Midland & Eglinton

Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 24, 2024 · weekend

The west leg carries the load — 8,292 eastbound vehicles, or 31% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 4,918. Most cyclists arrived from the east (102 of 222). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,622 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 58% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,657). Trucks and buses were 5.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 23 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,657 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,622 from 2:00 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 (81 collisions), and 2025 closed with 58. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 71 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 41 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 26, 2026.

Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, two were fatal. 3 pedestrians were among those hurt. 1 of the 3 happened in darkness — 33%, about the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Oct 1, 2021. Going back to 2006, the total is 7. The police all-collisions file records 4 fatal collisions here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places two of them just outside the 65 m radius.

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 Eglinton Ave E between Commonwealth Ave and Huntington Ave (158 m away) recorded an average of 57 km/h in its 2-day count in September 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 68 km/h. That segment carries about 19,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Midland Ave between Safari St and Benjamin Blvd measured slower: 51 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 58 km/h (Sep 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Midland Ave (297 m away, 50 km/h limit), 1.4% of the 48,617 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

Midland Ave (northbound), 297 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 46 km/h, 85th percentile 52 km/h; 1.4% at 60 km/h or more. 48,617 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 0461, activated 1958 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food23/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 6 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  Kennedy Station 0.6 km · 8 stops within 300 m · 28 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go2/14

  library 1.1 km away

• Parks and recreation6/10

  nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care7/8

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

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · accessible signals

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.

14 registered apartment buildings with 1,120 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 815 Midland Ave (62 m, 23 units, 3 storeys, built 1965), which scored 99 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

14 registered buildings · 1,120 units · 8 social housing · tallest 18 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.

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.0 a year. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 27, 2026.

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 Kennedy Park.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 24, 2024.
• 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 20 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: 43.73453, -79.25810 · centreline node 13452476.