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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 18, 2018
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 3,154 northbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 438. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,118 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 41% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (791). Trucks and buses were 6.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
Peak hours: 791 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,118 from 4:00 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
2019 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 22% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 37% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 11% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 12, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 46 | #2196 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 10 | #1726 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 23 | |
| Fail to remain | 17 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #845 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 13 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 4 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Morningside Ave between Ling Rd and Lawrence Ave E (102 m away) recorded an average of 44 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 53 km/h. That segment carries about 11,100 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Morningside Ave (112 m away, 50 km/h limit), 1.6% of the 115,679 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morningside Ave · Ling Rd – Lawrence Ave E · 102 m | Oct 2026 · 3 days | 11,088 | 44 km/h | 53 km/h | 58 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Morningside Ave (northbound), 112 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 42 km/h, 85th percentile 51 km/h; 1.6% at 60 km/h or more. 115,679 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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 2171, activated 2009 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 116 54 86 12 nearest 17 m
- Express
- 954 986 905
- Blue Night
- 334 354 386
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Morningside Ave at Ling Rd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Ling Rd / Morningside Ave 36 m · 19 docks · 4 stations, 56 docks 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
- 19 mapped lots within 500 m, 188 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
The nearest grocery store is Food Basics, 499 m away; 7 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 59 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Recreation Room Kitchen - Tchc, 203 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 336 m away; 8 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Recreation Room Kitchen - Tchc · 4205 Lawrence Ave E203 m
- Bereket Kebab House · 245 Morningside Ave Unit-D2272 m · 3 min
- Fat Bastard Burrito · 4455 Kingston Rd Unit-1367 m · 4 min
- Shawarma Royale · 4455 Kingston Rd Unit-3367 m · 4 min
- Glow and Rejoice Initiative · 4218 Lawrence Ave E, Unit-200419 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Food Basics 499 m · 6 min · 7 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Jeprimo's Bakeshop 517 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Rexall 336 m · 4 min · 8 within 1 km
- Child care
- East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club · 125 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day66 m
- Morningside Children's Centre · 39 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day677 m · 8 min
- Garderie Chez Tante Laure 2 · 105 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day901 m · 11 min
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
- St. Margarets Parkette745 m · 9 min
- Peter Secor Park848 m · 10 min
- Deekshill Park885 m · 11 min
- Eastview Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Heron Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Community centres
- Heron Park Community Recreation Centre1.3 km · 16 min
- Schools (8)
- St Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 66 m
- West Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 777 m · 9 min
- Academie Alexandre DumasFrench Public · 901 m · 11 min
- West Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Galloway Road Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Morningside branch864 m · 10 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: a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Nine registered apartment buildings with 1,600 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 217 Morningside Ave (98 m, 110 units, 9 storeys, built 1965), which scored 87 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 Morningside Ave · Amaz Property Management | 110 | 9 | 1965 | 87 · Aug 2026 | 98 m |
| 225 Morningside Ave Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment | 99 | 10 | 1972 | 92 · Nov 2025 | 103 m |
| 207 Morningside Ave · Signet Group Inc. | 107 | 5 | 1961 | 81 · Oct 2025 | 114 m |
| 4205 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment | 345 | 14 | 1974 | 77 · Nov 2025 | 202 m |
| 205 Morningside Ave · Signet Group Inc. | 107 | 5 | 1961 | 95 · Oct 2025 | 210 m |
| 4175 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment | 375 | 13 | 1974 | 85 · Oct 2025 | 486 m · 6 min |
9 registered buildings · 1,600 units · 4 social housing · tallest 14 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place 40 thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 16 in 2023–2025, about 5.3 a year, against 3.9 a year before that. 68% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 26, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 40 | 15 | 2 | street/outdoor (27), apartment parking (11) |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 1 | 0 | school/campus (1), street/outdoor (1) |
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 Morningside & Ling a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 46 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 Morningside & Ling?
A mid-volume intersection at the City's last count here, in 2018. Its latest count is from Dec 18, 2018, 71% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Morningside & Ling a walkable intersection?
Morningside & Ling scores 48 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 8 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km; 7 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Morningside & Ling?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Morningside Ave between Ling Rd and Lawrence Ave E (October 2026), found an average of 44 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 112 m away (50 km/h), 1.6% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Morningside & Ling?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 188 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,910 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Morningside & Ling by transit?
Bus routes 116, 54, 86, 12, 954, 986, 905 within 1 km (nearest stop: Morningside Ave at Ling Rd, 17 m).
What restaurants are near Morningside & Ling?
2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 59 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Recreation Room Kitchen - Tchc (203 m), Bereket Kebab House (272 m), Fat Bastard Burrito (367 m), Shawarma Royale (367 m) and Glow and Rejoice Initiative (419 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Morningside & Ling?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 411 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club (66 m, 125 spaces), Morningside Children's Centre (677 m, 39 spaces) and Garderie Chez Tante Laure 2 (901 m, 105 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Morningside & Ling?
Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,600 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 217 Morningside Ave (98 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 225 Morningside Ave (103 m, 99 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 207 Morningside Ave (114 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 4205 Lawrence Ave E (202 m, 345 units, RentSafeTO score 77). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 is 86 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Morningside & Ling?
Toronto Police place 40 thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the West Hill page.
What neighbourhood is Morningside & Ling in?
Morningside & Ling 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
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 18, 2018.
- 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- 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.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- 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 25 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: 43.76661, -79.18566 · centreline node 13447495.