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Markham & Verne

Markham Rd & Verne Cres · Toronto, Ontario · Agincourt South-Malvern West · Ward 23, Scarborough North

Markham & Verne, in Agincourt South-Malvern West, is a major arterial intersection. Nearby is 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
34,289
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 18, 2026
412 pedestrians · 62 cyclists · #218 busiest
Collisions
33
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 23 property damage · #2669 of 5,508 · +3 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,450 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 2.1× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 83 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 3.3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 1.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions edged up 6%, from 16 in 2016–2020 to 17 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Markham & Verne

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
10285131134132 nearest 20 m
Express
902985
Blue Night
385
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Markham Rd at Verne Cres; Markham Rd at Verne Cres North Side
Regional
Durham Region Transit 920 Route 920921 Route 921 at Progress Northbound @ Milner Avenue800 m
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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (14)
  • Islamic Foundation SchoolPrivate · 292 m
  • Gibraltar Leadership Academy SchoolPrivate · 340 m
  • Malvern Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 585 m
  • Al Azhar Islamic SchoolPrivate · 703 m
  • Al Azhar Islamic School - Main OfficePrivate · 703 m
  • Tayyibah Islamic Academy Inc SchoolPrivate · 703 m
  • and 8 more
Community centres
Parks (6)
  • Cynthia Lai Park576 m
  • Pinetree Park617 m
  • Burrows Hall Park1.1 km
  • Major Abbas Ali Park1.3 km
  • White Haven Park1.3 km
  • Berner Trail Park1.4 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Burrows Hall branch506 m
Places of interest
  • Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater TorontoAttraction · 494 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 41 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, 135 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025.

Restaurants & cafés9 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 1780 Markham Rd135 mPassed, Jun 2025
Chopstick House · 1780 Markham Rd Unit-C3135 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Harvey's · 1780 Markham Rd Unit-C1135 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 4 infractions
Mr. Singh's Pizza · 1780 Markham Rd135 mPassed, Jul 2026
Naan & Kabob · 1780 Markham Rd Unit -D6 & D7135 mPassed, Jul 2026
Osmows · 1780 Markham Rd Unit-110135 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 1780 Markham Rd135 mPassed, Jul 2026
Tim Hortons · 1641 Markham Rd288 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Burrows Hall Community Centre Washroom, 485 m away, View centre hours.

  • Burrows Hall Community Centre Washroom · 1081 Progress Ave
    View centre hours
    485 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 359 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sheppard Square Day Nursery (297 m, 118 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km4 centres · 359 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 4
  • Sheppard Square Day Nursery · 5600 Sheppard Ave E
    118 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    297 m
  • Kimbercroft Day Nursery 2 · 39 Kimbercroft Crt
    78 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    429 m
  • Montessori Villa Wisdom Inc. · 231 Milner Ave
    58 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    794 m
  • Family Day St Barnabas Child Care Centre · 30 Washburn Way
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    931 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 213 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (705 m) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 213 · 1.1 km7 Lapsley Rd
Police42 Division · 705 m242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 29 · 2 km4560 Sheppard 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

Three registered apartment buildings with 364 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 5600 Sheppard Ave E (297 m, 120 units, 10 storeys, built 1970), which scored 94 out of 100 at its October 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 16 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings3 · 364 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score94 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202616 across the 3
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest10 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
5600 Sheppard Ave E · Signet Group Inc.12010197094 · Oct 202415 · 1 fire297 m
30 Kimbercroft Crt · Davpart Inc948198090 · Oct 20241572 m
221 Milner Avesocial housing15010198297 · Oct 20250820 m

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 lots275 lots · ≈102,950 spaces · 308.8 ha
Within 500 m25 lots · ≈7,660 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 116 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1530 Markham Road - minor capital repairs onsite · Surface708 m24 *
284 Milner Ave · Surface709 m9218% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 55 m away, ≈63 spaces; 126 m away, ≈351 spaces; 190 m away, ≈85 spaces; 197 m away, ≈2 spaces; 217 m away, ≈39 spaces; 233 m away, ≈1,152 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 — 14-hour, 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 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north16,634southbound · 40 bikes · 10.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles34,289412 pedestrians · 62 cyclists · 9.7% heavy
From the east177westbound · 0 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south17,478northbound · 22 bikes · 9.4% heavy
AM peak hour2,414 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,919 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 18, 2026

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 Markham Rd between Ormerod St and Verne Cres (56 m away) recorded an average of 45 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 44,700 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 segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Markham Rd · Ormerod St – Verne Cres · 56 mJun 2026 · 3 days44,66345 km/h57 km/h63 km/h
Verne Cres · Markham Rd – 50 Verne Cres · 89 mJun 2010 · 24 h16041 km/h49 km/h53 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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions33#2669 of 5,508
With an injury5#2742 of 4,660
Property damage only23
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian2#1874 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2106 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201442latest Apr 29, 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 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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle311house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 27, 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 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 #218 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection.

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 (June 2026), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 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 (708 m away, 24 spaces). The City's mapping shows 275 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 102,950 spaces — 25 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?

9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 41 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (135 m), Chopstick House (135 m), Harvey's (135 m), Mr. Singh's Pizza (135 m) and Naan & Kabob (135 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 Markham & Verne?

The nearest is Burrows Hall Community Centre Washroom, 1081 Progress Ave, 485 m away (View centre hours). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Markham & Verne?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 359 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sheppard Square Day Nursery (297 m, 118 spaces), Kimbercroft Day Nursery 2 (429 m, 78 spaces) and Montessori Villa Wisdom Inc. (794 m, 58 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Markham & Verne?

Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 364 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5600 Sheppard Ave E (297 m, 120 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 30 Kimbercroft Crt (572 m, 94 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 221 Milner Ave (820 m, 150 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 94 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 & Verne?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 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

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