Royal York & Judson

Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 4, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 7,821 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 3,831 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (211 of 457). Evening rush dominates here: 1,634 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,465 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% 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: 1,465 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,634 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

The worst year was 2019, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 6 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 31% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high 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 Aug 27, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Nov 20, 2020. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

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 Royal York Rd between Cavell Ave and Judson St, 94 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2022 put the average speed at 43 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 51 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 58 km/h or more. That segment carries about 11,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Royal York Rd (166 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.7% of the 201,949 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Royal York Rd (southbound), 166 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 39 km/h, 85th percentile 48 km/h; 0.7% at 60 km/h or more. 201,949 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

Signal 2498, activated 2020 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/West

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food15/30

  1 grocery store within 1 km · 4 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Mimico GO 0.1 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 548 m away

• Parks and recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

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

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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 eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 435 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 340 Royal York Rd (149 m, 307 units, 16 storeys, built 1972), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

8 registered buildings · 435 units · 2 social housing · tallest 16 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 18 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 1.9 a year before that. 89% of the bike thefts were from transit property. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 13, 2026.

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 Mimico-Queensway.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 4, 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 3 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: 43.61617, -79.49837 · centreline node 13469989.