Toronto · intersection · signal 3103

Leslie & Unwin

Leslie St & Unwin Ave · Toronto, Ontario · South Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Leslie & Unwin, in South Riverdale, is a lightly travelled intersection, with a well-used cycling route through it. It has a multi-use trail, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner.

Traffic volume
2,565
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 1, 2023
397 pedestrians · 307 cyclists · #2190 busiest
Collisions
69
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 44 property damage · #1598 of 5,508 · +1 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Trail
Park Road, Multi-Use Trail
Bike Share: 31 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 180 vehicles, 16% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 12.0% of vehicle volume, about 15× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 6.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 26.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 5.4× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 23%, from 31 in 2016–2020 to 38 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Leslie & Unwin

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
83114 nearest 548 m
Blue Night
325
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
Park Road on Leslie St installed 2001; Multi-Use Trail on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2001; Multi-Use Trail on Unwin Ave installed 2019; Multi-Use Trail on Martin Goodman Trl installed 2020
Bike Share
Tommy Thompson Park (Leslie Street Spit) 14 m · 31 docks · 5 stations, 103 docks 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 (1)
  • Bruce Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
Community centres
  • Maple Leaf Cottage1.3 km
Parks (9)
  • Leslie Lookout Park191 m
  • Beach Skatepark1.3 km
  • Maple Leaf Forever Park1.3 km
  • Ashbridges Bay Park1.3 km
  • Ashbridge's Bay Sports Hub1.3 km
  • Jonathan Ashbridge Park1.4 km
  • and 3 more
Places of interest
  • Ashbridges Bay ParkNature/ Park · 1.3 km
Signal
3103, activated 2020 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 7 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Marina Cafe By Ergys, 584 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 3 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Marina Cafe By Ergys · 475 Unwin Ave Outer Marina584 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Forno · 475 Unwin Ave Outer Marina584 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ah-So Sushi · 1005 Lake Shore Blvd E806 mPassed, Jun 2026
Canadian Tire Store 654 · 1015 Lake Shore Blvd E842 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Farm Boy · 1015 Lake Shore Blvd Egrocery842 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Shoppers Drug Mart · 1015 Lake Shore Blvd Egrocery845 mPassed, Jan 2026
Smilin' Tom's · 1015 Lake Shore Blvd E845 mPassed, Feb 2026
Freshco · 731 Eastern Avegrocery1 kmPassed, Jan 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 Tommy Thompson Park Washroom, 81 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 96 m away at Tommy Thompson Park.

  • Tommy Thompson Park Washroom · 1 Leslie St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    81 m
Drinking water
Tommy Thompson Park bottle filling station · 96 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

No licensed child care centre within 1 km.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 326 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 326 · 1 km30 Knox Ave
Police55 Division · 1.9 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 1.7 km126 Pape 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 lots300 lots · ≈26,550 spaces · 79.7 ha
Within 500 m8 lots · ≈1,050 spaces
Green P (public)8 car parks · about 848 spaces
EV charging (City)500 Commissioners St · 755 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Ashbridges Bay Park Road (Parks) · Surface1.3 km270 *
1091 Eastern Avenue · Surface1.4 km45 *
1675 Lakeshore Blvd. E. (Parks) · Surface1.5 km292 *
1141 Eastern Ave · Surface1.6 km1858% (Q1 2026)
1167 Eastern Ave · Surface1.7 km6632% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 72 m away, ≈38 spaces; 74 m away, ≈86 spaces; 101 m away, ≈15 spaces; 173 m away, ≈103 spaces; 251 m away, ≈42 spaces; 373 m away, ≈182 spaces. More EV charging: 43 Alton Ave (1.5 km, 2 ports); 1582 Queen Street East (1.6 km, 2 ports); 1715 DUNDAS ST E (1.7 km, 2 ports).

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 — 14-hour, Nov 1, 2023

The north leg carries the load — 1,268 southbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 25. Most cyclists arrived from the south (192 of 307). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 230 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 11% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (207). Trucks and buses were 14.2% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,268southbound · 36 bikes · 14.0% heavy
From the west1,184eastbound · 72 bikes · 14.8% heavy
Total vehicles2,565397 pedestrians · 307 cyclists · 14.2% heavy
From the east88westbound · 7 bikes · 13.6% heavy
From the south25northbound · 192 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour207 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour230 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 1, 2023

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 counter on Unwin Ave between Tommy Thompson Pk and Leslie St (373 m away) recorded an average of 45 km/h in its 3-day count in February 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 58 km/h. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. Leslie St between Unwin Ave and Commissioners St measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 51 km/h (Oct 2023).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Leslie St · Unwin Ave – Commissioners St · 269 mOct 2023 · 3 days4,16940 km/h51 km/h57 km/h
Unwin Ave · Tommy Thompson Pk – Leslie St · 373 mFeb 2026 · 3 days1,28345 km/h58 km/h68 km/h

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

2024 was the peak year (13 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 1% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 26.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions69#1598 of 5,508
With an injury11#1640 of 4,660
Property damage only44
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2439 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201475latest Jan 15, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 10 in 2023–2025, about 3.3 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 65% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 78% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1750street/outdoor (11), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft950street/outdoor (7), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 19, 2025. 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 South Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Leslie & Unwin a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 69 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 Leslie & Unwin?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #2190 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 16% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Leslie & Unwin?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Unwin Ave between Tommy Thompson Pk and Leslie St (February 2026), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 58 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Leslie & Unwin?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Ashbridges Bay Park Road (Parks) (1.3 km away, 270 spaces). The City's mapping shows 300 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,550 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 500 Commissioners St (755 m).

How do I get to Leslie & Unwin by transit?

Bus routes 83, 114 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Leslie & Unwin?

None within 300 m, and 7 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Marina Cafe By Ergys (584 m), Pizza Forno (584 m), Ah-So Sushi (806 m), Canadian Tire Store 654 (842 m) and Smilin' Tom's (845 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 Leslie & Unwin?

The nearest is Tommy Thompson Park Washroom, 1 Leslie St, 81 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.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.

How many thefts are reported at Leslie & Unwin?

Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and nine 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 South Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Leslie & Unwin in?

Leslie & Unwin is in South Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 070). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined