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Martin Grove & Goswell

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

Martin Grove & Goswell is a low-volume local intersection. It sits in Islington. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,650
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 28, 2021
93 pedestrians · 14 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 1 property damage · #4888 of 5,508
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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 210 vehicles, 18% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 18 vehicles, close to the citywide median. That comes with about 0.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Martin Grove & Goswell

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
50454614549111 nearest 220 m
Express
945
Blue Night
345300
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Regional
MiWay 3 Bloor26 Burnhamthorpe307 Philip Pocock SS at Burnhamthorpe Rd at Martin Grove Rd228 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 (13)
  • Wedgewood Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 229 m
  • Olivet New Church Elementary SchoolPrivate · 444 m
  • Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 571 m
  • Kingsley Primary SchoolPrivate · 832 m
  • Mindwerx4kids Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km
  • West Glen Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 7 more
Community centres
Parks (15)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Eatonville branch883 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 6 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 20 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Hero Burgers, 207 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés6 within 300 m · 20 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Hero Burgers · 318 Burnhamthorpe Rd207 mPassed, Aug 2026
Pizza Pizza · 318 Burnhamthorpe Rd207 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Treasured Moments Kids · 316 Burnhamthorpe Rd209 mPassed, Jan 2026
Pizza Nova · 129 Martin Grove Rd250 mPassed, May 2025
Pizza Nova · 129 Martin Grove Rd250 mPassed, Aug 2026
Shawarma Club · 323 Burnhamthorpe Rd252 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Mc Nies the Fish and Chip People · 315 Burnhamthorpe Rdgrocery253 mPassed, Aug 2026
Mc Nies the Fish and Chip People · 315 Burnhamthorpe Rdgrocery253 mPassed, May 2025 · 4 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

The nearest public washroom is Wedgewood Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 261 m away — currently listed as closed (closed for the season); in season it is View outdoor rink hours.

  • Wedgewood Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 15 Swan Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    261 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 390 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Treasured Moments - Burnhamthorpe (212 m, 86 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 390 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 4
  • Treasured Moments - Burnhamthorpe · 316 Burnhamthorpe Rd
    86 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    212 m
  • Wedgewood School Age YMCA · 5 Swan Ave
    129 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    229 m
  • Our Lady of Peace School Age Program (YMCA) · 70 Mattice Ave
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    571 m
  • Lady Bug Daycare Centre · 400 Burnhamthorpe Rd
    48 spaces · preschool
    653 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 445 (372 m), the nearest police station 22 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.6 km away.

FireFire Station 445 · 372 m280 Burnhamthorpe Rd
Police22 Division · 1.6 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 39 · 2.6 km155 the East Mall

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

Parking

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

All parking lots354 lots · ≈36,650 spaces · 109.9 ha
Within 500 m13 lots · ≈480 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 2,063 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
16 Royalavon Cres · Surface1.3 km5938% (Q1 2026)
Kipling South Lot - 400 Munster Avenue · Surface1.6 km1,200 *
22 Fieldway Rd · Surface1.7 km270 *
Islington Main Lot - 3330 Bloor Street West · Surface1.8 km534 *

Nearest lots: 195 m away, ≈29 spaces; 195 m away, ≈22 spaces; 201 m away, ≈59 spaces; 202 m away, ≈50 spaces; 222 m away, ≈15 spaces; 261 m away, ≈8 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, 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 16,183 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
AM peak hour353 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour255 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 28, 2021

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

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. 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). The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

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; 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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4888 of 5,508
With an injury2#3837 of 4,660
Property damage only1
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2111 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 20148latest May 12, 2025

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

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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300house driveway/garage (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 22, 2017. 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. Its latest count is from Oct 28, 2021, 18% of the median for a counted intersection.

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 (1.3 km away, 59 spaces, 38% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 354 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 36,650 spaces — 13 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, 49, 111, 945 within 1 km; MiWay routes 3 Bloor, 26 Burnhamthorpe, 307 Philip Pocock SS at Burnhamthorpe Rd at Martin Grove Rd.

What restaurants are near Martin Grove & Goswell?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 20 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Hero Burgers (207 m), Pizza Pizza (207 m), Treasured Moments Kids (209 m), Pizza Nova (250 m) and Pizza Nova (250 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 Martin Grove & Goswell?

The nearest is Wedgewood Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 15 Swan Ave, 261 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. 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 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 (212 m, 86 spaces), Wedgewood School Age YMCA (229 m, 129 spaces) and Our Lady of Peace School Age Program (YMCA) (571 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. 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 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