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Martin Grove & Goswell

Martin Grove Rd & Goswell Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Islington · Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre

Martin Grove & Goswell, in Islington, was a low-volume local intersection — that was the City's last count here, in 2021. Nearby are 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
1,650
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 28, 2021
93 pedestrians · 14 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
33/100
city median 48
6 places to eat within 300 m

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Martin Grove & Goswell

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Oct 28, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 678 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 41% of the total, against 453 from the south. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 353 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 38% above the afternoon peak from 4:45 p.m. (255). Heavy vehicles made up 1.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north678southbound · 9 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,65093 pedestrians · 14 cyclists · 1.3% heavy
From the east519westbound · 2 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south453northbound · 3 bikes · 1.8% heavy

Peak hours: 353 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 255 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

The worst year was 2023, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (33%) involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 50% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (17%). The most recent report on file is from May 12, 2025.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6
With an injury2
Property damage only1
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1
Severity not classified3
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2021

On Goswell Rd between Wedgewood Dr and Martin Grove Rd, 58 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in March 2019 put the average speed at 40 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 1,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Martin Grove Rd between Goswell Rd and Burnhamthorpe Rd measured slower: 41 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Oct 2021).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Goswell Rd · Wedgewood Dr – Martin Grove Rd · 58 mMar 2019 · 24 h1,48740 km/h48 km/h53 km/h
Martin Grove Rd · Goswell Rd – Burnhamthorpe Rd · 115 mOct 2021 · 3 days2,37341 km/h48 km/h53 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
50 45 46 145 nearest 249 m
Blue Night
345
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Regional
MiWay 26 Burnhamthorpe at Burnhamthorpe Rd at Martin Grove Rd268 m · 3 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
1 car park · about 59 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
9 mapped lots within 500 m, 168 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
16 Royalavon Cres · Surface1.6 km5938% (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

No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. There is a specialist food shop nearby — Mc Nies the Fish and Chip People, 260 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 6 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 6 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Hero Burgers, 221 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Martin Grove Pharmacy, 274 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Hero Burgers · 318 Burnhamthorpe Rd221 m
  • Pizza Pizza · 318 Burnhamthorpe Rd221 m
  • Pizza Nova · 129 Martin Grove Rd264 m · 3 min
  • Curry & Chutney By Gopal's Indian Restaurant & Bakery · 317 Burnhamthorpe Rd265 m · 3 min
  • Shawarma Club · 323 Burnhamthorpe Rd276 m · 3 min
6 within 300 m · 6 within 1 km
Food shops
Mc Nies the Fish and Chip People 260 m · 3 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Martin Grove Pharmacy 274 m · 3 min
Child care
  • Treasured Moments - Burnhamthorpe · 86 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day256 m · 3 min
  • Wedgewood School Age YMCA · 129 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day303 m · 4 min
  • Our Lady of Peace School Age Program (YMCA) · 127 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day751 m · 9 min
4 licensed centres · 390 spaces within 1 km · 2 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Wedgewood Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Closed for the Season265 m · 3 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 (7)
and 2 more within 1.5 km
Schools
  • Wedgewood Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 303 m · 4 min
  • Olivet New Church Elementary SchoolPrivate · 599 m · 7 min
  • Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 752 m · 9 min
  • Kingsley Primary SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • Mindwerx4kids Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 1.5 km · 17 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Eatonville branch1.1 km · 13 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 grocery store, a community centre or a care or retirement home.

33of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food10/30

    6 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit10/28

    2 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go2/14

    library 1.1 km away

  • Parks and recreation4/10

    1 park within 500 m

  • Schools and child care7/8

    1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • 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.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300house driveway/garage (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Islington.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Martin Grove & Goswell a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Martin Grove & Goswell?

A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Oct 28, 2021, 18% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Martin Grove & Goswell a walkable intersection?

Martin Grove & Goswell scores 33 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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 · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m; 2 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Martin Grove & Goswell?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Goswell Rd between Wedgewood Dr and Martin Grove Rd (March 2019), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Martin Grove & Goswell?

The nearest Green P car park is 16 Royalavon Cres (1.6 km away, 59 spaces, 38% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 168 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,180 spaces — 9 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Martin Grove & Goswell by transit?

Bus routes 50, 45, 46, 145 within 1 km; MiWay route 26 Burnhamthorpe at Burnhamthorpe Rd at Martin Grove Rd.

What restaurants are near Martin Grove & Goswell?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 6 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Hero Burgers (221 m), Pizza Pizza (221 m), Pizza Nova (264 m), Curry & Chutney By Gopal's Indian Restaurant & Bakery (265 m) and Shawarma Club (276 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Martin Grove & Goswell?

The nearest is Wedgewood Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 15 Swan Ave, 265 m away. The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season.

Is there child care near Martin Grove & Goswell?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 390 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Treasured Moments - Burnhamthorpe (256 m, 86 spaces), Wedgewood School Age YMCA (303 m, 129 spaces) and Our Lady of Peace School Age Program (YMCA) (751 m, 127 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Martin Grove & Goswell?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Islington page.

What neighbourhood is Martin Grove & Goswell in?

Martin Grove & Goswell is in Islington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 158). It is in Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, represented by Councillor Stephen Holyday.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined