Toronto · intersection · signal 2099

Danforth & Neston

Danforth Rd & Neston Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Kennedy Park · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

In Kennedy Park, Danforth & Neston is a mid-volume intersection. It has a school within 250 m, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
14,296
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 2, 2024
537 pedestrians · 104 cyclists · #1355 busiest
Collisions
13
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 8 property damage · #3952 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,020 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 27 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 1.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 0.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Danforth & Neston

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
161220121861162057 nearest 16 m
Express
905
Blue Night
300316334386
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Rd at Tyne Crt; Danforth Rd at Neston Ave West Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Falmouth Ave / Eglinton Ave E 399 m · 11 docks · 6 stations, 87 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 (13)
  • Walter Perry Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 208 m
  • Robert Service Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 522 m
  • Glen Ravine Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 694 m
  • S/E Year Round Alternative & Scarborough CentreEnglish Public · 845 m
  • Pere Philipe Lamarche Catholic Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 887 m
  • St Joan of Arc Catholic AcademyEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • and 7 more
Community centres
  • Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre1.1 km
Parks (13)
  • Kitchener Park427 m
  • Horton Park578 m
  • Glen Sheppard Park648 m
  • Glen Ravine Park782 m
  • Greystone Park852 m
  • Trudelle Street Park863 m
  • and 7 more
Signal
2099, activated 2007 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 57 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is King Shawarma & Pizzeria, 273 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 57 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
King Shawarma & Pizzeria · 1071 Danforth Rd Unit-7273 mPassed, Mar 2026
Mendoza's Bakery · 1071 Danforth Rd Unit-6grocery273 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Oruma Indian Takeout and Bakers · 1071 Danforth Rd Unit-5273 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Taste of Colombo · 1071 Danforth Rd Unit-7273 mPassed, Jun 2026
The Momo Station · 1071 Danforth Rd Unit-2273 mPassed, Mar 2026
Delta Market · 2679 Eglinton Ave Egrocery297 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Angie's Restaurant · 2647 Eglinton Ave E314 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Aunt Elsies Caribbean Kitchen · 2689 Eglinton Ave E321 mPassed, Jun 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 McCowan District Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 909 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 350 m away at 6 Horton Blvd Park.

  • McCowan District Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 150 Mccowan Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    909 m
Drinking water
6 Horton Blvd Park bottle filling station, dog fountain · 350 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 146 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Gilder Satellite Early Learning & Child Care Centre (630 m, 16 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 146 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 4
  • Gilder Satellite Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 47 Gilder Dr
    16 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    630 m
  • Gilder Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 31 Gilder Dr
    30 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    695 m
  • Canadiana Court Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 20 Gordonridge Pl
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    834 m
  • N.y.a.d. Midland · 720 Midland Ave
    56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    845 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 221 (539 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 221 · 539 m2575 Eglinton Ave E
Police41 Division · 2.3 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 47 · 1.8 km3600 St Clair Ave E

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

28 registered apartment buildings with 2,978 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 12 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 996 Danforth Rd (182 m, 20 units, 3 storeys, built 1958), which scored 90 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 28 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 70 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 14 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings28 · 2,978 units · 12 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202670 across the 28
Open fire-code violations14
Tallest18 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
996 Danforth Rd · Jennic Investments Inc.203195890 · Sep 20250182 m
998 Danforth Rd · Jennic Investments Inc.213195893 · Aug 20260220 m
83 Gilder DrToronto Community Housing24696 · Sep 20250550 m
81 Gilder DrToronto Community Housing · TCH226198094 · Sep 20240561 m
85 Gilder DrToronto Community Housing · TCH226198095 · Sep 20250570 m
51 Gilder DrToronto Community Housing · TCH226198091 · Sep 20250607 m
47 Gilder DrToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation666197089 · Oct 20240630 m
49 Gilder DrToronto Community Housing · TCH666197095 · Sep 20250634 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 lots309 lots · ≈37,060 spaces · 111.2 ha
Within 500 m21 lots · ≈3,900 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 872 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres · Surface1.2 km673 *
Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface1.2 km199 *

Nearest lots: 160 m away, ≈46 spaces; 216 m away, ≈945 spaces; 241 m away, ≈29 spaces; 242 m away, ≈31 spaces; 269 m away, ≈336 spaces; 275 m away, ≈25 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 — 14-hour, Nov 2, 2024 (a weekend day)

The east leg carries the load — 7,370 westbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 68. Most cyclists arrived from the east (52 of 104). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,425 vehicles in the hour from 3:15 p.m., 52% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (935). Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north147southbound · 3 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the west6,711eastbound · 47 bikes · 2.0% heavy
Total vehicles14,296537 pedestrians · 104 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east7,370westbound · 52 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the south68northbound · 2 bikes · 1.5% heavy
AM peak hour935 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,425 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 2, 2024 · weekend

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 most recent midblock count on Danforth Rd between Horton Blvd and Eglinton Ave E (389 m away, May 2017) recorded volume only — about 8,996 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Rd · Horton Blvd – Eglinton Ave E · 389 mMay 2017 · 3 days8,996

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

2019 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 23% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Aug 30, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions13#3952 of 5,508
With an injury3#3241 of 4,660
Property damage only8
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2364 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201417latest Aug 30, 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

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 five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle521house driveway/garage (4), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 18, 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 Kennedy Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & Neston a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 13 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 & Neston?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1355 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Danforth & Neston?

The nearest Green P car park is Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres (1.2 km away, 673 spaces). The City's mapping shows 309 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 37,060 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Danforth & Neston by transit?

Bus routes 16, 12, 201, 21, 86, 116, 20, 57 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Rd at Tyne Crt, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & Neston?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 57 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are King Shawarma & Pizzeria (273 m), Oruma Indian Takeout and Bakers (273 m), Taste of Colombo (273 m), The Momo Station (273 m) and Angie's Restaurant (314 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 & Neston?

The nearest is McCowan District Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 150 Mccowan Rd, 909 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.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 & Neston?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 146 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Gilder Satellite Early Learning & Child Care Centre (630 m, 16 spaces), Gilder Early Learning & Child Care Centre (695 m, 30 spaces) and Canadiana Court Early Learning & Child Care Centre (834 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Neston?

28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,978 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 996 Danforth Rd (182 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 998 Danforth Rd (220 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 83 Gilder Dr (550 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 81 Gilder Dr (561 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 28 is 91 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 & Neston?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and no 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 Kennedy Park page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & Neston in?

Danforth & Neston is in Kennedy Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 124), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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