Rathburn & Centennial Park

Traffic volume14-hour count · Aug 19, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,536 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 566 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (66 of 113). Evening rush dominates here: 1,148 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 744 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 14 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 744 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,148 from 4:45 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 2022, with 8 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 3 collisions (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 21, 2026.

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt; 2 collisions involved vehicle occupants only. 2 of the 3 happened in darkness — 67%, above the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Mar 13, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

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 Centennial Park Rd between Rathburn Rd and Centennial Park Trl, 69 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in November 2006 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 58 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 67 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 20 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Rathburn Rd between Centennial Park Trl and Elmcrest Park Trl measured slower: 45 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 52 km/h (Nov 2025) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Rathburn Rd (14 m away, 40 km/h limit), 11% of the 56,429 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Speed sign

Rathburn Rd (westbound), 14 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 42 km/h, 85th percentile 48 km/h; 11% at 50 km/h or more. 56,429 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.

• Groceries and food23/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 6 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit11/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 2 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go3/14

  library 1.2 km away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation6/10

  nearest park 0.6 km · 3 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care4/8

  1 school within 500 m · 4 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot0/10

  no crossing features on file

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 two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 199 rental units. The nearest is 440 Rathburn Rd (944 m, 80 units, 7 storeys, built 1952), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.

2 registered buildings · 199 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.

Five thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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 Eringate-Centennial-West Deane.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Aug 19, 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; 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 2 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: 43.65096, -79.58123 · centreline node 13467024.