Lansdowne & Whytock

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

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 4,577 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 1,042 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (77 of 169). Evening rush dominates here: 896 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 680 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% 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: 680 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 896 from 4:00 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 2022, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 4 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 27, 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 Mar 28, 2012.

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 Lansdowne Ave between Lane 2 S of Bloor and E of Lansdowne and Lane S of Bloor and W of Lansdowne, 294 m from the corner, a 7-day count in September 2025 put the average speed at 37 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 11,900 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Lansdowne Ave (92 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 27,941 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Lansdowne Ave (southbound), 92 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 33 km/h, 85th percentile 38 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 27,941 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 2492, activated 2020 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/West

• Groceries and food11/30

  7 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m

• Transit22/28

  Lansdowne Station 0.7 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go3/14

  library 1.3 km away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.1 km

• Schools and child care5/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 4 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 eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 565 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 301 Lansdowne Ave (402 m, 35 units, 5 storeys, built 1932), which scored 26 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 8 scored below 70; the average is 81, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

8 registered buildings · 565 units · 2 social housing · tallest 9 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.

13 thefts from vehicles and ten bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.3 a year. 77% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% 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 Dufferin Grove.

• 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; 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 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: 43.65385, -79.44114 · centreline node 13466235.