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Danforth & Gough (West)

Danforth Ave & Gough Ave (West) · Toronto, Ontario · North Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth · Greektown on the Danforth BIA

Danforth & Gough (West) is a low-volume local intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in North Riverdale. At the corner: Pape Station, a protected bikeway and a school within 250 m.

Traffic volume
569
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 28, 1995
1,920 pedestrians · 71 cyclists
Collisions
50
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 28 property damage · #2058 of 5,508 · +4 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
Pape Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 40 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 70 vehicles, 6% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 3.4 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 12.5% of vehicle volume, about 16× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 38%, from 21 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Danforth & Gough (West)

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)116 m; Chester Station (Line 2)504 m; Donlands Station (Line 2)623 m; Broadview Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
505504 nearest 1 km
TTC bus
7210083516282587 nearest 111 m
Express
925
Blue Night
304305300325322
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Ave at Carlaw Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Danforth Ave installed 2020
Bike Share
Danforth Ave / Gough Ave 30 m · 25 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 (24)
  • Holy Name Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 168 m
  • Frankland Community SchoolEnglish Public · 322 m
  • Earl Grey Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 504 m
  • Jones Avenue Adult CentreEnglish Public · 562 m
  • Jackman Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 655 m
  • Centennial College School - Carlaw CampusCollege · 697 m
  • and 18 more
Parks (22)
  • Carlaw Avenue Parkette91 m
  • Logan Green Field247 m
  • Logan Avenue Parkette345 m
  • Langford Parkette432 m
  • Withrow Park474 m
  • 24 Dewhurst Boulevard Park553 m
  • and 16 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch135 m
  • Toronto Public Library Todmorden Room branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 905 m
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.4 km
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage SiteLandmark · 1.4 km

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 64 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 9 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 195 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Starbucks Coffee #4205, 23 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés64 within 300 m · 195 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience9 within 300 m · 31 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Starbucks Coffee #4205 · 604 Danforth Ave23 mPassed, Aug 2026
Cloudberry · 602 Danforth Ave24 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Village Juicery · 598 Danforth Ave Ground Floor25 mPassed, Sep 2026
Bulk Heaven · 609 Danforth Avegrocery31 mPassed, Mar 2024 · 1 infraction
Taco Bell · 609 Danforth Ave32 mPassed, Jul 2026
Simone's Caribbean Rest. · 596 Danforth Ave33 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Simone's Caribbean Rest. · 596 Danforth Ave33 mPassed, Feb 2025
Play Loft Inc. · 583 Danforth Ave37 mPassed, Jan 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 Withrow Park North Washroom, 358 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 260 m away at Logan Green Field.

  • Withrow Park North Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    358 m
  • Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    440 m
  • Withrow Park South Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    644 m
Drinking water
Logan Green Field bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 260 m; Alexander the Great Parkette drinking fountain · 263 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,413 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Play Loft (37 m, 122 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,413 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 14
  • Play Loft · 583 Danforth Ave
    122 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    37 m
  • Childspace Day Care Corporation # 2 (690 Carlaw) · 690 Carlaw Ave
    115 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    168 m
  • Frankland Day Care Centre · 816 Logan Ave
    76 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    322 m
  • Children's Circle of St. Barnabas · 361 Danforth Ave
    152 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    512 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 323 (938 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 938 m away.

FireFire Station 323 · 938 m153 Chatham Ave
Police55 Division · 2.6 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceEMS TRAINING/TFD Stn 323 · 938 m153 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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,820 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 796 Carlaw Ave (126 m, 31 units, 4 storeys, built 1922), which scored 90 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 22 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 12 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 10 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 1,820 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202612 across the 22
Open fire-code violations10
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
796 Carlaw Ave314192290 · Sep 20241126 m
39 Harcourt AveToronto Community Housing · TCH153198994 · Nov 20250222 m
768 Pape Ave153199073 · Nov 20250266 m
98 Cavell AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1006199296 · Aug 20251373 m
100 Cavell AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation3007197797 · Sep 20260 · 3 fire378 m
575 Pape Ave · D&d Property Management173193092 · Jul 20241485 m
80 Blake StToronto Community Housing · TCH19014196998 · Jul 20240 · 7 fire725 m
5 Donlands Ave · North 44 Property Management Inc244193078 · Jul 20241765 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 lots575 lots · ≈14,400 spaces · 43.2 ha
Within 500 m46 lots · ≈880 spaces
Green P (public)19 car parks · about 737 spaces
EV charging (City)14 Arundel Ave. · 410 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking82 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 80 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
77 Gough Ave · Surface90 m1783% (Q1 2026)
670 Pape Ave · Surface133 m7447% (Q1 2026)
716 Pape Ave · Surface136 m7475% (Q1 2026)
25 Ferrier Ave · Surface174 m4682% (Q1 2026)
18 Ferrier Ave · Surface206 m2358% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 84 m away, ≈9 spaces (Green P); 97 m away, ≈20 spaces (Green P); 118 m away, ≈22 spaces; 123 m away, ≈48 spaces (Green P); 143 m away, ≈64 spaces (Green P); 155 m away, ≈48 spaces (Green P). More EV charging: 503 Jones Ave (611 m, 2 ports); 453 Jones Ave (714 m, 2 ports); 41 FULTON AVE (841 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 — 8-hour, Nov 28, 1995

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 392 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 69% of the total, against 177 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the east (64 of 71). Evening rush dominates here: 112 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 45 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 31 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1995, 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 north0southbound · 7 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west177eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.8% heavy
Total vehicles5691,920 pedestrians · 71 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east392westbound · 64 bikes · 5.9% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour45 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour112 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 28, 1995

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 Gough Ave between Danforth Ave and Lane N of Danforth and W of Gough, 28 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2022 put the average speed at 20 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 30 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 34 km/h or more. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Gough Ave · Danforth Ave – Lane N of Danforth and W of Gough · 28 mApr 2022 · 3 days70220 km/h30 km/h34 km/h
Danforth Ave · Pape Ave – Lane E of Pape and S of Danforth · 139 mAug 2015 · 3 days21,799

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 12 collisions. 9 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — 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 Apr 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions50#2058 of 5,508
With an injury9#1854 of 4,660
Property damage only28
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist5#415 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201465latest Apr 7, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

14 thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 2.6 a year before that. 57% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 56% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1441street/outdoor (8), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft910street/outdoor (5), commercial premises (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 1, 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 & Gough (West) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 50 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 & Gough (West)?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 28, 1995, 6% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & Gough (West)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Gough Ave between Danforth Ave and Lane N of Danforth and W of Gough (April 2022), found an average of 20 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 30 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Danforth & Gough (West)?

The nearest Green P car park is 77 Gough Ave (90 m away, 17 spaces, 83% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 575 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,400 spaces — 46 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Arundel Ave. (410 m).

How do I get to Danforth & Gough (West) by transit?

Pape Station (Line 2) is 116 m away; streetcar routes 505, 504 stop within 1 km, the nearest 1.0 km away; bus routes 72, 100, 83, 51, 62, 8, 25, 87 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Ave at Carlaw Ave, 111 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & Gough (West)?

64 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 195 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Starbucks Coffee #4205 (23 m), Cloudberry (24 m), Village Juicery (25 m), Taco Bell (32 m) and Simone's Caribbean Rest. (33 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 & Gough (West)?

The nearest is Withrow Park North Washroom, 725 Logan Ave, 358 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (440 m); Withrow Park South Washroom (644 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 & Gough (West)?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,413 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Play Loft (37 m, 122 spaces), Childspace Day Care Corporation # 2 (690 Carlaw) (168 m, 115 spaces) and Frankland Day Care Centre (322 m, 76 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Gough (West)?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,820 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 796 Carlaw Ave (126 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 39 Harcourt Ave (222 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 768 Pape Ave (266 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 73) and 98 Cavell Ave (373 m, 100 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 89 out of 100; 2 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 & Gough (West)?

Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and nine 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 & Gough (West) in?

Danforth & Gough (West) 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

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