Ellesmere & Dolly Varden

Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 17, 2022 · weekend

The east leg carries the load — 5,223 westbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 476. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,061 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 159% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (795). Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. 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.

Peak hours: 795 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 2,061 from 4:45 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

2016 was the peak year (35 collisions), and 2025 closed with 24. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 45 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 1% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 22 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 28, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The last one inside the window was in 2017. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here (1 motorcyclist involved), the latest on Apr 13, 2026.

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 Ellesmere Rd between Dolly Varden Blvd and Markham Rd (130 m away) recorded an average of 44 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 20,200 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Brimorton Dr (386 m away, 40 km/h limit), 7.1% of the 95,886 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Speed sign

Brimorton Dr (westbound), 386 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 39 km/h, 85th percentile 47 km/h; 7.1% at 50 km/h or more. 95,886 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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.

The crossing

Signal 1799, activated 1999 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a library or a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food19/30

  2 grocery stores within 1 km · 12 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit16/28

  5 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care5/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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.

11 registered apartment buildings with 2,390 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2180 Ellesmere Rd (459 m, 180 units, 16 storeys, built 1969), which scored 86 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

11 registered buildings · 2,390 units · 3 social housing · tallest 19 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.

Toronto Police place 47 thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 8.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 18 in 2023–2025, about 6.0 a year, against 4.6 a year before that. 74% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 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 Woburn North.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 17, 2022.
• 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• 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 24 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: 43.77576, -79.23494 · centreline node 13446304.