Midland & Lord Roberts

Traffic volume14-hour count · Mar 6, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 8,434 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 228 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (36 of 63). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,697 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 10% above the afternoon peak from 2:45 p.m. (1,541). Trucks and buses were 7.9% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,697 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,541 from 2:45 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 2019, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 1 collision (4%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 19, 2026.

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

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

On Midland Ave between Wainfleet Rd and Lord Roberts Dr, 153 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2024 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 58 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 63 km/h or more. That segment carries about 20,600 vehicles a day. Lord Roberts Dr between Wainfleet Rd and Tremely Cres measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Apr 2019). At the school-zone speed sign on Midland Ave (190 m away, 50 km/h limit), 5.3% of the 46,884 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Speed sign

Midland Ave (northbound), 190 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 48 km/h, 85th percentile 55 km/h; 5.3% at 60 km/h or more. 46,884 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.

Not within a walk: a library or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food12/30

  1 grocery store within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit14/28

  2 stops within 300 m · 19 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  3 schools 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.

Within a kilometre there are seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 801 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1155 Midland Ave (541 m, 115 units, 5 storeys, built 1965), which scored 91 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

7 registered buildings · 801 units · 3 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.

Six thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 15, 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 Eglinton East.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 6, 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 21 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: 43.74157, -79.26106 · centreline node 13451389.