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Scarlett & Clairton (South)

Scarlett Rd & Clairton Cres (South) · Toronto, Ontario · Rockcliffe-Smythe · Ward 5, York South-Weston

In Rockcliffe-Smythe, Scarlett & Clairton (South) is a mid-volume intersection. At the corner: a protected bikeway. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
15,570
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 9, 2026
134 pedestrians · 95 cyclists
Collisions
2
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
21/100
city median 48
1 place to eat within 300 m

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Scarlett & Clairton (South)

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 9, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,489 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 141 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (52 of 95). Evening rush dominates here: 1,451 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:30 p.m., against 1,266 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% 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.

From the north8,489southbound · 42 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles15,570134 pedestrians · 95 cyclists · 3.4% heavy
From the east141westbound · 1 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south6,940northbound · 52 bikes · 3.6% heavy

Peak hours: 1,266 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,451 from 5:30 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 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (50%) 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. The most recent report on file is from Dec 23, 2022.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions2
With an injury1
Property damage only0
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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 2021

On Scarlett Rd between Black Creek Trl and Clairton Cres, 33 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2021 put the average speed at 63 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 70 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 75 km/h or more. That segment carries about 24,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Scarlett Rd · Black Creek Trl – Clairton Cres · 33 mDec 2021 · 3 days23,95763 km/h70 km/h75 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
79 189 27 171 nearest 173 m
Blue Night
335
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Scarlett Rd installed 2019
Bike Share
Scarlett Rd / Old Scarlett Rd 356 m · 4 min · 15 docks · 2 stations, 30 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
1 car park · about 11 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
11 mapped lots within 500 m, 162 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
271A Scarlett Rd · Surface295 m1117% (Q1 2026)

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 listed within a kilometre of this corner. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Jadranka Pastries at 250 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 3 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is New Orleans Seafood & Steakhouse, 296 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Metro Drugs, 904 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • New Orleans Seafood & Steakhouse · 267 Scarlett Rd296 m · 4 min
  • Tim Hortons · 280 Scarlett Rd711 m · 8 min
  • Yummy Yummy Chinese Food · 26c Scarlett Rd1 km · 12 min
1 within 300 m · 3 within 1 km
Food shops
Jadranka Pastries 250 m · 3 min · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Pharmacy
Metro Drugs 904 m · 11 min
Washrooms
  • Smythe Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Closed for the Season917 m · 11 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 (13)
  • Scarlett Bridge Parkette426 m · 5 min
  • Cynthia - Frimette Parkette557 m · 7 min
  • Brendwin Circle Parkette627 m · 7 min
  • Noble Park679 m · 8 min
  • Smythe Park697 m · 8 min
and 8 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
  • Edenbridge Centre1.1 km · 13 min
Schools
  • The Haney Centre SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • Roselands Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • Lambton Park Community SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 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.

Not within a walk: a grocery store, licensed child care, a library or a care or retirement home.

21of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food5/30

    1 place to eat within 300 m

  • Transit10/28

    2 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation5/10

    1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.1 km

  • Schools and child care1/8

    nearest school 1.1 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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 108 rental units. The nearest is 10 Allanhurst Dr (914 m, 108 units, 11 storeys, built 1966), which scored 98 out of 100 at its December 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
10 Allanhurst Dr · H&r Property Management Ltd10811196698 · Dec 2025914 m · 11 min

1 registered building · 108 units · tallest 11 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

Police records place no theft from a vehicle or bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

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 Rockcliffe-Smythe.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Scarlett & Clairton (South) 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 Scarlett & Clairton (South)?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Sep 9, 2026, about the median for a counted intersection.

Is Scarlett & Clairton (South) a walkable intersection?

Scarlett & Clairton (South) scores 21 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: 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.1 km; 2 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km; 1 place to eat within 300 m.

How fast do cars go at Scarlett & Clairton (South)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Scarlett Rd between Black Creek Trl and Clairton Cres (December 2021), found an average of 63 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 70 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Scarlett & Clairton (South)?

The nearest Green P car park is 271A Scarlett Rd (295 m away, 11 spaces, 17% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 162 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 10,430 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Scarlett & Clairton (South) by transit?

Bus routes 79, 189, 27, 171 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Scarlett & Clairton (South)?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 3 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are New Orleans Seafood & Steakhouse (296 m), Tim Hortons (711 m) and Yummy Yummy Chinese Food (1.0 km). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Scarlett & Clairton (South)?

The nearest is Smythe Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 61 Black Creek Blvd, 917 m away. The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season.

What apartment buildings are near Scarlett & Clairton (South)?

One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 108 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 10 Allanhurst Dr (914 m, 108 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 98 out of 100.

What neighbourhood is Scarlett & Clairton (South) in?

Scarlett & Clairton (South) is in Rockcliffe-Smythe (City of Toronto neighbourhood 111), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 5, York South-Weston, represented by Councillor Frances Nunziata.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined