W · Surface1.6 km2451% (Q1 2026)
128 Eight St · Surface1.7 km5821% (Q1 2026)
139 ISLINGTON AVE. · Surface1.8 km11 *

Nearest lots: 57 m away, ≈73 spaces; 119 m away, ≈254 spaces; 127 m away, ≈47 spaces; 143 m away, ≈1,054 spaces; 150 m away, ≈260 spaces; 168 m away, ≈233 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be 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; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Feb 8, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,793 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 337 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,657 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,534 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Trucks and buses were 15.8% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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.

From the north4,968southbound · 0 bikes · 12.9% heavy
From the west337eastbound · 0 bikes · 11.9% heavy
Total vehicles11,09872 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 15.8% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south5,793northbound · 2 bikes · 18.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,534 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,657 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 8, 2022

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's most recent midblock count on Kipling Ave between Horner Ave and Torlake Cres (252 m away, Sep 2014) recorded volume only — about 26,872 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kipling Ave · Horner Ave – Torlake Cres · 252 mSep 2014 · 3 days26,872

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2024, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 5 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions30#2797 of 5,508
With an injury5#2723 of 4,660
Property damage only25
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2030 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201438latest Apr 7, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200commercial premises (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 20, 2022. 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 Mimico-Queensway.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kipling & Torlake (South) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 30 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 Kipling & Torlake (South)?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Feb 8, 2022, 1.20× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Kipling & Torlake (South)?

The nearest Green P car park is WOOLGAR LANEWAY REAR OF 1124 THE QUEENSWAY (1.3 km away, 11 spaces). The City's mapping shows 835 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 90,040 spaces — 47 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kipling & Torlake (South) by transit?

Bus routes 44, 110, 15, 944 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kipling Ave at Torlake Cres (South), 16 m).

What restaurants are near Kipling & Torlake (South)?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 16 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Pizza (102 m), Subway (422 m), The Lime Viet and Thai Cuisine (422 m), Tim Hortons (460 m) and Wendy's (460 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Kipling & Torlake (South)?

The nearest is Connorvale Park - Steve "Whitey" Breitner Clubhouse Washroom, 281 Rimilton Ave, 610 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Horner Avenue Seniors Centre Washroom (677 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Kipling & Torlake (South)?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 33 spaces in total; it does not accept City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Sonechko Daycare Incorporated (891 m, 33 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Kipling & Torlake (South)?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Mimico-Queensway page.

What neighbourhood is Kipling & Torlake (South) in?

Kipling & Torlake (South) is in Mimico-Queensway (City of Toronto neighbourhood 160). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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