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York Mills & Lesmill

York Mills Rd & Lesmill Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Banbury-Don Mills · Ward 16, Don Valley East

York Mills & Lesmill, in Banbury-Don Mills, was a moderately heavy crossing — that was the City's last count here, in 2022. It has a bike lane and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
14,245
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 17, 2022
434 pedestrians · 21 cyclists
Collisions
145
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
4
TTC stops within 100 m
12 routes within 1 km · bikeway
Within a walk
58/100
city median 48
27 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 275 m

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York Mills & Lesmill

Traffic and safety

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

Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 17, 2022 · weekend

The west leg carries the load — 6,111 eastbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 630. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,795 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 190% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (965). Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north1,533southbound · 2 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the west6,111eastbound · 14 bikes · 1.8% heavy
Total vehicles14,245434 pedestrians · 21 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east5,971westbound · 5 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the south630northbound · 0 bikes · 0.2% heavy

Peak hours: 965 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 2,795 from 4:00 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

2019 was the peak year (28 collisions), and 2025 closed with 14. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 28, 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 Nov 25, 2011.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions145
With an injury25
Property damage only105
Fail to remain16
Involving a pedestrian2
Involving a cyclist1
Involving a motorcyclist2
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Nov 25, 2011

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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on York Mills Rd between York Mills Access Ramp and Upjohn Rd (48 m away, Sep 2014) recorded volume only — about 17,667 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
York Mills Rd · York Mills Access Ramp – Upjohn Rd · 48 mSep 2014 · 3 days17,667———
Lesmill Rd · York Mills Rd – Valleybrook Dr · 233 mApr 2009 · 3 days12,302———

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 0916, activated 1970 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
122 95 25 51 115 91 191 nearest 28 m
Express
995 996 925
Blue Night
395 325
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Lesmill Rd at York Mills Rd; York Mills Rd at Lesmill Rd West Side
Cycling
Bike Lane - Buffered on York Mills Rd installed 2010; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Lesmill Rd installed 2013
Bike Share
York Mills Rd / Lesmill Rd 34 m · 14 docks · 2 stations, 29 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
none within 2 km
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
22 mapped lots within 500 m, 178 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only

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: Galleria Supermarket is 275 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Bakery Gateau, 275 m away. There are 27 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 54 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Bar Burrito, 85 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Seoul Pharmacy, 272 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Bar Burrito · 860 York Mills Rd Unit-385 m
  • Chiang Mai · 860 York Mills Rd Unit-185 m
  • The Burger's Priest · 860 York Mills Rd Unit-285 m
  • Tim Hortons · 860 York Mills Rd Unit-485 m
  • California Sandwiches · 861 York Mills Rd92 m
27 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Grocery
Galleria Supermarket 275 m · 3 min · 3 within 1 km
Food shops
Bakery Gateau 275 m · 3 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Seoul Pharmacy 272 m · 3 min · 4 within 1 km
Child care
  • Miracle Montessori School Inc · 42 spaces, toddler, preschool352 m · 4 min
  • The Laurel School · 47 spaces, toddler, preschool531 m · 6 min
  • Hawthorn School Day Care · 14 spaces, toddler, preschool858 m · 10 min
5 licensed centres · 194 spaces within 1 km

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 (8)
  • Duncan Mill Greenbelt1 km · 11 min
  • Mossgrove Park1.1 km · 13 min
  • Spinney Greenbelt1.1 km · 13 min
  • Kirkwood Park1.3 km · 15 min
  • Ames Park1.3 km · 16 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Schools (19)
  • The Laurel SchoolPrivate · 531 m · 6 min
  • Don Mills LINCEnglish Public · 769 m · 9 min
  • Hawthorn School For GirlsPrivate · 858 m · 10 min
  • Alathena International Academy - North YorkPrivate · 912 m · 11 min
  • Alathena International Elementary SchoolPrivate · 912 m · 11 min
and 14 more within 1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Canadian Sculpture CentreGallery · 1.1 km · 13 min

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 community centre, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 27 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit17/28

    7 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go1/14

    1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation2/10

    nearest park 1 km

  • Schools and child care4/8

    nearest school 0.5 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · 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

Four registered apartment buildings with 550 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 755 York Mills Rd (793 m, 138 units, 18 storeys, built 1970), which scored 96 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
755 York Mills Rd · M&r Property Management13818197096 · Aug 2026793 m · 9 min
750 York Mills Rd · Minto Properties Inc13719197095 · Aug 2026817 m · 10 min
745 York Mills Rd · M&r Property Management13818197297 · Aug 2026890 m · 11 min
740 York Mills Rd · Minto Properties Inc13719197097 · Oct 2025902 m · 11 min

4 registered buildings · 550 units · 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 one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Banbury-Don Mills.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is York Mills & Lesmill a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 145 lesser collisions. 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 York Mills & Lesmill?

A moderately heavy crossing at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Dec 17, 2022, 1.54× today's median for a counted intersection.

Is York Mills & Lesmill a walkable intersection?

York Mills & Lesmill scores 58 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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 · 27 places to eat within 300 m; 7 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.5 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.

Where can I park near York Mills & Lesmill?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 178 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,370 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to York Mills & Lesmill by transit?

Bus routes 122, 95, 25, 51, 115, 91, 191, 995 and 2 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Lesmill Rd at York Mills Rd, 28 m).

What restaurants are near York Mills & Lesmill?

27 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 54 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bar Burrito (85 m), Chiang Mai (85 m), The Burger's Priest (85 m), Tim Hortons (85 m) and California Sandwiches (92 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near York Mills & Lesmill?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 194 spaces in total; none accepts City fee subsidy. The nearest are Miracle Montessori School Inc (352 m, 42 spaces), The Laurel School (531 m, 47 spaces) and Hawthorn School Day Care (858 m, 14 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near York Mills & Lesmill?

Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 550 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 755 York Mills Rd (793 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 750 York Mills Rd (817 m, 137 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 745 York Mills Rd (890 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 740 York Mills Rd (902 m, 137 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 96 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at York Mills & Lesmill?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Banbury-Don Mills page.

What neighbourhood is York Mills & Lesmill in?

York Mills & Lesmill is in Banbury-Don Mills (City of Toronto neighbourhood 042). It is in Ward 16, Don Valley East, represented by Councillor Jon Burnside.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined