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Danforth & Kalmar

Danforth Ave & Kalmar Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Birchcliffe-Cliffside · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

Danforth & Kalmar is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in Birchcliffe-Cliffside. At the corner: parks. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
8,367
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 19, 2007
32 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4530 of 5,508
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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,050 vehicles, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 261 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 0.8 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Danforth & Kalmar

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
206913568113121171617 nearest 64 m
Blue Night
300316
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Ave at Medford Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Danforth Ave / Warden Ave 103 m · 15 docks · 5 stations, 75 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 (10)
  • Birch Cliff Public SchoolEnglish Public · 522 m
  • Toronto Islamic Academy SchoolPrivate · 629 m
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 660 m
  • Taylor Creek Public SchoolEnglish Public · 779 m
  • Oakridge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 891 m
  • Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 940 m
  • and 4 more
Parks (26)
  • Scotia Parkette116 m
  • Hollis Kalmar Park146 m
  • Danforth - Birchmount Parkette294 m
  • Avalon Parkette629 m
  • Birchcliff Woods716 m
  • Oakridge Park725 m
  • and 20 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch795 m
  • Toronto Public Library Albert Campbell branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Rosetta McClain GardensNature/ Park · 1.2 km

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; 37 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Bd Fusion Restaurant, 328 m away, which got a conditional pass at its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bd Fusion Restaurant · 3478 Danforth Ave328 mConditional pass, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Bd Supermarket · 3470 Danforth Avegrocery354 mConditional pass, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Rahmi Grocery N' Fruit · 3468 Danforth Avegrocery359 mPassed, Apr 2026
Kausar Fresh Foods · 3466 Danforth Avegrocery365 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Chester Village · 3555 Danforth Ave366 mPassed, May 2026
Madinah Premium Grill · 3460 Danforth Ave381 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Foodsup Inc · 55 Milne Ave390 mPassed, Sep 2026
Kasturi Street Food & Sweets · 3450-3452 Danforth Avegrocery409 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Birchmount Community Centre Washroom, 672 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Birchmount Community Centre Washroom · 93 Birchmount Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    672 m
  • Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom · 75 Birchmount Rd.
    hours not listed · accessible
    688 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 334 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Scarborough Day Nursery School (414 m, 71 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 334 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 7
  • Scarborough Day Nursery School · 51 Eastwood Ave
    71 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    414 m
  • Mon Petit Univers · 1578 Kingston Rd
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    576 m
  • Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School · 93 Birchmount Rd
    20 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    660 m
  • Little Bugs Nursery Corporation · 1448 Kingston Rd
    28 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    767 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (191 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (4.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 692 m away.

FireFire Station 225 · 191 m3600 Danforth Ave
Police41 Division · 4 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 692 m1535 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

Within a kilometre there are 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 858 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Parkette Pl (490 m, 61 units, 5 storeys, built 1959), which scored 93 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 17 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 18 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings17 · 858 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202618 across the 17
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Parkette Pl · Parkette Place Apts Inc.615195993 · Oct 20250490 m
186 Danforth Rd154196289 · Aug 20240542 m
1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis10319500621 m
1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis11319500621 m
1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis11319500621 m
3330 Danforth AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation19410197890 · Aug 20246666 m
1711 Kingston Rd · Cogir Real Estate183196089 · Aug 20251676 m
50 Burn Hill Rd · Greenwin Corp.16324197496 · Jul 20250708 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 lots346 lots · ≈24,440 spaces · 73.3 ha
Within 500 m23 lots · ≈1,230 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 407 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.5 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.5 km173 *
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface1.7 km8329% (Q1 2026)
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.8 km151 *

Nearest lots: 114 m away, ≈17 spaces; 167 m away, ≈21 spaces; 172 m away, ≈11 spaces; 205 m away, ≈48 spaces; 286 m away, ≈77 spaces; 331 m away, ≈160 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, Dec 19, 2007

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 4,255 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 192 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,404 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,356 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 19 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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 · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,920eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.7% heavy
Total vehicles8,36732 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 4.6% heavy
From the east4,255westbound · 0 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the south192northbound · 0 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,404 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,356 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 19, 2007

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 Danforth Ave between Kalmar Ave and Eastwood Ave, 50 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2022 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 15,100 vehicles a day. Kalmar Ave between Hollis Ave and Hollis Kalmar Park Trl measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Jun 2024). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Kalmar Avenue between Danforth Ave and Hollis Ave (installed 2025).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Ave · Kalmar Ave – Eastwood Ave · 50 mMay 2022 · 3 days15,08050 km/h57 km/h62 km/h
Kalmar Ave · Hollis Ave – Hollis Kalmar Park Trl · 118 mJun 2024 · 3 days1,02134 km/h42 km/h45 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Kalmar Avenue · Danforth Ave – Hollis Ave
    3 speed humps
    installed 2025

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 worst year was 2017, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Nov 11, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4530 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only6
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201410latest Nov 11, 2025

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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 14, 2025. 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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & Kalmar a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 8 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 & Kalmar?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 19, 2007, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & Kalmar?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Danforth Ave between Kalmar Ave and Eastwood Ave (May 2022), found an average of 50 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Danforth & Kalmar?

The nearest Green P car park is Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue (1.5 km away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 346 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,440 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Danforth & Kalmar by transit?

Bus routes 20, 69, 135, 68, 113, 12, 117, 16 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Ave at Medford Ave, 64 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & Kalmar?

None within 300 m, and 37 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bd Fusion Restaurant (328 m), Chester Village (366 m), Madinah Premium Grill (381 m) and Foodsup Inc (390 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 & Kalmar?

The nearest is Birchmount Community Centre Washroom, 93 Birchmount Rd, 672 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom (688 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 & Kalmar?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 334 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Scarborough Day Nursery School (414 m, 71 spaces), Mon Petit Univers (576 m, 30 spaces) and Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School (660 m, 20 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Kalmar?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 858 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Parkette Pl (490 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 186 Danforth Rd (542 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (621 m, 10 units) and 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (621 m, 11 units). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 87 out of 100; 1 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 & Kalmar?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & Kalmar in?

Danforth & Kalmar is in Birchcliffe-Cliffside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 122). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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