Mount Pleasant & Hillsdale

Traffic volume14-hour count · May 5, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 10,210 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 555 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (100 of 210). Evening rush dominates here: 1,970 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,788 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

Peak hours: 1,788 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,970 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 10 collisions. 11 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 17, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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 Mount Pleasant Rd between Soudan Ave and Eglinton Ave E, 239 m from the corner, a 2-day count in January 2020 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 55 km/h or more. That segment carries about 28,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Hillsdale Ave E between Mount Pleasant Rd and Forman Ave measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (May 2001). At the school-zone speed sign on Brownlow Ave (237 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.7% of the 14,870 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Hillsdale Avenue East between Mount Pleasant Rd and Yonge St, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Speed sign

Brownlow Ave (northbound), 237 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 19 km/h, 85th percentile 28 km/h; 0.7% at 40 km/h or more. 14,870 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Hillsdale Avenue East (Mount Pleasant Rd – Yonge St): 7 speed humps; Hillsdale Avenue East (Mount Pleasant Rd – Forman Ave): 4 speed humps (installed 2002)

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.

• Groceries and food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 26 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit22/28

  Mount Pleasant Station 0.4 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 150 m away

• Parks and recreation7/10

  3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.1 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot2/10

  traffic calming

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.

Within a kilometre there are 70 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 9,359 rental units, 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 676 Mount Pleasant Rd (90 m, 23 units, 3 storeys, built 1955), which scored 85 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

70 registered buildings · 9,359 units · 8 social housing · tallest 39 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.

One theft from a vehicle and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

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 Mount Pleasant East.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 5, 2026.
• 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); Traffic Calming Database.
• 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; 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 15 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: 43.70519, -79.38890 · centreline node 13457303.