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Broadview & Pretoria

Broadview Ave & Pretoria Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Playter Estates-Danforth · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth · Broadview Danforth BIA

In Playter Estates-Danforth, Broadview & Pretoria is an intersection of typical volume, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has Broadview Station and a park at the corner.

Traffic volume
8,937
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 18, 2016
3,215 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
110
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
15 with an injury · 81 property damage · #1009 of 5,508 · +3 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
Broadview Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 57 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,120 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). That comes with about 11 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 62%, from 42 in 2016–2020 to 68 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Broadview & Pretoria

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Broadview Station (Line 2)153 m; Chester Station (Line 2)473 m; Castle Frank Station (Line 2)916 m
Streetcar
504505 nearest 142 m
TTC bus
82562872894 nearest 14 m
Express
925
Blue Night
304305322300
Nearest stops
16 surface stops within 300 m — Broadview Ave at Pretoria Ave; 849 Broadview Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Pretoria Ave / Broadview Ave 18 m · 19 docks · 11 stations, 235 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 (14)
  • City Adult Learning CentreEnglish Public · 410 m
  • Jackman Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 439 m
  • Montcrest Elementary SchoolPrivate · 596 m
  • Frankland Community SchoolEnglish Public · 716 m
  • Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 787 m
  • Holy Name Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 903 m
  • and 8 more
Community centres
Parks (30)
  • Broadview Subway Station Parkette129 m
  • Playter Gardens304 m
  • Logan Avenue Parkette632 m
  • Todmorden Mills Park633 m
  • Logan Green Field733 m
  • Charles Sauriol Parkette810 m
  • and 24 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 267 m
  • Evergreen Brick WorksAttraction · 831 m
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage SiteLandmark · 909 m
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1.3 km
Signal
1952, activated 2002 · SAP · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 38 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 142 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Broadview Espresso, 21 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés38 within 300 m · 142 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Broadview Espresso · 817 Broadview Ave21 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Paul's Milk · 815b Broadview Ave27 mPassed, Dec 2023
Noor's Fine Foods · 838 Broadview Avegrocery32 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Kitchenette · 791 Broadview Ave88 mPassed, May 2025
Broadview Convenience · 792 Broadview Avegrocery138 mPassed, Dec 2023
Cafe Open Window · 855 Broadview Ave141 mPassed, Apr 2026
Tortaco · 788 Broadview Ave148 mPassed, May 2026
Ryus Noodle Bar · 786 Broadview Ave153 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom, 664 m away, View facility hours.

  • Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom · 550 Broadview Ave
    View facility hours
    664 m
  • Don Valley Brick Works Washroom · 550 Bayview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    925 m
  • Withrow Park North Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    929 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 939 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bluebird Montessori School (Mini) (321 m, 55 spaces, infant, toddler).

Within 1 km9 centres · 939 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 9
  • Bluebird Montessori School (Mini) · 905 Broadview Ave
    55 spaces · infant, toddler · $10-a-day
    321 m
  • Pat Schulz Child Care Centre · 1 Danforth Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    410 m
  • Jackman Community Daycare · 79 Jackman Ave
    242 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    439 m
  • Children's Circle of St. Barnabas · 361 Danforth Ave
    152 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    506 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 1.5 km441 Bloor St E
Police51 Division · 3 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 1.7 km1300 Pape 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

26 registered apartment buildings with 2,263 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 818 Broadview Ave (55 m, 31 units, 3 storeys, built 1950), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 26 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 31 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings26 · 2,263 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202631 across the 26
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
818 Broadview Ave · Tobis Investments Inc.313195091 · Aug 2026055 m
846-850 Broadview Ave233194069 · Aug 2026058 m
814 Broadview Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation243195083 · Jun 2024167 m
812 Broadview Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation243195069 · Nov 2025168 m
852 Broadview Ave · Broadview Apartments Inc214196084 · Aug 2026084 m
856-858 Broadview Ave · Paul Thornton234195594 · Aug 20260104 m
849 Broadview Ave · 849 Broadview Birch Properties Inc.324194090 · Aug 20260121 m
778 Broadview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management393192986 · Aug 20261180 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 lots573 lots · ≈14,570 spaces · 43.7 ha
Within 500 m61 lots · ≈1,360 spaces
Green P (public)17 car parks · about 749 spaces
EV charging (City)35 Erindale Ave · 130 m · 4 Level 2 + 6 fast ports
Bike parking92 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
838 Broadview Ave · Surface38 m1176% (Q1 2026)
35 Erindale Ave · Surface143 m9470% (Q1 2026)
242 Danforth Ave · Surface322 m1978% (Q1 2026)
14 Arundel Ave · Surface579 m3763% (Q1 2026)
18 Ferrier Ave · Surface776 m2358% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 40 m away, ≈13 spaces; 41 m away, ≈24 spaces (Green P); 43 m away, ≈11 spaces (Green P); 57 m away, ≈22 spaces (Green P); 72 m away, ≈7 spaces; 88 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 41 FULTON AVE (491 m, 2 ports); 14 Arundel Ave. (568 m, 8 ports); 503 Jones Ave (1.6 km, 2 ports).

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 — 8-hour, Oct 18, 2016

The north leg carries the load — 4,133 southbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 761. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,245 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,302 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 9.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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 north4,133southbound · 0 bikes · 9.5% heavy
From the west797eastbound · 0 bikes · 3.5% heavy
Total vehicles8,9373,215 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 9.6% heavy
From the east761westbound · 0 bikes · 3.9% heavy
From the south3,246northbound · 0 bikes · 12.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,245 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,302 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 18, 2016

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 Broadview Ave between Pretoria Ave and Browning Ave (148 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 4-day count in April 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 57 km/h. That segment carries about 16,800 vehicles a day. Pretoria Ave between Cambridge Ave and Broadview Ave measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 29 km/h (Apr 2008). The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Pretoria Ave · Cambridge Ave – Broadview Ave · 50 mApr 2008 · 24 h9321 km/h29 km/h32 km/h
Broadview Ave · Pretoria Ave – Browning Ave · 148 mApr 2018 · 4 days16,80947 km/h57 km/h63 km/h

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

2022 was the peak year (17 collisions), and 2025 closed with 16. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions110#1009 of 5,508
With an injury15#1207 of 4,660
Property damage only81
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian4#1013 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1304 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 2014136latest Feb 23, 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 15 thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.9 a year. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1550street/outdoor (10), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft412other (3), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 25, 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 Playter Estates-Danforth.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Broadview & Pretoria a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 110 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 Broadview & Pretoria?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Oct 18, 2016, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Broadview & Pretoria?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Broadview Ave between Pretoria Ave and Browning Ave (April 2018), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Broadview & Pretoria?

The nearest Green P car park is 838 Broadview Ave (38 m away, 11 spaces, 76% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 573 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,570 spaces — 61 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 35 Erindale Ave (130 m).

How do I get to Broadview & Pretoria by transit?

Broadview Station (Line 2) is 153 m away; streetcar routes 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 142 m away; bus routes 8, 25, 62, 87, 28, 94, 925 within 1 km (nearest stop: Broadview Ave at Pretoria Ave, 14 m).

What restaurants are near Broadview & Pretoria?

38 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 142 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Broadview Espresso (21 m), Paul's Milk (27 m), Kitchenette (88 m), Cafe Open Window (141 m) and Tortaco (148 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 Broadview & Pretoria?

The nearest is Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom, 550 Broadview Ave, 664 m away (View facility hours). Next nearest: Don Valley Brick Works Washroom (925 m); Withrow Park North Washroom (929 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 Broadview & Pretoria?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 939 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bluebird Montessori School (Mini) (321 m, 55 spaces), Pat Schulz Child Care Centre (410 m, 49 spaces) and Jackman Community Daycare (439 m, 242 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Broadview & Pretoria?

26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,263 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 818 Broadview Ave (55 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 846-850 Broadview Ave (58 m, 23 units, RentSafeTO score 69), 814 Broadview Ave (67 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 812 Broadview Ave (68 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 69). The average RentSafeTO score across the 26 is 89 out of 100; 3 scored below 70. 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 Broadview & Pretoria?

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. 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 Playter Estates-Danforth page.

What neighbourhood is Broadview & Pretoria in?

Broadview & Pretoria is in Playter Estates-Danforth (City of Toronto neighbourhood 067). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher. The corner falls inside the Broadview Danforth Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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