Northcliffe & St Clair

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 18, 2025 · weekend

The east leg carries the load — 4,340 westbound vehicles, or 41% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 746. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 957 vehicles in the hour from 5:45 p.m., 23% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (776). Heavy vehicles made up 0.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

Peak hours: 776 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 957 from 5:45 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

2019 was the peak year (11 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 8% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 23, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 15, 2018.

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

The City's counter on St Clair Ave W between Crang Ave and Appleton Ave (321 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 11,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Northcliffe Blvd between Clovis John Brooks Lane and Rosemount Ave measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Apr 2018). At the school-zone speed sign on St. Clair Avenue West (320 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 49,948 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Northcliffe Boulevard between St Clair Ave W and Cloverlawn Ave (installed 2000), and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Speed sign

St. Clair Avenue West (eastbound), 320 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 34 km/h, 85th percentile 41 km/h; 0.0% at 60 km/h or more. 49,948 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Northcliffe Boulevard (St Clair Ave W – Cloverlawn Ave): 4 speed humps (installed 2000); Northcliffe Boulevard (Rosemount Ave – St Clair Ave W): 2 speed humps

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 0769, activated 1981 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West · transit priority

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food30/30

  3 grocery stores within 300 m · 48 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  14 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 278 m away

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot10/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · 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.

26 registered apartment buildings with 794 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 97 Northcliffe Blvd (30 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1910), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

26 registered buildings · 794 units · tallest 19 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.

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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 Corso Italia-Davenport.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 18, 2025.
• 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 9 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: 43.67842, -79.44088 · centreline node 13462184.