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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 volume14-hour count · Feb 28, 2024
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 15,321 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 500 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 2,947 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 2,521 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 2,521 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,947 from 4:30 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
The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 11 collisions. 17 collisions (38%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 12 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 4, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Sep 19, 2009.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 45 | #2215 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 17 | #1036 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 25 | |
| Fail to remain | 3 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1124 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 12 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Sep 19, 2009 |
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
On Ellesmere Rd between White Abbey Pk and Dewey Dr, 47 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2026 put the average speed at 53 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 61 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 67 km/h or more. That segment carries about 32,100 vehicles a day. Dewey Dr between Archwood Cres and Dalecliff Cres measured slower: 37 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Jul 2025).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Rd · White Abbey Pk – Dewey Dr · 47 m | Sep 2026 · 3 days | 32,080 | 53 km/h | 61 km/h | 67 km/h |
| Crocus Dr · Ellesmere Rd – Tulip Dr · 51 m | May 2025 · 24 h | 2,845 | 34 km/h | 41 km/h | 45 km/h |
| Dewey Dr · Archwood Cres – Dalecliff Cres · 273 m | Jul 2025 · 3 days | 1,592 | 37 km/h | 44 km/h | 49 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
- TTC bus
- 95 68 67 24 nearest 14 m
- Express
- 995 996 968 924
- Blue Night
- 395 324
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Ellesmere Rd at Crocus Dr; Ellesmere Rd at Dewey Dr
- 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 9 mapped lots within 500 m, 214 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Apna Food Mart, 572 m away. Three specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Zabka Deli at 141 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 31. The nearest is Mamajoun Armenian Pizza, 141 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Dalecliff Medical Pharmacy, 186 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Mamajoun Armenian Pizza · 209 Ellesmere Rd Unit-6141 m
- Almas Indian Cuisine · 209 Ellesmere Rd 6158 m
- Golden House Chinese Restaurant · 257 Ellesmere Rd232 m
- The Blackhorn Steakhouse · 251 Ellesmere Rd240 m
- Domino's Pizza · 118 Ellesmere Rd463 m · 6 min
- Grocery
- Apna Food Mart 572 m · 7 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Zabka Deli 141 m · 3 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Dalecliff Medical Pharmacy 186 m · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- After Four Children's Enrichment Program · 60 spaces, school age480 m · 6 min
- Our Lady of Wisdom YMCA · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day480 m · 6 min
- Terraview-Willowfield Extended Day Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day707 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Ellesmere Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed636 m · 8 min
- Maryvale Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Closed for the Season948 m · 11 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 (6)
- Ellesmere Park619 m · 7 min
- Willowfield Gardens Park775 m · 9 min
- Maryvale Park1 km · 11 min
- Terraview Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Crocus Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- Ellesmere Community Recreation Centre636 m · 8 min
- Schools (11)
- Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 480 m · 6 min
- Terraview Willowfield Public SchoolEnglish Public · 707 m · 8 min
- Sathya Sai Elementary SchoolPrivate · 733 m · 9 min
- Alif Canada Elementary SchoolPrivate · 833 m · 10 min
- Maryvale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 838 m · 10 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Maryvale branch818 m · 10 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.
Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.
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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Ellesmere & Dewey a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 45 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 Ellesmere & Dewey?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #371 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.81× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Ellesmere & Dewey a walkable intersection?
Ellesmere & Dewey scores 48 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: 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 grocery stores within 1 km · 4 places to eat within 300 m.
How fast do cars go at Ellesmere & Dewey?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellesmere Rd between White Abbey Pk and Dewey Dr (September 2026), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 61 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Ellesmere & Dewey?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 214 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,530 spaces — 9 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Ellesmere & Dewey by transit?
Bus routes 95, 68, 67, 24, 995, 996, 968, 924 within 1 km (nearest stop: Ellesmere Rd at Crocus Dr, 14 m).
What restaurants are near Ellesmere & Dewey?
4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 31 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Mamajoun Armenian Pizza (141 m), Almas Indian Cuisine (158 m), Golden House Chinese Restaurant (232 m), The Blackhorn Steakhouse (240 m) and Domino's Pizza (463 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Ellesmere & Dewey?
The nearest is Ellesmere Community Centre Washroom, 20 Canadian Rd, 636 m away. Next nearest: Maryvale Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (948 m).
Is there child care near Ellesmere & Dewey?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 236 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are After Four Children's Enrichment Program (480 m, 60 spaces), Our Lady of Wisdom YMCA (480 m, 56 spaces) and Terraview-Willowfield Extended Day Program (707 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What neighbourhood is Ellesmere & Dewey in?
Ellesmere & Dewey is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.
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 Feb 28, 2024.
- 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.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 21 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: 43.76035, -79.30446 · centreline node 13448642.