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McNicoll & Hines

McNicoll Ave & Hines Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Hillcrest Village · Ward 17, Don Valley North

In Hillcrest Village, McNicoll & Hines is a mid-volume intersection. Nearby is 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,100
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 15, 2009
135 pedestrians · 2 cyclists
Collisions
20
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 18 property damage · #3423 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 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 760 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 66% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 45 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 33%, from 12 in 2016–2020 to 8 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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McNicoll & Hines

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
42253924 nearest 12 m
Express
925939924
Blue Night
325339
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — McNicoll Ave at Picola Crt; McNicoll Ave at Hines Dr
Regional
York Region Transit 024 Woodbine090 Leslie090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Mogul Dr398 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 (23)
  • Hillmount Public SchoolEnglish Public · 304 m
  • Seneca College (Newnham Campus)College · 646 m
  • Toronto Heuristic International AcademyPrivate · 801 m
  • Highland Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 815 m
  • McNicoll Avenue School BldgEnglish Public · 828 m
  • Cherokee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 847 m
  • and 17 more
Community centres
Parks (14)
  • McNicoll Park511 m
  • Seneca Village Park886 m
  • Clara Will Park892 m
  • Cliffwood Park930 m
  • Shawnee Park1 km
  • Skymark Park1 km
  • and 8 more

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 36 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Deluxe Grill & Cafe, 331 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 6 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Deluxe Grill & Cafe · 111 Gordon Baker Rd331 mPassed, Jun 2026
Itw Food Equipment Group Canada · 111 Gordon Baker Rd 600grocery363 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Urban Kitchen · 155 Gordon Baker Rd Unit-116475 mPassed, Jan 2026
Bake Code · 451 McNicoll Ave621 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Ruelo Patisserie · 463 McNicoll Ave621 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Xiang de Zhai · 487 McNicoll Ave621 mPassed, May 2026
Triangle Logistics · 449 McNicoll Ave621 mPassed, Aug 2026
Triangle Logistics · 449 McNicoll Ave621 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 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 Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom, 871 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 481 m away at McNicoll Park.

  • Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom · 1700 Finch Ave E.
    View centre hours
    871 m
Drinking water
McNicoll Park bottle filling station · 481 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 309 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Hillmount Child Care (304 m, 80 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km4 centres · 309 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 4
  • Hillmount Child Care · 245 McNicoll Ave
    80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    304 m
  • Petite Luminaries Childcare · 155 Gordon Baker Rd
    89 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    475 m
  • Grace Christian School - Day Nursery · 201 Tempo Ave
    91 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    808 m
  • McNicoll Avenue Child Care Program · 155 McNicoll Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    828 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 113 (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.1 km away.

FireFire Station 113 · 1 km700 Seneca Hill Dr
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 23 · 3.1 km115 Parkway Forest Dr

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

Within a kilometre there is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 275 rental units — it is social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1700 Finch Ave E (886 m, 275 units, 18 storeys, built 1979), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Registered buildings1 · 275 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20263 across the 1
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1700 Finch Ave EToronto Community Housing27518197995 · Aug 20253 · 2 fire886 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 lots253 lots · ≈44,310 spaces · 132.9 ha
Within 500 m7 lots · ≈2,670 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 320 m away, ≈84 spaces; 360 m away, ≈457 spaces; 442 m away, ≈157 spaces; 475 m away, ≈163 spaces; 476 m away, ≈126 spaces; 477 m away, ≈1,466 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 15, 2009

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,087 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 146 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 1,208 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,010 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 17 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2009, 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 north146southbound · 1 bikes · 5.5% heavy
From the west2,649eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.8% heavy
Total vehicles6,100135 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 4.7% heavy
From the east3,087westbound · 0 bikes · 4.7% heavy
From the south218northbound · 1 bikes · 2.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,010 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,208 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 15, 2009

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 McNicoll Ave between Mogul Dr and Sexton Cres, 238 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2026 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 35 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 8,900 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on McNicoll Ave (102 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 123,525 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
McNicoll Ave · Mogul Dr – Sexton Cres · 238 mMar 2026 · 3 days8,89326 km/h35 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 102 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct37 · 42 km/h
Over the limit5.4%
50 km/h or more0.5%

McNicoll Ave (westbound), 290 McNicoll Avenue · 123,525 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2021, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 2 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 5% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (15%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Nov 29, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions20#3423 of 5,508
With an injury2#3845 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian2#1880 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2127 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
All since 201429latest Nov 29, 2024

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 vehicle320house driveway/garage (1), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 7, 2023. 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 Hillcrest Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is McNicoll & Hines a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 20 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 McNicoll & Hines?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 15, 2009, 66% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at McNicoll & Hines?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on McNicoll Ave between Mogul Dr and Sexton Cres (March 2026), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 35 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 102 m away (40 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near McNicoll & Hines?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 253 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 44,310 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to McNicoll & Hines by transit?

Bus routes 42, 25, 39, 24, 925, 939, 924 within 1 km (nearest stop: McNicoll Ave at Picola Crt, 12 m); York Region Transit routes 024 Woodbine, 090 Leslie, 090B Leslie at Don Mills Rd / Mogul Dr.

What restaurants are near McNicoll & Hines?

None within 300 m, and 36 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Deluxe Grill & Cafe (331 m), Urban Kitchen (475 m), Bake Code (621 m), Ruelo Patisserie (621 m) and Xiang de Zhai (621 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 McNicoll & Hines?

The nearest is Seneca Village Community Centre Washroom, 1700 Finch Ave E., 871 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 McNicoll & Hines?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 309 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hillmount Child Care (304 m, 80 spaces), Petite Luminaries Childcare (475 m, 89 spaces) and Grace Christian School - Day Nursery (808 m, 91 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near McNicoll & Hines?

One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 275 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 1700 Finch Ave E (886 m, 275 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 95 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 McNicoll & Hines?

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 Hillcrest Village page.

What neighbourhood is McNicoll & Hines in?

McNicoll & Hines is in Hillcrest Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 048). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

Sources

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