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Danforth & August (East)

Danforth Ave & August Ave (East) · Toronto, Ontario · Oakridge · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest · Crossroads of the Danforth BIA

Danforth & August (East) is an above-average intersection for traffic. It sits in Oakridge. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: Victoria Park Station (Line 2) 601 m away.

Traffic volume
9,730
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 15, 2022
496 pedestrians · 142 cyclists
Collisions
47
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 35 property damage · #2153 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Victoria Park Station 601 m · 12 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,220 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 20 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 4.7 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 38%, from 29 in 2016–2020 to 18 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Danforth & August (East)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Victoria Park Station (Line 2)601 m
TTC bus
2011367135681224117694041617 nearest 70 m
Express
924
Blue Night
300324316
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Ave at Byng Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Pharmacy Ave / Danforth Ave 183 m · 15 docks · 9 stations, 149 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 (13)
  • St Dunstan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 259 m
  • Toronto Islamic Academy SchoolPrivate · 261 m
  • Oakridge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 296 m
  • Samuel Hearne Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 307 m
  • Taylor Creek Public SchoolEnglish Public · 859 m
  • Blantyre Public SchoolEnglish Public · 887 m
  • and 7 more
Parks (25)
  • Elward - Mansion Parkette189 m
  • Oakridge Park194 m
  • Kenworthy Park303 m
  • Madelaine Park336 m
  • Lucy Tot Lot421 m
  • Golf Club Parkette533 m
  • and 19 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 12 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 67 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Princes Pastries, 27 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés12 within 300 m · 67 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 35 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Sufia Supermarket · 3333 Danforth Avegrocery24 mPassed, Sep 2026
Sufia Supermarket · 3333 Danforth Avegrocery24 mPassed, Jan 2025
Princes Pastries · 3331 Danforth Ave Unit-A27 mPassed, Sep 2026
Regino's Pizza · 3331 Danforth Ave Unit-427 mPassed, Jun 2026
Boribuz · 3254 Danforth Ave, Unit-A52 mPassed, Aug 2025
James Black Bear Pub · 3276 Danforth Ave52 mPassed, Dec 2025
Promise Convenience and Take Out · 3282 Danforth Avegrocery61 mPassed, Nov 2024
Chopstick Foods · 3300 Danforth Avegrocery105 mPassed, Aug 2026

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 Oakridge Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 309 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 164 m away at Oakridge Park.

  • Oakridge Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 63 Pharmacy Ave
    View centre hours
    309 m
  • Prairie Drive Park Washroom · 101 Pharmacy Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    538 m
  • Dentonia Park Golf Course Washroom · 781 Victoria Park Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    686 m
Drinking water
Oakridge Park bottle filling station · 164 m; Kenworthy Park drinking fountain · 283 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 617 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Oakridge Junior Playcare (296 m, 86 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 617 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 9
  • Oakridge Junior Playcare · 110 Byng Ave
    86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    296 m
  • Teach Me To Fly Preschool · 2560 Gerrard St E
    55 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    469 m
  • Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning · 30 Denton Ave
    93 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    543 m
  • Denton Place Centres For Early Learning Inc. · 30 Denton Ave
    86 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    543 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 225 · 1.1 km3600 Danforth Ave
Police55 Division · 3.9 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 1.1 km1535 Kingston Rd

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

21 registered apartment buildings with 4,940 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 3330 Danforth Ave (226 m, 194 units, 10 storeys, built 1978), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 138 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 30 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 4,940 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026138 across the 21
Open fire-code violations30
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
3330 Danforth AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation19410197890 · Aug 20246226 m
10 Macey Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc25516196988 · Aug 20267 · 21 fire485 m
55 Thora Avesocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated204201698 · Aug 20253492 m
30 Denton Ave · Realstar57522197692 · Aug 202410 · 5 fire543 m
10 Teesdale Pl · Princess Management28524196891 · Oct 202510579 m
20 Teesdale Pl · Princess Management28424197093 · Oct 20259618 m
2511 Gerrard St E113195492 · Sep 20250637 m
40 Teesdale PlToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation27824197184 · Sep 20241647 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 lots444 lots · ≈27,100 spaces · 81.3 ha
Within 500 m51 lots · ≈1,990 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 407 spaces
EV charging (City)912 Kingston Road · 1.5 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking15 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (673 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface642 m173 *
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface1.2 km8329% (Q1 2026)
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.9 km151 *

Nearest lots: 19 m away, ≈5 spaces; 32 m away, ≈47 spaces; 43 m away, ≈36 spaces; 45 m away, ≈17 spaces; 47 m away, ≈8 spaces; 60 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 2231 Gerrard Street East (1.7 km, 1 ports); 2219 Gerrard Street East (1.7 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, Jun 15, 2022

The east leg carries the load — 5,026 westbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 70. Most cyclists arrived from the east (82 of 142). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,491 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 9% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,374). Trucks and buses were 5.0% 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 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 north70southbound · 2 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west4,549eastbound · 58 bikes · 5.1% heavy
Total vehicles9,730496 pedestrians · 142 cyclists · 5.0% heavy
From the east5,026westbound · 82 bikes · 5.0% heavy
From the south85northbound · 0 bikes · 3.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,374 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,491 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 15, 2022

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 Danforth Rd between Danforth Ave and Patterson Ave (377 m away) recorded an average of 42 km/h in its 3-day count in July 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 50 km/h. That segment carries about 12,000 vehicles a day. Danforth Ave between Elward Blvd and August Ave measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (May 2022). At the school-zone speed sign on Denton Ave (200 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.9% of the 63,285 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Ave · Elward Blvd – August Ave · 44 mMay 2022 · 3 days19,15540 km/h49 km/h55 km/h
Danforth Rd · Danforth Ave – Patterson Ave · 377 mJul 2024 · 3 days11,97342 km/h50 km/h56 km/h

School-zone speed sign 200 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct31 · 39 km/h
Over the limit3.7%
50 km/h or more0.9%

Denton Ave (eastbound) · 63,285 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2023 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% 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 Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions47#2153 of 5,508
With an injury5#2649 of 4,660
Property damage only35
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1700 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201460latest Jun 26, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jul 15, 2015.

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 two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft200apartment parking (1), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 12, 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 Oakridge.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & August (East) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 47 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 Danforth & August (East)?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Jun 15, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & August (East)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Danforth Rd between Danforth Ave and Patterson Ave (July 2024), found an average of 42 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 200 m away (40 km/h), 0.9% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Danforth & August (East)?

The nearest Green P car park is Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue (642 m away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 444 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,100 spaces — 51 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 912 Kingston Road (1.5 km).

How do I get to Danforth & August (East) by transit?

Victoria Park Station (Line 2) is 601 m away; bus routes 20, 113, 67, 135, 68, 12, 24, 117 and 5 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Ave at Byng Ave, 70 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & August (East)?

12 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 67 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Princes Pastries (27 m), Regino's Pizza (27 m), Boribuz (52 m) and James Black Bear Pub (52 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 Danforth & August (East)?

The nearest is Oakridge Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 63 Pharmacy Ave, 309 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Prairie Drive Park Washroom (538 m); Dentonia Park Golf Course Washroom (686 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 Danforth & August (East)?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 617 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Oakridge Junior Playcare (296 m, 86 spaces), Teach Me To Fly Preschool (469 m, 55 spaces) and Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning (543 m, 93 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & August (East)?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,940 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3330 Danforth Ave (226 m, 194 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 10 Macey Ave (485 m, 255 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 55 Thora Ave (492 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 30 Denton Ave (543 m, 575 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 93 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 Danforth & August (East)?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts 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 Oakridge page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & August (East) in?

Danforth & August (East) is in Oakridge (City of Toronto neighbourhood 121), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel. The corner falls inside the Crossroads of the Danforth Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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