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Danforth & Cambridge

Danforth Ave & Cambridge Ave · Toronto, Ontario · North Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Danforth & Cambridge, in North Riverdale, is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. At the corner: Broadview Station, a protected bikeway and a school within 250 m.

Traffic volume
25,134
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 24, 2001
133 pedestrians · 347 cyclists
Collisions
194
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
46 with an injury · 125 property damage · #526 of 5,508 · +14 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 · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track, Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 3,140 vehicles an hour, 2.7× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 189 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 19 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 6.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged down 13%, from 104 in 2016–2020 to 90 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Danforth & Cambridge

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)85 m; Castle Frank Station (Line 2)648 m; Chester Station (Line 2)690 m
Streetcar
504505 nearest 123 m
TTC bus
8725862946528 nearest 172 m
Express
925
Blue Night
304305300322365
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Prince Edward Viaduct installed 2001; Cycle Track on Danforth Ave installed 2001; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Cambridge Ave installed 2021
Bike Share
Broadview Subway Station 208 m · 15 docks · 8 stations, 158 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 (18)
  • City Adult Learning CentreEnglish Public · 115 m
  • Montcrest Elementary SchoolPrivate · 395 m
  • Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 498 m
  • Jackman Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 744 m
  • Frankland Community SchoolEnglish Public · 877 m
  • Withrow Ave Jr & Quest Alternative SrEnglish Public · 902 m
  • and 12 more
Parks (29)
  • Playter Gardens36 m
  • Broadview Subway Station Parkette221 m
  • Rosedale Ravine Lands534 m
  • Drumsnab Parkette587 m
  • Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette642 m
  • Wellesley Park715 m
  • and 23 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 280 m
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 897 m
  • Evergreen Brick WorksAttraction · 1 km
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1 km
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage SiteLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 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 29 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 110. The nearest is City Adult Learning Centre Snp- Am & PM, 114 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025.

Restaurants & cafés29 within 300 m · 110 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
City Adult Learning Centre Snp- Am & PM · 1 Danforth Ave114 mPassed, Dec 2025
A&W · 85 Danforth Ave125 mPassed, Feb 2026
Pizza Pizza · 85 Danforth Ave125 mPassed, Sep 2026
Kraft Tea Bubble Tea · 754 Broadview Ave131 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 3 infractions
Si Espresso Bar · 748 Broadview Ave146 mPassed, Apr 2026
Tim Hortons · 91 Danforth Ave160 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Broadview Diner · 757 Broadview Ave162 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Burger King · 98 Danforth Ave165 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 Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom, 467 m away, View facility hours. A drinking fountain is 481 m away at Riverdale Park East.

  • Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom · 550 Broadview Ave
    View facility hours
    467 m
  • Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    1 km
  • Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    1 km
Drinking water
Riverdale Park East drinking fountain · 481 m; Riverdale Park East bottle filling station · 487 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 821 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Pat Schulz Child Care Centre (115 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 821 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 7
  • Pat Schulz Child Care Centre · 1 Danforth Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    115 m
  • Bluebird Montessori School (Mini) · 905 Broadview Ave
    55 spaces · infant, toddler · $10-a-day
    636 m
  • Children's Circle of St. Barnabas · 361 Danforth Ave
    152 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    670 m
  • Jackman Community Daycare · 79 Jackman Ave
    242 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    744 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 1.3 km441 Bloor St E
Police51 Division · 2.7 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 2 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

Within a kilometre there are 23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,157 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 80 Danforth Ave (73 m, 131 units, 5 storeys, built 1978), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 23 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 27 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings23 · 2,157 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202627 across the 23
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
80 Danforth AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1315197895 · Aug 2026473 m
778 Broadview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management393192986 · Aug 20261149 m
50 Cambridge Ave · Westdale Properties27521196794 · Sep 20243181 m
70 Cambridge Ave · Westdale Properties27521196793 · Jul 20251246 m
812 Broadview Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation243195069 · Nov 20251254 m
717 Broadview AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation698197298 · Aug 20260254 m
814 Broadview Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation243195083 · Jun 20241256 m
818 Broadview Ave · Tobis Investments Inc.313195091 · Aug 20260269 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 lots670 lots · ≈16,270 spaces · 48.8 ha
Within 500 m58 lots · ≈1,230 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 771 spaces
EV charging (City)35 Erindale Ave · 278 m · 4 Level 2 + 6 fast ports
Bike parking58 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
35 Erindale Ave · Surface287 m9470% (Q1 2026)
838 Broadview Ave · Surface315 m1176% (Q1 2026)
242 Danforth Ave · Surface466 m1978% (Q1 2026)
14 Arundel Ave · Surface794 m3763% (Q1 2026)
18 Ferrier Ave · Surface1 km2358% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 75 m away, ≈134 spaces; 82 m away, ≈3 spaces; 86 m away, ≈6 spaces; 120 m away, ≈8 spaces; 133 m away, ≈8 spaces; 137 m away, ≈5 spaces. More EV charging: 14 Arundel Ave. (785 m, 8 ports); 41 FULTON AVE (813 m, 2 ports); 188 Carlton St (1.7 km, 1 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 24, 2001

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 15,160 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 60% of the total, against 764 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (155 of 347). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,983 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 3,721 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 26 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2001, 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 north764southbound · 63 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west15,160eastbound · 155 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles25,134133 pedestrians · 347 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east9,210westbound · 129 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour3,983 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour3,721 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 24, 2001

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

On Cambridge Ave between Lane N of Danforth and E of Cambridge and Playter Gardens Trl, 49 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2008 put the average speed at 17 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 27 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 30 km/h or more. That segment carries about 400 vehicles a day. The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Cambridge Avenue between Danforth Ave and Pretoria Ave.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Cambridge Ave · Lane N of Danforth and E of Cambridge – Playter Gardens Trl · 49 mApr 2008 · 24 h40617 km/h27 km/h30 km/h
Danforth Ave · Royal Dr – Broadview Ave · 108 mJan 2016 · 7 days12,354

Traffic calming

  • Cambridge Avenue · Danforth Ave – Pretoria Ave
    4 speed humps

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 worst year was 2017, with 30 collisions; 2025 recorded 16. 46 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 26 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 14 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions194#526 of 5,508
With an injury46#265 of 4,660
Property damage only125
Fail to remain26
Involving a pedestrian1#2360 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#240 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified23
Since January 2026 (outside the window)14
All since 2014239latest Jun 27, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Two 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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft220school/campus (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 11, 2024. 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 North Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & Cambridge a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 194 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 & Cambridge?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Jan 24, 2001, 2.7× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & Cambridge?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Cambridge Ave between Lane N of Danforth and E of Cambridge and Playter Gardens Trl (April 2008), found an average of 17 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 27 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Danforth & Cambridge?

The nearest Green P car park is 35 Erindale Ave (287 m away, 94 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 670 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,270 spaces — 58 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 35 Erindale Ave (278 m).

How do I get to Danforth & Cambridge by transit?

Broadview Station (Line 2) is 85 m away; streetcar routes 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 123 m away; bus routes 87, 25, 8, 62, 94, 65, 28, 925 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Danforth & Cambridge?

29 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 110 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are City Adult Learning Centre Snp- Am & PM (114 m), A&W (125 m), Pizza Pizza (125 m), Kraft Tea Bubble Tea (131 m) and Si Espresso Bar (146 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 & Cambridge?

The nearest is Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom, 550 Broadview Ave, 467 m away (View facility hours). Next nearest: Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom (1.0 km); Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Cambridge?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 821 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Pat Schulz Child Care Centre (115 m, 49 spaces), Bluebird Montessori School (Mini) (636 m, 55 spaces) and Children's Circle of St. Barnabas (670 m, 152 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Cambridge?

23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,157 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 80 Danforth Ave (73 m, 131 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 778 Broadview Ave (149 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 50 Cambridge Ave (181 m, 275 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 70 Cambridge Ave (246 m, 275 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 23 is 88 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 Danforth & Cambridge?

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 North Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & Cambridge in?

Danforth & Cambridge is in North Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 068). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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