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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, and the red-light camera
Traffic volume14-hour count · Jul 3, 2025
The south leg carries the load — 9,985 northbound vehicles, or 34% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 4,074. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,674 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 31% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (2,043). Trucks and buses were 5.4% 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 is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 2,043 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,674 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 (53 collisions), and 2025 closed with 32. 24% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 71 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 38 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Nov 3, 2025.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 429 | #165 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 101 | #52 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 268 | |
| Fail to remain | 71 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 12 | #151 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #785 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 60 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 38 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Nov 3, 2025 |
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 Morningside Ave between Morningside Park Trl and Ellesmere Rd (292 m away) recorded an average of 68 km/h in its 2-day count in January 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 75 km/h. That segment carries about 24,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Ellesmere Rd between Morningside Ave and Military Trl measured slower: 51 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 59 km/h (Dec 2023).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Rd · Morningside Ave – Military Trl · 213 m | Dec 2023 · 3 days | 11,268 | 51 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
| Morningside Ave · Morningside Park Trl – Ellesmere Rd · 292 m | Jan 2019 · 2 days | 24,588 | 68 km/h | 75 km/h | 80 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.
- Red-light camera
- In operation since 2022; 112 tickets in 2025, 68 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.
- The crossing
- Signal 0719, activated 1968 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
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.651 m · 8 min
- TTC bus
- 12 95 116 38 154 nearest 25 m
- Express
- 905 938 995
- Blue Night
- 395 334
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Morningside Ave at Ellesmere Rd; Ellesmere Rd at Morningside Ave
- Regional
- Durham Region Transit 900 Pulse 900 N1 Route N1 at Ellesmere Westbound @ Moringside30 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Mornelle Ct / Ellesmere Rd 207 m · 11 docks · 3 stations, 50 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
- 11 mapped lots within 500 m, 121 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
The nearest grocery store is Food Basics, 850 m away. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 15 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 198 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, 1.1 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 755 Morningside Ave198 m
- La Prep · 1095 Military Trl None390 m · 5 min
- 90 Mornelle Court Food Pantry · 90 Mornelle Crt520 m · 6 min
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 790 Military Trl629 m · 7 min
- Coco Fresh Tea and Juice · 790 Military Trl Unit-5630 m · 8 min
- Grocery
- Food Basics 850 m · 10 min
- Child care
- Nsheemaehn Child Care Centre · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day509 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- Morningside Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.906 m · 11 min
- Health and care
- Centenary Hospital · hospital site1.1 km · 13 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 Park849 m · 10 min
- Bonspiel Park924 m · 11 min
- Highland Creek Community Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Community centres
- Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre681 m · 8 min
- Tam Heather Curling and Tennis Club946 m · 11 min
- Schools (6)
- Centennial College School - Morningside CampusCollege · 82 m
- Military Trail Public SchoolEnglish Public · 749 m · 9 min
- Rouge Valley Education CentrePrivate · 787 m · 9 min
- St John Paul Ii Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 920 m · 11 min
- West Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 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 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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Five registered apartment buildings with 1,037 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 110 Mornelle Crt (198 m, 145 units, 15 storeys, built 1971), which scored 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 Mornelle Crt Toronto Community Housing · Del Management | 145 | 15 | 1971 | 94 · Jul 2026 | 198 m |
| 750 Morningside Ave · Metcap Living Management Inc | 165 | 13 | 1973 | 95 · Sep 2024 | 439 m · 5 min |
| 70 Mornelle Crt · Self Managed | 264 | 16 | 1976 | 82 · Jul 2026 | 517 m · 6 min |
| 90 Mornelle Crt Toronto Community Housing · Del Management | 198 | 13 | 1971 | 88 · Nov 2025 | 519 m · 6 min |
| 80 Mornelle Crt · Q Residential | 265 | 16 | 1972 | 96 · Nov 2025 | 556 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
Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 3, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 9 | 2 | 1 | street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (3) |
| 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 Highland Creek.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Ellesmere & Morningside a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 429 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 & Morningside?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #355 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.83× the median for a counted intersection, and #489 for pedestrians.
Is Ellesmere & Morningside a walkable intersection?
Ellesmere & Morningside scores 42 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: nearest park 0.8 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 5 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
Is there a red-light camera at Ellesmere & Morningside?
Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Ellesmere & Morningside since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 112 tickets in 2025 (147 in 2024) and 68 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 512 since it was switched on.
How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Ellesmere & Morningside?
112 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 147 in 2024, and 68 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 512 tickets since 2022. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.
How fast do cars go at Ellesmere & Morningside?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Morningside Ave between Morningside Park Trl and Ellesmere Rd (January 2019), found an average of 68 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 75 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Ellesmere & Morningside?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 121 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,600 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Ellesmere & Morningside by transit?
Bus routes 12, 95, 116, 38, 154, 905, 938, 995 within 1 km (nearest stop: Morningside Ave at Ellesmere Rd, 25 m); Durham Region Transit routes 900 Pulse 900, N1 Route N1 at Ellesmere Westbound @ Moringside.
What restaurants are near Ellesmere & Morningside?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 15 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (198 m), La Prep (390 m), 90 Mornelle Court Food Pantry (520 m), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (629 m) and Coco Fresh Tea and Juice (630 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Ellesmere & Morningside?
The nearest is Morningside Park Washroom, 390 Morningside Ave, 906 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.).
Is there child care near Ellesmere & Morningside?
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 (509 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Ellesmere & Morningside?
Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,037 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 110 Mornelle Crt (198 m, 145 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 750 Morningside Ave (439 m, 165 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 70 Mornelle Crt (517 m, 264 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 90 Mornelle Crt (519 m, 198 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 91 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Ellesmere & Morningside?
Toronto Police place nine 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 Highland Creek page.
What neighbourhood is Ellesmere & Morningside in?
Ellesmere & Morningside is in Highland Creek (City of Toronto neighbourhood 134). 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 Jul 3, 2025.
- 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).
- 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 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: 43.78534, -79.19334 · centreline node 13445039.