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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: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
15,192
vehicles · 14-hour count, Dec 10, 2023
224 pedestrians · 16 cyclists
Collisions
119
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
38/100
city median 48
1 place to eat within 300 m · grocery 240 m

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Morningside & Cinemart

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets, and the red-light camera

Traffic volume14-hour count · Dec 10, 2023 · weekend

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 16,177 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

Peak hours: 1,100 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 2,474 from 2:00 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 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, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 18, 2026.

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

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions1197.8 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles
With an injury33
Property damage only78
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian4
Involving a cyclist1
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
Killed or seriously injured1
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#428 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 20, 2018

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 2019

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; 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.

Red-light camera
In operation since 2021 (hwy 401 north intersection); 353 tickets in 2025, 124 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.
The crossing
Signal 1546, activated 1987

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 41 Hamilton / Pickering at Morningside Ave. @ Tams Rd.663 m · 8 min
TTC bus
116 85 132 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 920 921 Route 921 at Milner Eastbound @ Morningside316 m · 4 min
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
none within 2 km
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
5 mapped lots within 500 m, 121 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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

Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Al Premium Foods, 240 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 50. The nearest is Mr. Greek, 280 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Milner Healthcare Pharmacy, 227 m away; 6 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Mr. Greek · 855 Milner Ave280 m · 3 min
  • Hq Sports Bar & Lounge · 1139 Morningside Ave, Unit-37399 m · 5 min
  • Samantha Roti and Doubles · 1139 Morningside Ave, Bldg-23399 m · 5 min
  • Kelsey's · 50 Cinemart Dr416 m · 5 min
  • Just Soups · 1143 Morningside Ave Unit-2417 m · 5 min
1 within 300 m · 50 within 1 km
Grocery
Al Premium Foods 240 m · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Rouge Bakery Plus 423 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Milner Healthcare Pharmacy 227 m · 6 within 1 km

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
  • Murison Park737 m · 9 min
  • Bonspiel Park868 m · 10 min
  • Malvern Woods871 m · 10 min
Community centres
Schools
  • St Florence Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
  • Lucy Maud Montgomery Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • St John Paul Ii Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 14 min
  • Military Trail Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • Centennial College School - Morningside CampusCollege · 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: licensed child care, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

38of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food20/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 1 place to eat within 300 m

  • Transit10/28

    3 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation3/10

    nearest park 0.7 km · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care1/8

    nearest school 1 km

  • Crossing on foot4/10

    traffic signal

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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Morningside & Cinemart a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, 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 Morningside & Cinemart a walkable intersection?

Morningside & Cinemart scores 38 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: 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 1 place to eat within 300 m; 3 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.7 km · nearest centre 0.9 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal.

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 penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.

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 121 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,270 spaces — 5 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Morningside & Cinemart by transit?

Bus routes 116, 85, 132, 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?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 50 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Mr. Greek (280 m), Hq Sports Bar & Lounge (399 m), Samantha Roti and Doubles (399 m), Kelsey's (416 m) and Just Soups (417 m). 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.

Sources

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