Wilson & Ridge

Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 15, 2026

The west leg carries the load — 13,195 eastbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 1. Most cyclists arrived from the east (55 of 95). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,314 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,400 from 5:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

Peak hours: 2,314 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,400 from 5:15 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

2022 was the peak year (15 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 26, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Oct 19, 2012.

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 Wilson Ave between Julian Rd and Ridge Rd (126 m away) recorded an average of 50 km/h in its 2-day count in April 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 59 km/h. That segment carries about 23,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Ridge Rd between Wilson Ave and Downsview Ave measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Sep 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Highview Ave (243 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 21,363 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Highview Ave (northbound), 243 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 26 km/h, 85th percentile 36 km/h; 0.6% at 50 km/h or more. 21,363 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.

The crossing

Signal 1795, activated 1998 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food12/30

  1 grocery store within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go2/14

  library 1.2 km away

• Parks and recreation9/10

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

• Schools and child care7/8

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

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

18 registered apartment buildings with 1,436 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1286 Wilson Ave (51 m, 124 units, 8 storeys, built 1993), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 18 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

18 registered buildings · 1,436 units · 1 social housing · tallest 15 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.

Toronto Police place 25 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 3.0 a year before that. 72% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 8, 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 Oakdale-Beverley Heights.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Sep 15, 2026.
• 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 6 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: 43.72396, -79.49411 · centreline node 13454567.