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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 east leg carries the load — 5,461 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 64. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,042 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 164% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (774). Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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: 774 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 2,042 from 4:15 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
2019 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 23% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 7, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 22, 2014.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 61 | #1761 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 14 | #1272 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 44 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 4 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Oct 22, 2014 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2017
The City's counter on Ellesmere Rd between Grangeway Ave and Parkington Cres (107 m away) recorded an average of 60 km/h in its 24-hour count in October 2017; 85% of drivers were at or under 70 km/h. That segment carries about 24,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkington Cres · Earlthorpe Cres – Ellesmere Rd · 37 m | Sep 2007 · 3 days | 922 | — | — | — |
| Ellesmere Rd · Grangeway Ave – Parkington Cres · 107 m | Oct 2017 · 24 h | 24,177 | 60 km/h | 70 km/h | 76 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 2296, activated 2011 · 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
- TTC bus
- 38 95 133 9 16 406 134 129 130 131 132 169 nearest 17 m
- Express
- 995 903
- Blue Night
- 395 316
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Ellesmere Rd at Parkington Cres
- Regional
- Durham Region Transit 920 Route 920 921 Route 921 at Bushby Westbound @ McCowan745 m · 9 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- 100 Grangeway Ave 515 m · 6 min · 39 docks · 1 station, 39 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
- 3 car parks · about 486 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 14 mapped lots within 500 m, 188 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Bushby Dr · Surface | 804 m | 215 | 32% (Q1 2026) |
| 158 Borough Drive · Surface | 907 m | 16 * | — |
| 101 Grangeway Ave · Surface | 919 m | 255 | 7% (Q1 2026) |
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 Freshco, 669 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 22 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Royal Flavours, 311 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 429 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Royal Flavours · 1850 Ellesmere Rd311 m · 4 min
- Cochin Delights · 1850 Ellesmere Rd311 m · 4 min
- Ruth's Catering and Takeout · 1901 Ellesmere Rd420 m · 5 min
- Burger King · 1651 Ellesmere Rd436 m · 5 min
- Thai On Rock · 1911 Ellesmere Rd Unit-A447 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Freshco 669 m · 8 min
- Food shops
- Country Bakery & Market 583 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 429 m · 5 min · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre - North Bendale · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day430 m · 5 min
- Scarborough Jr YMCA · 90 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day891 m · 11 min
- Washrooms
- Centennial Recreation Centre Scarborough Washroom · hours not listed833 m · 10 min
- Scraborough Civic Centre · Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed1 km · 12 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 (6)
- North Bendale Park569 m · 7 min
- Frank Faubert Wood Lot814 m · 10 min
- Albert Campbell Square1 km · 12 min
- Confederation Park1 km · 12 min
- Scarborough Civic Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- Centennial Recreation Centre - Scarborough833 m · 10 min
- Strides Toronto1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools (14)
- New Covenant Church SchoolPrivate · 244 m
- North Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 430 m · 5 min
- Advanced Christian AcademyPrivate · 670 m · 8 min
- Advanced Christian Academy (Renamed)Private · 670 m · 8 min
- Talenta AcademyPrivate · 945 m · 11 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Scarborough Civic Centre branch1 km · 11 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 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
One registered apartment building with 145 rental units stands within a kilometre of the corner, it is social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 1680 Ellesmere Rd (326 m, 145 units, 8 storeys, built 1994), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1680 Ellesmere Rd social housing · Aykler Management | 145 | 8 | 1994 | 98 · Sep 2024 | 326 m · 4 min |
1 registered building · 145 units · 1 social housing · tallest 8 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 three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 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 Woburn North.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Ellesmere & Parkington a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 61 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 & Parkington?
A busier-than-typical intersection at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Dec 17, 2022, 1.20× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Ellesmere & Parkington a walkable intersection?
Ellesmere & Parkington scores 45 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: 2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 2 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km; library 1 km away. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Ellesmere & Parkington?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellesmere Rd between Grangeway Ave and Parkington Cres (October 2017), found an average of 60 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 70 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Ellesmere & Parkington?
The nearest Green P car park is 40 Bushby Dr (804 m away, 215 spaces, 32% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 188 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 39,640 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Ellesmere & Parkington by transit?
Bus routes 38, 95, 133, 9, 16, 406, 134, 129 and 6 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Ellesmere Rd at Parkington Cres, 17 m); Durham Region Transit routes 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921 at Bushby Westbound @ McCowan.
What restaurants are near Ellesmere & Parkington?
None within 300 m, and 22 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Royal Flavours (311 m), Cochin Delights (311 m), Ruth's Catering and Takeout (420 m), Burger King (436 m) and Thai On Rock (447 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Ellesmere & Parkington?
The nearest is Centennial Recreation Centre Scarborough Washroom, 1967 Ellesmere Rd, 833 m away. Next nearest: Scraborough Civic Centre (1.0 km).
Is there child care near Ellesmere & Parkington?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 146 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre - North Bendale (430 m, 56 spaces) and Scarborough Jr YMCA (891 m, 90 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Ellesmere & Parkington?
One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 145 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 1680 Ellesmere Rd (326 m, 145 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 98 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Ellesmere & Parkington?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Woburn North page.
What neighbourhood is Ellesmere & Parkington in?
Ellesmere & Parkington is in Woburn North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 142), 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 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.
- 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: 43.77332, -79.24625 · centreline node 13446642.