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Southvale & Astor

Southvale Dr & Astor Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Leaside-Bennington · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Southvale & Astor sits in Leaside-Bennington. At the City's last count here, in 2019, it was a mid-volume intersection. Nearby are 4 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
7,581
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 24, 2019
53 pedestrians · 46 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
4 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
29/100
city median 48
13 places to eat within 1 km · grocery 376 m

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Southvale & Astor

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 · Jun 24, 2019

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,945 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 111 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (43 of 46). Evening rush dominates here: 1,119 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,008 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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.

From the north111southbound · 3 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west3,945eastbound · 43 bikes · 0.7% heavy
Total vehicles7,58153 pedestrians · 46 cyclists · 0.8% heavy
From the east3,525westbound · 0 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,008 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,119 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 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Nov 11, 2025.

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 collisions8
With an injury0
Property damage only7
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.

How fast traffic moves here

On Southvale Dr between Hanna Rd and Rolph Rd, 264 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2026 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,300 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Southvale Dr · Hanna Rd – Rolph Rd · 264 mSep 2026 · 3 days12,33835 km/h40 km/h44 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 51 nearest 324 m · 4 min
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Moore Ave / Pottery Rd 296 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
3 car parks · about 77 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
10 mapped lots within 500 m, 183 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface1.2 km2465% (Q1 2026)
709 Millwood Rd · Garage1.3 km2078% (Q1 2026)
1670 Bayview Ave · Surface1.7 km33 *—

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, 376 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 13 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Bento Sushi, 376 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 301 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: The Millwood, a retirement home 735 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Bento Sushi · 301 Moore Ave376 m · 4 min
  • Starbucks · 301 Moore Ave376 m · 4 min
  • Dhillon's Karahi Spot · 1213 Bayview Ave417 m · 5 min
  • Nigiri Ya · 897 Millwood Rd761 m · 9 min
  • Bravo Pizza · 901 Millwood Rd770 m · 9 min
0 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Grocery
Loblaws 376 m · 4 min
Food shops
Avoca Chocolatier 899 m · 11 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Rexall 301 m · 4 min · 2 within 1 km
Child care
  • Rolph Road Day Care · 192 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day292 m · 3 min
  • Leaside Children's House · 41 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day911 m · 11 min
  • Bennington Heights Child Care Centre · 39 spaces, preschool · $10-a-day1 km · 11 min
4 licensed centres · 315 spaces within 1 km · 2 accept City fee subsidy
Health and care
  • The Millwood · retirement home735 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 (10)
  • Mallory Green325 m · 4 min
  • Sandy Bruce Park397 m · 5 min
  • Evergreen Gardens Park554 m · 7 min
  • Bennington Heights Park761 m · 9 min
  • Nesbitt Park899 m · 11 min
and 5 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
  • Leaside Curling Club654 m · 8 min
  • Leaside Gardens Swimming Pool655 m · 8 min
  • Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena724 m · 9 min
Schools
  • Rolph Road Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 292 m · 3 min
  • Bennington Heights Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 11 min
  • St Anselm Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
  • Polaris Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 1.4 km · 17 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch1.2 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 public washroom.

29of 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 food8/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 13 within 1 km

  • Transit4/28

    4 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go2/14

    library 1.2 km away

  • Parks and recreation9/10

    2 parks within 500 m · 3 community centres 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.

Apartment buildings nearby

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

Within a kilometre there are 15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 373 rental units. The nearest is 93 Mallory Cres (51 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1951), which scored 95 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
93 Mallory Cres · Crestview Investment Corporation - C/O Lawrence Construction Co103195195 · Jul 202451 m
39 Leacrest Rd · Crestview Investment Corporation C/O Lawrence Construction Co Limited103195186 · Aug 2024283 m · 3 min
15 Mallory Cres · 15 Mallory Crescent - Manston Construction Limited and Sylwaks Investment Ltd.343196292 · Aug 2025330 m · 4 min
1215 Bayview Ave · Advent Property Management Services384194093 · Jul 2026449 m · 5 min
1220 Bayview Ave · Arcanos Property Management Corporation486195497 · Jul 2026483 m · 6 min
1291 Bayview Ave · Cromwell Management Inc.696196595 · Sep 2025542 m · 6 min

15 registered buildings · 373 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Southvale & Astor a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 8 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 Southvale & Astor?

A mid-volume intersection at the City's last count here, in 2019. Its latest count is from Jun 24, 2019, 82% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Southvale & Astor a walkable intersection?

Southvale & Astor scores 29 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 parks within 500 m · 3 community centres within 800 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 13 within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Southvale & Astor?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Southvale Dr between Hanna Rd and Rolph Rd (September 2026), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Southvale & Astor?

The nearest Green P car park is 1503 Bayview Avw (1.2 km away, 24 spaces, 65% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 183 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,830 spaces — 10 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Southvale & Astor by transit?

Bus routes 88, 28, 156, 51 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Southvale & Astor?

None within 300 m, and 13 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bento Sushi (376 m), Starbucks (376 m), Dhillon's Karahi Spot (417 m), Nigiri Ya (761 m) and Bravo Pizza (770 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Southvale & Astor?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 315 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Rolph Road Day Care (292 m, 192 spaces), Leaside Children's House (911 m, 41 spaces) and Bennington Heights Child Care Centre (1.0 km, 39 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Southvale & Astor?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 373 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 93 Mallory Cres (51 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 39 Leacrest Rd (283 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 15 Mallory Cres (330 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 1215 Bayview Ave (449 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 91 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Southvale & Astor?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no 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 Southvale & Astor in?

Southvale & Astor 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