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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
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.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Emirates Food Mart · 582 Danforth Rdgrocery | 131 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Mac "N" Wings · 448 Kennedy Rd, Unit-000 | 332 m | Passed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction |
| Mac "N" Wings · 448 Kennedy Rd Unit-000 | 332 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Gyros Pizza Fusion · 3541 St Clair Ave E | 365 m | Passed, Apr 2026 |
| Roti Lady Restaurant · 3545 St Clair Ave E | 397 m | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| Wimpy's Diner · 3555 St Clair Ave E | 406 m | Passed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Ks2 the Halal Steak & Grill · 641 Danforth Rd Bldg-A | 410 m | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| Bhaat N Bytes · 427 Kennedy Rd | 435 m | Passed, 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. · accessible378 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).
- Hilltop Daycare Centre · 160 North Bonnington Ave
72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day424 m - Today's Child Tomorrow's Future Children's Centre · 725 Danforth Rd
85 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day804 m - Danforth Gardens Playcare · 20 Santamonica Blvd
86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day818 m - Follow the Child · 462 Birchmount Rd
39 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day859 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.
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.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3485 St Clair Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management | 97 | 9 | 1968 | 96 · Jul 2025 | 2 | 524 m |
| 508 Danforth Rd | 24 | 3 | 1959 | 95 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 532 m |
| 506 Danforth Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc | 22 | 3 | 1965 | 89 · Jul 2024 | 0 | 572 m |
| 3479 St Clair Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Management | 94 | 8 | 1970 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 1 · 1 fire | 595 m |
| 540 Birchmount Rd · Trivest Developments Corporation | 27 | 4 | 1960 | 92 · Sep 2025 | 1 | 679 m |
| 536 Birchmount Rd · Performance Property Management | 28 | 3 | 1960 | 91 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 680 m |
| 534 Birchmount Rd · Avenue Place Ltd. | 34 | 4 | 1962 | 84 · Jul 2024 | 0 | 685 m |
| 544 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation | 131 | 11 | 1969 | 92 · Sep 2025 | 6 · 3 fire | 694 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface | 1.4 km | 151 * | — |
| Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave · Surface | 1.6 km | 920 * | — |
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.
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 segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth Rd · Kilmarnock Ave – Cotton Ave · 46 m | Jan 2017 · 24 h | 16,293 | 61 km/h | 69 km/h | 76 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
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 6 | #4827 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 5 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| All since 2014 | 8 | latest 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
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 1 | 2 | commercial premises (1), street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jan 24, 2019.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through May 22, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 20 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.71256, -79.26221 · centreline node 13455826.