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Brentcliffe & Donlea

Brentcliffe Rd & Donlea Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Leaside-Bennington · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Brentcliffe & Donlea, in Leaside-Bennington, is a low-volume local intersection. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Laird Station (Line 5) 446 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
4,430
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 6, 2025
1,115 pedestrians · 104 cyclists · #2049 busiest
Collisions
29
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 22 property damage · #2836 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Laird Station 446 m · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 320 vehicles an hour, 27% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.3% of vehicle volume, about 3.0× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 2.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.32× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 7%, from 15 in 2016–2020 to 14 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Brentcliffe & Donlea

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Laird Station (Line 5)446 m; Sunnybrook Park Station (Line 5)876 m
TTC bus
345188156 nearest 96 m
Blue Night
334354
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Eglinton Ave East at Brentcliffe Rd West Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Eglinton Ave E / Brentcliffe Rd 143 m · 15 docks · 9 stations, 174 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (8)
  • Maria Montessori SchoolPrivate · 313 m
  • Northlea Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 771 m
  • Children's Garden Junior SchoolPrivate · 1.1 km
  • Bloorview School AuthorityPrivate · 1.1 km
  • Leaside High SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 2 more
Community centres
  • Trace Manes Park Community Centre1.2 km
Parks (12)
  • Radar Park229 m
  • Serena Gundy Park454 m
  • Leonard Linton Park541 m
  • Sunnybrook Park826 m
  • Wilket Creek Park1 km
  • Don-Leslie Park1 km
  • and 6 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sunnybrook Hospital branch1.5 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 62 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Cafe On the Hill, 171 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés5 within 300 m · 62 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cafe On the Hill · 916 Eglinton Ave W171 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Charmaine Sweets · 939 Eglinton Ave E220 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Fairgrounds Leaside Public Racket Club · 849 Eglinton Ave E265 mPassed, Aug 2026
Eggsmart · 20 Brentcliffe Rd Unit-3278 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Tim Hortons · 20 Brentcliffe Rd Unit-1278 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Beytoot · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8331 mPassed, Jun 2025
Brace Gifts · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8331 mPassed, Apr 2025
Satvic Tea Co · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8331 mPassed, Sep 2025

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Serena Gundy Park Washroom, 431 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 231 m away at Radar Park.

  • Serena Gundy Park Washroom · 58 Rykert Cres
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    431 m
  • Sunnybrook Park Washroom · 1132 Leslie St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    853 m
  • Wilket Creek Park Washroom · 1100 Leslie St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    875 m
Drinking water
Radar Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 231 m; Leonard Linton Park bottle filling station · 529 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 502 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community (314 m, 71 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 502 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 4
  • Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community · 125 Brentcliffe Rd
    71 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    314 m
  • Leaside Day Care Centre · 206 Laird Dr
    99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    578 m
  • Northlea Community Child Care · 305 Rumsey Rd
    225 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    771 m
  • Brightpath Academy - Leaside · 235 McRae Dr
    107 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    826 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 321 (836 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (3.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 321 · 836 m231 McRae Dr
Police53 Division · 3.4 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 57 · 1.6 km2075 Bayview Ave

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

15 registered apartment buildings with 715 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 31 Brentcliffe Rd (50 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1958), which scored 84 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 14 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings15 · 715 units
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202614 across the 15
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
31 Brentcliffe Rd164195884 · Oct 2025050 m
958 Eglinton Ave E · Hannah Property Management Ltd.243194593 · Sep 2025170 m
27 Brentcliffe Rd · Gia Property Management123196075 · Aug 2026073 m
960 Eglinton Ave E · Poloco Holdings Inc.163194490 · Sep 2025282 m
964 Eglinton Ave E123195479 · Sep 2024198 m
970 Eglinton Ave E · Jerudan Developments Limited504196592 · Jul 20260129 m
972 Eglinton Ave E · Jerudan Developments Limited496196289 · Jul 20260 · 1 fire177 m
36 Brentcliffe Rd · Kipling Residential Management Inc262182023100 · Nov 20256 · 2 fire186 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots413 lots · ≈54,630 spaces · 163.9 ha
Within 500 m25 lots · ≈3,050 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 146 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1670 Bayview Ave · Surface1.6 km33 *
709 Millwood Rd · Garage1.7 km2078% (Q1 2026)
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface1.7 km2465% (Q1 2026)
2170 Bayview avenue · Surface1.8 km69 *

Nearest lots: 66 m away, ≈5 spaces; 97 m away, ≈121 spaces; 206 m away, ≈8 spaces; 249 m away, ≈873 spaces; 265 m away, ≈79 spaces; 265 m away, ≈449 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be 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; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, May 6, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The south leg carries the load — 2,072 northbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 884. Most cyclists arrived from the south (55 of 104). Morning rush is the busier period: 534 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 405 from 3:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,474southbound · 29 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the west884eastbound · 18 bikes · 2.0% heavy
Total vehicles4,4301,115 pedestrians · 104 cyclists · 2.4% heavy
From the east0westbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south2,072northbound · 55 bikes · 2.8% heavy
AM peak hour534 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour405 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 6, 2025

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's counter on Donlea Dr between Laird Dr and Don Avon Dr (312 m away) recorded an average of 32 km/h in its 24-hour count in August 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 1,800 vehicles a day. Brentcliffe Rd between Broadway Ave and Don Avon Dr measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Sep 2022). 2 speed humps slow traffic on Donlea Drive between Don Avon Dr and Brentcliffe Rd (installed 2025).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Brentcliffe Rd · Broadway Ave – Don Avon Dr · 274 mSep 2022 · 3 days62428 km/h35 km/h39 km/h
Donlea Dr · Laird Dr – Don Avon Dr · 312 mAug 2026 · 24 h1,75732 km/h39 km/h43 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Donlea Drive · Don Avon Dr – Brentcliffe Rd
    2 speed humps
    installed 2025

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2017 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 3% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 6 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 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions29#2836 of 5,508
With an injury1#4123 of 4,660
Property damage only22
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#2274 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201434latest Jun 3, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

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

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle500street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft100other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 25, 2022. 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 Leaside-Bennington.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Brentcliffe & Donlea a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 29 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 Brentcliffe & Donlea?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #2049 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 27% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Brentcliffe & Donlea?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Donlea Dr between Laird Dr and Don Avon Dr (August 2026), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Brentcliffe & Donlea?

The nearest Green P car park is 1670 Bayview Ave (1.6 km away, 33 spaces). The City's mapping shows 413 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 54,630 spaces — 25 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Brentcliffe & Donlea by transit?

Laird Station (Line 5) is 446 m away; bus routes 34, 51, 88, 156 within 1 km (nearest stop: Eglinton Ave East at Brentcliffe Rd West Side, 96 m).

What restaurants are near Brentcliffe & Donlea?

5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 62 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cafe On the Hill (171 m), Charmaine Sweets (220 m), Fairgrounds Leaside Public Racket Club (265 m), Eggsmart (278 m) and Tim Hortons (278 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Brentcliffe & Donlea?

The nearest is Serena Gundy Park Washroom, 58 Rykert Cres, 431 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Sunnybrook Park Washroom (853 m); Wilket Creek Park Washroom (875 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Brentcliffe & Donlea?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 502 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Maria Montessori School Young Children's Community (314 m, 71 spaces), Leaside Day Care Centre (578 m, 99 spaces) and Northlea Community Child Care (771 m, 225 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Brentcliffe & Donlea?

15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 715 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 31 Brentcliffe Rd (50 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 958 Eglinton Ave E (70 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 27 Brentcliffe Rd (73 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 960 Eglinton Ave E (82 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 89 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Brentcliffe & Donlea?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Leaside-Bennington page.

What neighbourhood is Brentcliffe & Donlea in?

Brentcliffe & Donlea is in Leaside-Bennington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 056). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

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