Toronto · intersection · signal 2225

Danforth & North Woodrow

Danforth Rd & North Woodrow Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · Clairlea-Birchmount · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

Danforth & North Woodrow, in Clairlea-Birchmount, is an intersection of typical volume. It has an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
13,685
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 2, 2024
717 pedestrians · 265 cyclists · #1412 busiest
Collisions
11
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 5 property damage · #4158 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
7 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 980 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 85% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 19 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. On average 1.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 0.8 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 & North Woodrow

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
1131171617209102 nearest 19 m
Express
902
Blue Night
300
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Rd at North Woodrow Blvd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
552 Birchmount Rd 485 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 56 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 (9)
  • J G Workman Public SchoolEnglish Public · 396 m
  • Danforth Gardens Public SchoolEnglish Public · 533 m
  • St Joachim Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 920 m
  • Birch Cliff Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Norman Cook Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • General Brock Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 3 more
Community centres
Parks (14)
  • Sadler Parkette306 m
  • Dunlop Park340 m
  • Danforth Gardens Park449 m
  • Woodrow Park508 m
  • Natal Park785 m
  • Sandown Park906 m
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Albert Campbell branch431 m
Signal
2225, activated 2010 · 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 is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 24 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Blue Elephant Cuisine, 191 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 24 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Emirates Food Mart · 582 Danforth Rdgrocery190 mPassed, Jul 2026
Blue Elephant Cuisine · 516 Danforth Rd191 mPassed, Jul 2026
Mama's Boys Burgers · 480 Danforth Rd314 mPassed, Apr 2026
Pizza Pizza · 474 Danforth Rd314 mPassed, Apr 2026
Bread King Bakeries · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-31518 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Follow the Child · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit--20518 mPassed, Jul 2026
Iqbal Foods · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-17-18grocery518 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pizza Hut · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-56518 mPassed, Jun 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 Dunlop Park Washroom, 339 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Dunlop Park Washroom · 19 Dunlop Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    339 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 197 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Danforth Gardens Playcare (533 m, 86 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 197 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • Danforth Gardens Playcare · 20 Santamonica Blvd
    86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    533 m
  • Follow the Child · 462 Birchmount Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    545 m
  • Hilltop Daycare Centre · 160 North Bonnington Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    565 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (1.6 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 225 · 1.6 km3600 Danforth Ave
Police41 Division · 2.5 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 47 · 1.1 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

14 registered apartment buildings with 977 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 508 Danforth Rd (221 m, 24 units, 3 storeys, built 1959), which scored 95 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 23 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings14 · 977 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202623 across the 14
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest13 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
508 Danforth Rd243195995 · Sep 20250221 m
506 Danforth Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc223196589 · Jul 20240261 m
534 Birchmount Rd · Avenue Place Ltd.344196284 · Jul 20240445 m
536 Birchmount Rd · Performance Property Management283196091 · Sep 20250451 m
540 Birchmount Rd · Trivest Developments Corporation274196092 · Sep 20251460 m
544 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation13111196992 · Sep 20256 · 3 fire489 m
550 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation15310201183 · Sep 20261506 m
552 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation617197487 · Sep 20251527 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 lots404 lots · ≈57,400 spaces · 172.2 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈2,220 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 1,071 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.2 km151 *
Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave · Surface1.5 km920 *

Nearest lots: 34 m away, ≈6 spaces; 39 m away, ≈19 spaces; 44 m away, ≈24 spaces; 47 m away, ≈36 spaces; 61 m away, ≈17 spaces; 93 m away, ≈50 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 — 6,906 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 289. Most cyclists arrived from the east (152 of 265). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,298 vehicles in the hour from 3:00 p.m., 38% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (941). Heavy vehicles made up 1.7% 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 north349southbound · 22 bikes · 0.6% heavy
From the west6,141eastbound · 83 bikes · 2.1% heavy
Total vehicles13,685717 pedestrians · 265 cyclists · 1.7% heavy
From the east6,906westbound · 152 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the south289northbound · 8 bikes · 1.0% heavy
AM peak hour941 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,298 vehicles from 3:00 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 counter on Danforth Rd between Birchmount Rd and Hibberts Dr (358 m away) recorded an average of 54 km/h in its 2-day count in June 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 63 km/h. That segment carries about 17,300 vehicles a day. North Woodrow Blvd between Zenith Dr and Dunlop Ave measured slower: 37 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 45 km/h (Oct 2024). The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Danforth Rd (328 m away, 50 km/h limit), 2.5% of the 93,985 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
North Woodrow Blvd · Zenith Dr – Dunlop Ave · 297 mOct 2024 · 3 days95437 km/h45 km/h50 km/h
Danforth Rd · Birchmount Rd – Hibberts Dr · 358 mJun 2019 · 2 days17,26654 km/h63 km/h69 km/h

School-zone speed sign 328 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct41 · 51 km/h
Over the limit8.0%
60 km/h or more2.5%

Danforth Rd (westbound) · 93,985 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

2019 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 36% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions11#4158 of 5,508
With an injury4#2914 of 4,660
Property damage only5
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201416latest Mar 31, 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

Police records place no theft from a vehicle or bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 13, 2015. 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 Clairlea-Birchmount.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & North Woodrow a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 11 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 & North Woodrow?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1412 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 85% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & North Woodrow?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Danforth Rd between Birchmount Rd and Hibberts Dr (June 2019), found an average of 54 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 63 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 328 m away (50 km/h), 2.5% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Danforth & North Woodrow?

The nearest Green P car park is Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave (1.2 km away, 151 spaces). The City's mapping shows 404 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 57,400 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Danforth & North Woodrow by transit?

Bus routes 113, 117, 16, 17, 20, 9, 102, 902 within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Rd at North Woodrow Blvd, 19 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & North Woodrow?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 24 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Blue Elephant Cuisine (191 m), Mama's Boys Burgers (314 m), Pizza Pizza (314 m), Bread King Bakeries (518 m) and Follow the Child (518 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 & North Woodrow?

The nearest is Dunlop Park Washroom, 19 Dunlop Ave, 339 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 & North Woodrow?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 197 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Danforth Gardens Playcare (533 m, 86 spaces), Follow the Child (545 m, 39 spaces) and Hilltop Daycare Centre (565 m, 72 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & North Woodrow?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 977 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 508 Danforth Rd (221 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 506 Danforth Rd (261 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 534 Birchmount Rd (445 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 536 Birchmount Rd (451 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 90 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.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & North Woodrow in?

Danforth & North Woodrow is in Clairlea-Birchmount (City of Toronto neighbourhood 120). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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