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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 · Feb 16, 2022
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,436 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 232 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,013 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,167 from 4:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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: 2,013 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,167 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
The worst year was 2019, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 15 collisions (28%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 10, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Mar 1, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 53 | #1979 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 15 | #1229 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 37 | |
| Fail to remain | 3 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1440 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 6 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Mar 1, 2023 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
On Warden Ave between Murray Glen Dr and Ellington Dr, 260 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in October 2006 put the average speed at 55 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 66 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 76 km/h or more. That segment carries about 32,800 vehicles a day. The reading is 20 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Tower Dr between Pickwick Rd and Lilian Dr measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Oct 2025) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Manhattan Dr (317 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 18,139 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Dr · Pickwick Rd – Lilian Dr · 161 m | Oct 2025 · 3 days | 1,657 | 35 km/h | 43 km/h | 47 km/h |
| Warden Ave · Murray Glen Dr – Ellington Dr · 260 m | Oct 2006 · 24 h | 32,797 | 55 km/h | 66 km/h | 76 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Manhattan Dr (eastbound), 317 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 26 km/h, 85th percentile 36 km/h; 0.4% at 50 km/h or more. 18,139 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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 1469, activated 1983 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 68 95 nearest 15 m
- Express
- 968 995 996
- Blue Night
- 395
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Warden Ave at Tower Dr
- 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 1 car park · about 25 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 2 mapped lots within 500 m, 164 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface | 1.3 km | 25 * | — |
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 Costco Wholesale, 775 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 5 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Daawat Take Out and Catering, 61 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Costco Pharmacy, 802 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Daawat Take Out and Catering · 1331 Warden Ave Unit-161 m
- Golden House Chinese Restaurant · 257 Ellesmere Rd942 m · 11 min
- The Blackhorn Steakhouse · 251 Ellesmere Rd1 km · 11 min
- Mamajoun Armenian Pizza · 209 Ellesmere Rd Unit-61 km · 12 min
- Almas Indian Cuisine · 209 Ellesmere Rd 61 km · 12 min
- Grocery
- Costco Wholesale 775 m · 9 min
- Food shops
- The Ark Bakery 658 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Costco Pharmacy 802 m · 10 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day536 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- Ellesmere Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed849 m · 10 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
- Manhattan Park468 m · 6 min
- Ellesmere Park807 m · 10 min
- Community centres
- Ellesmere Community Recreation Centre848 m · 10 min
- Schools
- Manhattan Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 476 m · 6 min
- Buchanan Public SchoolEnglish Public · 536 m · 6 min
- Sathya Sai Elementary SchoolPrivate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Alif Canada Elementary SchoolPrivate · 1.3 km · 15 min
- St Kevin Catholic Elementary 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 or a care or retirement home.
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
Two thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (1), street/outdoor (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 Wexford/Maryvale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Warden & Tower a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 53 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Warden & Tower?
An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Feb 16, 2022, 1.67× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Warden & Tower a walkable intersection?
Warden & Tower scores 39 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 park within 500 m · nearest centre 0.8 km; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 1 km; 4 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Warden & Tower?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Warden Ave between Murray Glen Dr and Ellington Dr (October 2006), found an average of 55 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 66 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 317 m away (40 km/h), 0.4% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Warden & Tower?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.3 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 164 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 30,870 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Warden & Tower by transit?
Bus routes 68, 95, 968, 995, 996 within 1 km (nearest stop: Warden Ave at Tower Dr, 15 m).
What restaurants are near Warden & Tower?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 5 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Daawat Take Out and Catering (61 m), Golden House Chinese Restaurant (942 m), The Blackhorn Steakhouse (1.0 km), Mamajoun Armenian Pizza (1.0 km) and Almas Indian Cuisine (1.0 km). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Warden & Tower?
The nearest is Ellesmere Community Centre Washroom, 20 Canadian Rd, 849 m away.
Is there child care near Warden & Tower?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 43 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program (536 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Warden & Tower?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Wexford/Maryvale page.
What neighbourhood is Warden & Tower in?
Warden & Tower is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.
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 Feb 16, 2022.
- 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; 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 21 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: 43.75440, -79.29839 · centreline node 13449474.