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Ellerbeck & Erindale

Ellerbeck St & Erindale Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Playter Estates-Danforth · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth · Broadview Danforth BIA

Ellerbeck & Erindale, in Playter Estates-Danforth, is a low-volume local intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Broadview Station and a park at the corner.

Traffic volume
1,908
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 20, 2016
944 pedestrians · 103 cyclists
Collisions
44
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 28 property damage · #2241 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
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
Broadview Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 38 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 240 vehicles, 21% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.0 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 5.4% of vehicle volume, about 7.0× the typical share. That comes with about 4.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. The pace has been steady: 22 collisions in 2016–2020 and 22 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Ellerbeck & Erindale

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)117 m; Chester Station (Line 2)352 m; Pape Station (Line 2)914 m; Castle Frank Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
504505 nearest 123 m
TTC bus
86225877228100 nearest 116 m
Express
925
Blue Night
304305322300325
Nearest stops
17 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Danforth Ave / Ellerbeck St 40 m · 15 docks · 12 stations, 244 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 · 388 m
  • Jackman Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 422 m
  • Montcrest Elementary SchoolPrivate · 487 m
  • Frankland Community SchoolEnglish Public · 568 m
  • Holy Name Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 760 m
  • Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 842 m
  • and 10 more
Community centres
Parks (30)
  • Broadview Subway Station Parkette137 m
  • Playter Gardens344 m
  • Logan Avenue Parkette513 m
  • Logan Green Field617 m
  • Todmorden Mills Park765 m
  • Carlaw Avenue Parkette811 m
  • and 24 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 136 m
  • Evergreen Brick WorksAttraction · 1 km
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1 km
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage SiteLandmark · 1 km
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1.2 km
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.5 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 49 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 152 eating places within a kilometre — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Azura, 97 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés49 within 300 m · 152 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 20 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Shoppers Drug Mart · 180 Danforth Avegrocery63 mPassed, Dec 2023 · 1 infraction
Azura · 162 Danforth Ave97 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Subway · 232 Danforth Ave100 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Cobs Bread · 156 Danforth Ave103 mPassed, Mar 2026
Krispy Kreme · 236 Danforth Ave106 mPassed, Aug 2026
Zed 80 · 185 Danforth Ave113 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
The Factory Girl · 193 Danforth Ave114 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Nova (Fb 131 - 135) · 240 Danforth Ave115 mPassed, Dec 2024

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, 547 m away, View facility hours. A drinking fountain is 555 m away at Logan Avenue Parkette.

  • Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom · 550 Broadview Ave
    View facility hours
    547 m
  • Withrow Park North Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    767 m
  • Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    883 m
Drinking water
Logan Avenue Parkette drinking fountain, dog fountain · 555 m; Riverdale Park East bottle filling station · 557 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,058 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Children's Circle of St. Barnabas (354 m, 152 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 1,058 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 9
  • Children's Circle of St. Barnabas · 361 Danforth Ave
    152 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    354 m
  • Pat Schulz Child Care Centre · 1 Danforth Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    388 m
  • Jackman Community Daycare · 79 Jackman Ave
    242 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    422 m
  • Bluebird Montessori School (Mini) · 905 Broadview Ave
    55 spaces · infant, toddler · $10-a-day
    423 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 324 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (2.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 324 · 1.5 km840 Gerrard St E
Police51 Division · 2.9 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 1.8 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

25 registered apartment buildings with 2,165 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 812 Broadview Ave (174 m, 24 units, 3 storeys, built 1950), which scored 69 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 25 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 buildings25 · 2,165 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202628 across the 25
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
812 Broadview Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation243195069 · Nov 20251174 m
814 Broadview Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation243195083 · Jun 20241184 m
818 Broadview Ave · Tobis Investments Inc.313195091 · Aug 20260187 m
778 Broadview Ave · Sterling Karamar Property Management393192986 · Aug 20261206 m
846-850 Broadview Ave233194069 · Aug 20260216 m
849 Broadview Ave · 849 Broadview Birch Properties Inc.324194090 · Aug 20260237 m
852 Broadview Ave · Broadview Apartments Inc214196084 · Aug 20260242 m
856-858 Broadview Ave · Paul Thornton234195594 · Aug 20260258 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 lots611 lots · ≈15,390 spaces · 46.2 ha
Within 500 m72 lots · ≈1,510 spaces
Green P (public)17 car parks · about 749 spaces
EV charging (City)35 Erindale Ave · 74 m · 4 Level 2 + 6 fast ports
Bike parking119 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
35 Erindale Ave · Surface61 m9470% (Q1 2026)
242 Danforth Ave · Surface155 m1978% (Q1 2026)
838 Broadview Ave · Surface209 m1176% (Q1 2026)
14 Arundel Ave · Surface457 m3763% (Q1 2026)
18 Ferrier Ave · Surface660 m2358% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 57 m away, ≈4 spaces; 59 m away, ≈83 spaces (Green P); 97 m away, ≈17 spaces; 103 m away, ≈7 spaces; 112 m away, ≈42 spaces; 120 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 14 Arundel Ave. (448 m, 8 ports); 41 FULTON AVE (547 m, 2 ports); 503 Jones Ave (1.4 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 — 8-hour, Oct 20, 2016

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 582 vehicles entering from the west to 709 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the south (46 of 103). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 389 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 82% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (214). Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 10 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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 · 5 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west582eastbound · 44 bikes · 2.6% heavy
Total vehicles1,908944 pedestrians · 103 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east617westbound · 8 bikes · 0.2% heavy
From the south709northbound · 46 bikes · 3.7% heavy
AM peak hour214 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour389 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 20, 2016

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 Ellerbeck St between Pretoria Ave and Butternut St (200 m away) recorded an average of 36 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2012; 85% of drivers were at or under 43 km/h. That segment carries about 800 vehicles a day. Erindale Ave between Broadview Subway Station Parkette Trl and Hurndale Ave measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Oct 2002). The reading is 14 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Erindale Ave · Broadview Subway Station Parkette Trl – Hurndale Ave · 55 mOct 2002 · 6 days1,91532 km/h42 km/h47 km/h
Hurndale Ave · Erindale Ave – Playter Blvd · 56 mOct 2002 · 7 days1,62431 km/h40 km/h45 km/h
Ellerbeck St · Pretoria Ave – Butternut St · 200 mNov 2012 · 3 days75936 km/h43 km/h48 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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 8 collisions. 2% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 36% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions44#2241 of 5,508
With an injury1#4247 of 4,660
Property damage only28
Fail to remain16
Involving a pedestrian1#2477 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201453latest Mar 19, 2026

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 34 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 19 in 2023–2025, about 6.3 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 85% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle34192street/outdoor (29), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 10, 2026. 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 Playter Estates-Danforth.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Ellerbeck & Erindale a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 44 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 Ellerbeck & Erindale?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 20, 2016, 21% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Ellerbeck & Erindale?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellerbeck St between Pretoria Ave and Butternut St (November 2012), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Ellerbeck & Erindale?

The nearest Green P car park is 35 Erindale Ave (61 m away, 94 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 611 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,390 spaces — 72 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 35 Erindale Ave (74 m).

How do I get to Ellerbeck & Erindale by transit?

Broadview Station (Line 2) is 117 m away; streetcar routes 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 123 m away; bus routes 8, 62, 25, 87, 72, 28, 100, 925 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Ellerbeck & Erindale?

49 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 152 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Azura (97 m), Subway (100 m), Cobs Bread (103 m), Krispy Kreme (106 m) and Zed 80 (113 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 Ellerbeck & Erindale?

The nearest is Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom, 550 Broadview Ave, 547 m away (View facility hours). Next nearest: Withrow Park North Washroom (767 m); Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (883 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 Ellerbeck & Erindale?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,058 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Children's Circle of St. Barnabas (354 m, 152 spaces), Pat Schulz Child Care Centre (388 m, 49 spaces) and Jackman Community Daycare (422 m, 242 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ellerbeck & Erindale?

25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,165 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 812 Broadview Ave (174 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 69), 814 Broadview Ave (184 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 818 Broadview Ave (187 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 778 Broadview Ave (206 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 25 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.

How many thefts are reported at Ellerbeck & Erindale?

Toronto Police place 34 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. 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 Playter Estates-Danforth page.

What neighbourhood is Ellerbeck & Erindale in?

Ellerbeck & Erindale is in Playter Estates-Danforth (City of Toronto neighbourhood 067). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher. The corner falls inside the Broadview Danforth Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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