Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 5313311613439 nearest 49 m
- Express
- 939953
- Blue Night
- 334353339
- 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.
Within walking distance 1.5 km
- Schools (12)
- Thomas L Wells Public SchoolEnglish Public · 352 m
- Islamic Institute of Toronto Academy SchoolPrivate · 479 m
- Whitefield Christian Schools - Bldg 2Private · 739 m
- Whitefield Christian Schools - Bldg 1Private · 747 m
- Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 789 m
- Brookside Public SchoolEnglish Public · 868 m
- and 6 more
- Parks (15)
- Nightstar Park139 m
- Birunthan Park368 m
- Knotwood Park441 m
- Hummingbird Park725 m
- Staines Parkette769 m
- Hoptree Park804 m
- and 9 more
- Signal
- 2045, activated 2006 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, and 18 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Scarborough Convention Centre, 284 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Convention Centre · 20 Torham Pl None | 284 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Ocean Farm · 131 Finchdene Sq, Unit-9 | 480 m | Passed, Sep 2025 |
| Al Nasar Inc · 111 Finchdene Sq Unit-2 | 513 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Nantha Caters · 111 Finchdene Sq Unit-4 | 513 m | Passed, Apr 2026 |
| The Village Grocer · 111 Finchdene Sq Unit-1grocery | 513 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Hq Cold Storage Inc. · 330 Finchdene Sq, Unit-B | 655 m | Passed, Jul 2025 |
| Ana's Hot Spot · 5928 Finch Ave E Unit-105 | 801 m | Passed, May 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Nisha's Culinary · 5928 Finch Ave E Unit-3 | 801 m | Passed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions |
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 public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 382 m away at Birunthan Park.
No City washroom within 1 km.
- Drinking water
- Birunthan Park bottle filling station · 382 m
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
Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 255 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Family Day Thomas L Wells Extended Day and School Age Program (352 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).
- Family Day Thomas L Wells Extended Day and School Age Program · 69 Nightstar Rd
28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day352 m - Cambridge Leaf Montessori School · 3875 McNicoll Ave
58 spaces · toddler, preschool648 m - Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Extended Day Program · 8 Seasons Dr
56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day789 m - Brookside Child Care Centre · 75 Oasis Blvd
113 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day868 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 211 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (3.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.
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
Nearest lots: 270 m away, ≈373 spaces; 335 m away, ≈65 spaces; 363 m away, ≈1,399 spaces; 498 m away, ≈664 spaces; 516 m away, ≈312 spaces; 555 m away, ≈912 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)
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 16,183 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.
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
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. At the school-zone speed sign on Nightstar Rd (238 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 924 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| 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 |
School-zone speed sign 238 m
Nightstar Rd (eastbound), South Side of Nightstar Rd, Fronting No.41/43 · 924 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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
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, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 13, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 9.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 66 | #1659 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 12 | #1485 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 43 | |
| Fail to remain | 12 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #2831 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 6 | |
| All since 2014 | 83 | latest Mar 13, 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
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
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.
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.
By year
| 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 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 9, 2025. 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. It ranks #1886 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 45% of the median for a counted intersection.
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. At the school-zone speed sign 238 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.
Where can I park near Morningside & Neilson?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 175 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 78,130 spaces — 4 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, 134, 39, 939, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Nightstar Rd at Morningside Ave North Side, 49 m).
What restaurants are near Morningside & Neilson?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 18 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Scarborough Convention Centre (284 m), Ocean Farm (480 m), Al Nasar Inc (513 m), Nantha Caters (513 m) and Hq Cold Storage Inc. (655 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; 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 382 m away at Birunthan Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.
Is there child care near Morningside & Neilson?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 255 spaces in total; 3 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 (352 m, 28 spaces), Cambridge Leaf Montessori School (648 m, 58 spaces) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Extended Day Program (789 m, 56 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. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. 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 Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 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).
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 9, 2025.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.82303, -79.23014 · centreline node 14256135.