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Danforth & Cotton

Danforth Rd & Cotton Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Clairlea-Birchmount · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

Danforth & Cotton, in Clairlea-Birchmount, is a mid-volume intersection. Nearby is Scarborough GO 775 m away and 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
9,069
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 24, 2019
49 pedestrians · 1 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 5 property damage · #4827 of 5,508 · +1 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,130 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 185 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 0.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Danforth & Cotton

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Scarborough GO — Lakeshore East775 m
TTC bus
1139161022011717 nearest 20 m
Express
902
Blue Night
300
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Rd at Cotton Ave; Danforth Rd at Marsh Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Danforth Rd / St Clair Ave E 555 m · 11 docks · 5 stations, 79 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 (8)
  • J G Workman Public SchoolEnglish Public · 716 m
  • Norman Cook Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 804 m
  • Danforth Gardens Public SchoolEnglish Public · 818 m
  • St Joachim Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • John A Leslie Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • General Brock Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 2 more
Community centres
Parks (14)
  • Dunlop Park409 m
  • Natal Park519 m
  • Sadler Parkette613 m
  • Danforth Gardens Park744 m
  • Woodrow Park749 m
  • Sandown Park767 m
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Albert Campbell branch741 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner, though there is 1 grocery or convenience store; 26 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Mac "N" Wings, 332 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Emirates Food Mart · 582 Danforth Rdgrocery131 mPassed, Jul 2026
Mac "N" Wings · 448 Kennedy Rd, Unit-000332 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Mac "N" Wings · 448 Kennedy Rd Unit-000332 mPassed, Aug 2026
Gyros Pizza Fusion · 3541 St Clair Ave E365 mPassed, Apr 2026
Roti Lady Restaurant · 3545 St Clair Ave E397 mPassed, Dec 2025
Wimpy's Diner · 3555 St Clair Ave E406 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Ks2 the Halal Steak & Grill · 641 Danforth Rd Bldg-A410 mPassed, Dec 2025
Bhaat N Bytes · 427 Kennedy Rd435 mPassed, Jul 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 Dunlop Park Washroom, 378 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 568 m away at Natal Park.

  • Dunlop Park Washroom · 19 Dunlop Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    378 m
Drinking water
Natal Park bottle filling station · 568 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 282 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Hilltop Daycare Centre (424 m, 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km4 centres · 282 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 4
  • Hilltop Daycare Centre · 160 North Bonnington Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    424 m
  • Today's Child Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre · 725 Danforth Rd
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    804 m
  • Danforth Gardens Playcare · 20 Santamonica Blvd
    86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    818 m
  • Follow the Child · 462 Birchmount Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    859 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (1.9 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 773 m away.

FireFire Station 225 · 1.9 km3600 Danforth Ave
Police41 Division · 2.4 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 47 · 773 m3600 St Clair Ave E

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

14 registered apartment buildings with 977 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 3485 St Clair Ave E (524 m, 97 units, 9 storeys, built 1968), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 23 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings14 · 977 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202623 across the 14
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest13 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
3485 St Clair Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management979196896 · Jul 20252524 m
508 Danforth Rd243195995 · Sep 20250532 m
506 Danforth Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc223196589 · Jul 20240572 m
3479 St Clair Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management948197094 · Jul 20251 · 1 fire595 m
540 Birchmount Rd · Trivest Developments Corporation274196092 · Sep 20251679 m
536 Birchmount Rd · Performance Property Management283196091 · Sep 20250680 m
534 Birchmount Rd · Avenue Place Ltd.344196284 · Jul 20240685 m
544 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation13111196992 · Sep 20256 · 3 fire694 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 lots414 lots · ≈60,770 spaces · 182.3 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈2,050 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 1,071 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.4 km151 *
Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave · Surface1.6 km920 *

Nearest lots: 38 m away, ≈13 spaces; 82 m away, ≈8 spaces; 113 m away, ≈58 spaces; 129 m away, ≈10 spaces; 144 m away, ≈16 spaces; 159 m away, ≈4 spaces.

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, 2019

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 4,505 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 69. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,520 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 16% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (1,313). Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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 north69southbound · 0 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the west4,495eastbound · 0 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles9,06949 pedestrians · 1 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east4,505westbound · 1 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,313 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,520 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 24, 2019

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 Kilmarnock Ave and Cotton Ave (46 m away) recorded an average of 61 km/h in its 24-hour count in January 2017; 85% of drivers were at or under 69 km/h. That segment carries about 16,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Rd · Kilmarnock Ave – Cotton Ave · 46 mJan 2017 · 24 h16,29361 km/h69 km/h76 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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 2 collisions. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4827 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only5
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20148latest Jan 25, 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 two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle212commercial premises (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 22, 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 Clairlea-Birchmount.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & Cotton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 & Cotton?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Jan 24, 2019, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & Cotton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Danforth Rd between Kilmarnock Ave and Cotton Ave (January 2017), found an average of 61 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 69 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Danforth & Cotton?

The nearest Green P car park is Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave (1.4 km away, 151 spaces). The City's mapping shows 414 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 60,770 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Danforth & Cotton by transit?

Scarborough GO is 775 m away; bus routes 113, 9, 16, 102, 20, 117, 17, 902 within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Rd at Cotton Ave, 20 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & Cotton?

None within 300 m, and 26 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mac "N" Wings (332 m), Mac "N" Wings (332 m), Gyros Pizza Fusion (365 m), Roti Lady Restaurant (397 m) and Wimpy's Diner (406 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 & Cotton?

The nearest is Dunlop Park Washroom, 19 Dunlop Ave, 378 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Cotton?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 282 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hilltop Daycare Centre (424 m, 72 spaces), Today's Child Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre (804 m, 85 spaces) and Danforth Gardens Playcare (818 m, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Cotton?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 977 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3485 St Clair Ave E (524 m, 97 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 508 Danforth Rd (532 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 506 Danforth Rd (572 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 3479 St Clair Ave E (595 m, 94 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 90 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 & Cotton?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no 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 Clairlea-Birchmount page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & Cotton in?

Danforth & Cotton is in Clairlea-Birchmount (City of Toronto neighbourhood 120). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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