Yonge & Maitland

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 16, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,681 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 749 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (1,539 of 2,764). Evening rush dominates here: 1,154 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:30 p.m., against 955 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 955 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,154 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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 14 collisions. 4 collisions (6%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 27% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here (1 pedestrian involved), the latest on Jun 15, 2026. 4 older KSI collisions are on file from before 2016.

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

On Breadalbane St between St Luke Lane and Bay St, 136 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2024 put the average speed at 24 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 33 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 38 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,100 vehicles a day. Yonge St between Maitland St and Wellesley St W measured slower: 23 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Sep 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Alexander St (372 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 55,240 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Alexander St (eastbound), 372 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 14 km/h, 85th percentile 22 km/h; 0.2% at 40 km/h or more. 55,240 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 2683, activated 2025 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 75 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

  Wellesley Station · 11 stops within 300 m · 18 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 1 km away · 3 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation7/10

  7 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 3 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.

Within a kilometre there are 92 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 12,526 rental units, 6.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — 11 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 33 Maitland St (147 m, 37 units, 3 storeys, built 1923), which scored 81 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 92 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

92 registered buildings · 12,526 units · 11 social housing · tallest 51 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.

20 thefts from vehicles and 58 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 13× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 7.8 a year. 95% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on May 29, 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 Church-Wellesley.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 16, 2024.
• 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 13 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: 43.66391, -79.38414 · centreline node 13464525.