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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) 599 m away.

Traffic
6,380
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 7, 2024
2,370 pedestrians · 42 cyclists
Collisions
42
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #2329 of 5,519
Getting there
1
TTC stop within 100 m
York University 599 m · 6 routes within 1 km · bikeway
Within a walk
55/100
city median 48 · #2,146 of 5,672
21 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 220 m

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The Pond Rd & Atkinson

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 · 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 16,177 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

Peak hours: 457 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 712 from 4:30 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 (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, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 21, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jan 30, 2014.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions42#2329 of 5,519
With an injury3
Property damage only26
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 30, 2014

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2013

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; 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
York University (Line 1)599 m · 7 min
TTC bus
41 106 107 nearest 89 m
Blue Night
335 341
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 182 m · 27 docks · 4 stations, 73 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
2 car parks · about 2,216 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
4 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 3955 Keele St (1.4 km)
Other lots
20 mapped lots within 500 m, 199 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
3950 Keele Street · Surface1.2 km335 *—
2800 Steeles Ave W. · Surface1.9 km1,881 *—

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

You can do a shop on foot from here: Ooki Market is 220 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Insomnia Cookies, 214 m away. There are 21 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 70 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Indian Street Food, 30 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 806 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Indian Street Food · 95 the Pond Rd 2030 m
  • Kajun Chicken and Seafood · 95 the Pond Rd30 m
  • Akashiro · 105 the Pond Rd 80110 m
  • Pizza Studio · 105 the Pond Rd 100110 m
  • Fat Bastard Burrito · 95 the Pond Rd Unit-80119 m
21 within 300 m · 70 within 1 km
Grocery
Ooki Market 220 m · 2 within 1 km
Food shops
Insomnia Cookies 214 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 806 m · 10 min
Child care
  • York University Co-Operative Day Care Centre · 149 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day161 m
  • Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) · 25 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day873 m · 10 min
2 licensed centres · 174 spaces within 1 km · 1 accept City fee subsidy

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
  • 175 the Pond Road Park503 m · 6 min
  • Fred Young Park863 m · 10 min
  • Dan Iannuzzi Park921 m · 11 min
  • Jack Evelyn Wiggins Park924 m · 11 min
  • Fountainhead Park1.2 km · 14 min
Schools
  • Seneca College (Seneca at York Campus)College · 234 m
  • York U - Keele CampusUniversity · 873 m · 10 min
  • St Wilfrid Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.4 km · 17 min
Places of interest
  • Village at Black Creek (Black Creek Pioneer Village)Museum · 1.4 km · 17 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 community centre, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,146 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 21 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit18/28

    York University 0.6 km · 5 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go1/14

    1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation2/10

    nearest park 0.5 km

  • 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.

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.

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

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. Its latest count is from Mar 7, 2024, 39% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is The Pond Rd & Atkinson a walkable intersection?

The Pond Rd & Atkinson scores 55 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,146 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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 grocery store within 300 m · 21 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; York University 0.6 km · 5 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km.

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 (1.2 km away, 335 spaces). The City's mapping shows 199 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 34,560 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

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

York University (Line 1) is 599 m away; bus routes 41, 106, 107 within 1 km (nearest stop: The Pond Rd at Ian Macdonald Blvd West Side, 89 m).

What restaurants are near The Pond Rd & Atkinson?

21 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 70 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Indian Street Food (30 m), Kajun Chicken and Seafood (30 m), Akashiro (110 m), Pizza Studio (110 m) and Fat Bastard Burrito (119 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near The Pond Rd & Atkinson?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 174 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are York University Co-Operative Day Care Centre (161 m, 149 spaces) and Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) (873 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

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. 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

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined