Sorauren & Marion

Traffic volume14-hour count · Apr 9, 2024

The north leg carries the load — 1,472 southbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 1. Most cyclists arrived from the south (195 of 466). Morning rush is the busier period: 316 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:30 a.m., compared with 289 from 2:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 316 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 289 from 2:45 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

2023 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 52% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 11, 2026.

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.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on Marion St between Lane W of Sorauren and S of Marion and Roncesvalles Ave (321 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2011; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Sorauren Ave between Garden Ave and Fern Ave measured slower: 24 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 31 km/h (Sep 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Queen St W (281 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 5,669 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Queen St W (westbound), 281 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 5 km/h, 85th percentile 15 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 5,669 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.

• Groceries and food16/30

  12 grocery stores within 1 km · 6 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit7/28

  1 stop within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 925 m away

• Parks and recreation9/10

  2 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care6/8

  1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• 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.

62 registered apartment buildings with 4,602 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 13 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 1501 Queen St W (288 m, 38 units, 3 storeys, built 1912), which scored 74 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

62 registered buildings · 4,602 units · 13 social housing · tallest 22 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 six thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 0 in 2023–2025, about 0.0 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 80% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

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 Apr 9, 2024.
• 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: 43.64210, -79.44184 · centreline node 13468015.