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Yonge & Cummer

Yonge St & Cummer Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Newtonbrook West · Ward 18, Willowdale

In Newtonbrook West, Yonge & Cummer is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It has a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Finch Station (Line 1) 752 m away.

Traffic
41,115
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
4,587 pedestrians · 341 cyclists · #103 busiest
Collisions
500
police-reported · 2016–2025
2 killed or seriously injured · #127 of 5,519
Getting there
6
TTC stops within 100 m
Finch Station 752 m · 14 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
72/100
city median 48 · #744 of 5,672
15 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 252 m

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Yonge & Cummer

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · May 26, 2026

The north leg carries the load — 16,887 southbound vehicles, or 41% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 3,693. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,639 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,763 from 5:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 7.0% 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.

From the north16,887southbound · 135 bikes · 6.9% heavy
From the west3,693eastbound · 42 bikes · 4.6% heavy
Total vehicles41,1154,587 pedestrians · 341 cyclists · 7.0% heavy
From the east4,338westbound · 45 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the south16,197northbound · 119 bikes · 8.4% heavy

Peak hours: 3,639 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,763 from 5:30 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 (93 collisions), and 2025 closed with 36. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 83 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 27 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 29, 2026.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Mar 19, 2020. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions500#127 of 5,519
With an injury79#103 of 4,669
Property damage only350
Fail to remain83
Involving a pedestrian16#80 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist5#500 of 2,576
Severity not classified71
Since January 2026 (outside the window)27
Killed or seriously injured2#469 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian2#165 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Mar 19, 2020

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 Drewry Ave between Rodeo Crt and Fairchild Ave (327 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 8,100 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Drewry Ave (271 m away, 40 km/h limit), 1.3% of the 27,511 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Yonge St · Golden Lion Hts – Drewry Ave · 51 mOct 2012 · 3 days29,295———
Cummer Ave · Olympic Garden Dr – Silverview Dr · 164 mMay 2015 · 3 days6,421———
Drewry Ave · Rodeo Crt – Fairchild Ave · 327 mMar 2026 · 3 days8,14441 km/h47 km/h51 km/h
Speed sign
Drewry Ave (westbound), 271 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 38 km/h, 85th percentile 44 km/h; 1.3% at 50 km/h or more. 27,511 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 0129, activated 1958 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Finch Station (Line 1)752 m · 9 min
GO Transit
GO bus 32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York 96 Oshawa / Finch Express 27 Milton / North York 19 Mississauga / North York 67 Keswick / North York at Yonge St. @ Drewry Ave.13 m
TTC bus
53 60 97 125 42 98 39 36 nearest 18 m
Express
939 960
Blue Night
320 336 339
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Drewry Ave; Yonge St at Cummer Ave
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 300 Business Express 301 Markham Express 302 Unionville Express 303 Bur Oak Express at Yonge St / Drewry Av19 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Finch Subway Station 685 m · 8 min · 19 docks · 2 stations, 34 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
5 car parks · about 2,590 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
39 mapped lots within 500 m, 241 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface561 m900 *—
Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface574 m1,552 *—
5667 Yonge Street · Surface644 m23 *—
11 Finch Ave W · Surface940 m6267% (Q1 2026)
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface1.9 km5344% (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

You can do a shop on foot from here: H Mart is 252 m away. There are 15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 82 eating places within a kilometre — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Jojo's Hot Pot Chicken, 32 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Yonge Cummer Pharmacy, 24 m away, one of three within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is St. John's Rehab, 1.1 km away. For seniors' housing: Cummer Lodge, a long-term care home 854 m away. North York Seniors Centre - Active Living Centre - Multicultural runs a seniors' active living programme 738 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Jojo's Hot Pot Chicken · 5929 Yonge St32 m
  • The Loaf · 5926 Yonge St34 m
  • Coffee Time · 5926 Yonge St34 m
  • Guigui · 5935 Yonge St47 m
  • Bb.q Chicken & Pub · 5906 Yonge St50 m
15 within 300 m · 82 within 1 km
Grocery
H Mart 252 m · 3 min · 4 within 1 km
Food shops
Vava Designer Cakes 329 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Yonge Cummer Pharmacy 24 m · 7 within 1 km
Child care
  • Kids & Company - Finch Site · 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day822 m · 10 min
1 licensed centre · 65 spaces within 1 km
Washrooms
  • Goulding Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible876 m · 10 min
Health and care
  • St. John's Rehab · hospital site1.1 km · 13 min
  • Cummer Lodge · long-term care home854 m · 10 min
  • North York Seniors Centre - Active Living Centre - Multicultural · seniors' active living centre738 m · 9 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)
  • Fairchild Parkette423 m · 5 min
  • Centre Park683 m · 8 min
  • Silverview Park690 m · 8 min
  • Olive Square Park886 m · 11 min
  • Goulding Park895 m · 11 min
and 7 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
  • Goulding Community Centre746 m · 9 min
Schools (10)
  • Drewry AcademyPrivate · 188 m
  • Drewry Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 366 m · 4 min
  • Alpha Quality Education SchoolPrivate · 554 m · 7 min
  • Monseigneur de Charbonnel Catholic Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 562 m · 7 min
  • Avondale Secondary Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 625 m · 7 min
and 5 more within 1.5 km

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.

72of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #744 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 15 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit23/28

    Finch Station 0.8 km · 10 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation8/10

    1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care5/8

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

  • Crossing on foot8/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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

Nine registered apartment buildings with 1,450 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 5900 Yonge St (131 m, 233 units, 13 storeys, built 1970), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 9 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
5900 Yonge St · Q Residential23313197095 · Aug 2025131 m
45 Cummer Ave social housing · Community First Development Inc534199694 · Nov 2025163 m
6000 Yonge St · Connaught Yonge Square Limited26518196391 · Aug 2025182 m
33 Drewry Ave social housing · Community First Developments Inc816199669 · Sep 2026187 m
6061 Yonge St · M&r Property Management30419196892 · Jun 2024386 m · 5 min
5754 Yonge St · Colonnade Bridgeport11812197080 · Jun 2024461 m · 5 min

9 registered buildings · 1,450 units · 3 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

Toronto Police place 42 thefts from vehicles and 13 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 9.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 5.5 a year. 55% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 77% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle42180street/outdoor (23), apartment parking (17)
Bicycle theft1310commercial premises (10), apartment parking (2)

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 West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yonge & Cummer a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#469 of 1,505), out of 500 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 Yonge & Cummer?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. It ranks #103 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.5× the median for a counted intersection, and #438 for pedestrians.

Is Yonge & Cummer a walkable intersection?

Yonge & Cummer scores 72 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #744 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: 1 grocery store within 300 m · 15 places to eat within 300 m; Finch Station 0.8 km · 10 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

How fast do cars go at Yonge & Cummer?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Drewry Ave between Rodeo Crt and Fairchild Ave (March 2026), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 271 m away (40 km/h), 1.3% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Yonge & Cummer?

The nearest Green P car park is Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces (561 m away, 900 spaces). The City's mapping shows 241 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,260 spaces — 39 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Yonge & Cummer by transit?

Finch Station (Line 1) is 752 m away; bus routes 53, 60, 97, 125, 42, 98, 39, 36 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Drewry Ave, 18 m); York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 005 Clark, 023 Thornhill Woods, 077 Highway 7 at Yonge St / Drewry Av.

What restaurants are near Yonge & Cummer?

15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 82 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Jojo's Hot Pot Chicken (32 m), The Loaf (34 m), Coffee Time (34 m), Guigui (47 m) and Bb.q Chicken & Pub (50 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Yonge & Cummer?

The nearest is Goulding Community Centre Washroom, 45 Goulding Ave, 876 m away, with an accessible washroom.

Is there child care near Yonge & Cummer?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 65 spaces in total; it does not accept City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Kids & Company - Finch Site (822 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Cummer?

Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,450 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5900 Yonge St (131 m, 233 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 45 Cummer Ave (163 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 6000 Yonge St (182 m, 265 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 33 Drewry Ave (187 m, 81 units, RentSafeTO score 69). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 is 88 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Yonge & Cummer?

Toronto Police place 42 thefts from vehicles and 13 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Newtonbrook West page.

What neighbourhood is Yonge & Cummer in?

Yonge & Cummer is in Newtonbrook West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 036). 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