Toronto · intersection · signal 1279

Midland & Verdun

Midland Ave & Verdun Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Kennedy Park · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

Midland & Verdun, in Kennedy Park, is a moderately travelled crossing. It has a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Kennedy Station (Line 2, Line 5) 755 m away and Kennedy GO 725 m away.

Traffic volume
9,543
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 23, 2024
491 pedestrians · 94 cyclists · #1735 busiest
Collisions
48
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 35 property damage · #2135 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
Kennedy Station 755 m · 16 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 680 vehicles an hour, 59% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 19 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Police have logged an average of 4.8 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 5.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 15%, from 26 in 2016–2020 to 22 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Midland & Verdun

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Kennedy Station (Line 2, Line 5)755 m
GO Transit
Kennedy GO — Stouffville725 m
TTC bus
2016122186116201431295711313138133 +2 more nearest 14 m
Express
938903904939905986
Blue Night
300334386343316
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Midland Ave at Verdun Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Gordonridge Pl / Danforth Rd 324 m · 15 docks · 6 stations, 90 docks 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 (11)
  • S/E Year Round Alternative & Scarborough CentreEnglish Public · 92 m
  • Robert Service Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 366 m
  • Corvette Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 583 m
  • Walter Perry Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 621 m
  • St Maria Goretti Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 825 m
  • Salaheddin Islamic SchoolPrivate · 854 m
  • and 5 more
Parks (11)
  • Kitchener Park379 m
  • Corvette Park379 m
  • Greystone Park422 m
  • Glen Sheppard Park472 m
  • Jeanette Park890 m
  • Glen Ravine Park1 km
  • and 5 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Kennedy/Eglinton branch1.2 km
Signal
1279, activated 1980 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 60 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Caring and Safe Schools - Elementary, 92 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 60 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Caring and Safe Schools - Elementary · 720 Midland Ave92 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Caring and Safe Schools - Secondary · 720 Midland Ave92 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Nyad Midland · 720 Midland Ave118 mPassed, Aug 2026
Communal Eats · 121 Laurel Ave418 mPassed, Jun 2026
241 Pizza · 8 Greystone Walk Dr Unit-C1e427 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Fu Yao Supermarket · 8 Greystone Walk Dr Unit-11grocery427 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Fu Yao Supermarket · 8 Greystone Walk Dr, Unit-11grocery428 mPassed, Feb 2025
Kung Fu Tea · 4 Greystone Walk Dr Unit-A1527 mPassed, May 2026 · 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 Corvette Park Washroom, 443 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 321 m away at Corvette Park.

  • Corvette Park Washroom · 40 Corvette Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    443 m
  • Don Montgomery Community Centre Washroom · 2467 Eglinton Ave E
    View centre hours
    633 m
Drinking water
Corvette Park drinking fountain · 321 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 657 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is N.y.a.d. Midland (92 m, 56 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 657 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 9
  • N.y.a.d. Midland · 720 Midland Ave
    56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    92 m
  • Canadiana Court Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 20 Gordonridge Pl
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    513 m
  • N.y.a.d. Corvette · 30 Corvette Ave
    173 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    583 m
  • Rainbow Village Childcare Centre (Mid-Scarborough Child Care) · 2460 Eglinton Ave E
    130 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    801 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 221 (656 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 221 · 656 m2575 Eglinton Ave E
Police41 Division · 1.7 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 47 · 1.2 km3600 St Clair Ave E

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

30 registered apartment buildings with 2,862 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 14 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 740 Midland Ave (92 m, 87 units, 5 storeys, built 1959), which scored 97 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 49 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings30 · 2,862 units · 14 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202649 across the 30
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
740 Midland Ave · Hazelview Properties875195997 · Sep 2025092 m
740 Midland Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc875195995 · Sep 2025392 m
10 Gordonridge PlToronto Community Housing · TCH21716197285 · Jun 20254 · 5 fire352 m
40 Gordonridge PlToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation42118197287 · Jul 20263386 m
30 Gordonridge PlToronto Community Housing · TCH23117197288 · Jun 20252456 m
120 Town Haven PlToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1508198997 · Jul 20249 · 3 fire559 m
815 Midland Ave233196599 · Aug 20260599 m
30 Eppleworth RdToronto Community Housing · Del Managment453196988 · Jul 20260633 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 lots378 lots · ≈64,420 spaces · 193.3 ha
Within 500 m13 lots · ≈1,130 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 872 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres · Surface702 m673 *
Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface880 m199 *

Nearest lots: 74 m away, ≈46 spaces; 118 m away, ≈251 spaces; 124 m away, ≈150 spaces; 165 m away, ≈228 spaces; 264 m away, ≈20 spaces; 300 m away, ≈26 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 — 14-hour, Nov 23, 2024 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 4,752 northbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 165. Most cyclists arrived from the north (44 of 94). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 908 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 29% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (706). Heavy vehicles made up 1.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north4,626southbound · 44 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 7 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles9,543491 pedestrians · 94 cyclists · 1.2% heavy
From the east165westbound · 9 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south4,752northbound · 34 bikes · 1.1% heavy
AM peak hour706 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour908 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 23, 2024 · weekend

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

The City's counter on Midland Ave between Wolfe Ave and Verdun Ave (104 m away) recorded an average of 55 km/h in its 2-day count in June 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 65 km/h. That segment carries about 13,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Midland Ave (90 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 381 vehicles logged in October 2025 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Midland Ave · Wolfe Ave – Verdun Ave · 104 mJun 2019 · 2 days13,39955 km/h65 km/h70 km/h

School-zone speed sign 90 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 0 km/h
Over the limit1.0%
60 km/h or more0.5%

Midland Ave (southbound), W Side Midland Ave Approx 75m S of Verdun Ave · 381 vehicles logged in October 2025 · 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 9 collisions. 8% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from May 6, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions48#2135 of 5,508
With an injury4#3026 of 4,660
Property damage only35
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian1#2797 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
All since 201457latest May 6, 2025

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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 33% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle931street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 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 Kennedy Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Midland & Verdun a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 48 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 & Verdun?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1735 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 59% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Midland & Verdun?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Midland Ave between Wolfe Ave and Verdun Ave (June 2019), found an average of 55 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 65 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 90 m away (50 km/h), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in October 2025.

Where can I park near Midland & Verdun?

The nearest Green P car park is Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres (702 m away, 673 spaces). The City's mapping shows 378 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 64,420 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Midland & Verdun by transit?

Kennedy Station (Line 2, Line 5) is 755 m away; Kennedy GO is 725 m away; bus routes 20, 16, 12, 21, 86, 116, 201, 43 and 14 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Midland Ave at Verdun Ave, 14 m).

What restaurants are near Midland & Verdun?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 60 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Caring and Safe Schools - Elementary (92 m), Caring and Safe Schools - Secondary (92 m), Nyad Midland (118 m), Communal Eats (418 m) and 241 Pizza (427 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 Midland & Verdun?

The nearest is Corvette Park Washroom, 40 Corvette Ave, 443 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Don Montgomery Community Centre Washroom (633 m). 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 Midland & Verdun?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 657 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are N.y.a.d. Midland (92 m, 56 spaces), Canadiana Court Early Learning & Child Care Centre (513 m, 44 spaces) and N.y.a.d. Corvette (583 m, 173 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Midland & Verdun?

30 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,862 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 740 Midland Ave (92 m, 87 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 740 Midland Ave (92 m, 87 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 10 Gordonridge Pl (352 m, 217 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 40 Gordonridge Pl (386 m, 421 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 30 is 92 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 Midland & Verdun?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Kennedy Park page.

What neighbourhood is Midland & Verdun in?

Midland & Verdun is in Kennedy Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 124), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined