Roncesvalles & Marmaduke

Traffic volume8-hour count · Jun 4, 1997

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 2,888 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 86 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (143 of 251). Evening rush dominates here: 778 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 624 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 6.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 29 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1997, 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: 624 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 778 from 4:15 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 2018, with 8 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 5 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 29, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jan 25, 2008.

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 Marmaduke St between Lane W of Roncesvalles and S of Marmaduke and Sunnyside Ave, 121 m from the corner, a 2-day count in April 2019 put the average speed at 31 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 39 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 400 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Neepawa Ave between Lynd Ave and Lane E of Roncesvalles and S of Neepawa measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Jun 2013). At the school-zone speed sign on Marmaduke St (125 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.1% of the 10,441 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

Marmaduke St (westbound), 125 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 16 km/h, 85th percentile 28 km/h; 1.1% at 40 km/h or more. 10,441 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

Not within a walk: a community centre or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 30 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  Dundas West Station 0.8 km · 7 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go6/14

  library 616 m away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation5/10

  2 parks within 500 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot3/10

  pedestrian crossover

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 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,964 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 320 Roncesvalles Ave (69 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1918), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

17 registered buildings · 1,964 units · 1 social housing · tallest 29 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.

Four thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

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 Roncesvalles.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 4, 1997.
• 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 4 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: 43.65045, -79.45066 · centreline node 13466804.