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East & Kirkdene

East Ave & Kirkdene Dr · Toronto, Ontario · West Rouge · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

East & Kirkdene, in West Rouge, is a quiet local crossing. At the corner: a park. Nearby: 6 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
2,887
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 19, 2022
70 pedestrians · 3 cyclists
Collisions
13
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 11 property damage · #3957 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
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 360 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 31% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 41 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 1.3 collisions a year were reported here in 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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East & Kirkdene

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 92 Oshawa / Yorkdale at Kingston Rd. @ Port Union Rd.787 m
TTC bus
853820095 nearest 15 m
Blue Night
385395
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — East Ave at Kirkdene Dr
Regional
Durham Region Transit 900 Pulse 900917 Route 917920 Route 920921 Route 921N1 Route N1 at Kingston Eastbound @ Port Union783 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station 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 (6)
  • West Rouge Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 318 m
  • Joseph Howe Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • William G Davis Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Rouge Valley Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • Charlottetown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.5 km
Community centres
Parks (10)
  • Kirkdene Park63 m
  • Fanfare Park385 m
  • Adams Park729 m
  • Royal Rouge Tot Lot1 km
  • West Rouge Park1 km
  • Laura Ellis Park1.1 km
  • and 4 more

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; 19 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Charlottetown Blvd Child, 311 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 19 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Charlottetown Blvd Child · 111 Island Rd311 mPassed, Jul 2026
Black Dog Pub · 87 Island Rd326 mPassed, Aug 2026
Pasta Tutti Giorni · 98 Island Rd407 mPassed, May 2026
Saints Smash Kitchen · 515 East Ave421 mPassed, Apr 2026
Glen Rouge Community · 92 Island Rd471 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Dave & Charlotte's No Frills · 70 Island Rdgrocery493 mPassed, Jan 2026
Pizzaiolo · 305 Port Union Rd Unit-1592 mPassed, Jan 2026
Shawarma Queenz · 305 Port Union Rd Unit-2592 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 2 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 Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom, 808 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom · 2 Rozell Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    808 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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 145 spaces; one accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Charlottetown Blvd. Childcare Centre (311 m, 119 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km2 centres · 145 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 2
  • Charlottetown Blvd. Childcare Centre · 111 Island Rd
    119 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    311 m
  • West Rouge Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 401 Friendship Ave
    26 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    318 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 214 (2.1 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (4.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 4.0 km away.

FireFire Station 214 · 2.1 km745 Meadowvale Rd
Police43 Division · 4 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 4 km4331 Lawrence Ave E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots75 lots · ≈11,060 spaces · 33.2 ha
Within 500 m13 lots · ≈1,140 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 279 m away, ≈69 spaces; 296 m away, ≈48 spaces; 316 m away, ≈136 spaces; 318 m away, ≈67 spaces; 331 m away, ≈51 spaces; 359 m away, ≈159 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, Apr 19, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 1,053 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 36% of the total, against 153 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 476 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 464 from 4:30 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 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north1,053southbound · 0 bikes · 4.4% heavy
From the west153eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.6% heavy
Total vehicles2,88770 pedestrians · 3 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east673westbound · 2 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the south1,008northbound · 1 bikes · 3.9% heavy
AM peak hour476 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour464 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 19, 2022

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 East Ave between Blue Anchor Trl and Island Rd, 308 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2019 put the average speed at 40 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 47 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 5,200 vehicles a day. Kirkdene Dr between Rouge Highlands Dr and Bluebird Pl measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Jun 2019). The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Friendship Ave (229 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 11,163 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kirkdene Dr · Rouge Highlands Dr – Bluebird Pl · 142 mJun 2019 · 24 h65233 km/h43 km/h50 km/h
East Ave · Blue Anchor Trl – Island Rd · 308 mNov 2019 · 3 days5,19040 km/h47 km/h52 km/h

School-zone speed sign 229 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct33 · 40 km/h
Over the limit3.4%
50 km/h or more0.2%

Friendship Ave (northbound), Opp 410 Friendship Ave · 11,163 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 2. 1 collision (8%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Oct 8, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions13#3957 of 5,508
With an injury1#4227 of 4,660
Property damage only11
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201414latest Oct 8, 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 East & Kirkdene 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 East & Kirkdene?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 19, 2022, 31% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at East & Kirkdene?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on East Ave between Blue Anchor Trl and Island Rd (November 2019), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 229 m away (40 km/h), 0.2% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near East & Kirkdene?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 75 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,060 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to East & Kirkdene by transit?

Bus routes 85, 38, 200, 95 within 1 km (nearest stop: East Ave at Kirkdene Dr, 15 m); Durham Region Transit routes 900 Pulse 900, 917 Route 917, 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921 at Kingston Eastbound @ Port Union.

What restaurants are near East & Kirkdene?

None within 300 m, and 19 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Charlottetown Blvd Child (311 m), Black Dog Pub (326 m), Pasta Tutti Giorni (407 m), Saints Smash Kitchen (421 m) and Glen Rouge Community (471 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 East & Kirkdene?

The nearest is Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom, 2 Rozell Rd, 808 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 East & Kirkdene?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 145 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Charlottetown Blvd. Childcare Centre (311 m, 119 spaces) and West Rouge Kindergarten Extended Care Program (318 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What neighbourhood is East & Kirkdene in?

East & Kirkdene is in West Rouge (City of Toronto neighbourhood 143). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

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