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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 · Dec 14, 2021
The north leg carries the load — 3,046 southbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 265. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,164 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 73% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (674). Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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: 674 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,164 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
2016 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 45% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 2% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 5, 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 17, 2025.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 44 | #2259 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 20 | #888 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 23 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Mar 17, 2025 |
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
The City's counter on Willowdale Ave between Newton Dr and Madawaska Ave (47 m away) recorded an average of 42 km/h in its 3-day count in February 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 11,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Newton Dr between Dumont St and Willowdale Ave measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 50 km/h (Feb 2011). At the school-zone speed sign on Lillian St (330 m away, 30 km/h limit), 2.6% of the 4,957 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowdale Ave · Newton Dr – Madawaska Ave · 47 m | Feb 2020 · 3 days | 11,914 | 42 km/h | 57 km/h | 63 km/h |
| Newton Dr · Dumont St – Willowdale Ave · 110 m | Feb 2011 · 24 h | 637 | 42 km/h | 50 km/h | 57 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Lillian St (northbound), 330 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 5 km/h, 85th percentile 31 km/h; 2.6% at 40 km/h or more. 4,957 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
- 98 53 60 97 42 nearest 18 m
- Express
- 953 960
- Blue Night
- 353 320
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Willowdale Ave at Newton Dr
- Regional
- York Region Transit 002 Milliken 005 Clark 023 Thornhill Woods 077 Highway 7 088 Bathurst 091 Bayview 098|099 Yonge (Late Night) 099 Yonge 360 Vaughan Mills / Wonderland at Steeles Av / Willowdale Av576 m · 7 min
- 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
- 3 car parks · about 2,475 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 5 mapped lots within 500 m, 142 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface | 1.8 km | 900 * | — |
| Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface | 1.8 km | 1,552 * | — |
| 5667 Yonge Street · Surface | 1.8 km | 23 * | — |
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
The nearest grocery store is Khorak Supermarket, 670 m away; 4 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 50 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Yonge Burger, 586 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Madawaska Pharmasave, 883 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is St. John's Rehab, 1.1 km away. For seniors' housing: Cummer Lodge, a long-term care home 896 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Yonge Burger · 6178 Yonge St586 m · 7 min
- Mikaku Izakaya · 6180 Yonge St Bldg-6180607 m · 7 min
- Zaffron Restaurant · 6200 Yonge St643 m · 8 min
- Kibo Sushi · 6123 Yonge St654 m · 8 min
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 6125 Yonge St670 m · 8 min
- Grocery
- Khorak Supermarket 670 m · 8 min · 4 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Red Rose Patisserie 615 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Madawaska Pharmasave 883 m · 11 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Forest Grove Montessori Preschool · 30 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day311 m · 4 min
- The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre · 74 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day668 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Goulding Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible1 km · 12 min
- Health and care
- St. John's Rehab · hospital site1.1 km · 13 min
- Cummer Lodge · long-term care home896 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 (8)
- Lillian Park697 m · 8 min
- Aneta Circle Parkette723 m · 9 min
- Centre Park741 m · 9 min
- Wedgewood Park - North York949 m · 11 min
- Goulding Park1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Goulding Community Centre1 km · 12 min
- Schools (8)
- Lillian Public SchoolEnglish Public · 591 m · 7 min
- Alpha Quality Education SchoolPrivate · 715 m · 9 min
- Avondale Secondary Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- St Agnes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Brebeuf College SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 16 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.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Four registered apartment buildings with 700 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 6210 Yonge St (685 m, 83 units, 7 storeys, built 1968), which scored 88 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6210 Yonge St · Better Living Homes Inc. | 83 | 7 | 1968 | 88 · Aug 2025 | 685 m · 8 min |
| 1 Homewood Ave · North 44 Property Management Inc | 67 | 4 | 1940 | 91 · Jul 2026 | 784 m · 9 min |
| 175 Cummer Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 246 | 4 | 1970 | 93 · Jun 2024 | 857 m · 10 min |
| 6061 Yonge St · M&r Property Management | 304 | 19 | 1968 | 92 · Jun 2024 | 872 m · 10 min |
4 registered buildings · 700 units · 1 social housing · tallest 19 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
Police records place no theft from a vehicle or bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, though 1 has been reported since January 2026.
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 Newtonbrook East.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Willowdale & Newton a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 44 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 Willowdale & Newton?
An intersection of typical volume at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Dec 14, 2021, 71% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Willowdale & Newton a walkable intersection?
Willowdale & Newton scores 31 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: 6 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.6 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 4 grocery stores within 1 km · 50 within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Willowdale & Newton?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Willowdale Ave between Newton Dr and Madawaska Ave (February 2020), found an average of 42 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 330 m away (30 km/h), 2.6% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Willowdale & Newton?
The nearest Green P car park is Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces (1.8 km away, 900 spaces). The City's mapping shows 142 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,980 spaces — 5 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Willowdale & Newton by transit?
Bus routes 98, 53, 60, 97, 42, 953, 960 within 1 km (nearest stop: Willowdale Ave at Newton Dr, 18 m); York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 005 Clark, 023 Thornhill Woods, 077 Highway 7 at Steeles Av / Willowdale Av.
What restaurants are near Willowdale & Newton?
None within 300 m, and 50 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Yonge Burger (586 m), Mikaku Izakaya (607 m), Zaffron Restaurant (643 m), Kibo Sushi (654 m) and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (670 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Willowdale & Newton?
The nearest is Goulding Community Centre Washroom, 45 Goulding Ave, 1.0 km away, with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Willowdale & Newton?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 104 spaces in total; none accepts City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Forest Grove Montessori Preschool (311 m, 30 spaces) and The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre (668 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Willowdale & Newton?
Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 700 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 6210 Yonge St (685 m, 83 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1 Homewood Ave (784 m, 67 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 175 Cummer Ave (857 m, 246 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 6061 Yonge St (872 m, 304 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 91 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Willowdale & Newton in?
Willowdale & Newton is in Newtonbrook East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 050). 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 Dec 14, 2021.
- 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.
- 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 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: 43.79433, -79.41241 · centreline node 13444306.