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Danforth & Kelvin

Danforth Ave & Kelvin Ave · Toronto, Ontario · East End-Danforth · Ward 19, Beaches-East York · Danforth Village BIA

In East End-Danforth, Danforth & Kelvin is an above-average intersection for traffic. It has a protected bikeway and a park at the corner. Nearby: Main Street Station (Line 2) 465 m away and Danforth GO 567 m away.

Traffic volume
12,826
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 14, 2005
1,359 pedestrians · 210 cyclists
Collisions
51
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 30 property damage · #2031 of 5,508 · +1 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Main Street Station 465 m · 1 streetcar route · 12 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 38 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,600 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.39× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 9 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. On average 5.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. The pace has been steady: 26 collisions in 2016–2020 and 25 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Danforth & Kelvin

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Main Street Station (Line 2)465 m; Victoria Park Station (Line 2)702 m
GO Transit
Danforth GO — Lakeshore East567 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 560 m
TTC bus
2011323404135646287122411767 nearest 132 m
Express
924
Blue Night
306300324
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Danforth Ave installed 2022
Bike Share
Luttrell Ave / Danforth Ave 79 m · 15 docks · 13 stations, 238 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 (19)
  • William J McCordic SchoolEnglish Public · 341 m
  • Community Life Christian SchoolPrivate · 501 m
  • Secord Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 628 m
  • Danforth LINCEnglish Public · 731 m
  • Malvern Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 773 m
  • Crescent Town Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 816 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (28)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch790 m
  • Toronto Public Library Dawes Road branch1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 26 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores, and 95 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizzaiolo, 27 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés26 within 300 m · 95 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizzaiolo · 2879 Danforth Ave27 mPassed, Jul 2026
Main Event · 2856 Danforth Ave31 mPassed, Nov 2024
Family Market · 2857 Danforth Avegrocery35 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 1 infraction
Yazol Coffee / Scoop Stop · 2857 Danforth Ave35 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Family Market · 2857 Danforth Avegrocery35 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Danforth Roti Shop · 2844 Danforth Ave44 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 1 infraction
Two Brothers Shawarma · 2825 Danforth Ave49 mPassed, Jun 2026
Khazana Queen · 2891 Danforth Ave55 mPassed, Aug 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 Main Square Community Centre Washroom, 482 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 213 m away at Maryland Park (currently off).

  • Main Square Community Centre Washroom · 245 Main St
    View centre hours
    482 m
  • Dentonia Park Washroom · 80 Thyra Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    519 m
  • Secord Community Centre Washroom · 91 Barrington Ave
    View centre hours
    603 m
Drinking water
Maryland Park bottle filling station · 213 m · off; Coleman Park drinking fountain · 417 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

19 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,468 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Main Square Day Care Centre (458 m, 65 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km19 centres · 1,468 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 19
  • Main Square Day Care Centre · 265 Main St
    65 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    458 m
  • Secord School Age YMCA · 91 Barrington Ave
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    580 m
  • Muppets Infant & Toddler Centre 312 · 312 Main St
    63 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    604 m
  • Muppets Children's Centre 314 · 314 Main St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    606 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 226 (928 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 226 · 928 m87 Main St
Police55 Division · 2.9 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.3 km105 Cedarvale 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

39 registered apartment buildings with 7,033 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, ten of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2802 Danforth Ave (101 m, 25 units, 4 storeys, built 2007), which scored 92 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 173 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 99 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings39 · 7,033 units · 10 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026173 across the 39
Open fire-code violations99
Tallest42 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2802 Danforth Avesocial housing · Neighbourhood Link Homes254200792 · Jun 20240101 m
53-55 Dawes Rd · Trivest Development Corp183196595 · Aug 20260143 m
20 Trent Avesocial housing1118199297 · Aug 20250145 m
62 Dawes Rdsocial housing · Riverdale Housing Action Group144199487 · Aug 20260184 m
265 Main St · Realstar29324197095 · Aug 20260 · 11 fire458 m
2575 Danforth Ave · Realstar33523197098 · Aug 20268465 m
2390 Gerrard St EToronto Community Housing · TCH164199182 · Jul 20260531 m
255 Main St · Realstar1289196993 · Jul 20250532 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 lots450 lots · ≈18,300 spaces · 54.9 ha
Within 500 m46 lots · ≈3,070 spaces
Green P (public)4 car parks · about 341 spaces
EV charging (City)2231 Gerrard Street East · 651 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking34 post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (710 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface638 m173 *
101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface1.3 km3550% (Q1 2026)
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface1.4 km8329% (Q1 2026)
72 Amroth Ave · Surface1.4 km5050% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 38 m away, ≈2 spaces; 52 m away, ≈18 spaces; 57 m away, ≈8 spaces; 66 m away, ≈11 spaces; 70 m away, ≈27 spaces; 86 m away, ≈16 spaces. More EV charging: 2219 Gerrard Street East (712 m, 2 ports); 216 Oakcrest Ave (878 m, 2 ports); 912 Kingston Road (1.1 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, Sep 14, 2005

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 6,404 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 95. Most cyclists arrived from the east (115 of 210). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,002 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 14% above the morning peak from 7:30 a.m. (1,750). Trucks and buses were 15.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 21 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2005, 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 west6,327eastbound · 95 bikes · 16.6% heavy
Total vehicles12,8261,359 pedestrians · 210 cyclists · 15.7% heavy
From the east6,404westbound · 115 bikes · 14.7% heavy
From the south95northbound · 0 bikes · 25.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,750 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,002 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 14, 2005

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 Sibley Ave and Eldon Ave (240 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 17,800 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Opp 59 Balfour Ave (329 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 845 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Ave · Sibley Ave – Eldon Ave · 240 mJun 2025 · 3 days17,81228 km/h39 km/h44 km/h

School-zone speed sign 329 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 0 km/h
Over the limit2.8%
40 km/h or more0.6%

Opp 59 Balfour Ave (westbound), 33, Balfour Avenue · 845 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

2017 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 24% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions51#2031 of 5,508
With an injury12#1447 of 4,660
Property damage only30
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian2#1644 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#751 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201459latest May 16, 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 nine thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.0 a year. 56% 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 vehicle930street/outdoor (5), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 2, 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 East End-Danforth.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & Kelvin a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 51 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 & Kelvin?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Sep 14, 2005, 1.39× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & Kelvin?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Danforth Ave between Sibley Ave and Eldon Ave (June 2025), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 329 m away (30 km/h), 0.6% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Danforth & Kelvin?

The nearest Green P car park is Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue (638 m away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 450 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,300 spaces — 46 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2231 Gerrard Street East (651 m).

How do I get to Danforth & Kelvin by transit?

Main Street Station (Line 2) is 465 m away; Danforth GO is 567 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 560 m away; bus routes 20, 113, 23, 404, 135, 64, 62, 87 and 5 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Danforth & Kelvin?

26 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 95 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizzaiolo (27 m), Main Event (31 m), Yazol Coffee / Scoop Stop (35 m), Danforth Roti Shop (44 m) and Two Brothers Shawarma (49 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 & Kelvin?

The nearest is Main Square Community Centre Washroom, 245 Main St, 482 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Dentonia Park Washroom (519 m); Secord Community Centre Washroom (603 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 & Kelvin?

19 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,468 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Main Square Day Care Centre (458 m, 65 spaces), Secord School Age YMCA (580 m, 30 spaces) and Muppets Infant & Toddler Centre 312 (604 m, 63 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Kelvin?

39 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,033 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2802 Danforth Ave (101 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 53-55 Dawes Rd (143 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 20 Trent Ave (145 m, 111 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 62 Dawes Rd (184 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 39 is 93 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 & Kelvin?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 East End-Danforth page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & Kelvin in?

Danforth & Kelvin is in East End-Danforth (City of Toronto neighbourhood 062). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford. The corner falls inside the Danforth Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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