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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 30, 2025
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 799 southbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 516. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 209 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 202 from 3:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 13 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 209 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 202 from 3:00 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
2021 was the peak year (1 collision), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 100% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Jun 15, 2021.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 2 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 0 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 Waldock St between Eastview Park Trl and Poplar Rd (54 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 24-hour count in October 2009; 85% of drivers were at or under 50 km/h. That segment carries about 1,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Poplar Rd between Gardentree St and Waldock St measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 46 km/h (Apr 2024) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Waldock St (192 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 9,380 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldock St · Eastview Park Trl – Poplar Rd · 54 m | Oct 2009 · 24 h | 1,186 | 41 km/h | 50 km/h | 55 km/h |
| Poplar Rd · Gardentree St – Waldock St · 77 m | Apr 2024 · 3 days | 1,243 | 38 km/h | 46 km/h | 52 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Waldock St (westbound), 192 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 22 km/h, 85th percentile 30 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 9,380 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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
- pedestrian crossover
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 116 12 86 54 nearest 635 m · 8 min
- Express
- 986 905 954
- Blue Night
- 334 386 354
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Eastview Park 114 m · 11 docks · 3 stations, 39 docks within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 4 mapped lots within 500 m, 148 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
The nearest grocery store is Al Hera Halal Food Mart, 811 m away; 3 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 17 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Root Health Bar, 712 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Guild Clinic Pharmacy, 669 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Root Health Bar · 4379 Kingston Rd 2712 m · 8 min
- Simi's Kitchen · 4379 Kingston Rd712 m · 8 min
- Afghan BBQ & Pizza · 4379 Kingston Rd Unit-4712 m · 8 min
- Tadka Marun · 4379 Kingston Rd Unit-4 and 5712 m · 8 min
- Kajun Chicken & Seafood · 4351 Kingston Rd Unit-A778 m · 9 min
- Grocery
- Al Hera Halal Food Mart 811 m · 10 min · 3 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Jeprimo's Bakeshop 753 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Guild Clinic Pharmacy 669 m · 8 min
- Child care
- East Scarb. Boys' & Girls' Club - Eastside Child Care Centre · 110 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day266 m · 3 min
- Waabanong Aboriginal Head Start · 16 spaces, preschool266 m · 3 min
- Eastside Club Day Care · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day503 m · 6 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks
- Eastview Park262 m · 3 min
- Galloway Park750 m · 9 min
- Peter Secor Park906 m · 11 min
- Poplar Park1.2 km · 15 min
- St. Margarets Parkette1.3 km · 15 min
- Schools (7)
- Eastview Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 266 m · 3 min
- Maplewood High SchoolEnglish Public · 649 m · 8 min
- Poplar Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 824 m · 10 min
- Academie Alexandre DumasFrench Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- St Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 15 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a community centre, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Two registered apartment buildings with 80 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, all of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 4201-4203 Kingston Rd (927 m, 39 units, 3 storeys, built 1985), which scored 84 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4201-4203 Kingston Rd social housing · Gabriel Dumont Non-Profit Homes | 39 | 3 | 1985 | 84 · Sep 2025 | 927 m · 11 min |
| 4201 Kingston Rd social housing · Gabriel Dumont Non-Profit Homes | 41 | 3 | 1985 | 86 · Sep 2025 | 927 m · 11 min |
2 registered buildings · 80 units · 2 social housing · tallest 3 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 83% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 6 | 2 | 0 | house driveway/garage (5), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 West Hill.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Poplar & Waldock a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 2 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 Poplar & Waldock?
A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Sep 30, 2025, 11% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Poplar & Waldock a walkable intersection?
Poplar & Waldock scores 29 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m; 3 grocery stores within 1 km · 17 within 1 km. The crossing itself: pedestrian crossover.
How fast do cars go at Poplar & Waldock?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Waldock St between Eastview Park Trl and Poplar Rd (October 2009), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 192 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Poplar & Waldock?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 148 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,910 spaces — 4 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Poplar & Waldock by transit?
Bus routes 116, 12, 86, 54, 986, 905, 954 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Poplar & Waldock?
None within 300 m, and 17 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Root Health Bar (712 m), Simi's Kitchen (712 m), Afghan BBQ & Pizza (712 m), Tadka Marun (712 m) and Kajun Chicken & Seafood (778 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Poplar & Waldock?
Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 424 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are East Scarb. Boys' & Girls' Club - Eastside Child Care Centre (266 m, 110 spaces), Waabanong Aboriginal Head Start (266 m, 16 spaces) and Eastside Club Day Care (503 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Poplar & Waldock?
Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 80 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 4201-4203 Kingston Rd (927 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 4201 Kingston Rd (927 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 85 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Poplar & Waldock?
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the West Hill page.
What neighbourhood is Poplar & Waldock in?
Poplar & Waldock is in West Hill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 136), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Sep 30, 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).
- 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).
- 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 24 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: 43.75925, -79.18817 · centreline node 13448546.