Wells & Bathurst

Traffic volume8-hour count · May 27, 2014

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,412 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 872 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,992 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,131 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.4% 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 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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: 1,992 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,131 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 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 10. 14 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 27, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Dec 4, 2013.

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 Wells St between Howland Ave and Albany Ave, 158 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2019 put the average speed at 30 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 37 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 40 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Bathurst St between Olive Ave and Vermont Ave measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Jun 2000). At the school-zone speed sign on Palmerston Ave (236 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 23,016 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Wells Street between Bathurst St and Kendal Ave.

Speed sign

Palmerston Ave (southbound), 236 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 16 km/h, 85th percentile 26 km/h; 0.2% at 40 km/h or more. 23,016 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Wells Street (Bathurst St – Kendal Ave): 5 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.

The crossing

Signal 1064, activated 1973 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East · transit priority

• Groceries and food28/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 11 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit18/28

  Bathurst Station 0.6 km · 3 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go8/14

  library 727 m away · 6 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation10/10

  4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  7 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot10/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · 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 37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,174 rental units, 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1000 Bathurst St (55 m, 14 units, 5 storeys, built 2026). One building of the 37 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

37 registered buildings · 2,174 units · 2 social housing · tallest 23 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 18 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 2.1 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

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 Annex.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 27, 2014.
• 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); 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 11 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: 43.67012, -79.41316 · centreline node 13463530.