Toronto · intersection · signal 1546 · red-light camera

Morningside & Cinemart

Morningside Ave & Cinemart Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Morningside Heights · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Morningside & Cinemart is a mid-volume intersection. It sits in Morningside Heights. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2021 that issued 353 tickets in 2025. Nearby: 6 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
15,192
vehicles · 14-hour count, Dec 10, 2023
224 pedestrians · 16 cyclists
Collisions
119
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
33 with an injury · 78 property damage · +6 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #774 of 1,505
Red-light camera
353
tickets in 2025
since 2021 · hwy 401 north intersection · 124 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,090 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 68 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 12 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 7.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.58× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 8%, from 62 in 2016–2020 to 57 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 119 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Morningside & Cinemart

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 41 Hamilton / Pickering41 Hamilton / Pickering at Morningside Ave. @ Tams Rd.649 m
TTC bus
1161328595 nearest 24 m
Express
985
Blue Night
385
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Morningside Ave at Cinemart Dr
Regional
Durham Region Transit 920 Route 920921 Route 921 at Milner Eastbound @ Morningside289 m
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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (8)
  • St Florence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 746 m
  • St John Paul Ii Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 872 m
  • Lucy Maud Montgomery Public SchoolEnglish Public · 938 m
  • Military Trail Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Emily Carr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Alvin Curling Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • and 2 more
Community centres
  • Tam Heather Curling and Tennis Club752 m
  • Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre856 m
  • Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre1.1 km
Parks (8)
  • Murison Park594 m
  • Malvern Woods663 m
  • Bonspiel Park691 m
  • Brooks Road Park1 km
  • John Tabor Park1.1 km
  • Joyce Trimmer Park1.1 km
  • and 2 more
Signal
1546, activated 1987 · SA2

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 8 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 51. The nearest is Caribbean Wave Restaurant, 157 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés8 within 300 m · 51 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Caribbean Wave Restaurant · 875 Milner Ave Unit-106-107157 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Manek Chowk · 875 Milner Ave Bldg-110157 mPassed, Jun 2026
Wow! Wing House · 875 Milner Ave Unit-115157 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Al Premium Foods · 799 Milner Avegrocery194 mPassed, Feb 2026
Wal Mart · 799 Milner Ave194 mPassed, Nov 2025
Mr Greek · 855 Milner Ave241 mPassed, Aug 2026
Mr Greek · 855 Milner Ave241 mPassed, Nov 2025
Harvey's · 851 Milner Ave248 mPassed, Aug 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

No City washroom within 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

No licensed child care centre within 1 km.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 212 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (3.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 212 · 1.1 km8500 Sheppard Ave E
Police42 Division · 3.5 km242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 25 · 1.1 km8500 Sheppard 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 lots177 lots · ≈34,610 spaces · 103.8 ha
Within 500 m20 lots · ≈5,550 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 175 m away, ≈1,020 spaces; 212 m away, ≈183 spaces; 242 m away, ≈92 spaces; 283 m away, ≈55 spaces; 286 m away, ≈106 spaces; 306 m away, ≈217 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 10, 2023 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 6,510 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 960 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 2,474 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 1,100 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north4,285southbound · 14 bikes · 1.9% heavy
From the west960eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.1% heavy
Total vehicles15,192224 pedestrians · 16 cyclists · 1.2% heavy
From the east3,437westbound · 1 bikes · 0.3% heavy
From the south6,510northbound · 1 bikes · 1.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,100 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,474 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Dec 10, 2023 · 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

On Morningside Ave between Hwy 401 Collectors W and Morningside Ave S, 219 m from the corner, a 7-day count in October 2019 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Morningside Ave · Hwy 401 Collectors W – Morningside Ave S · 219 mOct 2019 · 7 days12,87751 km/h59 km/h64 km/h

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 worst year was 2024, with 19 collisions; 2025 recorded 12. 33 collisions (28%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 6, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions119
With an injury33
Property damage only78
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian4
Involving a cyclist1
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014147latest Jun 6, 2026

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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jan 20, 2018.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#774 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#428 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 20, 2018

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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Morningside & Cinemart a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#774 of 1,505), out of 119 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Morningside & Cinemart?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 2023, about the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Morningside & Cinemart?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Morningside & Cinemart since 2021 (hwy 401 north intersection), according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 353 tickets in 2025 (425 in 2024) and 124 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 2,411 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Morningside & Cinemart?

353 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 425 in 2024, and 124 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 2,411 tickets since 2021. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

How fast do cars go at Morningside & Cinemart?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Morningside Ave between Hwy 401 Collectors W and Morningside Ave S (October 2019), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Morningside & Cinemart?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 177 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 34,610 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Morningside & Cinemart by transit?

Bus routes 116, 132, 85, 95, 985 within 1 km (nearest stop: Morningside Ave at Cinemart Dr, 24 m); Durham Region Transit routes 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921 at Milner Eastbound @ Morningside.

What restaurants are near Morningside & Cinemart?

8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 51 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Caribbean Wave Restaurant (157 m), Manek Chowk (157 m), Wow! Wing House (157 m), Wal Mart (194 m) and Mr Greek (241 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

What neighbourhood is Morningside & Cinemart in?

Morningside & Cinemart is in Morningside Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 144). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

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