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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 · Sep 28, 2017
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,127 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 123 from the west. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,313 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m., 11% above the afternoon peak from 4:45 p.m. (1,180). Heavy vehicles made up 1.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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 2017, 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: 1,313 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,180 from 4:45 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 3 collisions. 3 collisions (19%) involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Sep 18, 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
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 16 | |
| With an injury | 3 | |
| Property damage only | 10 | |
| Fail to remain | 3 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 Willowdale Ave between Greenfield Ave and Spring Garden Ave, 138 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2026 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,300 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowdale Ave · Greenfield Ave – Spring Garden Ave · 138 m | Sep 2026 · 3 days | 9,315 | 39 km/h | 48 km/h | 53 km/h |
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
- 98 185 nearest 79 m
- Blue Night
- 385
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Willowdale Ave at Hollywood Ave South Side; Willowdale Ave at Spring Garden Ave
- Cycling
- Cycle Track on Willowdale Ave installed 2022
- Bike Share
- Sheppard Ave E / Willowdale Ave 485 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
- 7 car parks · about 838 spaces
- EV charging
- 33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.3 km · 2 Level 2 ports; also 19 Glendora Ave (1.5 km), 19 Glendora Ave (1.6 km)
- Bike parking
- 3 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 38 mapped lots within 500 m, 329 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Empress Ave · Surface | 1.2 km | 67 | 69% (Q1 2026) |
| 10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface | 1.2 km | 53 | 44% (Q1 2026) |
| 10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface | 1.3 km | 112 * | — |
| 95 Beecroft Rd · Garage | 1.5 km | 386 | 15% (Q1 2026) |
| 180 Beecroft Road · Surface | 1.5 km | 173 * | — |
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 Ava Esfahan (Food Market), 418 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 3 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 24. The nearest is The Dumpling, 80 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 524 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- The Dumpling · 184 Willowdale Ave80 m
- Old K Fried Chicken · 142 Willowdale Ave Unit-2168 m
- Michi Sushi · 126 Willowdale Ave262 m · 3 min
- Paisano's Italian Garden Cafe · 116 Willowdale Ave306 m · 4 min
- Invictus Game Station · 250 Sheppard Ave E Unit-100358 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Ava Esfahan (Food Market) 418 m · 5 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Ava Meats 424 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Rexall 524 m · 6 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Central Montessori Schools - Willowdale Campus · 62 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day101 m
- Central Montessori Schools - Maplehurst Campus · 64 spaces, preschool527 m · 6 min
- Central Montessori School · 54 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day582 m · 7 min
- Washrooms
- Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Under Construction600 m · 7 min
- Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom · hours not listed · accessible · closed — Planned Closure915 m · 11 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 (22)
- Maplehurst Park389 m · 5 min
- Willowdale Park536 m · 6 min
- Spring Garden Parkette568 m · 7 min
- Sheppard East Park685 m · 8 min
- Glendora Park773 m · 9 min
- Community centres
- Mitchell Field Community Centre1.3 km · 15 min
- Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools (17)
- Central Montessori School - WillowdalePrivate · 101 m
- Newton International College SchoolPrivate · 146 m
- Academy of Excellence Secondary SchoolPrivate · 233 m
- Cornell International AcademyPrivate · 359 m · 4 min
- Toronto Central Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 496 m · 6 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch1.4 km · 17 min
- Places of interest
- Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1.2 km · 15 min
- Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 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 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Willowdale & Alfred a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 16 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 Willowdale & Alfred?
An intersection of typical volume at the City's last count here, in 2017. Its latest count is from Sep 28, 2017, about today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Willowdale & Alfred a walkable intersection?
Willowdale & Alfred scores 40 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: 5 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km; 2 grocery stores within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m.
How fast do cars go at Willowdale & Alfred?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Willowdale Ave between Greenfield Ave and Spring Garden Ave (September 2026), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Willowdale & Alfred?
The nearest Green P car park is 10 Empress Ave (1.2 km away, 67 spaces, 69% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 329 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,000 spaces — 38 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.3 km).
How do I get to Willowdale & Alfred by transit?
Bus routes 98, 185 within 1 km (nearest stop: Willowdale Ave at Hollywood Ave South Side, 79 m).
What restaurants are near Willowdale & Alfred?
3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 24 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are The Dumpling (80 m), Old K Fried Chicken (168 m), Michi Sushi (262 m), Paisano's Italian Garden Cafe (306 m) and Invictus Game Station (358 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Willowdale & Alfred?
The nearest is Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom, 75 Hollywood Ave, 600 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: under construction. Next nearest: Lee Lifeson Art Park Washroom (915 m).
Is there child care near Willowdale & Alfred?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 540 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Central Montessori Schools - Willowdale Campus (101 m, 62 spaces), Central Montessori Schools - Maplehurst Campus (527 m, 64 spaces) and Central Montessori School (582 m, 54 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What neighbourhood is Willowdale & Alfred in?
Willowdale & Alfred is in East Willowdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 152). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.
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 Sep 28, 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 18 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: 43.76718, -79.40102 · centreline node 13447888.