Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 869538154 nearest 19 m
- Express
- 986
- Blue Night
- 386395
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Meadowvale Rd at Ellesmere Rd; Ellesmere Rd at Meadowvale Rd
- Regional
- Durham Region Transit 900 Pulse 900N1 Route N1 at Ellesmere Westbound @ Meadowvale27 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.
Within walking distance 1.5 km
- Schools (9)
- Meadowvale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 339 m
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 884 m
- Cardinal Leger Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
- Chief Dan George Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
- Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
- Rouge Valley Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
- and 3 more
- Community centres
- Tall Pines Community Centre1.1 km
- Parks (14)
- Bramber Woods Park487 m
- Lavery Trail Park509 m
- Tanis Cres Woodlot676 m
- Bob Hunter Park895 m
- Highland Creek Parkette1 km
- Laura Ellis Park1 km
- and 8 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Highland Creek branch1 km
- Signal
- 1687, activated 1994 · FT · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 4 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Jc Fastfood, 932 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Raani Fast Food · 3600 Ellesmere Rd, Unit-10grocery | 889 m | Passed, Sep 2025 · 1 infraction |
| Raani Fast Food · 3600 Ellesmere Rd Unit-10grocery | 889 m | Passed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Jc Fastfood · 111 Rylander Blvd | 932 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Royal Canadian Legion Branch 258 Highland Creek · 305 Morrish Rd | 1 km | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| Ted's Restaurant · 404 Old Kingston Rd | 1 km | Passed, Apr 2026 |
| Peggy's Caribbean Cuisine · 402 Old Kingston Rd | 1 km | Passed, Jun 2026 |
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
No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 489 m away at Lavery Trail Park.
No City washroom within 1 km.
- Drinking water
- Lavery Trail Park drinking fountain · 489 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
Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 192 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Meadowvale Daycare Centre (339 m, 59 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).
- Meadowvale Daycare Centre · 761 Meadowvale Rd
59 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day339 m - Absorbent Minds Montessori East · 6534 Kingston Rd
31 spaces · toddler, preschool728 m - Cardinal Leger Child Care Centre (Scarborough) · 600 Morrish Rd
102 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 214 (192 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.4 km away.
Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.
Parking
Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking
Nearest lots: 179 m away, ≈28 spaces; 275 m away, ≈67 spaces; 399 m away, ≈9 spaces; 522 m away, ≈290 spaces; 596 m away, ≈335 spaces; 651 m away, ≈84 spaces.
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, Dec 17, 2022 (a weekend day)
The north leg carries the load — 1,587 southbound vehicles, or 34% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 761. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 776 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 124% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (346). Trucks and buses were 5.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 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.
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 Ellesmere Rd between Zaph Ave and Walkway W of Meadowvale and S of Ellesmere (180 m away) recorded an average of 51 km/h in its 3-day count in December 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 59 km/h. That segment carries about 7,000 vehicles a day. Meadowvale Rd between Muirbank Blvd and Claresholme Dr measured slower: 49 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 56 km/h (May 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Meadowvale Rd (265 m away, 50 km/h limit), 6.0% of the 118,302 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Rd · Zaph Ave – Walkway W of Meadowvale and S of Ellesmere · 180 m | Dec 2023 · 3 days | 6,987 | 51 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
| Meadowvale Rd · Muirbank Blvd – Claresholme Dr · 228 m | May 2026 · 3 days | 9,598 | 49 km/h | 56 km/h | 60 km/h |
School-zone speed sign 265 m
Meadowvale Rd (northbound), 761 Meadowvale Road · 118,302 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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
2024 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 22% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 25, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 45 | #2224 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 10 | #1733 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 32 | |
| Fail to remain | 3 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| All since 2014 | 55 | latest Mar 25, 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
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 most recent was on Sep 13, 2024.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All KSI collisions | 1 | #1185 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Sep 13, 2024 |
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
Police records place no theft from a vehicle or bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 11, 2015. 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 Highland Creek.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Ellesmere & Meadowvale a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1185 of 1,505), out of 45 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Meadowvale?
A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 17, 2022, 51% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Ellesmere & Meadowvale?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellesmere Rd between Zaph Ave and Walkway W of Meadowvale and S of Ellesmere (December 2023), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 265 m away (50 km/h), 6.0% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.
Where can I park near Ellesmere & Meadowvale?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 157 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,020 spaces — 3 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Ellesmere & Meadowvale by transit?
Bus routes 86, 95, 38, 154, 986 within 1 km (nearest stop: Meadowvale Rd at Ellesmere Rd, 19 m); Durham Region Transit routes 900 Pulse 900, N1 Route N1 at Ellesmere Westbound @ Meadowvale.
What restaurants are near Ellesmere & Meadowvale?
None within 300 m, and 4 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Jc Fastfood (932 m), Royal Canadian Legion Branch 258 Highland Creek (1.0 km), Ted's Restaurant (1.0 km) and Peggy's Caribbean Cuisine (1.0 km). 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 Ellesmere & Meadowvale?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 489 m away at Lavery Trail Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.
Is there child care near Ellesmere & Meadowvale?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 192 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Meadowvale Daycare Centre (339 m, 59 spaces), Absorbent Minds Montessori East (728 m, 31 spaces) and Cardinal Leger Child Care Centre (Scarborough) (1.0 km, 102 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What neighbourhood is Ellesmere & Meadowvale in?
Ellesmere & Meadowvale is in Highland Creek (City of Toronto neighbourhood 134). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.
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 Dec 17, 2022.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 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).
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jul 11, 2015.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.79249, -79.16357 · centreline node 13444084.