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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 volume14-hour count · Nov 12, 2024
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 760 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 42 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 186 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:15 p.m., against 125 in the morning peak from 8:00 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. The count is 23 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 125 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 186 from 3:15 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 2024, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 67% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Jul 16, 2024.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 3 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 1 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 2 | |
| 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
On Orman Ave between Symes Rd and Hilldale Rd, 24 m from the corner, a 2-day count in February 2001 put the average speed at 22 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 28 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 29 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 25 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on McCormack St (265 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 12,512 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orman Ave · Symes Rd – Hilldale Rd · 24 m | Feb 2001 · 2 days | 1,402 | 22 km/h | 28 km/h | 29 km/h |
| Symes Rd · Glen Scarlett Rd – Terry Dr · 165 m | Feb 2002 · 3 days | 2,679 | — | — | — |
- Speed sign
- McCormack St (eastbound), 265 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 21 km/h, 85th percentile 33 km/h; 0.1% at 50 km/h or more. 12,512 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 171 161 71 79 41 89 nearest 537 m · 6 min
- Blue Night
- 341
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Symes Rd / Glen Scarlett Rd - SMART 450 m · 5 min · 16 docks · 2 stations, 31 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 54 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 8 mapped lots within 500 m, 351 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A Mould Avenue · Surface | 1.2 km | 7 * | — |
| 3354 Dundas St W · Surface | 1.7 km | 11 | 99% (Q1 2026) |
| 1169 Weston Rd · Surface | 2 km | 36 | 58% (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 within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Newport Market Place, 611 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 7 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is The Symes, 406 m away. No pharmacy in the Ministry of Health's register is within a kilometre of this corner. The nearest hospital site is Runnymede Healthcare Centre, 1.8 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- The Symes · 150 Symes Rd406 m · 5 min
- Toben Food By Design · 150 Symes Rd406 m · 5 min
- Brodo House · 100 Symes Rd Unit-112-Shared575 m · 7 min
- Hart & Ziel · 100 Symes Rd Unit-112575 m · 7 min
- Freshy Box · 100 Symes Rd 112575 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- Newport Market Place 611 m · 7 min
- Food shops
- El Cheese 575 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Child care
- Romero Bears Child Care Centre · 26 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day744 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- Runnymede Healthcare Centre · hospital site1.8 km · 22 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 (12)
- Harwood Park618 m · 7 min
- Cayuga Park699 m · 8 min
- Black Creek Site East833 m · 10 min
- Gaffney Park0.9 km · 11 min
- Westlake Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- Harwood Hall830 m · 10 min
- David Appleton Community Centre1 km · 12 min
- Schools (8)
- Iqra Nejashi Islamic SchoolPrivate · 334 m · 4 min
- Harwood Public SchoolEnglish Public · 478 m · 6 min
- St Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 744 m · 9 min
- Rockcliffe Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 874 m · 10 min
- Cordella Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 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 pharmacy, a library, a public washroom or 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
Within a kilometre there are three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 765 rental units — all social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 101 Humber Blvd (610 m, 246 units, 14 storeys, built 1969), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 Humber Blvd Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 246 | 14 | 1969 | 91 · Aug 2026 | 610 m · 7 min |
| 121 Humber Blvd Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 215 | 14 | 1968 | 91 · Aug 2026 | 720 m · 9 min |
| 190 Woolner Ave Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 304 | 16 | 1968 | 88 · Nov 2025 | 1 km · 11 min |
3 registered buildings · 765 units · 3 social housing · tallest 16 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
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Symes & Orman a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 3 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 Symes & Orman?
A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 12, 2024, 9% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Symes & Orman a walkable intersection?
Symes & Orman scores 19 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 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 1 km; nearest park 0.6 km · nearest centre 0.8 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 7 within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Symes & Orman?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Orman Ave between Symes Rd and Hilldale Rd (February 2001), found an average of 22 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 28 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 265 m away (40 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Symes & Orman?
The nearest Green P car park is 1A Mould Avenue (1.2 km away, 7 spaces). The City's mapping shows 351 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,360 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Symes & Orman by transit?
Bus routes 171, 161, 71, 79, 41, 89 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Symes & Orman?
None within 300 m, and 7 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are The Symes (406 m), Toben Food By Design (406 m), Brodo House (575 m), Hart & Ziel (575 m) and Freshy Box (575 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Symes & Orman?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 482 m away at Harwood Park.
Is there child care near Symes & Orman?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 26 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Romero Bears Child Care Centre (744 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Symes & Orman?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 765 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 101 Humber Blvd (610 m, 246 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 121 Humber Blvd (720 m, 215 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 190 Woolner Ave (1.0 km, 304 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 90 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Symes & Orman?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Rockcliffe-Smythe page.
What neighbourhood is Symes & Orman in?
Symes & Orman 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 12, 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 5 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: 43.67511, -79.48197 · centreline node 20121429.