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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
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 3,579 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 83 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,191 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 670 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. 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: 670 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,191 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 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (11%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 4, 2024.
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 Nov 18, 2024.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 9 | |
| With an injury | 1 | |
| Property damage only | 7 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Nov 18, 2024 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2020
On Willowdale Ave between Northwood Dr and Centre Ave, 88 m from the corner, a 3-day count in February 2020 put the average speed at 54 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 72 km/h or more. That segment carries about 12,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willowdale Ave · Northwood Dr – Centre Ave · 88 m | Feb 2020 · 3 days | 12,674 | 54 km/h | 64 km/h | 72 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
- GO Transit
- GO bus 32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York at Yonge St. @ Cummer Ave.862 m · 10 min
- TTC bus
- 98 42 53 60 97 125 nearest 16 m
- Blue Night
- 320 353
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Willowdale Ave at Northwood 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 Yonge St / Centre Av692 m · 8 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Willowdale Ave / Bishop Ave 912 m · 11 min · 19 docks · 1 station, 19 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
- 4 car parks · about 2,537 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 1 mapped lot within 500 m, 168 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 | 1.5 km | 900 * | — |
| Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface | 1.5 km | 1,552 * | — |
| 5667 Yonge Street · Surface | 1.5 km | 23 * | — |
| 11 Finch Ave W · Surface | 1.8 km | 62 | 67% (Q1 2026) |
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 Khorak Supermarket, 684 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 29 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is B.b. Cafe, 598 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Willowdale Pharmacy, 706 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is St. John's Rehab, 777 m away. For seniors' housing: Cummer Lodge, a long-term care home 571 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- B.b. Cafe · 6095 Yonge St598 m · 7 min
- Altona Kabob · 6099 Yonge St619 m · 7 min
- Khaki Restaurant · 6119 Yonge St655 m · 8 min
- Pizza Hut · 6005 Yonge St678 m · 8 min
- Tim Hortons · 6001 Yonge St678 m · 8 min
- Grocery
- Khorak Supermarket 684 m · 8 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Zamani Meats 717 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Willowdale Pharmacy 706 m · 8 min · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- Forest Grove Montessori Preschool · 30 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day634 m · 8 min
- Willow World · 40 spaces, toddler, preschool896 m · 11 min
- The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre · 74 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day1 km · 12 min
- Health and care
- St. John's Rehab · hospital site777 m · 9 min
- Cummer Lodge · long-term care home571 m · 7 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 (12)
- Centre Park546 m · 7 min
- Wedgewood Park - North York642 m · 8 min
- Aneta Circle Parkette800 m · 10 min
- Silverview Park848 m · 10 min
- Lillian Park1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Goulding Community Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools (8)
- Alpha Quality Education SchoolPrivate · 717 m · 9 min
- Avondale Secondary Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 785 m · 9 min
- Lillian Public SchoolEnglish Public · 916 m · 11 min
- Drewry AcademyPrivate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Drewry Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 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 or a public washroom.
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
Within a kilometre there are six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,018 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 175 Cummer Ave (532 m, 246 units, 4 storeys, built 1970), which scored 93 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 Cummer Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 246 | 4 | 1970 | 93 · Jun 2024 | 532 m · 6 min |
| 6000 Yonge St · Connaught Yonge Square Limited | 265 | 18 | 1963 | 91 · Aug 2025 | 775 m · 9 min |
| 1 Homewood Ave · North 44 Property Management Inc | 67 | 4 | 1940 | 91 · Jul 2026 | 782 m · 9 min |
| 45 Cummer Ave social housing · Community First Development Inc | 53 | 4 | 1996 | 94 · Nov 2025 | 847 m · 10 min |
| 6061 Yonge St · M&r Property Management | 304 | 19 | 1968 | 92 · Jun 2024 | 854 m · 10 min |
| 6210 Yonge St · Better Living Homes Inc. | 83 | 7 | 1968 | 88 · Aug 2025 | 1 km · 12 min |
6 registered buildings · 1,018 units · 2 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Willowdale & Northwood a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 9 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 & Northwood?
An intersection of typical volume at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Dec 14, 2021, 74% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Willowdale & Northwood a walkable intersection?
Willowdale & Northwood scores 29 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 · 8 routes within 1 km; 2 grocery stores within 1 km · 29 within 1 km; nearest park 0.5 km · nearest centre 1.1 km.
How fast do cars go at Willowdale & Northwood?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Willowdale Ave between Northwood Dr and Centre Ave (February 2020), found an average of 54 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Willowdale & Northwood?
The nearest Green P car park is Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces (1.5 km away, 900 spaces). The City's mapping shows 168 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,110 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Willowdale & Northwood by transit?
Bus routes 98, 42, 53, 60, 97, 125 within 1 km (nearest stop: Willowdale Ave at Northwood Dr, 16 m); York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 005 Clark, 023 Thornhill Woods, 077 Highway 7 at Yonge St / Centre Av.
What restaurants are near Willowdale & Northwood?
None within 300 m, and 29 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are B.b. Cafe (598 m), Altona Kabob (619 m), Khaki Restaurant (655 m), Pizza Hut (678 m) and Tim Hortons (678 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Willowdale & Northwood?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 588 m away at Centre Park.
Is there child care near Willowdale & Northwood?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 144 spaces in total; none accepts City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Forest Grove Montessori Preschool (634 m, 30 spaces), Willow World (896 m, 40 spaces) and The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre (1.0 km, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Willowdale & Northwood?
Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,018 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 175 Cummer Ave (532 m, 246 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 6000 Yonge St (775 m, 265 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 1 Homewood Ave (782 m, 67 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 45 Cummer Ave (847 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 92 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Willowdale & Northwood in?
Willowdale & Northwood 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.
- 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).
- 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: 43.79152, -79.41135 · centreline node 13444658.