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Martin Grove & Hedges

Martin Grove Rd & Hedges Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · Princess-Rosethorn · Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre

In Princess-Rosethorn, Martin Grove & Hedges is an intersection of typical volume. It has a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: 4 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
9,232
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 5, 2026
182 pedestrians · 54 cyclists
Collisions
4
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 routes within 1 km · bikeway
Within a walk
18/100
city median 48
no restaurant within 1 km

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Martin Grove & Hedges

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 · May 5, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 4,850 northbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 365. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,048 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 998 from 3:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north4,017southbound · 24 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles9,232182 pedestrians · 54 cyclists · 3.9% heavy
From the east365westbound · 1 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south4,850northbound · 29 bikes · 3.8% heavy

Peak hours: 1,048 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 998 from 3:00 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

2017 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 25% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Jul 15, 2022.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions4
With an injury1
Property damage only2
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified1
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.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on Hedges Blvd between Tromley Dr and Martin Grove Rd (95 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 45 km/h. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Hedges Blvd · Tromley Dr – Martin Grove Rd · 95 mApr 2026 · 3 days78238 km/h45 km/h50 km/h
Martin Grove Rd · Princess Margaret Blvd – Sabine Rd · 231 mNov 2012 · 3 days5,342———

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
46 32 111 nearest 63 m
Blue Night
334
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Martin Grove Rd at Dewitt Rd
Cycling
Bike Lane on Martin Grove Rd installed 2002
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
none within 2 km
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
1 mapped lot within 500 m, 66 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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

Child care
  • Princess Margaret School-Age Child Care Program · 114 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day560 m · 7 min
1 licensed centre · 114 spaces within 1 km · accepts City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • West Deane Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Closed for the Season598 m · 7 min
  • West Deane Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible907 m · 11 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 (9)
  • Heathercrest Park479 m · 6 min
  • Glen Agar Park835 m · 10 min
  • Lloyd Manor Park853 m · 10 min
  • West Deane Park1.2 km · 14 min
  • Richview Park1.2 km · 14 min
and 4 more within 1.5 km
Schools
  • Princess Margaret Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 560 m · 7 min
  • Martingrove Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 650 m · 8 min
  • John G Althouse Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 735 m · 9 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 restaurant or café, a grocery store, a pharmacy, a community centre or a library.

18of 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 food0/30

    no food premises on file

  • Transit12/28

    4 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation4/10

    1 park within 500 m

  • Schools and child care2/8

    nearest school 0.6 km · 1 licensed child care within 1 km

  • 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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Two registered apartment buildings with 365 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 7 Richgrove Dr (931 m, 129 units, 11 storeys, built 1969), which scored 99 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
7 Richgrove Dr · Minto Properties Inc.12911196999 · Nov 2025931 m · 11 min
620 Martin Grove Rd · Minto Properties Inc.23622201195 · Aug 2024936 m · 11 min

2 registered buildings · 365 units · tallest 22 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

Police records place no theft from a vehicle or bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

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 Princess-Rosethorn.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Martin Grove & Hedges a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 4 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 & Hedges?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from May 5, 2026, 57% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Martin Grove & Hedges a walkable intersection?

Martin Grove & Hedges scores 18 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: 4 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m; nearest school 0.6 km · 1 licensed child care within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Martin Grove & Hedges?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Hedges Blvd between Tromley Dr and Martin Grove Rd (April 2026), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Martin Grove & Hedges?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 66 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 6,390 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

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

Bus routes 46, 32, 111 within 1 km (nearest stop: Martin Grove Rd at Dewitt Rd, 63 m).

Is there a public washroom near Martin Grove & Hedges?

The nearest is West Deane Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 19 Sedgebrook Cres, 598 m away. The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. Next nearest: West Deane Park Washroom (907 m).

Is there child care near Martin Grove & Hedges?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 114 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Princess Margaret School-Age Child Care Program (560 m, 114 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Martin Grove & Hedges?

Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 365 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 7 Richgrove Dr (931 m, 129 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 620 Martin Grove Rd (936 m, 236 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 97 out of 100.

What neighbourhood is Martin Grove & Hedges in?

Martin Grove & Hedges is in Princess-Rosethorn (City of Toronto neighbourhood 010). 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