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Danforth & Carlaw

Danforth Ave & Carlaw Ave · Toronto, Ontario · North Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth · Greektown on the Danforth BIA

Danforth & Carlaw, in North Riverdale, is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: Pape Station, a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m.

Traffic volume
15,161
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 21, 2025
5,504 pedestrians · 1,107 cyclists · #1282 busiest
Collisions
131
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
20 with an injury · 89 property damage · #807 of 5,508 · +8 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
Pape Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings), Cycle Track
Bike Share: 40 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,080 vehicles, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 7.3% of vehicle volume, about 9.4× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 13 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 8.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.74× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 30%, from 77 in 2016–2020 to 54 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Danforth & Carlaw

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Pape Station (Line 2)182 m; Chester Station (Line 2)415 m; Donlands Station (Line 2)712 m; Broadview Station (Line 2)878 m
Streetcar
505504 nearest 883 m
TTC bus
7210083625182587 nearest 200 m
Express
925
Blue Night
304305300325322
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Ave at Carlaw Ave
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Carlaw Ave installed 2003; Cycle Track on Danforth Ave installed 2020
Bike Share
Carlaw Ave / Danforth Ave 31 m · 15 docks · 15 stations, 279 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 (22)
  • Holy Name Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 124 m
  • Frankland Community SchoolEnglish Public · 238 m
  • Earl Grey Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 577 m
  • Jackman Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 583 m
  • Jones Avenue Adult CentreEnglish Public · 640 m
  • Centennial College School - Carlaw CampusCollege · 699 m
  • and 16 more
Parks (22)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch222 m
  • Toronto Public Library Todmorden Room branch1.5 km
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 815 m
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.3 km
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage SiteLandmark · 1.4 km
Signal
0344, activated 1952 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 75 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 207 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Baskin-Robbins, 20 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés75 within 300 m · 207 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 33 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Baskin-Robbins · 552 Danforth Ave20 mPassed, Aug 2026
Pizzeria Libretto · 550 Danforth Ave23 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Rivals Sport Pub · 560 Danforth Ave25 mPassed, Jun 2026
Sinaloa Factory · 551 Danforth Ave28 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Tapps Restaurant & Bar · 561 Danforth Ave32 mPassed, Jul 2026
Healthy Planet · 568 Danforth Ave33 mPassed, Jun 2026
Sweet Addictions · 563 Danforth Ave34 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Sweet Addictions · 563 Danforth Ave34 mPassed, Oct 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 Withrow Park North Washroom, 320 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 173 m away at Alexander the Great Parkette.

  • Withrow Park North Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    320 m
  • Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    423 m
  • Withrow Park South Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    635 m
Drinking water
Alexander the Great Parkette drinking fountain · 173 m; Logan Green Field bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 176 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,660 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Play Loft (66 m, 122 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,660 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 16
  • Play Loft · 583 Danforth Ave
    122 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    66 m
  • Childspace Day Care Corporation # 2 (690 Carlaw) · 690 Carlaw Ave
    115 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    124 m
  • Frankland Day Care Centre · 816 Logan Ave
    76 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    238 m
  • Children's Circle of St. Barnabas · 361 Danforth Ave
    152 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    422 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 323 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 323 · 1 km153 Chatham Ave
Police55 Division · 2.6 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceEMS TRAINING/TFD Stn 323 · 1 km153 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 30 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,180 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 796 Carlaw Ave (57 m, 31 units, 4 storeys, built 1922), which scored 90 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 30 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 21 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 10 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings30 · 2,180 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202621 across the 30
Open fire-code violations10
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
796 Carlaw Ave314192290 · Sep 2024157 m
39 Harcourt AveToronto Community Housing · TCH153198994 · Nov 20250272 m
768 Pape Ave153199073 · Nov 20250306 m
98 Cavell AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1006199296 · Aug 20251444 m
100 Cavell AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation3007197797 · Sep 20260 · 3 fire450 m
575 Pape Ave · D&d Property Management173193092 · Jul 20241520 m
80 Blake StToronto Community Housing · TCH19014196998 · Jul 20240 · 7 fire779 m
10 Hogarth Ave · M&r Property Management28723196895 · Jun 20253822 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 lots566 lots · ≈13,680 spaces · 41 ha
Within 500 m40 lots · ≈800 spaces
Green P (public)17 car parks · about 665 spaces
EV charging (City)14 Arundel Ave. · 322 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking89 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
25 Ferrier Ave · Surface103 m4682% (Q1 2026)
18 Ferrier Ave · Surface129 m2358% (Q1 2026)
77 Gough Ave · Surface142 m1783% (Q1 2026)
670 Pape Ave · Surface210 m7447% (Q1 2026)
716 Pape Ave · Surface211 m7475% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈22 spaces; 92 m away, ≈48 spaces (Green P); 126 m away, ≈22 spaces (Green P); 155 m away, ≈20 spaces (Green P); 160 m away, ≈9 spaces (Green P); 181 m away, ≈19 spaces. More EV charging: 503 Jones Ave (690 m, 2 ports); 41 FULTON AVE (778 m, 2 ports); 453 Jones Ave (783 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 — 14-hour, May 21, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,790 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 5 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (533 of 1,107). Evening rush dominates here: 1,269 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:30 p.m., against 1,164 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,341southbound · 90 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the west6,025eastbound · 461 bikes · 3.8% heavy
Total vehicles15,1615,504 pedestrians · 1,107 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east6,790westbound · 533 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the south5northbound · 23 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,164 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,269 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 21, 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

On Carlaw Ave between Harcourt Ave and Saul Korman Lane, 116 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2006 put the average speed at 36 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 20 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Carlaw Avenue between Danforth Ave and Riverdale Ave, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Carlaw Ave · Harcourt Ave – Saul Korman Lane · 116 mAug 2006 · 3 days3,08636 km/h43 km/h48 km/h
Danforth Ave · Pape Ave – Lane E of Pape and S of Danforth · 228 mAug 2015 · 3 days21,799

Traffic calming

  • Carlaw Avenue · Danforth Ave – Riverdale Ave
    7 speed humps
  • Carlaw Avenue · Mortimer Ave – Danforth Ave
    9 speed humps
    installed 2003

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 20 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 20 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 29 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 14 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 8.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions131#807 of 5,508
With an injury20#846 of 4,660
Property damage only89
Fail to remain29
Involving a pedestrian4#902 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist10#132 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified22
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014175latest Jun 14, 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 Sep 15, 2012.

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

11 thefts from vehicles and seven bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.8 a year. 55% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 57% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1130street/outdoor (6), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft731commercial premises (4), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 23, 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 North Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & Carlaw a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 131 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 & Carlaw?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1282 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #378 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & Carlaw?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Carlaw Ave between Harcourt Ave and Saul Korman Lane (August 2006), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Danforth & Carlaw?

The nearest Green P car park is 25 Ferrier Ave (103 m away, 46 spaces, 82% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 566 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,680 spaces — 40 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Arundel Ave. (322 m).

How do I get to Danforth & Carlaw by transit?

Pape Station (Line 2) is 182 m away; streetcar routes 505, 504 stop within 1 km, the nearest 883 m away; bus routes 72, 100, 83, 62, 51, 8, 25, 87 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Ave at Carlaw Ave, 200 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & Carlaw?

75 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 207 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Baskin-Robbins (20 m), Pizzeria Libretto (23 m), Rivals Sport Pub (25 m), Sinaloa Factory (28 m) and Tapps Restaurant & Bar (32 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 & Carlaw?

The nearest is Withrow Park North Washroom, 725 Logan Ave, 320 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (423 m); Withrow Park South Washroom (635 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 & Carlaw?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,660 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Play Loft (66 m, 122 spaces), Childspace Day Care Corporation # 2 (690 Carlaw) (124 m, 115 spaces) and Frankland Day Care Centre (238 m, 76 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Carlaw?

30 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,180 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 796 Carlaw Ave (57 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 39 Harcourt Ave (272 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 768 Pape Ave (306 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 73) and 98 Cavell Ave (444 m, 100 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 30 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 & Carlaw?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 North Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & Carlaw in?

Danforth & Carlaw is in North Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 068). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher. The corner falls inside the Greektown on the Danforth Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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