Toronto · intersection · signal 1382

Neilson & Tapscott

Neilson Rd & Tapscott Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Malvern West · Ward 23, Scarborough North

Neilson & Tapscott is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Malvern West. At the corner: a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
24,893
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 26, 2025
1,440 pedestrians · 88 cyclists · #564 busiest
Collisions
239
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
51 with an injury · 162 property damage · #406 of 5,508 · +16 since Jan 2026
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
4
TTC stops within 100 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,780 vehicles, 1.54× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 17 vehicles, close to the citywide median. That comes with about 24 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 9.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.94× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 18%, from 131 in 2016–2020 to 108 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Neilson & Tapscott

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
1331311321343985 nearest 28 m
Express
985
Blue Night
334339385
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Neilson Rd at Sewells Rd; Neilson Rd at Tapscott Rd
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 (19)
  • Malvern Montessori SchoolPrivate · 105 m
  • St Mother Teresa Catholic AcademyEnglish Separate · 487 m
  • Grey Owl Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 515 m
  • St Columba Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 549 m
  • Dr Marion Hilliard Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 588 m
  • Berner Trail Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 601 m
  • and 13 more
Community centres
Parks (18)
  • Malvern Park318 m
  • McLevin Woods Park328 m
  • Wickson Trail Park355 m
  • Telfer Park627 m
  • Pinery Park673 m
  • Viola Desmond Park709 m
  • and 12 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Malvern branch271 m
Signal
1382, activated 1984 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South

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 20 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 34. The nearest is Delectable By Zarla Jane, 269 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025.

Restaurants & cafés20 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Delectable By Zarla Jane · 31 Tapscott Rd, Unit-99269 mPassed, Jun 2025
Express Munchies · 31 Tapscott Rd269 mPassed, May 2025 · 1 infraction
Jackie's Creative Cakes & Sweets · 31 Tapscott Rd, Dept-Bakery269 mPassed, Jun 2025
KFC Taco Bell · 31 Tapscott Rd, Unit-T42269 mPassed, Jun 2025
Panda · 31 Tapscott Rd, Unit-8269 mPassed, Jan 2025 · 1 infraction
Pizza Pizza · 31 Tapscott Rd, Unit-42a269 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
The Wing Spot · 31 Tapscott Rd, Unit-B8269 mPassed, Jun 2025
Fahmee Bakery · 31 Tapscott Rd 58bgrocery269 mPassed, Aug 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

The nearest public washroom is Malvern Recreation Centre Washroom, 291 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 286 m away at Malvern Park.

  • Malvern Recreation Centre Washroom · 30 Sewells Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    291 m
  • Neilson Park Scarborough Washroom · 1555 Neilson Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    908 m
Drinking water
Malvern Park drinking fountain · 286 m; Malvern Park drinking fountain · 400 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 368 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kepalen Angelic Child Care (60 m, 34 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 368 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 7
  • Kepalen Angelic Child Care · 1301 Neilson Rd
    34 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    60 m
  • Malvern Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 1321 Neilson Rd
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    195 m
  • Mother of Compassion Child Care · 40 Sewells Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    487 m
  • St. Columba Catholic School · 10 John Tabor Trail
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    549 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 213 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.4 km away.

FireFire Station 213 · 1.4 km7 Lapsley Rd
Police42 Division · 2.6 km242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 25 · 2.4 km8500 Sheppard Ave E

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 four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 550 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1315 Neilson Rd (139 m, 126 units, 5 storeys, built 1991), which scored 91 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 10 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings4 · 550 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202610 across the 4
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1315 Neilson RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1265199191 · Jun 20261139 m
20 Sewells Rdsocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated924200598 · Nov 20259190 m
1319 Neilson RdToronto Community Housing · TCH- Commertial12413199397 · Oct 20250216 m
182-250 Brenyon Way · Dms Property Management Ltd.20821197992 · Oct 20250484 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 lots210 lots · ≈52,580 spaces · 157.8 ha
Within 500 m28 lots · ≈4,660 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 78 m away, ≈80 spaces; 91 m away, ≈60 spaces; 142 m away, ≈95 spaces; 143 m away, ≈205 spaces; 146 m away, ≈58 spaces; 195 m away, ≈187 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, Oct 26, 2025 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 9,822 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 3,859 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 2,396 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:45 p.m., against 1,767 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north7,316southbound · 24 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west3,859eastbound · 25 bikes · 2.0% heavy
Total vehicles24,8931,440 pedestrians · 88 cyclists · 1.5% heavy
From the east3,896westbound · 21 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south9,822northbound · 18 bikes · 1.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,767 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,396 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 26, 2025 · weekend

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 Rd between Silverbell Grv and Tapscott Rd, 135 m from the corner, a 3-day count in July 2026 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 58 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 63 km/h or more. That segment carries about 28,700 vehicles a day. Sewells Rd between Tapscott Rd and Wickson Trail Park Trl measured slower: 45 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 53 km/h (Apr 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Tapscott Rd (399 m away, 30 km/h limit), 82% of the 139,694 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sewells Rd · Tapscott Rd – Wickson Trail Park Trl · 79 mApr 2025 · 3 days10,31245 km/h53 km/h58 km/h
Neilson Rd · Silverbell Grv – Tapscott Rd · 135 mJul 2026 · 3 days28,66050 km/h58 km/h63 km/h
Tapscott Rd · Blackwell Ave – 80 Tapscott Rd · 261 mMay 2024 · 3 days11,67048 km/h56 km/h61 km/h

School-zone speed sign 399 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct47 · 55 km/h
Over the limit90%
40 km/h or more82%

Tapscott Rd (westbound), 51 Tapscott Road · 139,694 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

The worst year was 2019, with 36 collisions; 2025 recorded 21. 51 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 33 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 15 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 16 more collisions have been reported, 1 of them fatal; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 9.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions239#406 of 5,508
With an injury51#224 of 4,660
Property damage only162
Fail to remain33
Involving a pedestrian11#189 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#631 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified26
Since January 2026 (outside the window)161 fatal
All since 2014310latest Jun 29, 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

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

17 thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 82% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Mar 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1712street/outdoor (14), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft220apartment parking (1), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 29, 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 Malvern West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Neilson & Tapscott a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 239 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 & Tapscott?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #564 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.54× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Neilson & Tapscott?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Neilson Rd between Silverbell Grv and Tapscott Rd (July 2026), found an average of 50 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 58 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 399 m away (30 km/h), 82% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Neilson & Tapscott?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 210 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 52,580 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Neilson & Tapscott by transit?

Bus routes 133, 131, 132, 134, 39, 85, 985 within 1 km (nearest stop: Neilson Rd at Sewells Rd, 28 m).

What restaurants are near Neilson & Tapscott?

20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 34 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Delectable By Zarla Jane (269 m), Express Munchies (269 m), Jackie's Creative Cakes & Sweets (269 m), KFC Taco Bell (269 m) and Panda (269 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 Neilson & Tapscott?

The nearest is Malvern Recreation Centre Washroom, 30 Sewells Rd, 291 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Neilson Park Scarborough Washroom (908 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Neilson & Tapscott?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 368 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kepalen Angelic Child Care (60 m, 34 spaces), Malvern Early Learning & Child Care Centre (195 m, 62 spaces) and Mother of Compassion Child Care (487 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Neilson & Tapscott?

Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 550 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1315 Neilson Rd (139 m, 126 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 20 Sewells Rd (190 m, 92 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 1319 Neilson Rd (216 m, 124 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 182-250 Brenyon Way (484 m, 208 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 95 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 & Tapscott?

Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts 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 Malvern West page.

What neighbourhood is Neilson & Tapscott in?

Neilson & Tapscott is in Malvern West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 145). It is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers.

Sources

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