Yonge & Elmwood

Traffic volume14-hour count · May 26, 2026

The south leg carries the load — 13,083 northbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 803. Morning rush is the busier period: 2,322 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 2,139 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

Peak hours: 2,322 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,139 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

2018 was the peak year (16 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 21, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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 most recent midblock count on Yonge St between Greenfield Ave and Upper Madison Ave (331 m away, Jun 2013) recorded volume only — about 53,939 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Doris Ave (206 m away, 40 km/h limit), 8.9% of the 68,294 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Speed sign

Doris Ave (southbound), 206 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 41 km/h, 85th percentile 48 km/h; 8.9% at 50 km/h or more. 68,294 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 1099, activated 1978 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 40 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  North York Centre Station · 2 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 525 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation10/10

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

• Schools and child care5/8

  4 schools within 500 m · 6 licensed child cares 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.

Seven registered apartment buildings with 2,091 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 35 Greenfield Ave (491 m, 361 units, 36 storeys, built 2020), which scored 98 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

7 registered buildings · 2,091 units · 1 social housing · tallest 36 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 four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 12 in 2023–2025, about 4.0 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 96% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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 Lansing-Westgate.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 26, 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 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: 43.76656, -79.41221 · centreline node 13448020.