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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 · Feb 16, 1987
Traffic is heaviest from the west: 7,929 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 12 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 2,721 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 2,322 in the morning peak from 7:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 40 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1987, 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: 2,322 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 2,721 from 4:15 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 worst year was 2019, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 3 collisions (19%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Dec 26, 2025.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 16 | |
| With an injury | 3 | |
| Property damage only | 12 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 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
On Ellesmere Rd between Birchmount Rd and Mondeo Dr, 346 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2024 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 38,600 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Rd · Birchmount Rd – Mondeo Dr · 346 m | Aug 2024 · 3 days | 38,552 | 45 km/h | 54 km/h | 59 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 43 17 38 129 131 133 nearest 143 m
- Express
- 995 996 903 904 938 939
- Blue Night
- 395 343
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 1 car park · about 68 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 29 mapped lots within 500 m, 290 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 · Surface | 800 m | 68 * | — |
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
A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Highland Farms, 290 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 42 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 380 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Fairlane Drug Mart, 599 m away; 8 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Fieldstone Commons Community, a long-term care home 788 m away (two within a kilometre); Alexis Lodge Retirement Residence, a retirement home 282 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 1480 Kennedy Rd380 m · 5 min
- Fusion Restaurant & Lounge · 880 Ellesmere Rd407 m · 5 min
- Khaas Bistro Bar · 880 Ellesmere Rd407 m · 5 min
- New Hopper Hut · 880 Ellesmere Rd Unit-215407 m · 5 min
- Pizza On Fire · 880 Ellesmere Rd Unit-10407 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Highland Farms 290 m · 3 min
- Food shops
- Spice Is Rite Express Inc 409 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Fairlane Drug Mart 599 m · 7 min · 8 within 1 km
- Child care
- Kiddies Lodge Day Care Centre · 69 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age133 m
- Progress Childcare (Scarborough Inc. #1 (3 Glamorgan) · 90 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day778 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- Fieldstone Commons Community · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km788 m · 9 min
- Alexis Lodge Retirement Residence · retirement home282 m · 3 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)
- Mondeo Park436 m · 5 min
- Jolly Way Park669 m · 8 min
- Dorset Park677 m · 8 min
- Glamorgan Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Ellesmere Park1.2 km · 15 min
- Community centres
- Ellesmere Community Recreation Centre1.2 km · 15 min
- Schools (7)
- Ellesmere Statton Public SchoolEnglish Public · 228 m
- Alif Canada Elementary SchoolPrivate · 799 m · 10 min
- Sathya Sai Elementary SchoolPrivate · 1 km · 12 min
- Enquiring Minds Montessori and London School of DancePrivate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Centennial College - Midland CampusCollege · 1.3 km · 15 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 library or a public washroom.
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
Within a kilometre there are eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 831 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 7 Glamorgan Ave (483 m, 196 units, 12 storeys, built 1971), which scored 86 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 82, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Glamorgan Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 196 | 12 | 1971 | 86 · Sep 2024 | 483 m · 6 min |
| 6 Glamorgan Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 184 | 12 | 1971 | 82 · Aug 2024 | 700 m · 8 min |
| 5 Glamorgan Ave · Firm Capital Properties Inc | 140 | 10 | 1974 | 87 · Sep 2024 | 755 m · 9 min |
| 3 Glamorgan Ave · Living Properties Inc. | 139 | 10 | 1984 | 83 · Sep 2024 | 778 m · 9 min |
| 1555 Birchmount Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc | 46 | 6 | 1950 | 71 · Sep 2025 | 838 m · 10 min |
| 1545 Birchmount Rd · North 44 Property Management Inc | 37 | 4 | 1960 | 76 · Jul 2026 | 895 m · 11 min |
8 registered buildings · 831 units · 2 social housing · tallest 12 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
Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 26, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 2 | 1 | street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (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 Dorset Park.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Ellesmere & Gladeside a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 16 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 & Gladeside?
An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 1987. Its latest count is from Feb 16, 1987, 1.71× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Ellesmere & Gladeside a walkable intersection?
Ellesmere & Gladeside scores 43 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 · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 42 within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Ellesmere & Gladeside?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellesmere Rd between Birchmount Rd and Mondeo Dr (August 2024), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Ellesmere & Gladeside?
The nearest Green P car park is Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 (800 m away, 68 spaces). The City's mapping shows 290 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 59,630 spaces — 29 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Ellesmere & Gladeside by transit?
Bus routes 95, 43, 17, 38, 129, 131, 133, 995 and 5 more within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Ellesmere & Gladeside?
None within 300 m, and 42 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (380 m), Fusion Restaurant & Lounge (407 m), Khaas Bistro Bar (407 m), New Hopper Hut (407 m) and Pizza On Fire (407 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Ellesmere & Gladeside?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 439 m away at Mondeo Park.
Is there child care near Ellesmere & Gladeside?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 159 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kiddies Lodge Day Care Centre (133 m, 69 spaces) and Progress Childcare (Scarborough Inc. #1 (3 Glamorgan) (778 m, 90 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Ellesmere & Gladeside?
Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 831 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 7 Glamorgan Ave (483 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 6 Glamorgan Ave (700 m, 184 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 5 Glamorgan Ave (755 m, 140 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 3 Glamorgan Ave (778 m, 139 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 82 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Ellesmere & Gladeside?
Toronto Police place three 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 Dorset Park page.
What neighbourhood is Ellesmere & Gladeside in?
Ellesmere & Gladeside is in Dorset Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 126). 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 16, 1987.
- 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 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: 43.76470, -79.28587 · centreline node 13448023.