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Morning Dew & Woodgarden

Morning Dew Rd & Woodgarden Cres · Toronto, Ontario · West Hill · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Morning Dew & Woodgarden, in West Hill, is a lightly travelled intersection. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 4 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
860
vehicles · 14-hour count, Dec 6, 2023
188 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · #2353 busiest
Collisions
3
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 3 property damage · #5292 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 60 vehicles, 5% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Police have logged an average of 0.3 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Morning Dew & Woodgarden

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
8654 nearest 418 m
Express
954
Blue Night
354
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Heron Park Community Centre 696 m · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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 (5)
  • William G Miller Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 164 m
  • St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 312 m
  • Joseph Brant Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 693 m
  • Academie Alexandre DumasFrench Public · 1.2 km
  • Ecole Elementaire Catholique Saint MichelFrench Separate · 1.4 km
Parks (14)
  • Woodgrove Ravine Park283 m
  • Manse Road Park472 m
  • Beechgrove Park518 m
  • Grey Abbey Ravine769 m
  • Heron Park828 m
  • Megan Park832 m
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Morningside branch925 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, and 8 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is William G. Miller YMCA, 133 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in October 2025.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 0 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
William G. Miller YMCA · 60 Bennett Rd133 mPassed, Oct 2025
Coppa's · 148 Bennett Rd367 mPassed, Jul 2026
Papa John's · 166 Bennett Rd Unit-A419 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tandoori Feast · 670 Coronation Dr Unit-6675 mPassed, Jul 2026
Joseph Brant PS - Snp · 270 Manse Rd713 mPassed, Nov 2025
Chef's Kitchen · 4679 Kingston Rd 3 A1 kmPassed, Jun 2026
Domino's Pizza · 4679 Kingston Rd1 kmPassed, Jun 2026
Snapback Coffee · 4679 Kingston Rd Unit-101 kmPassed, May 2026

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 Heron Park Community Centre Washroom, 820 m away, View centre hours.

  • Heron Park Community Centre Washroom · 292 Manse Rd
    View centre hours
    820 m
  • East Point Park Ken Morrish Softball Complex Washroom · 101 Copperfield Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km
  • Colonel Danforth Park Washroom · 73 Colonel Danforth Trl
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km

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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 220 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is William G. Miller School Age YMCA (164 m, 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 220 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • William G. Miller School Age YMCA · 60 Bennett Rd
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    164 m
  • St. Malachy Before & After School Program · 80 Bennett Rd
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    312 m
  • Beechgrove Sunshine Child Care · 4679 Kingston Rd
    121 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 215 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (624 m) and the nearest ambulance station 624 m away.

FireFire Station 215 · 1.8 km5318 Lawrence Ave E
Police43 Division · 624 m4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 624 m4331 Lawrence Ave E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots200 lots · ≈23,460 spaces · 70.4 ha
Within 500 m14 lots · ≈2,290 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 153 m away, ≈75 spaces; 173 m away, ≈27 spaces; 334 m away, ≈72 spaces; 364 m away, ≈256 spaces; 372 m away, ≈115 spaces; 376 m away, ≈708 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, Dec 6, 2023

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 365 southbound vehicles, or 42% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 228. Morning rush is the busier period: 121 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 100 from 2:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north365southbound · 1 bikes · 1.1% heavy
From the west228eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.9% heavy
Total vehicles860188 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 2.3% heavy
From the east0westbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south267northbound · 0 bikes · 5.2% heavy
AM peak hour121 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour100 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Dec 6, 2023

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 Morning Dew Rd between Woodgarden Cres and Wildlark Dr (51 m away) recorded an average of 33 km/h in its 3-day count in December 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. Woodgarden Cres between Morning Dew Rd and Melchior Dr measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Dec 2023). At the school-zone speed sign on Bennett Rd (295 m away, 40 km/h limit), 2.9% of the 10,035 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Woodgarden Cres · Morning Dew Rd – Melchior Dr · 31 mDec 2023 · 3 days48726 km/h33 km/h37 km/h
Morning Dew Rd · Woodgarden Cres – Wildlark Dr · 51 mDec 2023 · 3 days97833 km/h42 km/h48 km/h

School-zone speed sign 295 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 42 km/h
Over the limit12%
50 km/h or more2.9%

Bennett Rd (northbound), 89/93 Bennett Rd · 10,035 vehicles logged in July 2026 · 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 1 collision. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Sep 5, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions3#5292 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only3
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
All since 20144latest Sep 5, 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 four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle420house driveway/garage (2), other (2)
Bicycle theft110apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 8, 2024. 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 West Hill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Morning Dew & Woodgarden a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 3 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 Morning Dew & Woodgarden?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #2353 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 5% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Morning Dew & Woodgarden?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Morning Dew Rd between Woodgarden Cres and Wildlark Dr (December 2023), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 295 m away (40 km/h), 2.9% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Morning Dew & Woodgarden?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 200 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,460 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Morning Dew & Woodgarden by transit?

Bus routes 86, 54, 954 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Morning Dew & Woodgarden?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 8 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are William G. Miller YMCA (133 m), Coppa's (367 m), Papa John's (419 m), Tandoori Feast (675 m) and Joseph Brant PS - Snp (713 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 Morning Dew & Woodgarden?

The nearest is Heron Park Community Centre Washroom, 292 Manse Rd, 820 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: East Point Park Ken Morrish Softball Complex Washroom (1.0 km); Colonel Danforth Park Washroom (1.0 km). 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 Morning Dew & Woodgarden?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 220 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are William G. Miller School Age YMCA (164 m, 71 spaces), St. Malachy Before & After School Program (312 m, 28 spaces) and Beechgrove Sunshine Child Care (1.0 km, 121 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Morning Dew & Woodgarden?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 West Hill page.

What neighbourhood is Morning Dew & Woodgarden in?

Morning Dew & Woodgarden is in West Hill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 136), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

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