Richmond & George

Traffic volume8-hour count · Aug 13, 2013

The east leg carries the load — 8,119 westbound vehicles, or 91% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 1. Most cyclists arrived from the east (212 of 426). Morning rush is the busier period: 1,641 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 1,124 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 13 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

Peak hours: 1,641 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,124 from 5:00 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

2018 was the peak year (13 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 11% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Nov 26, 2025.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2018

The City's counter on George St between Front St E and King St E (296 m away) recorded an average of 23 km/h in its 3-day count in December 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 34 km/h. That segment carries about 3,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

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 1961, activated 2003 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 47 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Queen Station 0.7 km · 3 stops within 300 m · 19 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 526 m away · 5 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation10/10

  5 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

62 registered apartment buildings with 7,241 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 37 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 147 Queen St E (209 m, 76 units, 7 storeys, built 1900), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 62 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

62 registered buildings · 7,241 units · 37 social housing · tallest 37 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.

Toronto Police place 24 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 6.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.9 a year. 79% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 53% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

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 Moss Park.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Aug 13, 2013.
• 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; 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 13 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: 43.65283, -79.37157 · centreline node 13466249.