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Danforth & Caithness

Danforth Ave & Caithness Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Blake-Jones · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth · Danforth Mosaic BIA

In Blake-Jones, Danforth & Caithness is a moderately heavy crossing. At the corner: Donlands Station, a protected bikeway and 3 schools within 250 m.

Traffic volume
10,340
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 20, 1997
1,267 pedestrians · 35 cyclists
Collisions
74
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
19 with an injury · 45 property damage · #1471 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Donlands Station
subway station within 250 m
9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,290 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. On average 7.4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions rose 39%, from 31 in 2016–2020 to 43 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Danforth & Caithness

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Donlands Station (Line 2)214 m; Greenwood Station (Line 2)311 m; Pape Station (Line 2)751 m; Coxwell Station (Line 2)1 km
TTC bus
51318310072622270404 nearest 185 m
Blue Night
300325322
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Ave at Caithness Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Danforth Ave installed 2020
Bike Share
Chatham Ave / Byron Ave 128 m · 15 docks · 12 stations, 227 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 (26)
  • Danforth Collegiate & Greenwood Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 220 m
  • Wilkinson Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 245 m
  • Kapapamahchakwew - Wandering Spirit School & Subway Academy OneEnglish Public · 246 m
  • Michelle-O'bonsawin Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 343 m
  • Jones Avenue Adult CentreEnglish Public · 558 m
  • St Patrick Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 612 m
  • and 20 more
Parks (29)
  • Phin Park349 m
  • 24 Dewhurst Boulevard Park417 m
  • The Pocket429 m
  • Felstead Avenue Playground468 m
  • Langford Parkette538 m
  • Aldwych Park687 m
  • and 23 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch825 m
  • Toronto Public Library Danforth/Coxwell branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library S. Walter Stewart branch1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 23 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 147 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Rails and Ales, 45 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés23 within 300 m · 147 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Rails and Ales · 1106 Danforth Ave45 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Madina Halal Pizza · 1078 Danforth Ave52 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Mumtaz Groceries · 1069 Danforth Ave70 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 3 infractions
The Burger Bros · 1028 Danforth Ave137 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Wing Machine · 1158 Danforth Ave142 mPassed, May 2026 · 5 infractions
Makkah Restaurant · 1020 Danforth Ave149 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 4 infractions
Moonlight Pub · 1162 Danforth Ave154 mPassed, May 2025
Muzda Bakery · 1010 Danforth Avegrocery161 mPassed, May 2025 · 2 infractions

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 Felstead Avenue Playground Washroom, 397 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 394 m away at Phin Park.

  • Felstead Avenue Playground Washroom · 60 Felstead Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    397 m
  • Monarch Park Outdoor Pool / Rink Washroom · 115 Felstead Ave
    View facility hours
    839 m
Drinking water
Phin Park drinking fountain · 394 m; Felstead Avenue Playground drinking fountain · 417 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,432 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Danforth Early Learning & Child Care Centre (84 m, 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,432 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 13
  • Danforth Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 1125 Danforth Ave
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    84 m
  • The Creative Preschool of East Toronto · 49 Donlands Ave
    26 spaces · kindergarten · $10-a-day
    176 m
  • Dandylion Childcare Centre · 53 Donlands Ave
    280 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    245 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Metamorphosis Child Care Centre · 40 Donlands Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    264 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 323 (156 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 156 m away.

FireFire Station 323 · 156 m153 Chatham Ave
Police55 Division · 1.9 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceEMS TRAINING/TFD Stn 323 · 156 m153 Chatham 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

Within a kilometre there are 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,896 rental units — 13 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 145 Strathmore Blvd (98 m, 350 units, 14 storeys, built 1974), which scored 89 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 28 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 14 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 1,896 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202628 across the 21
Open fire-code violations14
Tallest14 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
145 Strathmore BlvdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation35014197489 · Aug 20266 · 4 fire98 m
1169 Danforth Ave · New Star Holdings Inc303192686 · Aug 20261138 m
5 Donlands Ave · North 44 Property Management Inc244193078 · Jul 20241190 m
51 Donlands Avesocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.535198594 · Jul 20240196 m
2 Phin AveToronto Community Housing · TCH343197085 · Aug 20262288 m
1275 Danforth AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1094198887 · Jun 20242397 m
100 Unity Rdsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.986198589 · Aug 20246495 m
110 Unity Rdsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.1748198391 · Nov 20255518 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 lots590 lots · ≈14,080 spaces · 42.2 ha
Within 500 m58 lots · ≈1,180 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 778 spaces
EV charging (City)132 Chatham Ave · 140 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking48 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 52 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
31 Langford Ave · Surface476 m2761% (Q1 2026)
12 Woodycrest Ave · Surface606 m3543% (Q1 2026)
17 Eaton Ave · Surface678 m3065% (Q1 2026)
1439 Danforth Ave · Surface711 m1895% (Q1 2026)
20 Eaton Avenue · Surface740 m70 *

Nearest lots: 24 m away, ≈7 spaces; 45 m away, ≈21 spaces; 46 m away, ≈4 spaces; 49 m away, ≈9 spaces; 68 m away, ≈15 spaces; 77 m away, ≈21 spaces. More EV charging: 503 Jones Ave (536 m, 2 ports); 124 Mount Joy Ave (623 m, 2 ports); 453 Jones Ave (641 m, 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, Jan 20, 1997

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,034 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 116 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (34 of 35). Evening rush dominates here: 1,770 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 1,488 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 30 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1997, 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 north116southbound · 1 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west4,886eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.4% heavy
Total vehicles10,3401,267 pedestrians · 35 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east5,034westbound · 34 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south304northbound · 0 bikes · 0.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,488 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,770 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 20, 1997

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 most recent midblock count on Danforth Ave between Donlands Ave and Byron Ave (124 m away, Jan 2016) recorded volume only — about 11,543 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Strathmore Blvd (125 m away, 30 km/h limit), 2.7% of the 45,464 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Ave · Donlands Ave – Byron Ave · 124 mJan 2016 · 7 days11,543

School-zone speed sign 125 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct25 · 34 km/h
Over the limit12%
40 km/h or more2.7%

Strathmore Blvd (westbound), 800 Greenwood Avenue · 45,464 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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 13 collisions. 19 collisions (26%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 14 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (19%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions74#1471 of 5,508
With an injury19#912 of 4,660
Property damage only45
Fail to remain11
Involving a pedestrian4#901 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist10#131 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 201491latest 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Aug 3, 2011.

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

Eight thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.0 a year. 50% 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 vehicle810street/outdoor (4), other (3)
Bicycle theft220street/outdoor (1), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 14, 2025. 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 Blake-Jones.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & Caithness a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 74 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 & Caithness?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Jan 20, 1997, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Danforth & Caithness?

The nearest Green P car park is 31 Langford Ave (476 m away, 27 spaces, 61% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 590 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,080 spaces — 58 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 132 Chatham Ave (140 m).

How do I get to Danforth & Caithness by transit?

Donlands Station (Line 2) is 214 m away; bus routes 51, 31, 83, 100, 72, 62, 22, 70 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Ave at Caithness Ave, 185 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & Caithness?

23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 147 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Rails and Ales (45 m), Madina Halal Pizza (52 m), Mumtaz Groceries (70 m), The Burger Bros (137 m) and Wing Machine (142 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 & Caithness?

The nearest is Felstead Avenue Playground Washroom, 60 Felstead Ave, 397 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Monarch Park Outdoor Pool / Rink Washroom (839 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 & Caithness?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,432 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Danforth Early Learning & Child Care Centre (84 m, 64 spaces), The Creative Preschool of East Toronto (176 m, 26 spaces) and Dandylion Childcare Centre (245 m, 280 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Caithness?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,896 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 145 Strathmore Blvd (98 m, 350 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 1169 Danforth Ave (138 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 5 Donlands Ave (190 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 78) and 51 Donlands Ave (196 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 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 Danforth & Caithness?

Toronto Police place eight 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 Blake-Jones page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & Caithness in?

Danforth & Caithness is in Blake-Jones (City of Toronto neighbourhood 069). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher. The corner falls inside the Danforth Mosaic Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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