Lansdowne & St Clair

Traffic volume14-hour count · Mar 24, 2024 · weekend

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,803 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 1,961 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 1,075 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:30 p.m., against 842 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 842 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,075 from 2:30 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 2023, with 31 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 24 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 41 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 11 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 21 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 14, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 19, 2020. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2013

On Lansdowne Ave between Lane S of St Clair and E of Lansdowne and St Clair Ave W, 24 m from the corner, a 2-day count in October 2013 put the average speed at 27 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 35 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 42 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

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 0489, activated 1929 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West · transit priority

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 26 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  10 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 751 m away

• Parks and recreation8/10

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

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.7 km · 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 three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 40 rental units. The nearest is 97 Northcliffe Blvd (843 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1910), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

3 registered buildings · 40 units · tallest 4 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.

Ten thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 1.3 a year before that. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

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 Corso Italia-Davenport.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 24, 2024.
• 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.
• 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 9 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: 43.67631, -79.45057 · centreline node 13462582.