Yonge & Farnham

Traffic volume8-hour count · Jun 21, 2023

The north leg carries the load — 4,017 southbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 319. Most cyclists arrived from the north (581 of 1,126). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,173 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,160 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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: 1,173 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,160 from 5:00 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

2017 was the peak year (14 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 17 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 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 31, 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 counter on Yonge St between Rosehill Ave and Pleasant Blvd (191 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 9,100 vehicles a day. Farnham Ave between Lane W of Yonge and S of Farnham and Woodlawn Ave W measured slower: 27 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Oct 2022). 15 speed humps slow traffic on Farnham Avenue between Avenue Rd and Yonge St.

Traffic calming

Farnham Avenue (Avenue Rd – Yonge St): 15 speed humps

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.

• Groceries and food21/30

  4 grocery stores within 1 km · 25 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Summerhill Station 0.3 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 506 m away

• Parks and recreation6/10

  2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.8 km

• Schools and child care5/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 9 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot2/10

  traffic calming

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.

52 registered apartment buildings with 3,979 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 7 Jackes Ave (143 m, 267 units, 28 storeys, built 1969), which scored 82 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

52 registered buildings · 3,979 units · tallest 32 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 nine thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.7 a year. 33% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages; 75% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jan 23, 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 Rosedale-Moore Park.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 21, 2023.
• 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; Traffic Calming Database.
• 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 12 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: 43.68503, -79.39282 · centreline node 13460866.