Midland & Pitfield

Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 23, 2024 · weekend

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 7,971 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 1,225 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (32 of 57). Evening rush dominates here: 1,625 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:15 p.m., against 1,184 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.1% 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: 1,184 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,625 from 2:15 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 15 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 18 collisions (29%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Dec 27, 2025.

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2010

On Midland Ave between Hwy 401 Collectors W and Emblem Crt, 280 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2009 put the average speed at 58 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 66 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 70 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Pitfield Rd between Manorglen Cres and Midcroft Dr measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Nov 2010).

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 1242, activated 1980 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East

Not within a walk: a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food18/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 1 place to eat within 300 m

• Transit12/28

  4 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation3/10

  nearest park 0.9 km · nearest centre 1.3 km

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.7 km · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Seven 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. 57% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 28, 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 Agincourt South-Malvern West.

• 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; 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.
• 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 22 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: 43.78060, -79.27614 · centreline node 13445764.