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Danforth & Elward

Danforth Ave & Elward Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · Oakridge · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest · Crossroads of the Danforth BIA

In Oakridge, Danforth & Elward is a moderately heavy crossing. It has a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Victoria Park Station (Line 2) 543 m away.

Traffic volume
11,290
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 1, 2022
478 pedestrians · 132 cyclists
Collisions
30
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 12 property damage · #2769 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #510 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Victoria Park Station 543 m · 12 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,410 vehicles an hour, 1.22× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 24 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 100%, from 10 in 2016–2020 to 20 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 30 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Danforth & Elward

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Victoria Park Station (Line 2)543 m
TTC bus
2011367135122411768404691617 nearest 69 m
Express
924
Blue Night
300324
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Ave at Pharmacy Ave East Side; Danforth Ave at Pharmacy Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Pharmacy Ave / Danforth Ave 110 m · 15 docks · 8 stations, 134 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 (14)
  • St Dunstan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 194 m
  • Samuel Hearne Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 288 m
  • Oakridge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 320 m
  • Toronto Islamic Academy SchoolPrivate · 343 m
  • Blantyre Public SchoolEnglish Public · 847 m
  • Taylor Creek Public SchoolEnglish Public · 912 m
  • and 8 more
Parks (26)
  • Elward - Mansion Parkette188 m
  • Kenworthy Park244 m
  • Madelaine Park259 m
  • Oakridge Park269 m
  • Lucy Tot Lot342 m
  • Prairie Drive Park526 m
  • and 20 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 12 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 68 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Ethio Natural Coffee, 37 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés12 within 300 m · 68 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Ethio Natural Coffee · 3224 Danforth Ave Unit-037 mPassed, Sep 2026
Street Food Cafe Puchka Man · 3315 Danforth Avegrocery43 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Boribuz · 3254 Danforth Ave, Unit-A50 mPassed, Aug 2025
Princes Pastries · 3331 Danforth Ave Unit-A71 mPassed, Sep 2026
Regino's Pizza · 3331 Danforth Ave Unit-471 mPassed, Jun 2026
The Spicy Grill · 3210 Danforth Ave Unit-081 mPassed, Sep 2026
Sufia Supermarket · 3333 Danforth Avegrocery98 mPassed, Sep 2026
Sufia Supermarket · 3333 Danforth Avegrocery98 mPassed, Jan 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 Oakridge Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 289 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 223 m away at Kenworthy Park.

  • Oakridge Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 63 Pharmacy Ave
    View centre hours
    289 m
  • Prairie Drive Park Washroom · 101 Pharmacy Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    533 m
  • Dentonia Park Golf Course Washroom · 781 Victoria Park Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    628 m
Drinking water
Kenworthy Park drinking fountain · 223 m; Oakridge Park bottle filling station · 245 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 725 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Oakridge Junior Playcare (320 m, 86 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 725 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 9
  • Oakridge Junior Playcare · 110 Byng Ave
    86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    320 m
  • Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning · 30 Denton Ave
    93 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    473 m
  • Denton Place Centres For Early Learning Inc. · 30 Denton Ave
    86 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    473 m
  • Teach Me To Fly Preschool · 2560 Gerrard St E
    55 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    491 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 225 · 1.2 km3600 Danforth Ave
Police55 Division · 3.8 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 1.2 km1535 Kingston Rd

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

22 registered apartment buildings with 5,061 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 3330 Danforth Ave (308 m, 194 units, 10 storeys, built 1978), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 139 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 30 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 5,061 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026139 across the 22
Open fire-code violations30
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
3330 Danforth AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation19410197890 · Aug 20246308 m
10 Macey Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc25516196988 · Aug 20267 · 21 fire404 m
55 Thora Avesocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated204201698 · Aug 20253410 m
30 Denton Ave · Realstar57522197692 · Aug 202410 · 5 fire473 m
10 Teesdale Pl · Princess Management28524196891 · Oct 202510545 m
20 Teesdale Pl · Princess Management28424197093 · Oct 20259570 m
2511 Gerrard St E113195492 · Sep 20250593 m
40 Teesdale PlToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation27824197184 · Sep 20241617 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 lots445 lots · ≈26,700 spaces · 80.1 ha
Within 500 m56 lots · ≈2,050 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 407 spaces
EV charging (City)912 Kingston Road · 1.5 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking12 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (606 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface568 m173 *
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface1.2 km8329% (Q1 2026)
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.9 km151 *

Nearest lots: 24 m away, ≈24 spaces; 25 m away, ≈19 spaces; 32 m away, ≈29 spaces; 46 m away, ≈18 spaces; 68 m away, ≈47 spaces; 70 m away, ≈55 spaces. More EV charging: 2231 Gerrard Street East (1.6 km, 1 ports); 2219 Gerrard Street East (1.7 km, 2 ports); 216 Oakcrest Ave (1.9 km, 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, Jun 1, 2022

The east leg carries the load — 5,814 westbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 81. Most cyclists arrived from the east (74 of 132). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,784 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 21% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,477). Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north81southbound · 2 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west5,255eastbound · 56 bikes · 4.6% heavy
Total vehicles11,290478 pedestrians · 132 cyclists · 4.5% heavy
From the east5,814westbound · 74 bikes · 4.4% heavy
From the south140northbound · 0 bikes · 3.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,477 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,784 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 1, 2022

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 Ave between Elward Blvd and August Ave (39 m away) recorded an average of 40 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 49 km/h. That segment carries about 19,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Pharmacy Ave (158 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 119,220 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Ave · Elward Blvd – August Ave · 39 mMay 2022 · 3 days19,15540 km/h49 km/h55 km/h

School-zone speed sign 158 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct31 · 39 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
60 km/h or more0.0%

Pharmacy Ave (northbound), 27 Pharmacy Avenue · 119,220 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

2024 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 33% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 20% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions30#2769 of 5,508
With an injury10#1661 of 4,660
Property damage only12
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian3#1103 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#683 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality1
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201437latest Jun 21, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 24, 2019.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#510 of 1,505
Fatal1#82 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#203 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Sep 24, 2019

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 eight thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 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 vehicle800street/outdoor (4), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 1, 2022. 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 Oakridge.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & Elward a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#510 of 1,505), out of 30 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Elward?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Jun 1, 2022, 1.22× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & Elward?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Danforth Ave between Elward Blvd and August Ave (May 2022), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 158 m away (50 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Danforth & Elward?

The nearest Green P car park is Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue (568 m away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 445 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,700 spaces — 56 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 912 Kingston Road (1.5 km).

How do I get to Danforth & Elward by transit?

Victoria Park Station (Line 2) is 543 m away; bus routes 20, 113, 67, 135, 12, 24, 117, 68 and 5 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Ave at Pharmacy Ave East Side, 69 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & Elward?

12 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 68 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Ethio Natural Coffee (37 m), Boribuz (50 m), Princes Pastries (71 m), Regino's Pizza (71 m) and The Spicy Grill (81 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 & Elward?

The nearest is Oakridge Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 63 Pharmacy Ave, 289 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Prairie Drive Park Washroom (533 m); Dentonia Park Golf Course Washroom (628 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 & Elward?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 725 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Oakridge Junior Playcare (320 m, 86 spaces), Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning (473 m, 93 spaces) and Denton Place Centres For Early Learning Inc. (473 m, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Elward?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,061 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3330 Danforth Ave (308 m, 194 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 10 Macey Ave (404 m, 255 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 55 Thora Ave (410 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 30 Denton Ave (473 m, 575 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 92 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 & Elward?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and no 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 Oakridge page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & Elward in?

Danforth & Elward is in Oakridge (City of Toronto neighbourhood 121), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel. The corner falls inside the Crossroads of the Danforth Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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