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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · Jun 27, 2023
The north leg carries the load — 1,943 southbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 369. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 697 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 741 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
Peak hours: 697 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 741 from 5:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).
Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m
2017 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 7% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 6, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 15 | |
| With an injury | 1 | |
| Property damage only | 12 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 2 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Thirtieth St between Lake Shore Blvd W and Skeens Lane (261 m away) recorded an average of 45 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 53 km/h. That segment carries about 3,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Elder Ave between Twenty Ninth St and Thirtieth St measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Jun 2023) — a much more recent reading than the one above.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elder Ave · Twenty Ninth St – Thirtieth St · 50 m | Jun 2023 · 3 days | 3,869 | 32 km/h | 38 km/h | 42 km/h |
| Thirtieth St · Lake Shore Blvd W – Skeens Lane · 261 m | Mar 2018 · 3 days | 3,889 | 45 km/h | 53 km/h | 58 km/h |
Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 507 nearest 275 m · 3 min
- TTC bus
- 110 nearest 17 m
- Blue Night
- 301 345
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Thirtieth St at Elder Ave
- Cycling
- Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Thirtieth St installed 2007; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Elder Ave installed 2007
- Bike Share
- Lake Shore Blvd W / Long Branch Ave 633 m · 8 min · 11 docks · 2 stations, 30 docks within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 2 car parks · about 76 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 50 mapped lots within 500 m, 452 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3239-3243 Lake Shore Blvd W · Surface | 1 km | 24 | 51% (Q1 2026) |
| 5 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive · Surface | 1 km | 52 * | — |
Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
The nearest grocery store is Mjm Supermarket, 433 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Sweet Stuff Inc, 299 m away. There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 52 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Holy Cannoli, 254 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pharma Docs +, 330 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Fairfield Residence, a retirement home 769 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Holy Cannoli · 1 Thirtieth St254 m · 3 min
- 850 Degrees · 3455 Lake Shore Blvd W287 m · 3 min
- The Happy Bakers · 3469 Lake Shore Blvd W312 m · 4 min
- Holy Cannoli · 3469 Lake Shore Blvd W313 m · 4 min
- Thrive Eatery · 3473 Lake Shore Blvd W366 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Mjm Supermarket 433 m · 5 min
- Food shops
- Sweet Stuff Inc 299 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Pharma Docs + 330 m · 4 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Vincent Massey Academy - · 62 spaces, toddler, preschool251 m · 3 min
- PLASP James S Bell Junior Middle School · 58 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day446 m · 5 min
- Thomas Berry Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day473 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- Gus Ryder Pool and Health Club Washroom · hours not listed922 m · 11 min
- Health and care
- Fairfield Residence · retirement home769 m · 9 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks (11)
- Skeens Lane Parkette308 m · 4 min
- Laburnham Park455 m · 5 min
- Syd Cole Park659 m · 8 min
- Birch Park1 km · 11 min
- Don Russell Memorial Park1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Gus Ryder Pool and Health Club922 m · 11 min
- Long Branch Arena929 m · 11 min
- Horner Avenue Seniors Centre1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools (8)
- Vincent Massey AcademyPrivate · 251 m · 3 min
- Penguin Private SchoolPrivate · 308 m · 4 min
- James S Bell Jr Mdl Sports and Wellness AcademyEnglish Public · 446 m · 5 min
- St Leo Catholic School (Temporary Location)English Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- Twentieth Street Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Long Branch branch378 m · 5 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
21 registered apartment buildings with 557 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 44 Arcadian Crcl (741 m, 13 units, 3 storeys, built 1957), which scored 94 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Arcadian Crcl | 13 | 3 | 1957 | 94 · Sep 2024 | 741 m · 9 min |
| 6 Twenty Fourth St · Gold Seal Management Inc. | 81 | 7 | 1968 | 97 · Jul 2025 | 772 m · 9 min |
| 15 Birchlea Ave · Czapla Investments Ltd. | 14 | 3 | 1950 | 78 · Jun 2024 | 779 m · 9 min |
| 13 Birchlea Ave · Czapla Investments Ltd. | 14 | 3 | 1950 | 80 · Jun 2024 | 787 m · 9 min |
| 11 Birchlea Ave | 13 | 3 | 1955 | 85 · Jul 2026 | 799 m · 10 min |
| 9 Birchlea Ave | 13 | 3 | 1955 | 90 · Aug 2026 | 807 m · 10 min |
21 registered buildings · 557 units · tallest 7 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 21, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 2 | 1 | street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Long Branch.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Elder & Thirtieth a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 15 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 Elder & Thirtieth?
A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Jun 27, 2023, 48% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Elder & Thirtieth a walkable intersection?
Elder & Thirtieth scores 46 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; 2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km; library 378 m away.
How fast do cars go at Elder & Thirtieth?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Thirtieth St between Lake Shore Blvd W and Skeens Lane (March 2018), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Elder & Thirtieth?
The nearest Green P car park is 3239-3243 Lake Shore Blvd W (1.0 km away, 24 spaces, 51% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 452 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,880 spaces — 50 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Elder & Thirtieth by transit?
Streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 275 m away; bus route 110 within 1 km (nearest stop: Thirtieth St at Elder Ave, 17 m).
What restaurants are near Elder & Thirtieth?
2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 52 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Holy Cannoli (254 m), 850 Degrees (287 m), The Happy Bakers (312 m), Holy Cannoli (313 m) and Thrive Eatery (366 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Elder & Thirtieth?
The nearest is Gus Ryder Pool and Health Club Washroom, 1 Faustina Dr, 922 m away.
Is there child care near Elder & Thirtieth?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 306 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Vincent Massey Academy - (251 m, 62 spaces), PLASP James S Bell Junior Middle School (446 m, 58 spaces) and Thomas Berry Early Learning & Child Care Centre (473 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Elder & Thirtieth?
21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 557 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 44 Arcadian Crcl (741 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 6 Twenty Fourth St (772 m, 81 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 15 Birchlea Ave (779 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 78) and 13 Birchlea Ave (787 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 80). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 90 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Elder & Thirtieth?
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Long Branch page.
What neighbourhood is Elder & Thirtieth in?
Elder & Thirtieth is in Long Branch (City of Toronto neighbourhood 019). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 27, 2023.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 3 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.59776, -79.53082 · centreline node 13470554.