MacDonell & Rideau

Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 15, 2023

Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 773 vehicles entering from the east to 877 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (92 of 188). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 299 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 12% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (267). Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2023, 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.

Peak hours: 267 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 299 from 5:00 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

2021 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 9% of collisions here involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 27% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 23, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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

The City's counter on Rideau Ave between Lansdowne Ave and Macdonell Ave (51 m away) recorded an average of 23 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 31 km/h. That segment carries about 3,200 vehicles a day. MacDonell Ave between Pearson Ave and Galley Ave measured slower: 19 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 28 km/h (Sep 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Fern Ave (389 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.8% of the 20,907 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Fern Ave (westbound), 389 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 22 km/h, 85th percentile 30 km/h; 0.8% at 40 km/h or more. 20,907 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.

• Groceries and food16/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 120 within 1 km

• Transit12/28

  2 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go6/14

  library 759 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation10/10

  4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.6 km · 9 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot0/10

  no crossing features on file

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.

30 registered apartment buildings with 2,037 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 105 West Lodge Ave (469 m, 371 units, 19 storeys, built 1965), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 30 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

30 registered buildings · 2,037 units · 7 social housing · tallest 19 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.

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 0 in 2023–2025, about 0.0 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 19, 2026.

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 Roncesvalles.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 15, 2023.
• 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 4 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: 43.64674, -79.44037 · centreline node 13467401.