Ellesmere & Markham

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Live camera RESCU 8122 · Markham Rd & Ellesmere Rd

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

The north leg carries the load — 9,694 southbound vehicles, or 35% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 4,730. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 4,706 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 112% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (2,225). Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% 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: 2,225 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 4,706 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

2018 was the peak year (191 collisions), and 2025 closed with 137. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 166 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 100 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 23, 2026.

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt; 2 collisions involved vehicle occupants only. 2 of the 3 happened in darkness — 67%, above the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Jul 30, 2025. Going back to 2006, the total is 6.

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 Markham Rd and Gander Dr (217 m away) recorded an average of 50 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 58 km/h. That segment carries about 21,500 vehicles a day. Markham Rd between Roman Abraham Blvd and Ellesmere Rd measured slower: 44 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 55 km/h (Aug 2023). At the school-zone speed sign on Ellesmere Rd (235 m away, 50 km/h limit), 4.1% of the 73,674 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.

Speed sign

Ellesmere Rd (eastbound), 235 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 49 km/h, 85th percentile 55 km/h; 4.1% at 60 km/h or more. 73,674 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.

Red-light camera

In operation since 2018; 321 tickets in 2025, 248 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.

The crossing

Signal 0702, activated 1964 · 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 food26/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 12 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit17/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation6/10

  nearest park 0.6 km · 2 community centres within 800 m

• Schools and child care7/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• 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 (193 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 58 thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 10× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 27 in 2023–2025, about 9.0 a year, against 4.7 a year before that. 64% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 12, 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn.

• 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026); live image from Traffic Cameras (RESCU).
• 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: 43.77644, -79.23176 · centreline node 13446212.