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Ellis Park & Wendigo

Ellis Park Rd & Wendigo Way · Toronto, Ontario · High Park-Swansea · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

In High Park-Swansea, Ellis Park & Wendigo is a low-volume local intersection. Nearby is Runnymede Station (Line 2) 412 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,625
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 29, 2010
149 pedestrians · 4 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4539 of 5,508
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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Runnymede Station 412 m · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 200 vehicles an hour, 18% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 11 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. On average 0.8 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Ellis Park & Wendigo

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Runnymede Station (Line 2)412 m; High Park Station (Line 2)426 m; Jane Station (Line 2)1 km
TTC bus
2037779713018980 nearest 306 m
Blue Night
300
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Glendonwynne Rd / Bloor St W 346 m · 19 docks · 15 stations, 287 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 (16)
  • Humberside Montessori SchoolPrivate · 350 m
  • Erudite Elementary SchoolPrivate · 746 m
  • Ursula Franklin AcademyEnglish Public · 815 m
  • The Student SchoolEnglish Public · 830 m
  • Western Technical Commercial SchoolEnglish Public · 847 m
  • Runnymede Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 854 m
  • and 10 more
Community centres
Parks (23)
  • Kennedy - Margdon Parkette333 m
  • Parkview Gardens Parkette384 m
  • Bennett Park491 m
  • Neil McLellan Park544 m
  • High Park728 m
  • Glenlake Square733 m
  • and 17 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Runnymede branch329 m
  • Toronto Public Library Swansea Memorial branch634 m
Places of interest
  • The Village PlayersPerforming Arts · 376 m
  • High ParkNature/ Park · 684 m
  • Colborne LodgeMuseum · 1.4 km
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 78 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is High Park Espresso, 253 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés9 within 300 m · 78 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 19 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
High Park Espresso · 2133 Bloor St W253 mPassed, May 2026
Ihalo Krunch · 2114 Bloor St W269 mPassed, May 2026
Wiki Cafe · 2114 Bloor St W269 mPassed, Jul 2026
Brasa Peruvian Kitchen · 2114 Bloor St W279 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Ohana - Pandebonos & Coffee · 2100 Bloor St W290 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
High Park Villa · 2140 Bloor St W290 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Greelz On Bloor · 2100 Bloor St W Unit-5291 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Hut · 2100 Bloor St W 1291 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction

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 High Park Sport Field Washroom, 390 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 281 m away at High Park.

  • High Park Sport Field Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    390 m
  • High Park Outdoor Pool / Rink Building Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    View facility hours · accessible
    401 m
  • High Park Chess House Washroom · 1873 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    468 m
Drinking water
High Park bottle filling station · 281 m; High Park drinking fountain · 368 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,091 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Humberside Montessori School (350 m, 120 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,091 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 13
  • Humberside Montessori School · 121 Kennedy Ave
    120 spaces · preschool
    350 m
  • La Petite Ecole · 130 Kennedy Ave
    16 spaces · preschool
    410 m
  • Atelier Kids Inc. · 21 Quebec Ave
    44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy
    518 m
  • The Montessori Schoolhouse · 290 Runnymede Rd
    16 spaces · preschool
    585 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 425 (632 m), the nearest police station 11 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 343 m away.

FireFire Station 425 · 632 m83 Deforest Rd
Police11 Division · 2.5 km2054 Davenport Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 32 · 343 m9 Clendenan Ave

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

34 registered apartment buildings with 4,837 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2001 Bloor St W (209 m, 60 units, 4 storeys, built 1930), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 67 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 4,837 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202667 across the 34
Open fire-code violations7
Tallest30 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2001 Bloor St W · Travi Inc.604193094 · Jul 20260209 m
2010 Bloor St W · Advent Property Management Services243192989 · Nov 20250324 m
109 Runnymede Rd113195287 · Jul 20240405 m
117 Runnymede Rd424192790 · Aug 20261408 m
111 Runnymede Rd164196088 · Aug 20261 · 1 fire408 m
1950 Bloor St W · Trivest Developments Corporation164194091 · Jul 20260454 m
1942 Bloor St W · Trivest Developments Corporation164194091 · Jul 20260469 m
2 Kennedy Ave254196792 · Jul 20250478 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 lots463 lots · ≈13,770 spaces · 41.3 ha
Within 500 m30 lots · ≈490 spaces
Green P (public)14 car parks · about 1,342 spaces
EV charging (City)115 High Park Avenue · 893 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking23 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
255 Kennedy Ave · Surface400 m5665% (Q1 2026)
265 Durie St · Surface674 m14470% (Q1 2026)
265 Willard Ave · Surface890 m9053% (Q1 2026)
265 Armadale Ave · Surface1 km14458% (Q1 2026)
17 Riverview Gdns · Surface1.3 km9552% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 206 m away, ≈9 spaces; 245 m away, ≈9 spaces; 253 m away, ≈2 spaces; 286 m away, ≈5 spaces; 309 m away, ≈100 spaces; 329 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: 265 Armadale Ave (914 m, 9 ports); 535 Runnymeade Rd (1.4 km, 2 ports); 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.6 km, 2 ports).

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 29, 2010

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 825 northbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 51. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 303 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 310 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 16 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2010, 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 north749southbound · 1 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,625149 pedestrians · 4 cyclists · 2.3% heavy
From the east51westbound · 1 bikes · 7.8% heavy
From the south825northbound · 2 bikes · 2.8% heavy
AM peak hour303 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour310 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 29, 2010

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 Ellis Park Rd between Wendigo Way and Lane S of Bloor and E of Ellis Park (52 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 2-day count in November 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 4,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Ellis Park Road between Dacre Cres and Wendigo Way.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Ellis Park Rd · Wendigo Way – Lane S of Bloor and E of Ellis Park · 52 mNov 2019 · 2 days4,66641 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Ellis Park Road · Dacre Cres – Wendigo Way
    4 speed humps

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

2022 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 13% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Apr 2, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4539 of 5,508
With an injury1#4241 of 4,660
Property damage only6
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 20149latest Apr 2, 2025

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 two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 11, 2023. 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 High Park-Swansea.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Ellis Park & Wendigo a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 8 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 Ellis Park & Wendigo?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 29, 2010, 18% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Ellis Park & Wendigo?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellis Park Rd between Wendigo Way and Lane S of Bloor and E of Ellis Park (November 2019), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Ellis Park & Wendigo?

The nearest Green P car park is 255 Kennedy Ave (400 m away, 56 spaces, 65% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 463 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,770 spaces — 30 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 115 High Park Avenue (893 m).

How do I get to Ellis Park & Wendigo by transit?

Runnymede Station (Line 2) is 412 m away; bus routes 203, 77, 79, 71, 30, 189, 80 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Ellis Park & Wendigo?

9 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 78 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are High Park Espresso (253 m), Ihalo Krunch (269 m), Wiki Cafe (269 m), Brasa Peruvian Kitchen (279 m) and Ohana - Pandebonos & Coffee (290 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 Ellis Park & Wendigo?

The nearest is High Park Sport Field Washroom, 1873 Bloor St W, 390 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: High Park Outdoor Pool / Rink Building Washroom (401 m); High Park Chess House Washroom (468 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 Ellis Park & Wendigo?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,091 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest are Humberside Montessori School (350 m, 120 spaces), La Petite Ecole (410 m, 16 spaces) and Atelier Kids Inc. (518 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ellis Park & Wendigo?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,837 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2001 Bloor St W (209 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 2010 Bloor St W (324 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 109 Runnymede Rd (405 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 117 Runnymede Rd (408 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 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 Ellis Park & Wendigo?

Toronto Police place two 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 High Park-Swansea page.

What neighbourhood is Ellis Park & Wendigo in?

Ellis Park & Wendigo is in High Park-Swansea (City of Toronto neighbourhood 087). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined