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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 95676824 nearest 16 m
- Express
- 995996968924
- Blue Night
- 395324
- Nearest stops
- 10 surface stops within 300 m — Ellesmere Rd at Claudius Gate
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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 (21)
- Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 268 m
- Terraview Willowfield Public SchoolEnglish Public · 473 m
- Maryvale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 527 m
- Sathya Sai Elementary SchoolPrivate · 1 km
- Parkview Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
- Terraview Learning CentreEnglish Public · 1 km
- and 15 more
- Community centres
- Parks (11)
- Willowfield Gardens Park560 m
- Ellesmere Park728 m
- Maryvale Park729 m
- Terraview Park803 m
- Cassandra Park1 km
- Crocus Park1 km
- and 5 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Maryvale branch396 m
- Toronto Public Library Brookbanks branch1.4 km
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There are 12 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 53 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Mary Brown's, 148 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Brown's · 114 Ellesmere Rd | 148 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
| The Bullger · 116 Ellesmere Rd | 148 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Malone's Tavern · 117 Ellesmere Rd | 164 m | Passed, Feb 2026 |
| Domino's Pizza · 118 Ellesmere Rd | 164 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Savor Shawarma and Pizza · 115 Ellesmere Rd | 168 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Express Pizza · 80 Ellesmere Rd Unit-8 | 238 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Lakay Kusina · 80 Ellesmere Rd | 238 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Mr. Fresh Meat & Chicken · 80 Ellesmere Rdgrocery | 238 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions |
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 Ellesmere Community Centre Washroom, 698 m away, View centre hours.
- Ellesmere Community Centre Washroom · 20 Canadian Rd
View centre hours698 m - Maryvale Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 5 Trestleside Grove
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.726 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
Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 236 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is After Four Children's Enrichment Program (268 m, 60 spaces, school age).
- After Four Children's Enrichment Program · 10 Japonica Rd
60 spaces · school age268 m - Our Lady of Wisdom YMCA · 10 Japonica Rd
56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day268 m - Terraview-Willowfield Extended Day Program · 95 Pachino Blvd
43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day473 m - Maryvale Jr YMCA · 1325 Pharmacy Ave
77 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day527 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 245 (1.4 km), the nearest police station 33 Division (3.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.1 km away.
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
15 registered apartment buildings with 1,521 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2126 Victoria Park Ave (683 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1961), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 15 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2126 Victoria Park Ave | 11 | 3 | 1961 | 96 · Sep 2026 | 2 | 683 m |
| 270 Cassandra Blvd · Colonia Treuhand Management Inc. | 83 | 4 | 1969 | 99 · Jun 2025 | 0 | 763 m |
| 2255 Victoria Park Ave · Greenwin Corp. | 72 | 6 | 1964 | 93 · Aug 2024 | 0 | 769 m |
| 2265 Victoria Park Ave · CAPREIT | 71 | 6 | 1964 | 95 · Oct 2025 | 3 | 800 m |
| 2275 Victoria Park Ave · Parkwoods Management | 69 | 6 | 1962 | 79 · Sep 2024 | 1 | 832 m |
| 250 Cassandra Blvd · Wycliffe Property Management Limited | 234 | 4 | 1966 | 81 · Jun 2025 | 2 | 882 m |
| 275 Cassandra Blvd · M&r Property Management | 164 | 12 | 1965 | 90 · Jun 2026 | 0 · 2 fire | 883 m |
| 121 Combermere Dr · Park Property Management Inc | 66 | 8 | 1963 | 97 · Sep 2026 | 2 | 883 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface | 1.8 km | 25 * | — |
Nearest lots: 108 m away, ≈20 spaces; 126 m away, ≈39 spaces; 141 m away, ≈32 spaces; 154 m away, ≈18 spaces; 163 m away, ≈70 spaces; 181 m away, ≈38 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, Nov 10, 2011
The east leg carries the load — 8,440 westbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 134. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,544 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,519 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 15 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2011, 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.
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 Claudius Gt and White Abbey Pk (62 m away) recorded an average of 58 km/h in its 24-hour count in June 2017; 85% of drivers were at or under 66 km/h. That segment carries about 26,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Rd · Claudius Gt – White Abbey Pk · 62 m | Jun 2017 · 24 h | 26,013 | 58 km/h | 66 km/h | 72 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
2017 was the peak year (12 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 9% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with 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 Apr 30, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 47 | #2159 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 4 | #2943 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 37 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | #1825 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 4 | |
| All since 2014 | 61 | latest Apr 30, 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
Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 30, 2009.
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 five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 8, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 0 | 1 | street/outdoor (4), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | apartment parking (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 8, 2026. 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 Wexford/Maryvale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Ellesmere Rd & Claudius Gt a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 47 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 Rd & Claudius Gt?
An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Nov 10, 2011, 1.75× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Ellesmere Rd & Claudius Gt?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellesmere Rd between Claudius Gt and White Abbey Pk (June 2017), found an average of 58 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 66 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Ellesmere Rd & Claudius Gt?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.8 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 373 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 51,640 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Ellesmere Rd & Claudius Gt by transit?
Bus routes 95, 67, 68, 24, 995, 996, 968, 924 within 1 km (nearest stop: Ellesmere Rd at Claudius Gate, 16 m).
What restaurants are near Ellesmere Rd & Claudius Gt?
12 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 53 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mary Brown's (148 m), The Bullger (148 m), Malone's Tavern (164 m), Domino's Pizza (164 m) and Savor Shawarma and Pizza (168 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 Rd & Claudius Gt?
The nearest is Ellesmere Community Centre Washroom, 20 Canadian Rd, 698 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Maryvale Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (726 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 Rd & Claudius Gt?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 236 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are After Four Children's Enrichment Program (268 m, 60 spaces), Our Lady of Wisdom YMCA (268 m, 56 spaces) and Terraview-Willowfield Extended Day Program (473 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Ellesmere Rd & Claudius Gt?
15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,521 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2126 Victoria Park Ave (683 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 270 Cassandra Blvd (763 m, 83 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 2255 Victoria Park Ave (769 m, 72 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 2265 Victoria Park Ave (800 m, 71 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 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 Rd & Claudius Gt?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Wexford/Maryvale page.
What neighbourhood is Ellesmere Rd & Claudius Gt in?
Ellesmere Rd & Claudius Gt is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.
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 Nov 10, 2011.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Mar 8, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 21 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.75956, -79.30790 · centreline node 13448750.