Danforth & Falmouth

Traffic volume8-hour count · May 25, 2016

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,403 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 112 from the south. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,902 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 14% above the afternoon peak from 4:15 p.m. (1,663). Trucks and buses were 13.8% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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.

Peak hours: 1,902 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,663 from 4:15 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2019, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 6 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 18, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Oct 9, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

On Danforth Rd between Winter Ave and Falmouth Ave, 78 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2026 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 57 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 62 km/h or more. That segment carries about 19,000 vehicles a day. Falmouth Ave between Ordway Rd and Brussels Rd measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Mar 2021). At the school-zone speed sign on Danforth Rd (96 m away, 50 km/h limit), 10% of the 195,726 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Speed sign

Danforth Rd (southbound), 96 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 50 km/h, 85th percentile 58 km/h; 10% at 60 km/h or more. 195,726 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Not within a walk: a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food9/30

  5 grocery stores within 1 km · 37 within 1 km

• Transit14/28

  3 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation6/10

  2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km

• Schools and child care5/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot0/10

  no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Within a kilometre there are 14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,329 rental units — nine social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 40 Gordonridge Pl (416 m, 421 units, 18 storeys, built 1972), which scored 87 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

14 registered buildings · 1,329 units · 9 social housing · tallest 18 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Six thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

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 Kennedy Park.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 25, 2016.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (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 Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 20 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: 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; 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.73055, -79.25095 · centreline node 13453079.