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Danforth & Royal

Danforth Ave & Royal Dr · Toronto, Ontario · North Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

In North Riverdale, Danforth & Royal is an above-average intersection for traffic, with a well-used cycling route through it. It has Broadview Station, a protected bikeway and a school within 250 m at the corner. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
25,597
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 29, 2025
5,242 pedestrians · 2,583 cyclists · #535 busiest
Collisions
0
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
none reported within 65 m
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Broadview Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,830 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.58× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 10.1% of vehicle volume, about 13× the typical share.

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Danforth & Royal

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Broadview Station (Line 2)31 m; Chester Station (Line 2)605 m; Castle Frank Station (Line 2)733 m
Streetcar
504505 nearest 41 m
TTC bus
8725862946528 nearest 93 m
Express
925
Blue Night
304305300322
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — Danforth Ave at Broadview Ave; Broadview Ave at Danforth Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Danforth Ave installed 2001
Bike Share
Broadview Subway Station 140 m · 15 docks · 8 stations, 158 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 (16)
  • City Adult Learning CentreEnglish Public · 142 m
  • Montcrest Elementary SchoolPrivate · 370 m
  • Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 582 m
  • Jackman Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 671 m
  • Frankland Community SchoolEnglish Public · 792 m
  • Withrow Ave Jr & Quest Alternative SrEnglish Public · 859 m
  • and 10 more
Community centres
Parks (27)
  • Playter Gardens99 m
  • Broadview Subway Station Parkette151 m
  • Rosedale Ravine Lands601 m
  • Drumsnab Parkette672 m
  • Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette727 m
  • Riverdale Park East735 m
  • and 21 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 195 m
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 891 m
  • Evergreen Brick WorksAttraction · 1 km
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1 km
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage SiteLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
Signal
2455, activated 2018 · PA - MPS · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 34 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 122 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is A&W, 45 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés34 within 300 m · 122 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
A&W · 85 Danforth Ave45 mPassed, Feb 2026
Pizza Pizza · 85 Danforth Ave45 mPassed, Sep 2026
Kraft Tea Bubble Tea · 754 Broadview Ave56 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 3 infractions
Si Espresso Bar · 748 Broadview Ave76 mPassed, Apr 2026
Tim Hortons · 91 Danforth Ave76 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Broadview Diner · 757 Broadview Ave78 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Burger King · 98 Danforth Ave81 mPassed, Aug 2026
Pi Co. · 102 Danforth Ave87 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 5 infractions

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 Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom, 443 m away, View facility hours. A drinking fountain is 461 m away at Riverdale Park East.

  • Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom · 550 Broadview Ave
    View facility hours
    443 m
  • Withrow Park North Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    1 km
  • Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    1 km
Drinking water
Riverdale Park East bottle filling station · 461 m; Riverdale Park East drinking fountain · 462 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 936 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Pat Schulz Child Care Centre (142 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 936 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 8
  • Pat Schulz Child Care Centre · 1 Danforth Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    142 m
  • Children's Circle of St. Barnabas · 361 Danforth Ave
    152 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    585 m
  • Bluebird Montessori School (Mini) · 905 Broadview Ave
    55 spaces · infant, toddler · $10-a-day
    589 m
  • Jackman Community Daycare · 79 Jackman Ave
    242 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    671 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 1.4 km441 Bloor St E
Police51 Division · 2.7 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 2 km1300 Pape 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

24 registered apartment buildings with 2,188 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 80 Danforth Ave (36 m, 131 units, 5 storeys, built 1978), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 24 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 28 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings24 · 2,188 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202628 across the 24
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
80 Danforth AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1315197895 · Aug 2026436 m
778 Broadview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management393192986 · Aug 2026188 m
50 Cambridge Ave · Westdale Properties27521196794 · Sep 20243176 m
717 Broadview AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation698197298 · Aug 20260189 m
812 Broadview Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation243195069 · Nov 20251201 m
814 Broadview Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation243195083 · Jun 20241207 m
818 Broadview Ave · Tobis Investments Inc.313195091 · Aug 20260221 m
70 Cambridge Ave · Westdale Properties27521196793 · Jul 20251249 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 lots654 lots · ≈16,130 spaces · 48.4 ha
Within 500 m63 lots · ≈1,290 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 771 spaces
EV charging (City)35 Erindale Ave · 201 m · 4 Level 2 + 6 fast ports
Bike parking81 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
35 Erindale Ave · Surface207 m9470% (Q1 2026)
838 Broadview Ave · Surface271 m1176% (Q1 2026)
242 Danforth Ave · Surface381 m1978% (Q1 2026)
14 Arundel Ave · Surface710 m3763% (Q1 2026)
18 Ferrier Ave · Surface911 m2358% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 61 m away, ≈3 spaces; 61 m away, ≈8 spaces; 64 m away, ≈8 spaces; 79 m away, ≈5 spaces; 98 m away, ≈16 spaces; 103 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 14 Arundel Ave. (701 m, 8 ports); 41 FULTON AVE (756 m, 2 ports); 503 Jones Ave (1.6 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 — 14-hour, Oct 29, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 16,007 eastbound vehicles, or 63% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 9,590. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,347 of 2,583). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,085 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,114 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west16,007eastbound · 1,347 bikes · 3.4% heavy
Total vehicles25,5975,242 pedestrians · 2,583 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east9,590westbound · 1,230 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south0northbound · 6 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour2,085 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour2,114 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 29, 2025

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 Ave between Royal Dr and Broadview Ave (23 m away, Jan 2016) recorded volume only — about 12,354 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Danforth Ave · Royal Dr – Broadview Ave · 23 mJan 2016 · 7 days12,354
Royal Dr · 379 mMay 2011 · 24 h12,581

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

Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.

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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jan 26, 2012.

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 & Royal a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025 and police reported no collisions of any severity. 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 & Royal?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #535 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.58× the median for a counted intersection, and #395 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Danforth & Royal?

The nearest Green P car park is 35 Erindale Ave (207 m away, 94 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 654 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,130 spaces — 63 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 35 Erindale Ave (201 m).

How do I get to Danforth & Royal by transit?

Broadview Station (Line 2) is 31 m away; streetcar routes 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 41 m away; bus routes 87, 25, 8, 62, 94, 65, 28, 925 within 1 km (nearest stop: Danforth Ave at Broadview Ave, 93 m).

What restaurants are near Danforth & Royal?

34 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 122 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are A&W (45 m), Pizza Pizza (45 m), Kraft Tea Bubble Tea (56 m), Si Espresso Bar (76 m) and Tim Hortons (76 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 & Royal?

The nearest is Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom, 550 Broadview Ave, 443 m away (View facility hours). Next nearest: Withrow Park North Washroom (1.0 km); Riverdale Farm Meeting House 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 & Royal?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 936 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Pat Schulz Child Care Centre (142 m, 49 spaces), Children's Circle of St. Barnabas (585 m, 152 spaces) and Bluebird Montessori School (Mini) (589 m, 55 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Danforth & Royal?

24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,188 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 80 Danforth Ave (36 m, 131 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 778 Broadview Ave (88 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 50 Cambridge Ave (176 m, 275 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 717 Broadview Ave (189 m, 69 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 is 88 out of 100; 3 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 & Royal in?

Danforth & Royal is in North Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 068). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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