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Danforth & Parkette (West)

Danforth Ave & Parkette Pl (West) · Toronto, Ontario · Birchcliffe-Cliffside · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

Danforth & Parkette (West) is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in Birchcliffe-Cliffside. At the corner: a park. 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
8,633
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 18, 2007
11 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
9
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 3 property damage · #4395 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
9 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 1,080 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 785 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 0.9 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 & Parkette (West)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
201269117135113681617 nearest 159 m
Blue Night
316300
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Danforth Ave / Warden Ave 382 m · 15 docks · 6 stations, 90 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 (11)
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 382 m
  • Birch Cliff Public SchoolEnglish Public · 445 m
  • Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 658 m
  • Birch Cliff Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 886 m
  • Toronto Islamic Academy SchoolPrivate · 910 m
  • Taylor Creek Public SchoolEnglish Public · 938 m
  • and 5 more
Parks (26)
  • Danforth - Birchmount Parkette40 m
  • Scotia Parkette395 m
  • Hollis Kalmar Park411 m
  • Birchcliff Woods439 m
  • Avalon Parkette474 m
  • Birchmount Park525 m
  • and 20 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Taylor Memorial branch941 m
  • Toronto Public Library Albert Campbell branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Rosetta McClain GardensNature/ Park · 925 m

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; 25 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Foodsup Inc, 306 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 25 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Foodsup Inc · 55 Milne Ave306 mPassed, Sep 2026
Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant · 1728 Kingston Rd466 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza · 1736 Kingston Rd Bldg-1478 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Ume Fashion Sushi · 1732 Kingston Rd478 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Bodega By City Cottage · 1680 Kingston Rd487 mPassed, Apr 2026
Grayson's Rustic Bakery · 1672 Kingston Rdgrocery488 mPassed, Jun 2026
City Cottage Market · 1666 Kingston Rdgrocery492 mPassed, Jun 2026
Mr. Nice Cream Inc. · 63 Mack Ave536 mPassed, May 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 Birchmount Community Centre Washroom, 404 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 483 m away at Birchmount Park (currently off).

  • Birchmount Community Centre Washroom · 93 Birchmount Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    404 m
  • Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom · 75 Birchmount Rd.
    hours not listed · accessible
    438 m
  • Rosetta McClain Gardens Washroom · 5 Glen Everest Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    885 m
Drinking water
Birchmount Park bottle filling station · 483 m · off; Avalon Parkette drinking fountain · 486 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 249 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School (393 m, 20 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 249 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 6
  • Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School · 93 Birchmount Rd
    20 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    393 m
  • Scarborough Day Nursery School · 51 Eastwood Ave
    71 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    427 m
  • Mon Petit Univers · 1578 Kingston Rd
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    588 m
  • Birch Cliff Heights Licensed Before and After School Program · 120 Highview Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    887 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (106 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (4.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 769 m away.

FireFire Station 225 · 106 m3600 Danforth Ave
Police41 Division · 4 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 769 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 16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 822 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Parkette Pl (209 m, 61 units, 5 storeys, built 1959), which scored 93 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 16 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 17 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings16 · 822 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202617 across the 16
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Parkette Pl · Parkette Place Apts Inc.615195993 · Oct 20250209 m
1711 Kingston Rd · Cogir Real Estate183196089 · Aug 20251514 m
1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis10319500571 m
1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis11319500571 m
1625-1641 Kingston Rd · Icarus Properties: Angelika Kostidis11319500571 m
186 Danforth Rd154196289 · Aug 20240655 m
1481 Kingston Rd · 1034523 Ontario Ltd153194074 · Aug 20261843 m
1475 Kingston Rd · 1034523 Ontario Ltd143194088 · Aug 20255869 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 lots341 lots · ≈24,500 spaces · 73.5 ha
Within 500 m23 lots · ≈2,170 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 (1.8 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.8 km173 *
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.9 km151 *
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface1.9 km8329% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 97 m away, ≈48 spaces; 111 m away, ≈11 spaces; 118 m away, ≈21 spaces; 258 m away, ≈35 spaces; 291 m away, ≈160 spaces; 304 m away, ≈511 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 18, 2007

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 4,356 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 25 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,377 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,453 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% 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 west4,252eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.0% heavy
Total vehicles8,63311 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east4,356westbound · 0 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the south25northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,377 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,453 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 18, 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 Parkette Pl and Birchmount Rd, 203 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2022 put the average speed at 48 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 57 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 63 km/h or more. That segment carries about 13,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Birchmount Rd (323 m away, 40 km/h limit), 25% of the 128,938 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Ave · Parkette Pl – Birchmount Rd · 203 mMay 2022 · 3 days13,24448 km/h57 km/h63 km/h

School-zone speed sign 323 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct44 · 52 km/h
Over the limit49%
50 km/h or more25%

Birchmount Rd (southbound) · 128,938 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

The worst year was 2019, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 3 collisions (33%) involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Jul 6, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions9#4395 of 5,508
With an injury3#3239 of 4,660
Property damage only3
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 20149latest Jul 6, 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Danforth & Parkette (West) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 9 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 & Parkette (West)?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 18, 2007, about the median for a counted intersection.

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

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Danforth Ave between Parkette Pl and Birchmount Rd (May 2022), found an average of 48 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 57 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 323 m away (40 km/h), 25% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

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

The nearest Green P car park is Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue (1.8 km away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 341 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,500 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

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

Bus routes 20, 12, 69, 117, 135, 113, 68, 16 and 1 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Danforth & Parkette (West)?

None within 300 m, and 25 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Foodsup Inc (306 m), Andrew's Place Bar & Restaurant (466 m), Big Brothers Gourmet Pizza (478 m), Ume Fashion Sushi (478 m) and Bodega By City Cottage (487 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 & Parkette (West)?

The nearest is Birchmount Community Centre Washroom, 93 Birchmount Rd, 404 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Scarborough Arena Gardens Washroom (438 m); Rosetta McClain Gardens Washroom (885 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 & Parkette (West)?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 249 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre Community Nursery School (393 m, 20 spaces), Scarborough Day Nursery School (427 m, 71 spaces) and Mon Petit Univers (588 m, 30 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

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

16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 822 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Parkette Pl (209 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1711 Kingston Rd (514 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (571 m, 10 units) and 1625-1641 Kingston Rd (571 m, 11 units). The average RentSafeTO score across the 16 is 86 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.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & Parkette (West) in?

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

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