Wellington & Niagara

Traffic volume14-hour count · May 14, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,482 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 2 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (654 of 1,511). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 626 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 628 from 5:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 626 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 628 from 5:45 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 5 collisions. 2 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.

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

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 Wellington St W between Walnut Ave and Garrison Crossing, 198 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2021 put the average speed at 41 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Niagara St between Lane E of Bathurst and S of Wellington and Bathurst St measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Jul 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Wellington Street West between Niagara St and Strachan Ave, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Traffic calming

Wellington Street West (Niagara St – Strachan Ave): 6 speed humps; Wellington Street West (Bathurst St – Niagara St): 2 speed humps

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.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food21/30

  12 grocery stores within 1 km · 19 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit14/28

  4 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go8/14

  library 714 m away · 8 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation7/10

  3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

• Schools and child care7/8

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

• Crossing on foot2/10

  traffic calming

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.

Within a kilometre there are 14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,149 rental units — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 39 Niagara St (448 m, 501 units, 19 storeys, built 2019), which scored 99 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 14 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

14 registered buildings · 3,149 units · 4 social housing · tallest 31 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.

Six thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.0 a year. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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 West Queen West.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 14, 2024.
• 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; Traffic Calming Database.
• 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.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• 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 10 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: 43.64184, -79.40612 · centreline node 13467988.