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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 11, 2024
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 9,300 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 1,877 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 2,167 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,883 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,883 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,167 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
The worst year was 2017, with 17 collisions; 2025 recorded 12. 25 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 12, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on May 5, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 105 | #1060 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 25 | #637 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 66 | |
| Fail to remain | 16 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 13 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 10 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #608 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 4 | latest May 5, 2017 |
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
On Morningside Ave between Morningview Trl and Sewells Rd, 254 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2023 put the average speed at 65 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 72 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 78 km/h or more. That segment carries about 19,800 vehicles a day. Sewells Rd between Walkway N of McLevin and W of Sewells and Hupfield Trl measured slower: 50 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 57 km/h (Apr 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Sewells Rd (315 m away, 40 km/h limit), 11% of the 57,598 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morningside Ave · Morningview Trl – Sewells Rd · 254 m | Aug 2023 · 3 days | 19,819 | 65 km/h | 72 km/h | 78 km/h |
| Sewells Rd · Walkway N of McLevin and W of Sewells – Hupfield Trl · 373 m | Apr 2025 · 3 days | 5,223 | 50 km/h | 57 km/h | 62 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Sewells Rd (eastbound), 315 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 42 km/h, 85th percentile 48 km/h; 11% at 50 km/h or more. 57,598 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 1606, activated 1990 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · bicycle signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 116 132 39 131 133 nearest 29 m
- Express
- 939
- Blue Night
- 353
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Morningside Ave at Sewells Rd; Morningside Ave at Sewells Rd North Side
- Cycling
- Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Scarborough Railpath Trl installed 2011
- 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
- 19 mapped lots within 500 m, 103 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
A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Taj Supermarket, 126 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 9 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Wings N Flavours, 126 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Hakim Drug Mart, 114 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: V Care Retirement Home Inc, a retirement home 502 m away (two within a kilometre). Malvern Family Resource Centre - Seniors Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 574 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Wings N Flavours · 400 Sewells Rd Unit-4126 m
- Burger King · 2130 Morningside Ave None877 m · 10 min
- Petit Delights · 2130 Morningside Ave Unit-A1-A3 None877 m · 10 min
- Papa John's · 6135 Finch Ave E943 m · 11 min
- Subway · 6135 Finch Ave E Unit-3943 m · 11 min
- Grocery
- Taj Supermarket 126 m
- Pharmacy
- Hakim Drug Mart 114 m · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- St. Bede Child Care Centre · 39 spaces, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day434 m · 5 min
- Fleming Junior YMCA · 69 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day817 m · 10 min
- Mother of Compassion Child Care · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day854 m · 10 min
- Health and care
- V Care Retirement Home Inc · retirement home · 2 within 1 km502 m · 6 min
- Malvern Family Resource Centre - Seniors Centre · seniors' active living centre574 m · 7 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 (6)
- Misty Hills Park565 m · 7 min
- Littles Road Park587 m · 7 min
- Shawn "Blu" Rose Park760 m · 9 min
- Viola Desmond Park884 m · 11 min
- Harvest Moon Park917 m · 11 min
- Community centres
- Malvern Recreation Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools (9)
- St Bede Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 434 m · 5 min
- Alexander Stirling Public SchoolEnglish Public · 706 m · 8 min
- Mary Shadd Public SchoolEnglish Public · 822 m · 10 min
- St Mother Teresa Catholic AcademyEnglish Separate · 854 m · 10 min
- Fleming Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Malvern branch1.1 km · 14 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.
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
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 1 | 0 | house driveway/garage (2) |
| 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 & Sewells a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#608 of 1,505), out of 105 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 & Sewells?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #749 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.36× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Morningside & Sewells a walkable intersection?
Morningside & Sewells scores 47 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; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 1 place to eat within 300 m; 5 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Morningside & Sewells?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Morningside Ave between Morningview Trl and Sewells Rd (August 2023), found an average of 65 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 72 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 315 m away (40 km/h), 11% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Morningside & Sewells?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 103 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,990 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Morningside & Sewells by transit?
Bus routes 116, 132, 39, 131, 133, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Morningside Ave at Sewells Rd, 29 m).
What restaurants are near Morningside & Sewells?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 9 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Wings N Flavours (126 m), Burger King (877 m), Petit Delights (877 m), Papa John's (943 m) and Subway (943 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Morningside & Sewells?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 157 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Bede Child Care Centre (434 m, 39 spaces), Fleming Junior YMCA (817 m, 69 spaces) and Mother of Compassion Child Care (854 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Morningside & Sewells?
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 & Sewells in?
Morningside & Sewells 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 11, 2024.
- 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.
- 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: 43.81633, -79.21117 · centreline node 13442063.