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The Pond Rd & Atkinson

The Pond Rd & Atkinson Rd · Toronto, Ontario · York University Heights · Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek

The Pond Rd & Atkinson, in York University Heights, is a quiet local crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has a bike lane and a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: York University (Line 1) 421 m away.

Traffic volume
6,380
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 7, 2024
2,370 pedestrians · 42 cyclists · #1936 busiest
Collisions
42
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 26 property damage · #2329 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
York University 421 m · 9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Wayfinding
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 460 vehicles an hour, 39% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.7 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Police have logged an average of 4.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.33× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 17%, from 23 in 2016–2020 to 19 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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The Pond Rd & Atkinson

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
York University (Line 1)421 m; Pioneer Village Station (Line 1)1 km; Finch West Station (Line 1)1 km
TTC bus
41106107101166846010836 nearest 88 m
Express
941960
Blue Night
335341336353
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — The Pond Rd at Ian Macdonald Blvd West Side
Cycling
Sharrows - Wayfinding on The Pond Rd installed 2020
Bike Share
The Pond Rd / Sentinel Rd 163 m · 27 docks · 6 stations, 99 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (9)
  • Seneca College (Seneca at York Campus)College · 189 m
  • York U - Keele CampusUniversity · 359 m
  • James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • St Wilfrid Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
  • Shoreham Public Sports and Wellness AcademyEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • C W Jefferys Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • and 3 more
Community centres
  • Toronto Track and Field Centre849 m
Parks (11)
  • Jack Evelyn Wiggins Park450 m
  • 175 the Pond Road Park500 m
  • Fred Young Park525 m
  • Dan Iannuzzi Park595 m
  • Fountainhead Park947 m
  • Driftwood Parkette1.1 km
  • and 5 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library York Woods branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Village at Black Creek (Black Creek Pioneer Village)Museum · 1.2 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 98 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Vpd Building - Tim Hortons, 78 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés20 within 300 m · 98 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Indian Street Food · 95 the Pond Rd 20grocery30 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Kajun Chicken and Seafood · 95 the Pond Rdgrocery30 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Vpd Building - Tim Hortons · 88 the Pond Rd None78 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Akashiro · 105 the Pond Rd 8089 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Studio · 105 the Pond Rd 10089 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Fat Bastard Burrito · 95 the Pond Rd Unit-8097 mPassed, May 2026
Gong Cha · 95 the Pond Rd Unit-3097 mPassed, Dec 2025
Gateway On the GO · 105 the Pond Rd, Unit-60129 mPassed, Oct 2024

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

No City washroom within 1 km.

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 264 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is York University Co-Operative Day Care Centre (130 m, 149 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 264 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • York University Co-Operative Day Care Centre · 90 Atkinson Rd
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    130 m
  • Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) · 4700 Keele St
    25 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    359 m
  • University City Jr YMCA · 453 Sentinel Rd
    90 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    875 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 141 (762 m), the nearest police station 31 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.9 km away.

FireFire Station 141 · 762 m4100 Keele St
Police31 Division · 2.6 km40 Norfinch Drive
AmbulanceEMS Headquarters/EMS 53 Stn/Fire Headquarters · 2.9 km4330 Dufferin St

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

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

Six registered apartment buildings with 1,836 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 500 Murray Ross Pkwy (793 m, 390 units, 19 storeys, built 1978), which scored 98 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 52 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings6 · 1,836 units
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202652 across the 6
Open fire-code violations6
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
500 Murray Ross Pkwy · CAPREIT39019197898 · Nov 20250 · 2 fire793 m
470 Sentinel Rd · Ranee Management37022197095 · Oct 202514 · 1 fire829 m
310 Niska Rd · Cogir Management Corporation GP16713196992 · Jul 202617 · 2 fire902 m
40 Fountainhead Rd · Ranee Management37022197288 · Oct 20259 · 1 fire908 m
320 Niska Rd · Berkley Property Management Inc.16913197491 · Oct 202521 km
1 Fountainhead Rd · Ranee Management37022196883 · Jul 2024101 km

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots375 lots · ≈69,150 spaces · 207.4 ha
Within 500 m27 lots · ≈1,420 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 2,216 spaces
EV charging (City)320 DRIFTWOOD AVE · 1 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking9 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 3955 Keele St (1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
3950 Keele Street · Surface907 m335 *
2800 Steeles Ave W. · Surface1.2 km1,881 *

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈3 spaces; 86 m away, ≈26 spaces; 90 m away, ≈4 spaces; 104 m away, ≈6 spaces; 109 m away, ≈5 spaces; 122 m away, ≈7 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, Mar 7, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 2,999 eastbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 704. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 712 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 56% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (457). Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north704southbound · 5 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west2,999eastbound · 10 bikes · 3.1% heavy
Total vehicles6,3802,370 pedestrians · 42 cyclists · 3.1% heavy
From the east2,677westbound · 26 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour457 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour712 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Mar 7, 2024

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's counter on The Pond Rd between Atkinson Rd and Seneca Lane (36 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 24-hour count in May 2013; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 7,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
The Pond Rd · Atkinson Rd – Seneca Lane · 36 mMay 2013 · 24 h7,74047 km/h57 km/h63 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2019 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 31% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions42#2329 of 5,508
With an injury3#3500 of 4,660
Property damage only26
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian1#3067 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201449latest Mar 15, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jan 30, 2014.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 75% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft820school/campus (6), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 18, 2024. 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 York University Heights.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is The Pond Rd & Atkinson a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 42 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 The Pond Rd & Atkinson?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #1936 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 39% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at The Pond Rd & Atkinson?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on The Pond Rd between Atkinson Rd and Seneca Lane (May 2013), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near The Pond Rd & Atkinson?

The nearest Green P car park is 3950 Keele Street (907 m away, 335 spaces). The City's mapping shows 375 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 69,150 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 320 DRIFTWOOD AVE (1.0 km).

How do I get to The Pond Rd & Atkinson by transit?

York University (Line 1) is 421 m away; bus routes 41, 106, 107, 101, 166, 84, 60, 108 and 3 more within 1 km (nearest stop: The Pond Rd at Ian Macdonald Blvd West Side, 88 m).

What restaurants are near The Pond Rd & Atkinson?

20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 98 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Vpd Building - Tim Hortons (78 m), Akashiro (89 m), Pizza Studio (89 m), Fat Bastard Burrito (97 m) and Gong Cha (97 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near The Pond Rd & Atkinson?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 264 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are York University Co-Operative Day Care Centre (130 m, 149 spaces), Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) (359 m, 25 spaces) and University City Jr YMCA (875 m, 90 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near The Pond Rd & Atkinson?

Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,836 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 500 Murray Ross Pkwy (793 m, 390 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 470 Sentinel Rd (829 m, 370 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 310 Niska Rd (902 m, 167 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 40 Fountainhead Rd (908 m, 370 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 91 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at The Pond Rd & Atkinson?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the York University Heights page.

What neighbourhood is The Pond Rd & Atkinson in?

The Pond Rd & Atkinson is in York University Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 027), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek, represented by Councillor Anthony Perruzza.

Sources

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