Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 11613185132 nearest 253 m
- Express
- 985
- Blue Night
- 385
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m
- Regional
- Durham Region Transit 920 Route 920921 Route 921 at Morningside Southbound @ Milner797 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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 (11)
- Emily Carr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 668 m
- Alvin Curling Public SchoolEnglish Public · 744 m
- Alexander Stirling Public SchoolEnglish Public · 796 m
- Fleming Public SchoolEnglish Public · 926 m
- St Columba Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
- Grey Owl Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
- and 5 more
- Community centres
- Parks (10)
- John Tabor Park516 m
- Malvern Woods696 m
- Joyce Trimmer Park831 m
- Shawn "Blu" Rose Park1 km
- Littles Road Park1.1 km
- Murison Park1.2 km
- and 4 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Malvern branch1.4 km
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, and 37 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is C.go Trading Inc, 226 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| C.go Trading Inc · 38 Thornmount Dr 19 | 226 m | Passed, Feb 2026 |
| Meena's Fine Cuisine · 1295 Morningside Ave -22 | 343 m | Passed, Nov 2025 |
| Eatdrinklaugh · 87 Thornmount Dr Unit-24 | 397 m | Passed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Crave Food Hub · 1275 Morningside Ave Unit-7grocery | 472 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| D'amo · 1275 Morningside Ave Unit-5 | 472 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Fuego's Halal Kitchen (Crave Food Hub - K4) (Shared Kitchen) · 1275 Morningside Ave Unit-7grocery | 472 m | Conditional pass, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Kerala Biriyani House (Crave Food Hub - K3) (Shared Kitchen) · 1275 Morningside Ave Unit-7grocery | 472 m | Conditional pass, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction |
| King of Punjabi Tadka · 1275 Morningside Ave Unit-10 | 472 m | Passed, May 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
The nearest public washroom is Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 814 m away, Centre Hours; it is wheelchair-accessible.
- Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · 8450 Sheppard Ave E
Centre Hours · accessible814 m
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 174 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alvin Curling YMCA (744 m, 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age).
- Alvin Curling YMCA · 50 Upper Rouge Trail
43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day744 m - Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley · 8450 Sheppard Ave E
62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day818 m - Fleming Junior YMCA · 22 Littles Rd
69 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 212 (909 m), the nearest police station 42 Division (3.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 917 m away.
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
Nearest lots: 30 m away, ≈384 spaces; 77 m away, ≈79 spaces; 100 m away, ≈79 spaces; 112 m away, ≈46 spaces; 144 m away, ≈163 spaces; 167 m away, ≈2,815 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, Dec 10, 2024
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 1,747 southbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 440. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 388 vehicles in the hour from 2:45 p.m., 11% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (349). Trucks and buses were 9.1% 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 16,183 vehicles. The count is 21 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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
The City's counter on Venture Dr between Water Tower Gt and Thornmount Dr (307 m away) recorded an average of 45 km/h in its 3-day count in December 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 53 km/h. That segment carries about 3,700 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture Dr · Water Tower Gt – Thornmount Dr · 307 m | Dec 2024 · 3 days | 3,735 | 45 km/h | 53 km/h | 57 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
2020 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 17, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 7.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 27 | #2992 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 2 | #4000 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 21 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #3100 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 4 | |
| All since 2014 | 37 | latest Apr 17, 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
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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
Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 57% of the vehicle thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 7 | 2 | 0 | commercial premises (4), street/outdoor (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 26, 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 Morningside Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Venture & Thornmount a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 27 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 Venture & Thornmount?
A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2087 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 23% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Venture & Thornmount?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Venture Dr between Water Tower Gt and Thornmount Dr (December 2024), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Venture & Thornmount?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 169 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 29,950 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Venture & Thornmount by transit?
Bus routes 116, 131, 85, 132, 985 within 1 km; Durham Region Transit routes 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921 at Morningside Southbound @ Milner.
What restaurants are near Venture & Thornmount?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 37 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are C.go Trading Inc (226 m), Meena's Fine Cuisine (343 m), Eatdrinklaugh (397 m), D'amo (472 m) and King of Punjabi Tadka (472 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Venture & Thornmount?
The nearest is Rouge Valley Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 8450 Sheppard Ave E, 814 m away (Centre Hours), with an accessible washroom. These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.
Is there child care near Venture & Thornmount?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 174 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alvin Curling YMCA (744 m, 43 spaces), Red Apple Day Care - Rouge Valley (818 m, 62 spaces) and Fleming Junior YMCA (1.0 km, 69 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Venture & Thornmount?
Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles 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 Morningside Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Venture & Thornmount in?
Venture & Thornmount is in Morningside Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 144). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.
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 10, 2024.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Aug 26, 2025.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.80761, -79.19943 · centreline node 13442603.