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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 · Jan 22, 2003
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The north leg carries the load — 246 southbound vehicles, or 72% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 8. Morning rush is the busier period: 74 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:30 a.m., compared with 43 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 24 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2003, 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: 74 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 43 from 4:15 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
2019 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 40% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Oct 4, 2025.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 15 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 11 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| 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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Sparkhall Ave between Hampton Ave and Logan Ave (128 m away) recorded an average of 39 km/h in its 2-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 45 km/h. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Hampton Ave between Albemarle Ave and Grandview Ave measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Mar 2009). At the school-zone speed sign on Bain Ave C (206 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 31,980 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Sparkhall Avenue between Hampton Ave and Logan Ave.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Ave · Albemarle Ave – Grandview Ave · 95 m | Mar 2009 · 3 days | 462 | 28 km/h | 38 km/h | 42 km/h |
| Sparkhall Ave · Hampton Ave – Logan Ave · 128 m | Jun 2022 · 2 days | 616 | 39 km/h | 45 km/h | 50 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Bain Ave C (eastbound), 206 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 19 km/h, 85th percentile 27 km/h; 0.1% at 40 km/h or more. 31,980 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
- Traffic calming
- Sparkhall Avenue (Hampton Ave – Logan Ave): 3 speed humps
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
- Subway
- Chester Station (Line 2)772 m · 9 min
- Streetcar
- 504 505 506 nearest 406 m · 5 min
- TTC bus
- 72 121 nearest 752 m · 9 min
- Blue Night
- 304 305 306 300 325
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Riverdale Park North (Broadview Ave) 347 m · 4 min · 31 docks · 8 stations, 158 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
- 17 car parks · about 737 spaces
- EV charging
- 14 Arundel Ave. · 883 m · 8 Level 2 ports; also 35 Erindale Ave (1.1 km), 41 FULTON AVE (1.3 km)
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 8 mapped lots within 500 m, 400 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 242 Danforth Ave · Surface | 781 m | 19 | 78% (Q1 2026) |
| 14 Arundel Ave · Surface | 873 m | 37 | 63% (Q1 2026) |
| 25 Ferrier Ave · Surface | 1 km | 46 | 82% (Q1 2026) |
| 18 Ferrier Ave · Surface | 1 km | 23 | 58% (Q1 2026) |
| 35 Erindale Ave · Surface | 1.1 km | 94 | 70% (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
The nearest grocery store is The Big Carrot Natural Food Mart, 649 m away; 5 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 98 eating places are within a kilometre — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Riverdale Perk, 443 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Danforth Pharmasave, 626 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, 1.2 km away. Woodgreen Community Centre - Chinese Programs runs a seniors' active living programme 821 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- The Riverdale Perk · 633 Logan Ave443 m · 5 min
- Second Cup · 355 Danforth Ave595 m · 7 min
- Chiang Mai · 353 Danforth Ave597 m · 7 min
- Sher-E-Punjab · 351 Danforth Ave610 m · 7 min
- The Rooster Coffeehouse · 479 Broadview Ave611 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- The Big Carrot Natural Food Mart 649 m · 8 min · 5 within 1 km
- Food shops
- The Meat Department 838 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Danforth Pharmasave 626 m · 7 min · 4 within 1 km
- Child care
- Withrow Child Care Centre · 181 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day381 m · 5 min
- Bluebird Montessori School South · 66 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day432 m · 5 min
- Children's Circle of St. Barnabas · 152 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day618 m · 7 min
- Washrooms
- Withrow Park South Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.540 m · 6 min
- Withrow Park North Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.609 m · 7 min
- Health and care
- Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital · hospital site1.2 km · 14 min
- Woodgreen Community Centre - Chinese Programs · seniors' active living centre821 m · 10 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 (15)
- Riverdale Park East495 m · 6 min
- Erica Stark Parkette507 m · 6 min
- Withrow Park761 m · 9 min
- Logan Avenue Parkette913 m · 11 min
- Logan Green Field1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Frankland Community Centre914 m · 11 min
- Matty Eckler Recreation Centre1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools (13)
- Withrow Ave Jr & Quest Alternative SrEnglish Public · 381 m · 5 min
- Montcrest Elementary SchoolPrivate · 693 m · 8 min
- Frankland Community SchoolEnglish Public · 734 m · 9 min
- Holy Name Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 841 m · 10 min
- Pape Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1 km · 12 min
- Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch1.1 km · 14 min
- Places of interest
- The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 929 m · 11 min
- Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1.5 km · 18 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 care or retirement home.
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
11 registered apartment buildings with 843 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 9 Tennis Cres (354 m, 54 units, 4 storeys, built 1931), which scored 96 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Tennis Cres · Hazelview Properties Services Inc. | 54 | 4 | 1931 | 96 · Jun 2025 | 354 m · 4 min |
| 569 Broadview Ave · Hazelview Properties Services Inc. | 48 | 4 | 1929 | 92 · Aug 2026 | 466 m · 6 min |
| 10 Hogarth Ave · M&r Property Management | 287 | 23 | 1968 | 95 · Jun 2025 | 561 m · 7 min |
| 646 Broadview Ave | 13 | 3 | 1922 | 95 · Jul 2026 | 620 m · 7 min |
| 648 Broadview Ave · Montcrest School | 10 | 3 | 1910 | 71 · Aug 2026 | 633 m · 8 min |
| 655 Broadview Ave · M&r Property Management | 291 | 24 | 1968 | 91 · Jul 2026 | 654 m · 8 min |
11 registered buildings · 843 units · 3 social housing · tallest 24 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
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (4), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (4) |
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 North Riverdale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sparkhall & Hampton a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 15 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 Sparkhall & Hampton?
A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2003. Its latest count is from Jan 22, 2003, 4% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Sparkhall & Hampton a walkable intersection?
Sparkhall & Hampton scores 40 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 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km; Chester Station 0.8 km · 11 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic calming.
How fast do cars go at Sparkhall & Hampton?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sparkhall Ave between Hampton Ave and Logan Ave (June 2022), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 206 m away (30 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Sparkhall & Hampton?
The nearest Green P car park is 242 Danforth Ave (781 m away, 19 spaces, 78% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 400 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 9,260 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Arundel Ave. (883 m).
How do I get to Sparkhall & Hampton by transit?
Chester Station (Line 2) is 772 m away; streetcar routes 504, 505, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 406 m away; bus routes 72, 121 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Sparkhall & Hampton?
None within 300 m, and 98 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are The Riverdale Perk (443 m), Second Cup (595 m), Chiang Mai (597 m), Sher-E-Punjab (610 m) and The Rooster Coffeehouse (611 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Sparkhall & Hampton?
The nearest is Withrow Park South Washroom, 725 Logan Ave, 540 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Withrow Park North Washroom (609 m); Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom (640 m).
Is there child care near Sparkhall & Hampton?
Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 719 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Withrow Child Care Centre (381 m, 181 spaces), Bluebird Montessori School South (432 m, 66 spaces) and Children's Circle of St. Barnabas (618 m, 152 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sparkhall & Hampton?
11 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 843 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 9 Tennis Cres (354 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 569 Broadview Ave (466 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 10 Hogarth Ave (561 m, 287 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 646 Broadview Ave (620 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 11 is 90 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Sparkhall & Hampton?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the North Riverdale page.
What neighbourhood is Sparkhall & Hampton in?
Sparkhall & Hampton is in North Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 068). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.
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 Jan 22, 2003.
- 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); Traffic Calming Database.
- 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 14 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: 43.67216, -79.35066 · centreline node 13463048.