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Warden & Walbon

Warden Ave & Walbon Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Wexford/Maryvale · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

Warden & Walbon, in Wexford/Maryvale, was a busier-than-typical intersection — that was the City's last count here, in 2018. Nearby are 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
15,830
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 27, 2018
47 pedestrians · 16 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
30/100
city median 48
47 places to eat within 1 km · grocery 741 m

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Warden & Walbon

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 27, 2018

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,148 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 91 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,149 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,244 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.6% 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 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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.

From the north8,148southbound · 8 bikes · 6.1% heavy
From the west91eastbound · 0 bikes · 3.3% heavy
Total vehicles15,83047 pedestrians · 16 cyclists · 6.6% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south7,591northbound · 8 bikes · 7.1% heavy

Peak hours: 2,149 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,244 from 4:30 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 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 2 collisions (14%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Nov 9, 2025.

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

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14
With an injury2
Property damage only10
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified2
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.

How fast traffic moves here

On Warden Ave between Walbon Rd and Castille Ave, 48 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2018 put the average speed at 62 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 69 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 74 km/h or more. That segment carries about 25,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Walbon Rd between Babcock Rd and Warden Ave measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Feb 2018). At the school-zone speed sign on Wayne Ave (229 m away, 30 km/h limit), 7.3% of the 11,624 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Warden Ave · Walbon Rd – Castille Ave · 48 mMar 2018 · 3 days25,87462 km/h69 km/h74 km/h
Walbon Rd · Babcock Rd – Warden Ave · 60 mFeb 2018 · 3 days27334 km/h44 km/h52 km/h
Speed sign
Wayne Ave (eastbound), 229 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 21 km/h, 85th percentile 34 km/h; 7.3% at 40 km/h or more. 11,624 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.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
68 54 nearest 15 m
Express
968 954
Blue Night
354
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Warden Ave at Walbon Rd; Warden Ave at Castille Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Warden Ave / The Meadoway 506 m · 6 min · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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
1 car park · about 25 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
1 mapped lot within 500 m, 231 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface1 km25 *—

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 Banh Mi Metro, 741 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 47 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Anny's Chocola, 653 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 786 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Anny's Chocola · 2059 Lawrence Ave E653 m · 8 min
  • Al' Deewan Bakery & Pizza · 2067 Lawrence Ave E683 m · 8 min
  • Saltyz Grill · 2075 Lawrence Ave E, Unit-4713 m · 8 min
  • Aleppo Kebab · 2075 Lawrence Ave E Unit-4713 m · 8 min
  • Creme Et Miel · 2075 Lawrence Ave E713 m · 8 min
0 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Grocery
Banh Mi Metro 741 m · 9 min · 2 within 1 km
Food shops
Somar Patisserie 713 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 786 m · 9 min
Child care
  • Wexford Community Childcare Centre · 97 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day432 m · 5 min
  • Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. (Scarborough Site) · 24 spaces, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day432 m · 5 min
  • Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day656 m · 8 min
3 licensed centres · 170 spaces within 1 km · all accept City fee subsidy

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
  • Wayne Parkette913 m · 11 min
  • Wexford Hydro1 km · 12 min
  • Wexford Park1.1 km · 13 min
  • Ashtonbee Reservoir Park1.3 km · 16 min
Schools
  • George Peck Public SchoolEnglish Public · 430 m · 5 min
  • Centennial College School - Ashtonbee CampusCollege · 1.1 km · 14 min
  • Precious Blood Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.5 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 community centre, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

30of 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

    2 grocery stores within 1 km · 47 within 1 km

  • Transit12/28

    4 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation2/10

    nearest park 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • 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 is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 158 rental units — it is social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2015 Lawrence Ave E (644 m, 158 units, 11 storeys, built 1994), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
2015 Lawrence Ave E social housing15811199496 · Sep 2026644 m · 8 min

1 registered building · 158 units · 1 social housing · tallest 11 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

No thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000—
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (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 & Walbon a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 Warden & Walbon?

A busier-than-typical intersection at the City's last count here, in 2018. Its latest count is from Feb 27, 2018, 1.71× today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Warden & Walbon a walkable intersection?

Warden & Walbon scores 30 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 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km; 2 grocery stores within 1 km · 47 within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Warden & Walbon?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Warden Ave between Walbon Rd and Castille Ave (March 2018), found an average of 62 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 69 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 229 m away (30 km/h), 7.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Warden & Walbon?

The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.0 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 231 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 45,380 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Warden & Walbon by transit?

Bus routes 68, 54, 968, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Warden Ave at Walbon Rd, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Warden & Walbon?

None within 300 m, and 47 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Anny's Chocola (653 m), Al' Deewan Bakery & Pizza (683 m), Saltyz Grill (713 m), Aleppo Kebab (713 m) and Creme Et Miel (713 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Warden & Walbon?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 170 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Wexford Community Childcare Centre (432 m, 97 spaces), Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. (Scarborough Site) (432 m, 24 spaces) and Scarborough Citadel Child Care (656 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Warden & Walbon?

One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 158 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 2015 Lawrence Ave E (644 m, 158 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 96 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Warden & Walbon?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 & Walbon in?

Warden & Walbon 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