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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume14-hour count · Aug 18, 2026
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 17,478 northbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 177. Most cyclists arrived from the north (40 of 62). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,919 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 21% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (2,414). Trucks and buses were 9.7% 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 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.
Peak hours: 2,414 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,919 from 4:45 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
2016 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 29, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 33 | #2669 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 5 | |
| Property damage only | 23 | |
| Fail to remain | 5 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 5 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 Markham Rd between Ormerod St and Verne Cres (56 m away) recorded an average of 51 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 60 km/h. That segment carries about 42,800 vehicles a day. Verne Cres between Markham Rd and 50 Verne Cres measured slower: 41 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Jun 2010).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Rd · Ormerod St – Verne Cres · 56 m | Aug 2026 · 3 days | 42,819 | 51 km/h | 60 km/h | 67 km/h |
| Verne Cres · Markham Rd – 50 Verne Cres · 89 m | Jun 2010 · 24 h | 160 | 41 km/h | 49 km/h | 53 km/h |
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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 102 85 131 134 132 nearest 20 m
- Express
- 902 985
- Blue Night
- 385
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Markham Rd at Verne Cres; Markham Rd at Verne Cres North Side
- Regional
- Durham Region Transit 920 Route 920 921 Route 921 at Progress Northbound @ Milner Avenue1 km · 12 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 2 car parks · about 116 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 14 mapped lots within 500 m, 153 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1530 Markham Road - minor capital repairs onsite · Surface | 806 m | 24 * | — |
| 284 Milner Ave · Surface | 848 m | 92 | 18% (Q1 2026) |
Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
The nearest grocery store is Al-Nour Halal Meat and Grocery, 471 m away; 3 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There are 7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 21 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Chopstick House, 191 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 111 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto - Golden Horizons Active Living Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 680 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Chopstick House · 1780 Markham Rd Unit-C3191 m
- Harvey's · 1780 Markham Rd Unit-C1191 m
- Mr. Singh's Pizza · 1780 Markham Rd191 m
- Naan & Kabob · 1780 Markham Rd Unit -D6 & D7191 m
- Osmows · 1780 Markham Rd Unit-110191 m
- Grocery
- Al-Nour Halal Meat and Grocery 471 m · 6 min · 3 within 1 km
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 111 m · 4 within 1 km
- Child care
- Sheppard Square Day Nursery · 118 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day403 m · 5 min
- Kimbercroft Day Nursery 2 · 78 spaces, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day506 m · 6 min
- Montessori Villa Wisdom Inc. · 58 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day942 m · 11 min
- Washrooms
- Burrows Hall Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed651 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto - Golden Horizons Active Living Centre · seniors' active living centre680 m · 8 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks
- Pinetree Park1 km · 12 min
- Cynthia Lai Park1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Burrows Hall Community Centre661 m · 8 min
- Schools (11)
- Islamic Foundation SchoolPrivate · 355 m · 4 min
- Gibraltar Leadership Academy SchoolPrivate · 558 m · 7 min
- Malvern Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 845 m · 10 min
- Al Azhar Islamic SchoolPrivate · 908 m · 11 min
- Al Azhar Islamic School - Main OfficePrivate · 908 m · 11 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Burrows Hall branch683 m · 8 min
- Places of interest
- Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater TorontoAttraction · 653 m · 8 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,778 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Two registered apartment buildings with 214 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 5600 Sheppard Ave E (403 m, 120 units, 10 storeys, built 1970), which scored 94 out of 100 at its October 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5600 Sheppard Ave E · Signet Group Inc. | 120 | 10 | 1970 | 94 · Oct 2024 | 403 m · 5 min |
| 30 Kimbercroft Crt · Davpart Inc | 94 | 8 | 1980 | 90 · Oct 2024 | 646 m · 8 min |
2 registered buildings · 214 units · tallest 10 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.
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. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 27, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 1 | 1 | house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Agincourt South-Malvern West.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Markham & Verne a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 33 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 Markham & Verne?
A major arterial intersection. It ranks #222 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Markham & Verne a walkable intersection?
Markham & Verne scores 49 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,778 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; nearest park 1 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Markham & Verne?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Markham Rd between Ormerod St and Verne Cres (August 2026), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 60 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Markham & Verne?
The nearest Green P car park is 1530 Markham Road - minor capital repairs onsite (806 m away, 24 spaces). The City's mapping shows 153 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 46,770 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Markham & Verne by transit?
Bus routes 102, 85, 131, 134, 132, 902, 985 within 1 km (nearest stop: Markham Rd at Verne Cres, 20 m); Durham Region Transit routes 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921 at Progress Northbound @ Milner Avenue.
What restaurants are near Markham & Verne?
7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 21 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Chopstick House (191 m), Harvey's (191 m), Mr. Singh's Pizza (191 m), Naan & Kabob (191 m) and Osmows (191 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Markham & Verne?
The nearest is Burrows Hall Community Centre Washroom, 1081 Progress Ave, 651 m away.
Is there child care near Markham & Verne?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 254 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sheppard Square Day Nursery (403 m, 118 spaces), Kimbercroft Day Nursery 2 (506 m, 78 spaces) and Montessori Villa Wisdom Inc. (942 m, 58 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Markham & Verne?
Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 214 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5600 Sheppard Ave E (403 m, 120 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 30 Kimbercroft Crt (646 m, 94 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 92 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Markham & Verne?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Agincourt South-Malvern West page.
What neighbourhood is Markham & Verne in?
Markham & Verne is in Agincourt South-Malvern West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 128). It is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Aug 18, 2026.
- 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.
- 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 23 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: 43.79571, -79.23991 · centreline node 13443825.