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Markham & Painted Post (North)

Markham Rd & Painted Post Dr (North) · Toronto, Ontario · Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

Markham & Painted Post (North) is an above-average intersection for traffic. It sits in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn. Nearby is 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
15,510
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 8, 2014
500 pedestrians · 2 cyclists
Collisions
198
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
37 with an injury · 131 property damage · #512 of 5,508 · +13 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1161 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,940 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.68× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 31 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 20 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 6.4× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 51%, from 79 in 2016–2020 to 119 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 198 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Markham & Painted Post (North)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
102406154954 nearest 16 m
Express
902954
Blue Night
354
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Markham Rd at Painted Post Dr
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Markham Rd / The Meadoway 415 m · 19 docks · 4 stations, 60 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 (19)
  • Tredway Woodsworth Public SchoolEnglish Public · 624 m
  • Churchill Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 702 m
  • Bellmere Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 731 m
  • Al-Qasim AcademyPrivate · 836 m
  • St Richard Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 938 m
  • St Barbara Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 939 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (11)
  • Churchill Heights Park520 m
  • Densgrove Park558 m
  • Woodsworth Park659 m
  • Lusted Park673 m
  • Greenbrae Parkette825 m
  • Confederation Park942 m
  • and 5 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Cedarbrae branch1.2 km
Signal
0877, activated 1969 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 54 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Govardhan Thal, 28 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Govardhan Thal · 840 Markham Rd28 mPassed, May 2026
New Mirchi Dhaba · 836a Markham Rd34 mPassed, Jun 2026
Jay Bhavani Vadapav · 836 Markham Rd46 mPassed, Mar 2026
Junction Indian Street Food · 846 Markham Rdgrocery46 mPassed, May 2026
Pizza Cravin · 832 Markham Rd48 mPassed, Mar 2026
Sai-Lila Khaman Dhokla House · 870 Markham Rd69 mPassed, Jul 2026
Hakka Cottage Restaurant · 820 Markham Rd Unit-471 mPassed, Dec 2025
Namaste Indian Supermarket & Restaurant · 820 Markham Rd Unit-2grocery71 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions

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

No City washroom within 1 km.

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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 299 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Growing Tykes Learning Centre ( 910 Markham Road) (181 m, 149 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 299 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Growing Tykes Learning Centre ( 910 Markham Road) · 910 Markham Rd
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    181 m
  • Growing Tykes Learning Centre · 112 Sedgemount Dr
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    624 m
  • Children's Village Day Care Centre #1 · 1050 Markham Rd
    94 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    796 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 231 (331 m), the nearest police station 42 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.5 km away.

FireFire Station 231 · 331 m740 Markham Rd
Police42 Division · 2.6 km242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 28 · 2.5 km2900 Lawrence Ave E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Nine registered apartment buildings with 1,640 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 960 Markham Rd (516 m, 181 units, 15 storeys, built 1965), which scored 78 out of 100 at its October 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 10 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings9 · 1,640 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202610 across the 9
Open fire-code violations6
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
960 Markham Rd · Pic Property Management18115196578 · Oct 20240516 m
555 Brimorton Dr · Amaz Property Management18015196589 · Aug 20261637 m
1050 Markham Rd · CAPREIT29519196797 · Nov 20258 · 3 fire796 m
40 Meadowglen Pl · R A B Properties Limited14617201994 · Aug 20261833 m
65 Greenbrae CrctToronto Community Housing · Del Management12813197091 · Sep 20250 · 3 fire848 m
55 Greenbrae CrctToronto Community Housing · Del Management12813197086 · Sep 20250905 m
45 Greenbrae Crct · Metcap Living Management Inc1126196085 · Aug 20260932 m
35 Greenbrae Crct · Kpm Kingsway Property Management706196294 · Nov 202501 km

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots221 lots · ≈46,120 spaces · 138.4 ha
Within 500 m14 lots · ≈970 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 255 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
101 Grangeway Ave · Surface1.9 km2557% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 48 m away, ≈217 spaces; 49 m away, ≈46 spaces; 77 m away, ≈45 spaces; 81 m away, ≈157 spaces; 91 m away, ≈93 spaces; 143 m away, ≈56 spaces.

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 — 8-hour, Apr 8, 2014

The south leg carries the load — 7,307 northbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 174. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,353 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 18% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,993). Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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.

From the north7,264southbound · 2 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west174eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles15,510500 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east765westbound · 0 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the south7,307northbound · 0 bikes · 4.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,993 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,353 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 8, 2014

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 Painted Post Dr between Sharbot Ave and Sophia Dr (227 m away) recorded an average of 39 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 46 km/h. That segment carries about 1,800 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Markham Rd · Scranton Rd – Painted Post Dr · 190 mApr 2014 · 3 days21,736
Painted Post Dr · Sharbot Ave – Sophia Dr · 227 mSep 2023 · 3 days1,80739 km/h46 km/h51 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

2023 was the peak year (32 collisions), and 2025 closed with 27. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 36 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions198#512 of 5,508
With an injury37#373 of 4,660
Property damage only131
Fail to remain36
Involving a pedestrian3#1326 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified30
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
All since 2014232latest Jun 13, 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

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 Apr 6, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1161 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#660 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Apr 6, 2017

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 three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 22, 2024. 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Markham & Painted Post (North) a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1161 of 1,505), out of 198 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Markham & Painted Post (North)?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Apr 8, 2014, 1.68× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Markham & Painted Post (North)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Painted Post Dr between Sharbot Ave and Sophia Dr (September 2023), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 46 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Markham & Painted Post (North)?

The nearest Green P car park is 101 Grangeway Ave (1.9 km away, 255 spaces, 7% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 221 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 46,120 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Markham & Painted Post (North) by transit?

Bus routes 102, 406, 154, 9, 54, 902, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Markham Rd at Painted Post Dr, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Markham & Painted Post (North)?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 54 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Govardhan Thal (28 m), New Mirchi Dhaba (34 m), Jay Bhavani Vadapav (46 m), Pizza Cravin (48 m) and Sai-Lila Khaman Dhokla House (69 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Markham & Painted Post (North)?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 299 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Growing Tykes Learning Centre ( 910 Markham Road) (181 m, 149 spaces), Growing Tykes Learning Centre (624 m, 56 spaces) and Children's Village Day Care Centre #1 (796 m, 94 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Markham & Painted Post (North)?

Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,640 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 960 Markham Rd (516 m, 181 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 555 Brimorton Dr (637 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 1050 Markham Rd (796 m, 295 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 40 Meadowglen Pl (833 m, 146 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 is 89 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Markham & Painted Post (North)?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn page.

What neighbourhood is Markham & Painted Post (North) in?

Markham & Painted Post (North) is in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn (City of Toronto neighbourhood 141), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.

Sources

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