Pharmacy & Comstock

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 26, 2025 · weekend

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 7,845 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 5,149 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (43 of 104). Evening rush dominates here: 2,309 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:45 p.m., against 1,169 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 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.

Peak hours: 1,169 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,309 from 2:45 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

The worst year was 2019, with 30 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 24 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 18 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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 Pharmacy Ave between Edge Park Ave and Kingswell Cres, 143 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2014 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 65 km/h or more. That segment carries about 17,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Comstock Rd between Pharmacy Ave and Faulkland Rd measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Jul 2023) — 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 0941, activated 1971

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

• Groceries and food13/30

  6 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Pharmacy Station 0.8 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 1 km away

• Parks and recreation3/10

  nearest park 0.6 km · nearest centre 1.1 km

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.7 km · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot4/10

  traffic signal

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 ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 450 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 64 Harris Park Dr (514 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1956), which scored 88 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

10 registered buildings · 450 units · 1 social housing · tallest 10 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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 26, 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.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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).
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 20 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: 43.71932, -79.29492 · centreline node 13454827.