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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 · Dec 17, 2022 · weekend
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 16,177 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: 346 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 776 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
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, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 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 most recent was on Sep 13, 2024.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 45 | #2224 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 10 | #1733 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 32 | |
| Fail to remain | 3 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 5 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Sep 13, 2024 |
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 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), 6.4% of the 115,043 vehicles logged in August 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 |
- Speed sign
- Meadowvale Rd (northbound), 265 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 48 km/h, 85th percentile 56 km/h; 6.4% at 60 km/h or more. 115,043 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 1687, activated 1994 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 86 95 154 nearest 19 m
- Express
- 986
- Blue Night
- 386 395
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Meadowvale Rd at Ellesmere Rd; Ellesmere Rd at Meadowvale Rd
- Regional
- Durham Region Transit 900 Pulse 900 N1 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.
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
- 3 mapped lots within 500 m, 115 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 listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 1 eating place is within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Raani Fast Food, 944 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Care Ida Pharmacy, 933 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Raani Fast Food · 3600 Ellesmere Rd Unit-10944 m · 11 min
- Pharmacy
- Care Ida Pharmacy 933 m · 11 min
- Child care
- Meadowvale Daycare Centre · 59 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day372 m · 4 min
- Absorbent Minds Montessori East · 31 spaces, toddler, preschool775 m · 9 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
- Lavery Trail Park630 m · 8 min
- Bramber Woods Park678 m · 8 min
- Tanis Cres Woodlot1 km · 12 min
- Highland Creek Parkette1.1 km · 14 min
- Highland Creek Community Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools
- Meadowvale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 372 m · 4 min
- Cardinal Leger Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Highland Creek branch1 km · 12 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 grocery store, a community centre, a public washroom or 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.
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.
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, 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 at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Dec 17, 2022, 51% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Ellesmere & Meadowvale a walkable intersection?
Ellesmere & Meadowvale scores 30 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; 6 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.6 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
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), 6.4% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Ellesmere & Meadowvale?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 115 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 8,510 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, 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 1 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Raani Fast Food (944 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Ellesmere & Meadowvale?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 90 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Meadowvale Daycare Centre (372 m, 59 spaces) and Absorbent Minds Montessori East (775 m, 31 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 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; 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.
- 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 25 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: 43.79249, -79.16357 · centreline node 13444084.