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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 · Apr 16, 2024
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,469 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 1 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 636 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 569 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.9% 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: 569 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 636 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
The worst year was 2016, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 1 collision (7%) involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 27% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 11, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 15 | 2.3 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 1 | |
| Property damage only | 10 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| 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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2013
On The Pond Rd between James Gillies St and Keele St, 150 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in May 2013 put the average speed at 49 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 57 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 63 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pond Rd · James Gillies St – Keele St · 150 m | May 2013 · 24 h | 6,306 | 49 km/h | 57 km/h | 63 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 2131, activated 2009 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- York University (Line 1)516 m · 6 min
- TTC bus
- 41 107 106 101 nearest 145 m
- Express
- 941
- Blue Night
- 335 341 336
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- Multi-Use Trail on York U Multi-Use Trail installed 2009; Sharrows - Wayfinding on The Pond Rd installed 2020
- Bike Share
- The Pond Rd / Ian Macdonald Blvd 119 m · 15 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
- 5 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 3955 Keele St (1 km)
- Other lots
- 11 mapped lots within 500 m, 221 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3950 Keele Street · Surface | 902 m | 335 * | — |
| 2800 Steeles Ave W. · Surface | 1.8 km | 1,881 * | — |
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
A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Ooki Market, 161 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Insomnia Cookies, 181 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 9 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 75. The nearest is Papa Jonhs Pizza, 161 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 723 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Papa Jonhs Pizza · 85 the Pond Rd C4-50161 m
- Burger King · 85 the Pond Rd181 m
- Chipotle Mexican Grill · 85 the Pond Rd Unit-R120181 m
- Tim Hortons · 70 the Pond Rd185 m
- The Hive Pub · 70 the Pond Rd185 m
- Grocery
- Ooki Market 161 m · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Insomnia Cookies 181 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 723 m · 9 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- York University Co-Operative Day Care Centre · 149 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day497 m · 6 min
- Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) · 25 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day790 m · 9 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
- 175 the Pond Road Park839 m · 10 min
- Jack Evelyn Wiggins Park884 m · 11 min
- Fred Young Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Dan Iannuzzi Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Keele Reservoir1.4 km · 17 min
- Community centres
- Toronto Track and Field Centre1.5 km · 17 min
- Schools
- Seneca College (Seneca at York Campus)College · 185 m
- York U - Keele CampusUniversity · 790 m · 9 min
- James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 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 library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,756 of 5,672. 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
One theft from a vehicle 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
| 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 York University Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is The Pond Rd & James Gillies 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 The Pond Rd & James Gillies?
A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 16, 2024, 41% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is The Pond Rd & James Gillies a walkable intersection?
The Pond Rd & James Gillies scores 59 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,756 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 · 9 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; York University 0.5 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at The Pond Rd & James Gillies?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on The Pond Rd between James Gillies St and Keele St (May 2013), found an average of 49 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 & James Gillies?
The nearest Green P car park is 3950 Keele Street (902 m away, 335 spaces). The City's mapping shows 221 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 41,510 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to The Pond Rd & James Gillies by transit?
York University (Line 1) is 516 m away; bus routes 41, 107, 106, 101, 941 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near The Pond Rd & James Gillies?
9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 75 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Papa Jonhs Pizza (161 m), Burger King (181 m), Chipotle Mexican Grill (181 m), Tim Hortons (185 m) and The Hive Pub (185 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near The Pond Rd & James Gillies?
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 (497 m, 149 spaces) and Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) (790 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at The Pond Rd & James Gillies?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no 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 & James Gillies in?
The Pond Rd & James Gillies 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 16, 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; 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.
- 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 7 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: 43.77121, -79.49682 · centreline node 20149158.