Morningside & Milner

Traffic volume8-hour count · Apr 1, 2023 · weekend

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,139 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 3,278 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 3,643 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 1,996 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% 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 Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2023, 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: 1,996 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 3,643 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 2019, with 70 collisions; 2025 recorded 61. 96 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 116 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 23 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 39 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 29, 2026.

Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. 2 of the 3 happened in darkness — 67%, above the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Feb 9, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 7.

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 Morningside Ave S and Milner Ave, 15 m from the corner, a 7-day count in October 2019 put the average speed at 61 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 70 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 75 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

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 2017; 161 tickets in 2025, 82 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.

The crossing

Signal 1584, activated 1989

Not within a walk: licensed child care, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 21 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit13/28

  7 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 0.6 km · nearest centre 1.1 km

• Schools and child care1/8

  nearest school 0.9 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.

Seven thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 0.7 a year before that. 57% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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 Morningside Heights.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 1, 2023.
• 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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.
• 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: 43.80028, -79.19908 · centreline node 13443245.