Oakwood & Jesmond (South)

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jun 12, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 8,154 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 1,624 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (83 of 176). Evening rush dominates here: 1,439 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:30 p.m., against 1,300 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 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.

Peak hours: 1,300 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,439 from 5:30 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 1. 3 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 30% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Jan 20, 2025.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Aug 10, 2020.

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 Oakwood Ave between Hanson Rd and Jesmond Ave, 32 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2019 put the average speed at 36 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 45 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 19,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Jesmond Ave between Oakwood Ave and Glenholme Ave measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 32 km/h (Jun 2024) — a much more recent reading than the one above.

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 1528, activated 1987 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East

Not within a walk: a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food28/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 12 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit21/28

  Oakwood Station 0.9 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 366 m away

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

• Schools and child care4/8

  nearest school 0.6 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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 19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,003 rental units. The nearest is 481 Vaughan Rd (410 m, 97 units, 7 storeys, built 1957), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 83, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

19 registered buildings · 1,003 units · tallest 11 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.

Four thefts from vehicles and three 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 Oakwood Village.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 12, 2024.
• 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; 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 12 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: 43.68956, -79.43955 · centreline node 13460145.