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Tradewind & Glendora

Tradewind Ave & Glendora Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Avondale · Ward 18, Willowdale

Tradewind & Glendora, in Avondale, is a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: a park. Nearby: Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4) 437 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
4,569
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 26, 2026
1,900 pedestrians · 19 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Sheppard-Yonge Station 437 m · 9 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
33/100
city median 48
126 places to eat within 1 km · grocery 403 m

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Tradewind & Glendora

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 26, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 2,216 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 194 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 558 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 508 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north2,216southbound · 2 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west509eastbound · 6 bikes · 2.4% heavy
Total vehicles4,5691,900 pedestrians · 19 cyclists · 1.5% heavy
From the east194westbound · 4 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the south1,650northbound · 7 bikes · 1.3% heavy

Peak hours: 508 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 558 from 5:15 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 2024, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (17%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 28, 2026.

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

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6
With an injury1
Property damage only4
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on Glendora Ave between Yonge St and Lane E of Yonge and S of Glendora (295 m away, Nov 2010) recorded volume only — about 2,384 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Tradewind Ave · Glendora Ave – Anndale Dr · 45 mOct 2006 · 7 days6,961———
Glendora Ave · Yonge St – Lane E of Yonge and S of Glendora · 295 mNov 2010 · 3 days2,384———

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
Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4)437 m · 5 min
GO Transit
GO bus 96 Oshawa / Finch Express 27 Milton / North York 19 Mississauga / North York 67 Keswick / North York 94 Pickering / Square One at Yonge St. @ Glendora Ave.354 m · 4 min
TTC bus
97 98 185 84 nearest 390 m · 5 min
Express
984
Blue Night
320 385 384
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
19 Glendora Ave 263 m · 3 min · 11 docks · 2 stations, 30 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
7 car parks · about 838 spaces
EV charging
19 Glendora Ave · 251 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 19 Glendora Ave (281 m), 33 Elmhurst Ave (896 m)
Bike parking
no post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
25 mapped lots within 500 m, 321 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
4576 Yonge Street · Surface715 m17 *—
10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface781 m112 *—
68 Sheppard Ave W · Surface854 m3063% (Q1 2026)
95 Beecroft Rd · Garage1 km38615% (Q1 2026)
10 Empress Ave · Surface1.4 km6769% (Q1 2026)

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

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Rabba Marche, 403 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 126 eating places are within a kilometre — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Eggsmart, 314 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pharmasave Health First Phcy, 412 m away; 7 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Eggsmart · 4695 Yonge St314 m · 4 min
  • Glow Food · 4711 Yonge St320 m · 4 min
  • Vanta Coffee Club & Eatery · 4711 Yonge St Unit-C102321 m · 4 min
  • Pita Lite Shawarma · 4698 Yonge St357 m · 4 min
  • Eat Bkk Thai Kitchen · 4704 Yonge St361 m · 4 min
0 within 300 m · 126 within 1 km
Grocery
Rabba Marche 403 m · 5 min · 7 within 1 km
Food shops
Unique Pastry 485 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Pharmasave Health First Phcy 412 m · 5 min · 7 within 1 km
Child care
  • The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre · 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day576 m · 7 min
  • Avondale Centre For Early Development · 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day625 m · 7 min
  • Angus Valley Montessori · 141 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day695 m · 8 min
7 licensed centres · 562 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Under Construction932 m · 11 min
Drinking water: Avonshire Park 347 m · 4 min (off); Avondale Park 398 m · 5 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 (17)
  • Avonshire Parkette192 m
  • Avonshire Park328 m · 4 min
  • Avondale Park409 m · 5 min
  • Glendora Park577 m · 7 min
  • Albert Standing Park704 m · 8 min
and 12 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (20)
  • Toronto District School Board - Oakburn CentreEnglish Public · 431 m · 5 min
  • Rutherford Private School and DaycarePrivate · 599 m · 7 min
  • Avondale Public & Avondale Alternative Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 625 m · 7 min
  • Crown Academic International SchoolPrivate · 630 m · 8 min
  • Don Valley Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 666 m · 8 min
and 15 more within 1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1.3 km · 16 min
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 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 or a care or retirement home.

33of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food9/30

    7 grocery stores within 1 km · 126 within 1 km

  • Transit12/28

    Sheppard-Yonge Station 0.4 km · 9 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go1/14

    2 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.4 km

  • Schools and child care4/8

    1 school within 500 m · 7 licensed child cares within 1 km

  • 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.

Apartment buildings nearby

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

Within a kilometre there are ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,402 rental units. The nearest is 2 Oakburn Cres (198 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1945), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 97, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
2 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Aug 2025198 m
4 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194597 · Jun 2024222 m
6 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Jun 2024287 m · 3 min
8 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Aug 2025302 m · 4 min
10 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194599 · Aug 2026340 m · 4 min
12 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194599 · Aug 2026360 m · 4 min

10 registered buildings · 1,402 units · tallest 36 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

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

11 thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.3 a year. 55% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1141street/outdoor (6), other (4)
Bicycle theft200apartment parking (1), other (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 Avondale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Tradewind & Glendora a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Tradewind & Glendora?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 26, 2026, 28% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Tradewind & Glendora a walkable intersection?

Tradewind & Glendora scores 33 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: 3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.4 km; 1 school within 500 m · 7 licensed child cares within 1 km; Sheppard-Yonge Station 0.4 km · 9 routes within 1 km.

Where can I park near Tradewind & Glendora?

The nearest Green P car park is 4576 Yonge Street (715 m away, 17 spaces). The City's mapping shows 321 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,990 spaces — 25 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Glendora Ave (251 m).

How do I get to Tradewind & Glendora by transit?

Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4) is 437 m away; bus routes 97, 98, 185, 84, 984 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Tradewind & Glendora?

None within 300 m, and 126 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Eggsmart (314 m), Glow Food (320 m), Vanta Coffee Club & Eatery (321 m), Pita Lite Shawarma (357 m) and Eat Bkk Thai Kitchen (361 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Tradewind & Glendora?

The nearest is Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom, 75 Hollywood Ave, 932 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: under construction.

Is there child care near Tradewind & Glendora?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 562 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre (576 m, 72 spaces), Avondale Centre For Early Development (625 m, 72 spaces) and Angus Valley Montessori (695 m, 141 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Tradewind & Glendora?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,402 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2 Oakburn Cres (198 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 4 Oakburn Cres (222 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 6 Oakburn Cres (287 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 8 Oakburn Cres (302 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 97 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Tradewind & Glendora?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Avondale page.

What neighbourhood is Tradewind & Glendora in?

Tradewind & Glendora is in Avondale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 153). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.

Sources

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