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Ellesmere & Neilson

Ellesmere Rd & Neilson Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Morningside · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

In Morningside, Ellesmere & Neilson is an above-average intersection for traffic. At the corner: an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
16,617
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 26, 2025
2,098 pedestrians · 46 cyclists · #1161 busiest
Collisions
499
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
94 with an injury · 338 property damage · #128 of 5,508 · +26 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #533 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,190 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. On average 50 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 30.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 6.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 41%, from 314 in 2016–2020 to 185 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 499 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Ellesmere & Neilson

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
389513315412116 nearest 22 m
Express
938995905
Blue Night
395334
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Ellesmere Rd at Neilson Rd - Scarborough Health Network Centenary Hospital; Neilson Rd at Ellesmere Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Neilson Rd / Ellesmere Rd 34 m · 19 docks · 4 stations, 52 docks 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)
  • Highcastle Public SchoolEnglish Public · 762 m
  • Henry Hudson Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 937 m
  • St John Paul Ii Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 943 m
  • Military Trail Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Centennial College School - Morningside CampusCollege · 1 km
  • St Edmund Campion Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • and 3 more
Community centres
Parks (8)
  • Ellesmere Reservoir Park369 m
  • Morningside Park507 m
  • Botany Hill Park727 m
  • Seven Oaks Park773 m
  • Brooks Road Park1 km
  • Heather Heights Park1.1 km
  • and 2 more
Signal
0901, activated 1970 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 13 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 15 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 70 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 2862 Ellesmere Rd70 mPassed, Jan 2026
Drupati's Roti and Doubles · 2866 Ellesmere Rd87 mPassed, Jul 2026
Drupati's Roti and Doubles · 2866 Ellesmere Rd88 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Little Caesars · 2872 Ellesmere Rd111 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Subway · 2848 Ellesmere Rd137 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 2 infractions
Vindaloo Indian & Hakka Cuisine · 2848 Ellesmere Rd Bldg-1137 mPassed, Aug 2026
Vindaloo Indian & Hakka Cuisine · 2848 Ellesmere Rd, Bldg-1138 mPassed, Sep 2025
Seven Oaks Home For the Aged · 9 Neilson Rd153 mPassed, May 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

The nearest public washroom is Morningside Park West Parking Lot Washroom, 615 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Morningside Park West Parking Lot Washroom · 390 Morningside Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    615 m
  • Seven Oaks Park Washroom · 372 Military Trl
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    721 m
  • Curran Hall Community Centre Washroom · 277 Orton Park Rd
    View centre hours
    744 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

One licensed child care centre within a kilometre offers 49 spaces; it accepts City fee subsidy. The nearest is Centenary Seven Oaks Early Learning & Child Care Centre (154 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km1 centre · 49 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 1
  • Centenary Seven Oaks Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 9 Neilson Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    154 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 213 (2.2 km), the nearest police station 43 Division (2.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.8 km away.

FireFire Station 213 · 2.2 km7 Lapsley Rd
Police43 Division · 2.8 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 2.8 km4331 Lawrence Ave E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,272 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 51 Trailridge Cres (112 m, 200 units, 17 storeys, built 1974), which scored 97 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 30 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings6 · 1,272 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202630 across the 6
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest17 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
51 Trailridge Cres · Greenwin Corp.20017197497 · Sep 20241112 m
30 Livonia Pl · CAPREIT20013197997 · Nov 20254382 m
70 Mornelle Crt · Self Managed26416197682 · Jul 20266742 m
80 Mornelle Crt · Q Residential26516197296 · Nov 202512831 m
90 Mornelle CrtToronto Community Housing · Del Management19813197188 · Nov 20255915 m
110 Mornelle CrtToronto Community Housing · Del Management14515197194 · Jul 20262949 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots156 lots · ≈28,350 spaces · 85.1 ha
Within 500 m13 lots · ≈4,450 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 108 m away, ≈128 spaces; 114 m away, ≈169 spaces; 160 m away, ≈806 spaces; 190 m away, ≈21 spaces; 203 m away, ≈63 spaces; 219 m away, ≈33 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 — 14-hour, Oct 26, 2025 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 5,577 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 34% of the total, against 1,966 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 1,650 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:15 p.m., against 1,019 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north4,169southbound · 16 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the west5,577eastbound · 10 bikes · 4.9% heavy
Total vehicles16,6172,098 pedestrians · 46 cyclists · 4.6% heavy
From the east4,905westbound · 16 bikes · 4.7% heavy
From the south1,966northbound · 4 bikes · 8.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,019 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,650 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 26, 2025 · weekend

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 most recent midblock count on Neilson Rd between Ellesmere Rd and Trailridge Cres (66 m away, May 2010) recorded volume only — about 6,076 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Neilson Rd · Ellesmere Rd – Trailridge Cres · 66 mMay 2010 · 3 days6,076
Ellesmere Rd · 2863 Ellesmere Rd – Neilson Rd · 89 mSep 2014 · 3 days10,448

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

The worst year was 2019, with 74 collisions; 2025 recorded 40. 94 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 77 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 20 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 26 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 30.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions499#128 of 5,508
With an injury94#66 of 4,660
Property damage only338
Fail to remain77
Involving a pedestrian19#38 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1483 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality2
Severity not classified65
Since January 2026 (outside the window)26
All since 2014650latest Jun 27, 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 was fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Nov 28, 2020. Going back to 2006, the total is 2. The police all-collisions file records 2 fatal collisions here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places one of them just outside the 65 m radius.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#533 of 1,505
Fatal1#129 of 319
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Nov 28, 2020

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

11 thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.3 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1140street/outdoor (11)
Bicycle theft200commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 29, 2024. 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 & Neilson a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#533 of 1,505), out of 499 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 & Neilson?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #1161 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Ellesmere & Neilson?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 156 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,350 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Ellesmere & Neilson by transit?

Bus routes 38, 95, 133, 154, 12, 116, 938, 995 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Ellesmere Rd at Neilson Rd - Scarborough Health Network Centenary Hospital, 22 m).

What restaurants are near Ellesmere & Neilson?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 15 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (70 m), Drupati's Roti and Doubles (87 m), Drupati's Roti and Doubles (88 m), Little Caesars (111 m) and Subway (137 m). 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 & Neilson?

The nearest is Morningside Park West Parking Lot Washroom, 390 Morningside Ave, 615 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Seven Oaks Park Washroom (721 m); Curran Hall Community Centre Washroom (744 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Ellesmere & Neilson?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 49 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Centenary Seven Oaks Early Learning & Child Care Centre (154 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ellesmere & Neilson?

Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,272 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 51 Trailridge Cres (112 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 30 Livonia Pl (382 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 70 Mornelle Crt (742 m, 264 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 80 Mornelle Crt (831 m, 265 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 92 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Ellesmere & Neilson?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Morningside page.

What neighbourhood is Ellesmere & Neilson in?

Ellesmere & Neilson 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

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