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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 volume14-hour count · Dec 10, 2023 · weekend
The north leg carries the load — 2,923 southbound vehicles, or 40% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 967. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,174 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 110% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (559). Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. 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.
Peak hours: 559 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,174 from 5:00 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
2018 was the peak year (12 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 31, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 66 | #1659 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 12 | #1485 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 43 | |
| Fail to remain | 12 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 8 | |
| 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 Nightstar Rd between Pogonia St and Knotwood Cres (346 m away) recorded an average of 35 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 43 km/h. That segment carries about 2,600 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morningside Ave · Nightstar Rd – Walkway W of Raponi and N of Morningside · 110 m | May 2023 · 7 days | 4,816 | — | — | — |
| Nightstar Rd · Pogonia St – Knotwood Cres · 346 m | Oct 2025 · 3 days | 2,650 | 35 km/h | 43 km/h | 49 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 2045, activated 2006 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 53 133 116 39 nearest 56 m
- Express
- 939 953
- Blue Night
- 353 334
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Nightstar Rd at Morningside Ave North Side; Morningside Ave at Nightstar Rd South Side
- 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
- 2 mapped lots within 500 m, 78 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
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 2 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Papa John's, 1.0 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Papa John's · 6135 Finch Ave E1 km · 11 min
- Subway · 6135 Finch Ave E Unit-31 km · 11 min
- Child care
- Family Day Thomas L Wells Extended Day and School Age Program · 41 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day404 m · 5 min
- Cambridge Leaf Montessori School · 58 spaces, toddler, preschool858 m · 10 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 (10)
- Nightstar Park155 m
- Birunthan Park502 m · 6 min
- Knotwood Park545 m · 6 min
- Point Rouge Trail Park1 km · 12 min
- Hoptree Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools (7)
- Thomas L Wells Public SchoolEnglish Public · 404 m · 5 min
- Islamic Institute of Toronto Academy SchoolPrivate · 539 m · 6 min
- Whitefield Christian Schools - Bldg 2Private · 947 m · 11 min
- Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- Whitefield Christian Schools - Bldg 1Private · 1 km · 12 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 grocery store, a pharmacy, a community centre, a library or a public washroom.
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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 2 | 0 | house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Morningside & Neilson a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 66 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 & Neilson?
A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 2023, 45% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Morningside & Neilson a walkable intersection?
Morningside & Neilson scores 29 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; 3 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Morningside & Neilson?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Nightstar Rd between Pogonia St and Knotwood Cres (October 2025), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Morningside & Neilson?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 78 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,600 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Morningside & Neilson by transit?
Bus routes 53, 133, 116, 39, 939, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Nightstar Rd at Morningside Ave North Side, 56 m).
What restaurants are near Morningside & Neilson?
None within 300 m, and 2 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Papa John's (1.0 km) and Subway (1.0 km). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Morningside & Neilson?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 486 m away at Birunthan Park.
Is there child care near Morningside & Neilson?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 99 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Family Day Thomas L Wells Extended Day and School Age Program (404 m, 41 spaces) and Cambridge Leaf Montessori School (858 m, 58 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Morningside & Neilson?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Morningside Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Morningside & Neilson in?
Morningside & Neilson 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 10, 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.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; 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: 43.82303, -79.23014 · centreline node 14256135.