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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 volume8-hour count · Dec 18, 2019
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 2,280 eastbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 105. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 801 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 15% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (694). Trucks and buses were 6.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
Peak hours: 694 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 801 from 4:00 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 (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 60% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Oct 4, 2025.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 5 | |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 2 | |
| Fail to remain | 3 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| 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
The City's counter on The Pond Rd between Nelson Rd and Passy Cres (84 m away) recorded an average of 49 km/h in its 24-hour count in May 2013; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 6,600 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 · Nelson Rd – Passy Cres · 84 m | May 2013 · 24 h | 6,625 | 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
- pedestrian crossover
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- York University (Line 1)1 km · 12 min
- TTC bus
- 106 41 108 nearest 205 m
- Blue Night
- 335 341
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- Bike Lane on The Pond Rd installed 2008
- Bike Share
- The Pond Rd / Sentinel Rd 263 m · 3 min · 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
- 1 post-and-ring within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 3955 Keele St (1.7 km)
- Other lots
- 14 mapped lots within 500 m, 177 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 | 1.6 km | 335 * | — |
| 2800 Steeles Ave W. · Surface | 1.9 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
The nearest grocery store is Ooki Market, 603 m away. There are 9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 24 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Aroma Espresso Bar, 254 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Aroma Espresso Bar · 105 the Pond Rd Unit-R140254 m · 3 min
- Booster Juice · 105 the Pond Rd Unit-20254 m · 3 min
- M2go-Yorku · 105 the Pond Rd Unit-110254 m · 3 min
- Meltwich · 105 the Pond Rd Unit-90254 m · 3 min
- Subway · 105 the Pond Rd Unit-20254 m · 3 min
- Grocery
- Ooki Market 603 m · 7 min
- Food shops
- Insomnia Cookies 597 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Child care
- York University Co-Operative Day Care Centre · 149 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day544 m · 6 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 Park120 m
- Fred Young Park1 km · 12 min
- Dan Iannuzzi Park1 km · 12 min
- Jack Evelyn Wiggins Park1 km · 12 min
- Fountainhead Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Community centres
- Toronto Track and Field Centre1.3 km · 16 min
- Schools
- Seneca College (Seneca at York Campus)College · 617 m · 7 min
- York U - Keele CampusUniversity · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Shoreham Public Sports and Wellness AcademyEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Places of interest
- Village at Black Creek (Black Creek Pioneer Village)Museum · 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 or a public washroom.
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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 83% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 6 | 2 | 0 | street/outdoor (5), school/campus (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 & Nelson a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 5 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 & Nelson?
A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2019. Its latest count is from Dec 18, 2019, 48% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is The Pond Rd & Nelson a walkable intersection?
The Pond Rd & Nelson scores 45 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: 1 grocery store within 1 km · 9 places to eat within 300 m; York University 1 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km. The crossing itself: pedestrian crossover.
How fast do cars go at The Pond Rd & Nelson?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on The Pond Rd between Nelson Rd and Passy Cres (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 & Nelson?
The nearest Green P car park is 3950 Keele Street (1.6 km away, 335 spaces). The City's mapping shows 177 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,490 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to The Pond Rd & Nelson by transit?
York University (Line 1) is 1.0 km away; bus routes 106, 41, 108 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near The Pond Rd & Nelson?
9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 24 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Aroma Espresso Bar (254 m), Booster Juice (254 m), M2go-Yorku (254 m), Meltwich (254 m) and Subway (254 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near The Pond Rd & Nelson?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 149 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is York University Co-Operative Day Care Centre (544 m, 149 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at The Pond Rd & Nelson?
Toronto Police place six 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 York University Heights page.
What neighbourhood is The Pond Rd & Nelson in?
The Pond Rd & Nelson 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 Dec 18, 2019.
- 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; 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: 43.76937, -79.50542 · centreline node 13447781.