Marlee & Eglinton

Traffic volume14-hour count · Mar 24, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 10,840 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 3,705 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the north (51 of 110). Evening rush dominates here: 2,011 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,784 in the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.4% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

Peak hours: 1,784 vehicles in the hour from 9:00 a.m. and 2,011 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

The worst year was 2018, with 27 collisions; 2025 recorded 14. 19 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 23 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 21, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 26, 2018. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

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

On Marlee Ave between Livingstone Ave and Belgravia Ave, 132 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2024 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 7,900 vehicles a day. Eglinton Ave W between Park Hill Rd and Fairleigh Cres measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Aug 2004). At the school-zone speed sign on Eglinton Ave W (109 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 8,464 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Eglinton Ave W (eastbound), 109 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 7 km/h, 85th percentile 13 km/h; 0.0% at 60 km/h or more. 8,464 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.

The crossing

Signal 0102, activated 1959

Not within a walk: a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food26/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 14 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  Cedarvale Station 0.3 km · 9 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 692 m away

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km

• Schools and child care4/8

  nearest school 0.5 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot4/10

  traffic signal

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.

Within a kilometre there are 43 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,567 rental units, 2.9× the median for a Toronto intersection — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1480 Eglinton Ave W (72 m, 11 units, 4 storeys, built 1958), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

43 registered buildings · 3,567 units · 6 social housing · tallest 28 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.

One theft from a vehicle and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

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 Oakwood Village.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 24, 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; 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 12 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: 43.69804, -79.43938 · centreline node 13458567.