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Danforth & Pilkington

Danforth Rd & Pilkington Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Clairlea-Birchmount · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

In Clairlea-Birchmount, Danforth & Pilkington is a mid-volume intersection. It has an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
12,928
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 2, 2024
802 pedestrians · 368 cyclists · #1480 busiest
Collisions
35
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 23 property damage · #2580 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
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 920 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 80% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 16 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. Cyclists were 2.8% of vehicle volume, about 3.7× the typical share. That comes with about 3.5 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 41%, from 22 in 2016–2020 to 13 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Danforth & Pilkington

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
161711311768691352012 nearest 14 m
Blue Night
300
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Rd at Pilkington Dr; 375 Danforth Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Danforth Rd / Birchmount Rd 283 m · 15 docks · 3 stations, 49 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)
  • J G Workman Public SchoolEnglish Public · 364 m
  • Danforth Gardens Public SchoolEnglish Public · 489 m
  • Taylor Creek Public SchoolEnglish Public · 787 m
  • Birch Cliff Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 847 m
  • St Joachim Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (24)
  • Oates Park371 m
  • Danforth Gardens Park473 m
  • Sadler Parkette514 m
  • Woodrow Park557 m
  • Firvalley Woods743 m
  • Cataraqui Park892 m
  • and 18 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Albert Campbell branch410 m
Places of interest
  • Rosetta McClain GardensNature/ Park · 1.4 km
Signal
2259, 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, and 20 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 229 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 20 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 3 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 415 Danforth Rd229 mPassed, Jan 2026
Mega Meal Grill & Steak House · 462 Birchmount Rd 33312 mPassed, May 2026
Bread King Bakeries · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-31314 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Follow the Child · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit--20314 mPassed, Jul 2026
Iqbal Foods · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-17-18grocery314 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pizza Hut · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-56314 mPassed, Jun 2026
Panda Wok · 462 Birchmount Rd Unit-40314 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Red Rose Halal Meat · 462 Birchmount Rdgrocery314 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 Highview Park Washroom, 918 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Highview Park Washroom · 150 Highview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    918 m
  • Dunlop Park Washroom · 19 Dunlop Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km

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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 251 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Follow the Child (312 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 251 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 5
  • Follow the Child · 462 Birchmount Rd
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    312 m
  • Danforth Gardens Playcare · 20 Santamonica Blvd
    86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    489 m
  • Taylor Creek Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 644 Warden Ave
    44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    787 m
  • Birch Cliff Heights Licensed Before and After School Program · 120 Highview Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    846 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 225 (1.0 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 225 · 1 km3600 Danforth Ave
Police41 Division · 3 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 1.7 km1535 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

17 registered apartment buildings with 1,678 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 506 Danforth Rd (537 m, 22 units, 3 storeys, built 1965), which scored 89 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 25 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 14 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 1,678 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202625 across the 17
Open fire-code violations14
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
506 Danforth Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc223196589 · Jul 20240537 m
508 Danforth Rd243195995 · Sep 20250574 m
534 Birchmount Rd · Avenue Place Ltd.344196284 · Jul 20240652 m
186 Danforth Rd154196289 · Aug 20240662 m
536 Birchmount Rd · Performance Property Management283196091 · Sep 20250680 m
540 Birchmount Rd · Trivest Developments Corporation274196092 · Sep 20251705 m
544 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation13111196992 · Sep 20256 · 3 fire738 m
550 Birchmount Rd · Medallion Corporation15310201183 · Sep 20261772 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 lots419 lots · ≈48,620 spaces · 145.9 ha
Within 500 m57 lots · ≈6,740 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 1,244 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1 km151 *
Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave · Surface1.5 km920 *
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface2 km173 *

Nearest lots: 23 m away, ≈36 spaces; 35 m away, ≈57 spaces; 52 m away, ≈130 spaces; 56 m away, ≈141 spaces; 57 m away, ≈83 spaces; 130 m away, ≈65 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)

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 7,021 southbound vehicles, or 54% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 624. Most cyclists arrived from the north (250 of 368). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,196 vehicles in the hour from 3:45 p.m., 38% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (869). Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% 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 north7,021southbound · 250 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the west624eastbound · 9 bikes · 0.2% heavy
Total vehicles12,928802 pedestrians · 368 cyclists · 2.3% heavy
From the east0westbound · 6 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south5,283northbound · 103 bikes · 2.5% heavy
AM peak hour869 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,196 vehicles from 3:45 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 Pilkington Dr and Birchmount Rd (153 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 3-day count in February 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 1,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Rd · Pilkington Dr – Birchmount Rd · 153 mFeb 2020 · 3 days1,35630 km/h39 km/h45 km/h

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

2016 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 7, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions35#2580 of 5,508
With an injury4#2915 of 4,660
Property damage only23
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian1#2365 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
All since 201444latest Dec 7, 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 15 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.9 a year before that. 47% of the vehicle thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1520commercial premises (7), street/outdoor (5)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 24, 2023. 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 & Pilkington a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 35 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 & Pilkington?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1480 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 80% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Danforth & Pilkington?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Danforth Rd between Pilkington Dr and Birchmount Rd (February 2020), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Danforth & Pilkington?

The nearest Green P car park is Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave (1.0 km away, 151 spaces). The City's mapping shows 419 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 48,620 spaces — 57 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Danforth & Pilkington by transit?

Bus routes 16, 17, 113, 117, 68, 69, 135, 20 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Rd at Pilkington Dr, 14 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & Pilkington?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 20 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (229 m), Mega Meal Grill & Steak House (312 m), Bread King Bakeries (314 m), Follow the Child (314 m) and Pizza Hut (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 & Pilkington?

The nearest is Highview Park Washroom, 150 Highview Ave, 918 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Dunlop Park Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Pilkington?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 251 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Follow the Child (312 m, 39 spaces), Danforth Gardens Playcare (489 m, 86 spaces) and Taylor Creek Early Learning & Child Care Centre (787 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Pilkington?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,678 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 506 Danforth Rd (537 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 508 Danforth Rd (574 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 534 Birchmount Rd (652 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 186 Danforth Rd (662 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 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.

How many thefts are reported at Danforth & Pilkington?

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles 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 Clairlea-Birchmount page.

What neighbourhood is Danforth & Pilkington in?

Danforth & Pilkington is in Clairlea-Birchmount (City of Toronto neighbourhood 120). 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