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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 · Nov 23, 2024 · weekend
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 10,216 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 1,435 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,978 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:30 p.m., against 1,478 in the morning peak from 9:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, 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: 1,478 vehicles in the hour from 9:15 a.m. and 1,978 from 2:30 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 2017, with 14 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 14 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 17, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 70 | #1569 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 14 | #1297 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 51 | |
| Fail to remain | 7 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 5 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2007
On Midwest Rd between West Birkdale Park Trl and Midland Ave, 43 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in October 2007 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 51 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 69 km/h or more. That segment carries about 5,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 19 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Ave · Midwest Rd – Canadine Rd · 37 m | Nov 2012 · 3 days | 16,979 | — | — | — |
| Midwest Rd · West Birkdale Park Trl – Midland Ave · 43 m | Oct 2007 · 24 h | 5,635 | 39 km/h | 51 km/h | 69 km/h |
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 1029, activated 1973 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 57 95 38 129 131 133 43 nearest 22 m
- Express
- 995 996 903 904 938 939
- Blue Night
- 395
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Midland Ave at Midwest Rd (North)
- 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 2 car parks · about 84 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 20 mapped lots within 500 m, 256 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 · Surface | 628 m | 68 * | — |
| 158 Borough Drive · Surface | 1.6 km | 16 * | — |
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
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. Toronto Public Health inspects 9 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 17. The nearest is Palma's Continental Cuisine, 94 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Torrance Compounding Pharmacy, 282 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Fieldstone Commons Community, a long-term care home 807 m away. City of Toronto, Parks Forestry & Recreation East District - Birkdale Community Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 936 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Palma's Continental Cuisine · 445 Midwest Rd Unit-3894 m
- Tim Hortons · 1900 Midland Ave185 m
- Roll N Bowl · 1157 Ellesmere Rd Unit-6238 m
- Starlite Family Restaurant · 1157 Ellesmere Rd Unit-1238 m
- Culture Crust · 1095 Ellesmere Rd Unit-3246 m
- Food shops
- Calabria Bakery 520 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Torrance Compounding Pharmacy 282 m · 3 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre · 123 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day815 m · 10 min
- Washrooms
- Birkdale Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed949 m · 11 min
- Health and care
- Fieldstone Commons Community · long-term care home807 m · 10 min
- City of Toronto, Parks Forestry & Recreation East District - Birkdale Community Centre · seniors' active living centre936 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
- West Birkdale Park159 m
- Edgewood Park443 m · 5 min
- Jolly Way Park872 m · 10 min
- Donwood Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Community centres
- Birkdale Community Centre937 m · 11 min
- Schools
- Centennial College - Midland CampusCollege · 256 m · 3 min
- Edgewood Public SchoolEnglish Public · 719 m · 9 min
- Donwood Park Jr Public School - Highbrook CampusEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Donwood Park Jr Public School - Main BldgEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
- St Victor Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.4 km · 17 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 grocery store or a library.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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
Within a kilometre there are three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 124 rental units. The nearest is 1175 Ellesmere Rd (369 m, 65 units, 5 storeys, built 1967), which scored 95 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1175 Ellesmere Rd · Loraview Holdings Inc. | 65 | 5 | 1967 | 95 · Oct 2025 | 369 m · 4 min |
| 1191 Ellesmere Rd | 27 | 4 | 1976 | 88 · Jul 2026 | 409 m · 5 min |
| 1181 Ellesmere Rd | 32 | 4 | 1976 | 91 · Jul 2024 | 430 m · 5 min |
3 registered buildings · 124 units · tallest 5 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
Five 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. 40% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Bendale-Glen Andrew.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Midland & Midwest (North) a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 70 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 Midland & Midwest (North)?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #843 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.28× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Midland & Midwest (North) a walkable intersection?
Midland & Midwest (North) scores 48 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: 8 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km; 2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Midland & Midwest (North)?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Midwest Rd between West Birkdale Park Trl and Midland Ave (October 2007), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 51 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Midland & Midwest (North)?
The nearest Green P car park is Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 (628 m away, 68 spaces). The City's mapping shows 256 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 52,220 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Midland & Midwest (North) by transit?
Bus routes 57, 95, 38, 129, 131, 133, 43, 995 and 5 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Midland Ave at Midwest Rd (North), 22 m).
What restaurants are near Midland & Midwest (North)?
9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 17 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Palma's Continental Cuisine (94 m), Tim Hortons (185 m), Roll N Bowl (238 m), Starlite Family Restaurant (238 m) and Culture Crust (246 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Midland & Midwest (North)?
The nearest is Birkdale Community Centre Washroom, 1299 Ellesmere Rd, 949 m away.
Is there child care near Midland & Midwest (North)?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 123 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre (815 m, 123 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Midland & Midwest (North)?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 124 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1175 Ellesmere Rd (369 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 1191 Ellesmere Rd (409 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 1181 Ellesmere Rd (430 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 91 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Midland & Midwest (North)?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Bendale-Glen Andrew page.
What neighbourhood is Midland & Midwest (North) in?
Midland & Midwest (North) is in Bendale-Glen Andrew (City of Toronto neighbourhood 156). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 23, 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.
- 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: 43.76590, -79.27056 · centreline node 13447807.