Sunnyside & The Queensway

Traffic volume14-hour count · Apr 30, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 10,696 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 3,012 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (153 of 262). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,900 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,843 from 5:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,900 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,843 from 5:15 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

The worst year was 2018, with 18 collisions; 2025 recorded 13. 12 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 2026.

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

On Sunnyside Ave between Parkdale Rd and Galley Ave, 387 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2026 put the average speed at 27 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 38 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,400 vehicles a day.

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.

The crossing

Signal 2614, activated 1900

• Groceries and food19/30

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

• Transit15/28

  11 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go6/14

  library 889 m away · 2 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation6/10

  2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.6 km · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot4/10

  traffic signal

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.

Within a kilometre there are 35 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,682 rental units, 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1623 Queen St W (277 m, 42 units, 4 storeys, built 1922), which scored 92 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

35 registered buildings · 1,682 units · 5 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.

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 28, 2026.

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 High Park-Swansea.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 30, 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.
• 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: 43.63878, -79.44842 · centreline node 13468431.