Toronto · intersection · signal 2490

Overlea & Leaside Park

Overlea Blvd & Leaside Park Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Thorncliffe Park · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Overlea & Leaside Park is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Thorncliffe Park. At the corner: a school within 250 m, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
11,128
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 25, 2023
152 pedestrians · 6 cyclists
Collisions
53
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 38 property damage · #1973 of 5,508 · +3 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,390 vehicles an hour, 1.20× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 73 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 5.3 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 79%, from 19 in 2016–2020 to 34 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Overlea & Leaside Park

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
25728810015651403 nearest 31 m
Express
925
Blue Night
325
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Overlea Blvd at Leaside Park Dr; Overlea Blvd at Leaside Park Dr East Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Thorncliffe Park Dr / Leaside Park Trail 300 m · 15 docks · 7 stations, 101 docks 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 (7)
  • Overlea LINCEnglish Public · 58 m
  • Fraser Mustard Early Learning AcademyEnglish Public · 701 m
  • Thorncliffe Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 702 m
  • Rolph Road Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • William Burgess Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • Marc Garneau Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.5 km
  • and 1 more
Parks (12)
  • Leaside Park175 m
  • R.v. Burgess Park640 m
  • Kiwanis Parkette710 m
  • Arthur Dyson Parkette777 m
  • Leonard Linton Park1.1 km
  • E.t. Seton Park1.2 km
  • and 6 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Thorncliffe branch736 m
  • Toronto Public Library Todmorden Room branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch1.3 km
Signal
2490, activated 2020 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

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 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 57. The nearest is Happy Planet Leaside, 70 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés7 within 300 m · 57 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Happy Planet Leaside · 1 Leaside Park Dr 7-870 mPassed, Jun 2026
B Boyz · 25 Overlea Blvd 7190 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ajwa Pizza · 25 Overlea Blvd Unit-5191 mPassed, Jun 2026
Al-Mina Halal Meat & Grocery/ Madina Naan & Kabob · 25 Overlea Blvd Unit-6grocery191 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
B Boyz · 25 Overlea Blvd Unit-7191 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Hakka Garden Chinese Restaurant · 25 Overlea Blvd Unit-7a191 mPassed, May 2026
Juicy Shawarma & Grill · 25 Overlea Blvd Unit-8191 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Order Molutoko Filipino Cuisine · 25 Overlea Blvd191 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Leaside Park Washroom, 173 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 158 m away at Leaside Park.

  • Leaside Park Washroom · 5 Leaside Park Dr
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    173 m
  • Jenner Jean-Marie Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 48 Thorncliffe Park Dr
    View centre hours
    713 m
Drinking water
Leaside Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 158 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 328 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Montessori Education Centre (353 m, 29 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 328 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 4
  • Montessori Education Centre · 16 Thorncliffe Park Dr
    29 spaces · toddler, preschool
    353 m
  • Fraser Mustard Early Learning Centre · 82 Thorncliffe Park Dr
    166 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    701 m
  • Thorncliffe Park Day Care Centre · 48 Thorncliffe Park Dr
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    719 m
  • Thorncliffe Park School Age Day Care Centre · 48 Thorncliffe Park Dr
    81 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    719 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 321 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 53 Division (4.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 321 · 1.2 km231 McRae Dr
Police53 Division · 4 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 1.2 km1300 Pape Ave

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 34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,757 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2 Milepost Pl (264 m, 77 units, 6 storeys, built 1960), which scored 92 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 112 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 76 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 5,757 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026112 across the 34
Open fire-code violations76
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2 Milepost Pl · Park Property Management Inc.776196092 · Jul 20251264 m
4 Milepost Pl · Park Property Management Inc.776196096 · Aug 20240281 m
12 Thorncliffe Park DrToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation21911198895 · Aug 20262307 m
6 Milepost Pl · Colonia Treuhand Management Inc.826195594 · Jul 20250333 m
23 Thorncliffe Park Drsocial housing · Greenwin Corp.776197594 · Dec 20253339 m
8 Milepost Pl · Hazelview Property Services Inc766196093 · Jul 20250365 m
18 Thorncliffe Park Drsocial housing · Precision Property Management1097198594 · Nov 20250393 m
22 Thorncliffe Park Dr · Century Holdings Ltd.607195991 · Aug 20250397 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 lots452 lots · ≈41,820 spaces · 125.4 ha
Within 500 m38 lots · ≈6,770 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 44 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
709 Millwood Rd · Garage1.8 km2078% (Q1 2026)
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface1.8 km2465% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈5 spaces; 81 m away, ≈4 spaces; 97 m away, ≈139 spaces; 106 m away, ≈46 spaces; 115 m away, ≈440 spaces; 115 m away, ≈175 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 — 8-hour, Mar 25, 2023 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,586 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 280 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 1,765 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 1,005 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west5,262eastbound · 1 bikes · 5.1% heavy
Total vehicles11,128152 pedestrians · 6 cyclists · 5.0% heavy
From the east5,586westbound · 5 bikes · 5.1% heavy
From the south280northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,005 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,765 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 25, 2023 · 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

The City's most recent midblock count on Overlea Blvd between Millwood Rd and Leaside Park Dr (88 m away, Nov 2012) recorded volume only — about 23,006 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Overlea Blvd · Millwood Rd – Leaside Park Dr · 88 mNov 2012 · 3 days23,006

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 2024, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 9 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions53#1973 of 5,508
With an injury9#1928 of 4,660
Property damage only38
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian2#1915 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1290 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201466latest Mar 20, 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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft300street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 7, 2023. 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 Thorncliffe Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Overlea & Leaside Park a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 53 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 Overlea & Leaside Park?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 25, 2023, 1.20× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Overlea & Leaside Park?

The nearest Green P car park is 709 Millwood Rd (1.8 km away, 20 spaces, 78% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 452 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 41,820 spaces — 38 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Overlea & Leaside Park by transit?

Bus routes 25, 72, 88, 100, 156, 51, 403, 925 within 1 km (nearest stop: Overlea Blvd at Leaside Park Dr, 31 m).

What restaurants are near Overlea & Leaside Park?

7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 57 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Happy Planet Leaside (70 m), B Boyz (190 m), Ajwa Pizza (191 m), B Boyz (191 m) and Hakka Garden Chinese Restaurant (191 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 Overlea & Leaside Park?

The nearest is Leaside Park Washroom, 5 Leaside Park Dr, 173 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Jenner Jean-Marie Community Recreation Centre Washroom (713 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 Overlea & Leaside Park?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 328 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Montessori Education Centre (353 m, 29 spaces), Fraser Mustard Early Learning Centre (701 m, 166 spaces) and Thorncliffe Park Day Care Centre (719 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Overlea & Leaside Park?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,757 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2 Milepost Pl (264 m, 77 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 4 Milepost Pl (281 m, 77 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 12 Thorncliffe Park Dr (307 m, 219 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 6 Milepost Pl (333 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 92 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 Overlea & Leaside Park?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Thorncliffe Park page.

What neighbourhood is Overlea & Leaside Park in?

Overlea & Leaside Park is in Thorncliffe Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 055), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

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