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Ellesmere & Oakley

Ellesmere Rd & Oakley Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · Bendale-Glen Andrew · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

Ellesmere & Oakley, in Bendale-Glen Andrew, is a busier-than-typical intersection. It has a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 15 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
16,526
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 21, 2016
109 pedestrians · 4 cyclists
Collisions
32
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 20 property damage · #2700 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,070 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.79× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 152 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 3.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged down 12%, from 17 in 2016–2020 to 15 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Ellesmere & Oakley

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 94 Pickering / Square One41 Hamilton / Pickering96 Oshawa / Finch Express92 Oshawa / Yorkdale at Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal1 km
TTC bus
9538129131133574321 nearest 21 m
Express
903904938939995996
Blue Night
395
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Ellesmere Rd at Oakley Blvd; Ellesmere Rd at Oakley Blvd East Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Bernadine St / Brimley Rd 667 m · 11 docks · 2 stations, 22 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)
  • Centennial College - Midland CampusCollege · 155 m
  • Edgewood Public SchoolEnglish Public · 336 m
  • St Victor Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 782 m
  • Enquiring Minds Montessori and London School of DancePrivate · 939 m
  • St Andrews & Alternative ScarboroughEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Mac Al-Furqan SchoolPrivate · 1.2 km
  • and 3 more
Community centres
Parks (13)
  • Edgewood Park170 m
  • West Birkdale Park406 m
  • Jolly Way Park818 m
  • Birkdale Ravine1 km
  • Scarborough Civic Centre1 km
  • St. Andrews Park - Scarborough1.1 km
  • and 7 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Scarborough Civic Centre branch1 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 43 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Pizza, 62 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 43 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizza Pizza · 1197-1217 Ellesmere Rd62 mPassed, Mar 2026
J & J Kapuso Filipino Restaurant · 1217 Ellesmere Rd Unit-065 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
The Thamel Express · 1215 Ellesmere Rd Unit-121565 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Norman Sue Bakery Ltd · 1220 Ellesmere Rdgrocery129 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
House of Nizams · 1163 Ellesmere Rd Unit-6154 mPassed, May 2026
Roll N Bowl · 1157 Ellesmere Rd Unit-6171 mPassed, May 2026
Starlite Family Restaurant · 1157 Ellesmere Rd Unit-1171 mPassed, Aug 2026
Geetham Veg Restaurant · 1249 Ellesmere Rd175 mPassed, 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

The nearest public washroom is Birkdale Community Centre Washroom, 405 m away, View centre hours.

  • Birkdale Community Centre Washroom · 1299 Ellesmere Rd
    View centre hours
    405 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 287 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre (379 m, 123 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 287 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre · 1305 Ellesmere Rd
    123 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    379 m
  • St Victor Catholic School Before & After Child Care Program · 20 Bernadine St
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    782 m
  • Enquiring Minds Montessori · 24 Progress Ave
    93 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    939 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 232 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 232 · 1.5 km1550 Midland Ave
Police42 Division · 3.3 km242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 20 · 2 km2430 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

Three registered apartment buildings with 124 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 1191 Ellesmere Rd (62 m, 27 units, 4 storeys, built 1976), which scored 88 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 5 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings3 · 124 units
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20265 across the 3
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest5 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1191 Ellesmere Rd274197688 · Jul 2026362 m
1181 Ellesmere Rd324197691 · Jul 2024180 m
1175 Ellesmere Rd · Loraview Holdings Inc.655196795 · Oct 20251111 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 lots404 lots · ≈86,140 spaces · 258.4 ha
Within 500 m34 lots · ≈6,100 spaces
Green P (public)5 car parks · about 644 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 · Surface636 m68 *
158 Borough Drive · Surface1.1 km16 *
40 Bushby Dr · Surface1.6 km21532% (Q1 2026)
101 Grangeway Ave · Surface1.7 km2557% (Q1 2026)
Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface2 km90 *

Nearest lots: 53 m away, ≈114 spaces; 68 m away, ≈82 spaces; 81 m away, ≈200 spaces; 98 m away, ≈55 spaces; 135 m away, ≈34 spaces; 139 m away, ≈258 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, Mar 21, 2016

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 8,579 westbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 299. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,728 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 13% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (2,404). Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, 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.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west7,648eastbound · 4 bikes · 3.9% heavy
Total vehicles16,526109 pedestrians · 4 cyclists · 4.0% heavy
From the east8,579westbound · 0 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south299northbound · 0 bikes · 3.0% heavy
AM peak hour2,404 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,728 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 21, 2016

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 Birkdale Rd and Birkdale Ravine Trl (223 m away) recorded an average of 62 km/h in its 7-day count in May 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 69 km/h. That segment carries about 33,800 vehicles a day. Oakley Blvd between Canadine Rd and Ellesmere Rd measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Oct 2021).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Oakley Blvd · Canadine Rd – Ellesmere Rd · 77 mOct 2021 · 24 h1,13135 km/h43 km/h47 km/h
Ellesmere Rd · Birkdale Rd – Birkdale Ravine Trl · 223 mMay 2023 · 7 days33,76062 km/h69 km/h75 km/h

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 (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 28% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 13% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 12, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions32#2700 of 5,508
With an injury9#1883 of 4,660
Property damage only20
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian4#932 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 201445latest Jun 12, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.1 a year. 64% 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 vehicle1130street/outdoor (7), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 4, 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 Bendale-Glen Andrew.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Ellesmere & Oakley a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 32 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 & Oakley?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 21, 2016, 1.79× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Ellesmere & Oakley?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellesmere Rd between Birkdale Rd and Birkdale Ravine Trl (May 2023), found an average of 62 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 69 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Ellesmere & Oakley?

The nearest Green P car park is Ellesmere Lot - Near 1050 Ellesmere Road - closed for construction until November 2019 (636 m away, 68 spaces). The City's mapping shows 404 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 86,140 spaces — 34 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Ellesmere & Oakley by transit?

Bus routes 95, 38, 129, 131, 133, 57, 43, 21 and 6 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Ellesmere Rd at Oakley Blvd, 21 m).

What restaurants are near Ellesmere & Oakley?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 43 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Pizza (62 m), J & J Kapuso Filipino Restaurant (65 m), The Thamel Express (65 m), House of Nizams (154 m) and Roll N Bowl (171 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 & Oakley?

The nearest is Birkdale Community Centre Washroom, 1299 Ellesmere Rd, 405 m away (View centre hours). 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 & Oakley?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 287 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre (379 m, 123 spaces), St Victor Catholic School Before & After Child Care Program (782 m, 71 spaces) and Enquiring Minds Montessori (939 m, 93 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ellesmere & Oakley?

Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 124 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1191 Ellesmere Rd (62 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1181 Ellesmere Rd (80 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 1175 Ellesmere Rd (111 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 91 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 & Oakley?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and no 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 Bendale-Glen Andrew page.

What neighbourhood is Ellesmere & Oakley in?

Ellesmere & Oakley is in Bendale-Glen Andrew (City of Toronto neighbourhood 156). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.

Sources

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