Lansdowne & Wallace

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

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,166 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 41% of the total, against 1,083 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,214 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 887 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.7% 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: 887 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,214 from 2:00 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 2023, with 18 collisions; 2025 recorded 17. 18 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 29 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 12, 2026.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Apr 26, 2023.

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 Wallace Ave between Pauline Ave and Brock Ave, 382 m from the corner, a 7-day count in April 2026 put the average speed at 22 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 29 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 33 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,800 vehicles a day. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Wallace Avenue between Lansdowne Ave and Dufferin St.

Traffic calming

Wallace Avenue (Lansdowne Ave – Dufferin St): 7 speed humps

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 0851, activated 1961

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food16/30

  7 grocery stores within 1 km · 5 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Lansdowne Station 0.4 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go6/14

  library 801 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation3/10

  nearest park 0.6 km · nearest centre 1.1 km

• Schools and child care6/8

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

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · traffic calming

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 13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,621 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 800 Lansdowne Ave (342 m, 138 units, 4 storeys, built 1992), which scored 82 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

13 registered buildings · 1,621 units · 5 social housing · tallest 21 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.

Eight thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 80% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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 Junction-Wallace Emerson.

• 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; Traffic Calming Database.
• 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: 43.66234, -79.44439 · centreline node 13464892.