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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 · Feb 19, 2026
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 512 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 312 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 144 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:00 p.m., against 109 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 109 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 144 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
The worst year was 2017, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 5, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 1 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 1 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| 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
On Nelson St between Farmbrook Rd and Blakemanor Blvd, 233 m from the corner, a 7-day count in September 2020 put the average speed at 37 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 45 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Nelson St (350 m away, 40 km/h limit), 1.3% of the 22,692 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson St · Farmbrook Rd – Blakemanor Blvd · 233 m | Sep 2020 · 7 days | 1,291 | 37 km/h | 45 km/h | 52 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Nelson St (westbound), 350 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 29 km/h, 85th percentile 39 km/h; 1.3% at 50 km/h or more. 22,692 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 9 102 nearest 464 m · 6 min
- Express
- 902
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Markham Rd / Blakemanor Blvd 638 m · 8 min · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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
- 2 mapped lots within 500 m, 142 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
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is M&s West Indian Supermarket, 474 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 4 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Super Churros - Br 59187, 366 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Super Churros - Br 59187 · 51 Nelson St366 m · 4 min
- Choice Indian Restaurant · 200 Bellamy Rd N Bldg-1 and 2528 m · 6 min
- Coyote Jack's Bar & Grill · 200 Bellamy Rd N Unit-5528 m · 6 min
- Island Breeze Authentic Jamaican Restaurant · 34 Nelson St551 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- M&s West Indian Supermarket 474 m · 6 min
- Child care
- Heart Beatz Child Care - Cedarbrook Site · 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day435 m · 5 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
- Bakerton Parkette408 m · 5 min
- Cedargrove Park607 m · 7 min
- Secor Memorial Park1 km · 12 min
- Cedarbrook Park1.2 km · 15 min
- Community centres
- Cedarbrook Community Centre1.3 km · 16 min
- Schools
- Cedarbrook Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 435 m · 5 min
- St Nicholas Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 887 m · 11 min
- Cedarbrae Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 16 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Cedarbrae branch1.4 km · 16 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 pharmacy or a public washroom.
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
Within a kilometre there are three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 573 rental units. The nearest is 421 Markham Rd (739 m, 159 units, 12 storeys, built 1969), which scored 94 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 Markham Rd · 1597180 Ontario Inc | 159 | 12 | 1969 | 94 · Sep 2024 | 739 m · 9 min |
| 419 Markham Rd · 1597180 Ontario Inc | 160 | 12 | 1970 | 91 · Nov 2025 | 790 m · 9 min |
| 399 Markham Rd · Golden Equity Properties | 254 | 15 | 1977 | 74 · Sep 2025 | 880 m · 10 min |
3 registered buildings · 573 units · tallest 15 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
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 11, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 0 | 1 | house driveway/garage (1), 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Porchester & Nelson a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 1 lesser collision. 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 Porchester & Nelson?
A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Feb 19, 2026, 7% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Porchester & Nelson a walkable intersection?
Porchester & Nelson scores 22 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 · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 4 within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Porchester & Nelson?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Nelson St between Farmbrook Rd and Blakemanor Blvd (September 2020), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 350 m away (40 km/h), 1.3% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Porchester & Nelson?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 142 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,680 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Porchester & Nelson by transit?
Bus routes 9, 102, 902 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Porchester & Nelson?
None within 300 m, and 4 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Super Churros - Br 59187 (366 m), Choice Indian Restaurant (528 m), Coyote Jack's Bar & Grill (528 m) and Island Breeze Authentic Jamaican Restaurant (551 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Porchester & Nelson?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 28 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Heart Beatz Child Care - Cedarbrook Site (435 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Porchester & Nelson?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 573 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 421 Markham Rd (739 m, 159 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 419 Markham Rd (790 m, 160 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 399 Markham Rd (880 m, 254 units, RentSafeTO score 74). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 86 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Porchester & Nelson?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn page.
What neighbourhood is Porchester & Nelson in?
Porchester & Nelson is in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn (City of Toronto neighbourhood 141), 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 Feb 19, 2026.
- 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; 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: 43.74775, -79.22553 · centreline node 13450320.