Toronto · intersection · signal 2131

The Pond Rd & James Gillies

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

In York University Heights, The Pond Rd & James Gillies is a lightly travelled intersection. At the corner: a bike lane, a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: York University (Line 1) 404 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,561
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 16, 2024
646 pedestrians · 63 cyclists · #1926 busiest
Collisions
15
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 10 property damage · #3828 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
York University 404 m · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Multi-Use Trail, Sharrows - Wayfinding
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 470 vehicles an hour, 41% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 10 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Police have logged an average of 1.5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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The Pond Rd & James Gillies

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)404 m; Finch West Station (Line 1)842 m
TTC bus
4110710610136 nearest 144 m
Express
941939
Blue Night
335341336
Nearest stops
3 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 112 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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (6)
  • Seneca College (Seneca at York Campus)College · 163 m
  • York U - Keele CampusUniversity · 506 m
  • James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 914 m
  • St Wilfrid Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km
  • Derrydown Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km
  • C W Jefferys Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.5 km
Community centres
  • Toronto Track and Field Centre1 km
Parks (8)
  • Jack Evelyn Wiggins Park360 m
  • Fred Young Park834 m
  • 175 the Pond Road Park836 m
  • Dan Iannuzzi Park909 m
  • Keele Reservoir1 km
  • Fountainhead Park1 km
  • and 2 more
Places of interest
  • Village at Black Creek (Black Creek Pioneer Village)Museum · 1.5 km
Signal
2131, activated 2009 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 8 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 110. The nearest is Papa Jonhs Pizza, 149 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés8 within 300 m · 110 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Papa Jonhs Pizza · 85 the Pond Rd C4-50149 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tim Hortons · 70 the Pond Rd164 mPassed, Dec 2025
Burger King · 85 the Pond Rd169 mPassed, May 2026
Chipotle Mexican Grill · 85 the Pond Rd Unit-R120169 mPassed, Jan 2026
Insomnia Cookies · 85 the Pond Rd Unit-C4-130169 mPassed, Aug 2026
Schulich Executive Learning Centre · 56 Fine Arts Rd215 mPassed, Dec 2024 · 1 infraction
Schulich Market Cafe · 56 Fine Arts Rdgrocery215 mPassed, Dec 2024
Crepe Delicious · 115 Haynes Ave 10236 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction

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 (395 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
    395 m
  • Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) · 4700 Keele St
    25 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    506 m
  • University City Jr YMCA · 453 Sentinel Rd
    90 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 141 (589 m), the nearest police station 31 Division (2.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.6 km away.

FireFire Station 141 · 589 m4100 Keele St
Police31 Division · 2.9 km40 Norfinch Drive
AmbulanceEMS Headquarters/EMS 53 Stn/Fire Headquarters · 2.6 km4330 Dufferin St

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

Parking

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

All parking lots409 lots · ≈81,560 spaces · 244.7 ha
Within 500 m17 lots · ≈2,350 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 2,216 spaces
EV charging (City)320 DRIFTWOOD AVE · 1.3 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking5 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 3955 Keele St (830 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
3950 Keele Street · Surface752 m335 *
2800 Steeles Ave W. · Surface1.4 km1,881 *

Nearest lots: 255 m away, ≈227 spaces; 279 m away, ≈7 spaces; 286 m away, ≈5 spaces; 298 m away, ≈16 spaces; 309 m away, ≈6 spaces; 311 m away, ≈31 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, 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1southbound · 8 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,091eastbound · 27 bikes · 1.5% heavy
Total vehicles6,561646 pedestrians · 63 cyclists · 1.9% heavy
From the east3,469westbound · 17 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south0northbound · 11 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour569 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour636 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 16, 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

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 segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
The Pond Rd · James Gillies St – Keele St · 150 mMay 2013 · 24 h6,30649 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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions15#3828 of 5,508
With an injury1#4594 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#3068 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201424latest May 11, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 23, 2025. 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. It ranks #1926 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 41% of the median for a counted intersection.

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 (752 m away, 335 spaces). The City's mapping shows 409 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 81,560 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 320 DRIFTWOOD AVE (1.3 km).

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

York University (Line 1) is 404 m away; bus routes 41, 107, 106, 101, 36, 941, 939 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near The Pond Rd & James Gillies?

8 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 110 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Papa Jonhs Pizza (149 m), Tim Hortons (164 m), Burger King (169 m), Chipotle Mexican Grill (169 m) and Insomnia Cookies (169 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 & James Gillies?

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 (395 m, 149 spaces), Lee Wiggins Childcare Centre (the) (506 m, 25 spaces) and University City Jr YMCA (1.0 km, 90 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. 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 & 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

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