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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
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 3,993 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 98 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,260 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 624 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% 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 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: 624 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,260 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
The worst year was 2019, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 6 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 30 | 3.7 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 6 | |
| Property damage only | 22 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 2 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 5 | |
| 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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2019
On Morningside Ave between Warnsworth St and Beath St, 206 m from the corner, a 2-day count in September 2019 put the average speed at 54 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 69 km/h or more. That segment carries about 23,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Tefft Rd between Morningside Ave and Amiens Rd measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Oct 2019).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tefft Rd · Morningside Ave – Amiens Rd · 70 m | Oct 2019 · 2 days | 509 | 34 km/h | 43 km/h | 47 km/h |
| Morningside Ave · Warnsworth St – Beath St · 206 m | Sep 2019 · 2 days | 23,094 | 54 km/h | 64 km/h | 69 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 1739, activated 1996 · 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
- 12 116 86 54 nearest 20 m
- Express
- 905 986 954
- Blue Night
- 334 386 354
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Morningside Ave at Tefft Rd
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Morningside Ave / Kingston Rd 473 m · 6 min · 15 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
- 8 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 18 mapped lots within 500 m, 202 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 Zamzam Supermarket and Halal Meat, 146 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 8 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 58. The nearest is Maayaa Take Out and Catering, 146 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Super Value Pharmacy, 179 m away; 8 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Ehatare Nursing Home, a long-term care home 712 m away; Ehatare Retirement Home, a retirement home 722 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Maayaa Take Out and Catering · 283 Morningside Ave, Unit-B146 m
- Momo Bazaar.ca · 283 Morningside Ave 2147 m
- Food Bazaar · 283 Morningside Ave147 m
- Wing It! · 271 Morningside Ave Unit-A186 m
- The Suya Spot · 269 Morningside Ave191 m
- Grocery
- Zamzam Supermarket and Halal Meat 146 m · 6 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Cobs Bread 613 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Super Value Pharmacy 179 m · 8 within 1 km
- Child care
- Morningside Children's Centre · 39 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day62 m
- Absorbent Minds (Op-1756925 Ontario Inc.) · 51 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten600 m · 7 min
- East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club · 125 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day687 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- Ehatare Nursing Home · long-term care home712 m · 8 min
- Ehatare Retirement Home · retirement home722 m · 9 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 Parkette893 m · 11 min
- West Hill Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Asterfield - Plumrose Blvd Parkette1.3 km · 15 min
- Megan Park1.5 km · 17 min
- Schools
- West Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 78 m
- West Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 501 m · 6 min
- St Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 687 m · 8 min
- Galloway Road Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 16 min
- St Margaret's Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Morningside branch1.2 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 community centre or a public washroom.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,026 of 5,672. 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
Within a kilometre there are eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,415 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 290 Morningside Ave (140 m, 107 units, 6 storeys, built 1960), which scored 72 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290 Morningside Ave · 1001175316 Ontario Limited | 107 | 6 | 1960 | 72 · Sep 2024 | 140 m |
| 280 Morningside Ave · Q Residential | 165 | 14 | 1972 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 277 m · 3 min |
| 4205 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment | 345 | 14 | 1974 | 77 · Nov 2025 | 578 m · 7 min |
| 225 Morningside Ave Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment | 99 | 10 | 1972 | 92 · Nov 2025 | 721 m · 9 min |
| 4175 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment | 375 | 13 | 1974 | 85 · Oct 2025 | 773 m · 9 min |
| 217 Morningside Ave · Amaz Property Management | 110 | 9 | 1965 | 87 · Aug 2026 | 797 m · 9 min |
8 registered buildings · 1,415 units · 3 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
Five thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 1 | 0 | house driveway/garage (3), other (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 West Hill.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Morningside & Tefft a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 30 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 & Tefft?
A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 2023, 50% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Morningside & Tefft a walkable intersection?
Morningside & Tefft scores 56 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,026 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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 grocery store within 300 m · 8 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 5 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Morningside & Tefft?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Morningside Ave between Warnsworth St and Beath St (September 2019), found an average of 54 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Morningside & Tefft?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 202 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,580 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Morningside & Tefft by transit?
Bus routes 12, 116, 86, 54, 905, 986, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Morningside Ave at Tefft Rd, 20 m).
What restaurants are near Morningside & Tefft?
8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 58 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Maayaa Take Out and Catering (146 m), Momo Bazaar.ca (147 m), Food Bazaar (147 m), Wing It! (186 m) and The Suya Spot (191 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Morningside & Tefft?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 337 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Morningside Children's Centre (62 m, 39 spaces), Absorbent Minds (Op-1756925 Ontario Inc.) (600 m, 51 spaces) and East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club (687 m, 125 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Morningside & Tefft?
Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,415 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 290 Morningside Ave (140 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 72), 280 Morningside Ave (277 m, 165 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 4205 Lawrence Ave E (578 m, 345 units, RentSafeTO score 77) and 225 Morningside Ave (721 m, 99 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 86 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Morningside & Tefft?
Toronto Police place five 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 West Hill page.
What neighbourhood is Morningside & Tefft in?
Morningside & Tefft 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 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; 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: 43.77270, -79.18778 · centreline node 13446607.