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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 volume8-hour count · Mar 10, 2022
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 451 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 150 from the east. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 210 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 64% above the afternoon peak from 5:00 p.m. (128). Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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: 210 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 128 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 2017, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 50% of collisions. 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 2, 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 | 2 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 1 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| 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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2003
On Bessborough Dr between Moore Ave and Sutherland Dr, 345 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2003 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Rumsey Rd between Rolph Rd and Hanna Rd measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Oct 2001).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumsey Rd · Rolph Rd – Hanna Rd · 164 m | Oct 2001 · 24 h | 716 | 33 km/h | 42 km/h | 45 km/h |
| Bessborough Dr · Moore Ave – Sutherland Dr · 345 m | Jun 2003 · 3 days | 1,394 | 39 km/h | 48 km/h | 53 km/h |
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
- 88 28 156 11 nearest 226 m
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Moore Ave / Pottery Rd 564 m · 7 min · 15 docks · 4 stations, 60 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
- 3 car parks · about 77 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 12 mapped lots within 500 m, 297 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 709 Millwood Rd · Garage | 670 m | 20 | 78% (Q1 2026) |
| 1503 Bayview Avw · Surface | 674 m | 24 | 65% (Q1 2026) |
| 1670 Bayview Ave · Surface | 1.1 km | 33 * | — |
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 Loblaws, 644 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 45 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Hut, 434 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 569 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: The Millwood, a retirement home 786 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Pizza Hut · 1386 Bayview Ave Unit-2434 m · 5 min
- China Food · 854 Millwood Rd485 m · 6 min
- Ayoka · 1416 Bayview Ave496 m · 6 min
- My Tots Kitchen · 822 Millwood Rd563 m · 7 min
- Bento Sushi · 301 Moore Ave644 m · 8 min
- Grocery
- Loblaws 644 m · 8 min · 3 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Avoca Chocolatier 476 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Rexall 569 m · 7 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Rolph Road Day Care · 192 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day452 m · 5 min
- Rolph Road - Leaside Day Care Centres (St. Anselm) · 61 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day474 m · 6 min
- Brightpath Academy - Davisville Village · 98 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day479 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible621 m · 7 min
- Health and care
- The Millwood · retirement home786 m · 9 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 (11)
- Sandy Bruce Park504 m · 6 min
- Trace Manes Park632 m · 8 min
- Father Caulfield Park729 m · 9 min
- Mallory Green782 m · 9 min
- Evergreen Gardens Park815 m · 10 min
- Community centres
- Trace Manes Park Community Centre621 m · 7 min
- Leaside Curling Club901 m · 11 min
- Leaside Gardens Swimming Pool902 m · 11 min
- Schools (10)
- Rolph Road Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 452 m · 5 min
- St Anselm Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 474 m · 6 min
- Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 726 m · 9 min
- Polaris Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 829 m · 10 min
- Maurice Cody Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Leaside branch672 m · 8 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.
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 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 545 rental units. The nearest is 1315 Bayview Ave (447 m, 38 units, 3 storeys, built 1950), which scored 91 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1315 Bayview Ave · Agc Group Ltd | 38 | 3 | 1950 | 91 · Sep 2025 | 447 m · 5 min |
| 841 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd. | 17 | 3 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2024 | 463 m · 6 min |
| 855 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd. | 22 | 3 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2025 | 466 m · 6 min |
| 823 Millwood Rd · Thriving Property Management | 13 | 4 | 1950 | 83 · Aug 2024 | 492 m · 6 min |
| 1295 Bayview Ave · Robert Slightham | 19 | 4 | 1953 | 98 · Sep 2025 | 528 m · 6 min |
| 1299 Bayview Ave · Robert Slightham | 19 | 4 | 1953 | 99 · Aug 2026 | 531 m · 6 min |
20 registered buildings · 545 units · tallest 6 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
No thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 0 | 0 | other (2) |
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 Leaside-Bennington.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Rumsey & Bessborough a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 2 lesser collisions. 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 Rumsey & Bessborough?
A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Mar 10, 2022, 10% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Rumsey & Bessborough a walkable intersection?
Rumsey & Bessborough scores 38 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: 2 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m; nearest park 0.5 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Rumsey & Bessborough?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bessborough Dr between Moore Ave and Sutherland Dr (June 2003), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Rumsey & Bessborough?
The nearest Green P car park is 709 Millwood Rd (670 m away, 20 spaces, 78% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 297 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,960 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Rumsey & Bessborough by transit?
Bus routes 88, 28, 156, 11 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Rumsey & Bessborough?
None within 300 m, and 45 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pizza Hut (434 m), China Food (485 m), Ayoka (496 m), My Tots Kitchen (563 m) and Bento Sushi (644 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Rumsey & Bessborough?
The nearest is Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 110 Rumsey Rd, 621 m away, with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Rumsey & Bessborough?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 543 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Rolph Road Day Care (452 m, 192 spaces), Rolph Road - Leaside Day Care Centres (St. Anselm) (474 m, 61 spaces) and Brightpath Academy - Davisville Village (479 m, 98 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Rumsey & Bessborough?
20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 545 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1315 Bayview Ave (447 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 841 Millwood Rd (463 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 855 Millwood Rd (466 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 823 Millwood Rd (492 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 is 90 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Rumsey & Bessborough?
Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Leaside-Bennington page.
What neighbourhood is Rumsey & Bessborough in?
Rumsey & Bessborough is in Leaside-Bennington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 056). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.
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 Mar 10, 2022.
- 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 15 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: 43.70135, -79.36987 · centreline node 13457917.