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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 volume14-hour count · Feb 4, 2026
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 8,099 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 1,751 from the north. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,718 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 14% above the afternoon peak from 5:15 p.m. (1,511). Trucks and buses were 5.9% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 1,718 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,511 from 5:15 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 11 collisions. 11 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.
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 | 70 | #1558 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 11 | #1579 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 46 | |
| Fail to remain | 13 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1232 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1125 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 13 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| 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 Morningside Ave and Military Trl, 390 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2023 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 11,300 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Rd · Morningside Ave – Military Trl · 390 m | Dec 2023 · 3 days | 11,268 | 51 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 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
- GO Transit
- GO bus 41 Hamilton / Pickering at Military Trail. @ Pan Am Dr.828 m · 10 min
- TTC bus
- 38 95 154 12 116 133 nearest 27 m
- Express
- 995 938 905
- Blue Night
- 334 395
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Ellesmere Rd at Mornelle Crt
- Regional
- Durham Region Transit 900 Pulse 900 N1 Route N1 at Ellesmere Westbound @ Moringside207 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Mornelle Ct / Ellesmere Rd 50 m · 11 docks · 3 stations, 53 docks 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
- 8 mapped lots within 500 m, 97 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 within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Food Basics, 673 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 17 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is 90 Mornelle Court Food Pantry, 343 m away. No pharmacy in the Ministry of Health's register is within a kilometre of this corner. The nearest hospital site is Centenary Hospital, 931 m away. For seniors' housing: Seven Oaks, a long-term care home 837 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- 90 Mornelle Court Food Pantry · 90 Mornelle Crt343 m · 4 min
- Tim Hortons · 755 Morningside Ave375 m · 4 min
- La Prep · 1095 Military Trl None567 m · 7 min
- Wendy's · 2908 Ellesmere Rd667 m · 8 min
- Little Caesars · 2872 Ellesmere Rd725 m · 9 min
- Grocery
- Food Basics 673 m · 8 min
- Child care
- Nsheemaehn Child Care Centre · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day686 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- Centenary Hospital · hospital site931 m · 11 min
- Seven Oaks · long-term care home837 m · 10 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
- Ellesmere Reservoir Park672 m · 8 min
- Bonspiel Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Morningside Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Community centres
- Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre858 m · 10 min
- Tam Heather Curling and Tennis Club1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools
- Centennial College School - Morningside CampusCollege · 259 m · 3 min
- Military Trail Public SchoolEnglish Public · 926 m · 11 min
- Rouge Valley Education CentrePrivate · 1 km · 11 min
- St John Paul Ii Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- West Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 16 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 pharmacy, 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 five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,037 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 70 Mornelle Crt (340 m, 264 units, 16 storeys, built 1976), which scored 82 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 Mornelle Crt · Self Managed | 264 | 16 | 1976 | 82 · Jul 2026 | 340 m · 4 min |
| 90 Mornelle Crt Toronto Community Housing · Del Management | 198 | 13 | 1971 | 88 · Nov 2025 | 342 m · 4 min |
| 110 Mornelle Crt Toronto Community Housing · Del Management | 145 | 15 | 1971 | 94 · Jul 2026 | 375 m · 4 min |
| 80 Mornelle Crt · Q Residential | 265 | 16 | 1972 | 96 · Nov 2025 | 379 m · 5 min |
| 750 Morningside Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc | 165 | 13 | 1973 | 95 · Sep 2024 | 616 m · 7 min |
5 registered buildings · 1,037 units · 2 social housing · tallest 16 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
18 thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.9 a year. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 23, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 18 | 6 | 1 | street/outdoor (12), apartment parking (6) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
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 Morningside.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Ellesmere & Mornelle a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 70 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 & Mornelle?
A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #1138 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.
Is Ellesmere & Mornelle a walkable intersection?
Ellesmere & Mornelle scores 29 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: 5 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 1 km; nearest park 0.7 km · nearest centre 0.9 km.
How fast do cars go at Ellesmere & Mornelle?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellesmere Rd between Morningside Ave and Military Trl (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.
Where can I park near Ellesmere & Mornelle?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 97 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,880 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Ellesmere & Mornelle by transit?
Bus routes 38, 95, 154, 12, 116, 133, 995, 938 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Ellesmere Rd at Mornelle Crt, 27 m); Durham Region Transit routes 900 Pulse 900, N1 Route N1 at Ellesmere Westbound @ Moringside.
What restaurants are near Ellesmere & Mornelle?
None within 300 m, and 17 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are 90 Mornelle Court Food Pantry (343 m), Tim Hortons (375 m), La Prep (567 m), Wendy's (667 m) and Little Caesars (725 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Ellesmere & Mornelle?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 52 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Nsheemaehn Child Care Centre (686 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Ellesmere & Mornelle?
Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,037 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 70 Mornelle Crt (340 m, 264 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 90 Mornelle Crt (342 m, 198 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 110 Mornelle Crt (375 m, 145 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 80 Mornelle Crt (379 m, 265 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 91 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Ellesmere & Mornelle?
Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Morningside page.
What neighbourhood is Ellesmere & Mornelle in?
Ellesmere & Mornelle is in Morningside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 135), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.
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 4, 2026.
- 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; 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: 43.78483, -79.19543 · centreline node 13445113.