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Neilson & Rickshaw

Neilson Dr & Rickshaw Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Markland Wood · Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre

Neilson & Rickshaw is a quiet local crossing. It sits in Markland Wood. Nearby is 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
4,927
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 7, 2024
161 pedestrians · 62 cyclists · #2024 busiest
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4911 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 350 vehicles an hour, 30% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 31 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 0.6 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Neilson & Rickshaw

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
11212349111 nearest 330 m
Blue Night
300
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Regional
MiWay 1 Dundas3 Bloor11 Westwood20 Rathburn35 Eglinton70 Keaton307 Philip Pocock SS at Dundas St at Neilson Dr296 m
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 (9)
  • Quo Vadis Elementary SchoolPrivate · 668 m
  • St Elizabeth Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 748 m
  • St Clement Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 866 m
  • Eatonville Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 903 m
  • Bloorlea Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Etobicoke Secondary Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 3 more
Parks (10)
  • Snowellen Avenue Parkette308 m
  • Seville Avenue Parkette316 m
  • Neilson Park - Etobicoke322 m
  • Leavenworth Parkette495 m
  • Bloordale Park South921 m
  • Silverhill Park1.1 km
  • and 4 more

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 27 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Dom Lipa, 174 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Dom Lipa · 52 Neilson Dr174 mPassed, Jun 2026
Matt's Burger Lab · 290 the West Mall 11518 mPassed, Apr 2026
Pastries & Delicatessen · 290 the West Mall518 mPassed, Apr 2026
Subway · 290 the West Mall 15c518 mPassed, Feb 2026
West Mall Super Save Food Mart · 290 the West Mallgrocery518 mPassed, Apr 2026
Western Kitchen · 290 the West Mall518 mPassed, Aug 2026
Daisy Mart · 290 the West Mall, Unit-7518 mPassed, Oct 2025
Western Kitchen · 290 the West Mall518 mPassed, Mar 2025

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 City washroom within 1 km.

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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 325 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Terry Tan Child Centre (Bloordale) (668 m, 67 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km3 centres · 325 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Terry Tan Child Centre (Bloordale) · 4258 Bloor St W
    67 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    668 m
  • Plasp St. Clement Catholic School · 4319 Bloor St W
    150 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    866 m
  • Terry Tan Child Care (Rossburn) Facility #4450 · 15 Rossburn Dr
    108 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    903 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 432 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 22 Division (3.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 432 · 1.4 km155 the East Mall
Police22 Division · 3.1 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 39 · 1.4 km155 the East Mall

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 756 rental units. The nearest is 306 The West Mall (663 m, 48 units, 5 storeys, built 1969), which scored 88 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 38 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings11 · 756 units
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202638 across the 11
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
306 The West Mall485196988 · Sep 20260663 m
311 The West Mall · Fides Real Estate Limited1097196282 · Jul 20241726 m
320 The West Mall · North Park Holdings Inc173197097 · Nov 20250761 m
328 The West Mall323196888 · Nov 20250809 m
329 The West Mall · Imperra General Managment455197099 · Jun 20250831 m
19 Eva Rd · 19 Eva Road Property Management Ltd.15214197492 · Jun 20250 · 1 fire843 m
336 The West Mall · Myroslawa Lidia Nahirnyj103196587 · Jun 20240870 m
339 The West Mall · Travi Inc.515195090 · Jun 20251894 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots266 lots · ≈62,520 spaces · 187.6 ha
Within 500 m5 lots · ≈540 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 214 m away, ≈91 spaces; 218 m away, ≈283 spaces; 232 m away, ≈68 spaces; 274 m away, ≈66 spaces; 340 m away, ≈30 spaces; 529 m away, ≈372 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, Aug 7, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 2,231 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 64 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 517 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 359 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north64southbound · 6 bikes · 6.3% heavy
From the west2,223eastbound · 25 bikes · 1.8% heavy
Total vehicles4,927161 pedestrians · 62 cyclists · 1.7% heavy
From the east409westbound · 15 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the south2,231northbound · 16 bikes · 1.7% heavy
AM peak hour359 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour517 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 7, 2024

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

On Neilson Dr between Jeff Dr and Neiltree Crt, 208 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2025 put the average speed at 41 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 5,800 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Neilson Dr · Jeff Dr – Neiltree Crt · 208 mJun 2025 · 3 days5,81341 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

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

The worst year was 2017, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (17%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (17%). The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4911 of 5,508
With an injury1#4490 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#2931 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 20148latest Jun 28, 2024

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

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

No thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle002
Bicycle theft100apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 28, 2026. 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 Markland Wood.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Neilson & Rickshaw a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Neilson & Rickshaw?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2024 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 30% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Neilson & Rickshaw?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Neilson Dr between Jeff Dr and Neiltree Crt (June 2025), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Neilson & Rickshaw?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 266 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 62,520 spaces — 5 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Neilson & Rickshaw by transit?

Bus routes 112, 123, 49, 111 within 1 km; MiWay routes 1 Dundas, 3 Bloor, 11 Westwood, 20 Rathburn at Dundas St at Neilson Dr.

What restaurants are near Neilson & Rickshaw?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 27 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Dom Lipa (174 m), Matt's Burger Lab (518 m), Pastries & Delicatessen (518 m), Subway (518 m) and Western Kitchen (518 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Neilson & Rickshaw?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 325 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Terry Tan Child Centre (Bloordale) (668 m, 67 spaces), Plasp St. Clement Catholic School (866 m, 150 spaces) and Terry Tan Child Care (Rossburn) Facility #4450 (903 m, 108 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Neilson & Rickshaw?

11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 756 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 306 The West Mall (663 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 311 The West Mall (726 m, 109 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 320 The West Mall (761 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 328 The West Mall (809 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 11 is 91 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Neilson & Rickshaw?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. 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 Markland Wood page.

What neighbourhood is Neilson & Rickshaw in?

Neilson & Rickshaw is in Markland Wood (City of Toronto neighbourhood 012). It is in Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, represented by Councillor Stephen Holyday.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined