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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 volume14-hour count · Feb 28, 2024
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The north leg carries the load — 213 southbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 61. Most cyclists arrived from the west (136 of 213). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 58 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 62 from 5:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 58 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 62 from 5:30 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
Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
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 2012
The City's counter on Ernest Ave between Symington Ave and Lane E of Perth and S of Wallace (188 m away) recorded an average of 29 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2012; 85% of drivers were at or under 37 km/h. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 14 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Ave · Symington Ave – Lane E of Perth and S of Wallace · 188 m | Apr 2012 · 3 days | 1,039 | 29 km/h | 37 km/h | 40 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Dundas West Station (Line 2)291 m · 3 min
- GO Transit
- Bloor GO — Kitchener355 m · 4 min
- UP Express
- Bloor GO/UP 355 m · 4 min — trains to Pearson
- Streetcar
- 512 504 505 nearest 222 m
- TTC bus
- 168 40 402 26 47 nearest 222 m
- Blue Night
- 304 305 340 300
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Randolph Ave / Perth Ave 194 m · 19 docks · 11 stations, 172 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
- 9 car parks · about 506 spaces
- EV charging
- 2285 Dundas St W · 713 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 2251 Dundas St W (787 m), 430 Roncesvalles Ave (1.1 km)
- Bike parking
- 6 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 14 bikes within 600 m
- Other lots
- 7 mapped lots within 500 m, 433 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2201 Dundas St W · Surface | 938 m | 10 | 70% (Q1 2026) |
| 695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface | 1 km | 16 | over 100% (Q1 2026) |
| Keele Lot - 400 Indian Road · Surface | 1 km | 187 * | — |
| 9 Emerson Ave · Surface | 1.2 km | 49 | 63% (Q1 2026) |
| 351 Keele St · Surface | 1.4 km | 72 | 70% (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 Wallace Market, 403 m away; 7 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 102 eating places within a kilometre — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Gaspar Cafe, 299 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 527 m away; 7 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. La Centre For Active Seniors - Rankin Apartments runs a seniors' active living programme 592 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Gaspar Cafe · 10 Sousa Mendes St299 m · 4 min
- Le Dolci · 12 Sousa Mendes St308 m · 4 min
- Blondies Pizza - Junction · 2486 Dundas St W333 m · 4 min
- Petite Bouchee · 28 Sousa Mendes St349 m · 4 min
- The Sovereign · 34 Sousa Mendes St 34370 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Wallace Market 403 m · 5 min · 7 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Blue Collar Bakery Hq 632 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 527 m · 6 min · 7 within 1 km
- Child care
- Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) · 75 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day533 m · 6 min
- Perth Avenue Early Learning Centre · 192 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day603 m · 7 min
- The Village Nursery School · 18 spaces, preschool829 m · 10 min
- Washrooms
- Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.662 m · 8 min
- Perth Square Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible725 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- La Centre For Active Seniors - Rankin Apartments · seniors' active living centre592 m · 7 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 (16)
- West Toronto Railpath67 m
- Perth Avenue Parkette186 m
- Erwin Krickhahn Park499 m · 6 min
- Perth Square Park673 m · 8 min
- Campbell Avenue Park732 m · 9 min
- Community centres
- Keele Community Centre1.2 km · 14 min
- Schools (17)
- Tamarack West Outdoor SchoolPrivate · 362 m · 4 min
- St Luigi Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 510 m · 6 min
- Perth Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 603 m · 7 min
- Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 612 m · 7 min
- St Rita Catholic Elementary School & Msgr Fraser SouthwestEnglish Separate · 1 km · 11 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch1 km · 12 min
- Places of interest
- Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 837 m · 10 min
- Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 925 m · 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
15 registered apartment buildings with 2,212 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 11 Randolph Ave (193 m, 95 units, 6 storeys, built 1994), which scored 88 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Randolph Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 95 | 6 | 1994 | 88 · Jun 2025 | 193 m |
| 77 Rankin Cres Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 121 | 7 | 1992 | 92 · Sep 2024 | 575 m · 7 min |
| 55 Rankin Cres Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 176 | 9 | 1992 | 94 · Jun 2025 | 595 m · 7 min |
| 2350 Dundas St W · Creccal Investments Ltd | 457 | 29 | 1976 | 94 · Sep 2024 | 682 m · 8 min |
| 2360 Dundas St W · Creccal Investments Ltd | 638 | 29 | 1976 | 94 · Aug 2025 | 688 m · 8 min |
| 2376 Dundas St W · Dun West Properties Ltd | 394 | 27 | 2023 | — | 705 m · 8 min |
15 registered buildings · 2,212 units · 4 social housing · tallest 29 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.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Elsie & Ernest a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025 and police reported no 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 Elsie & Ernest?
A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Feb 28, 2024, 3% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Elsie & Ernest a walkable intersection?
Elsie & Ernest scores 48 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: Dundas West Station 0.3 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km; 3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km; 1 school within 500 m · 5 licensed child cares within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Elsie & Ernest?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ernest Ave between Symington Ave and Lane E of Perth and S of Wallace (April 2012), found an average of 29 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Elsie & Ernest?
The nearest Green P car park is 2201 Dundas St W (938 m away, 10 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 433 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,460 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2285 Dundas St W (713 m).
How do I get to Elsie & Ernest by transit?
Dundas West Station (Line 2) is 291 m away; Bloor GO is 355 m away; streetcar routes 512, 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 222 m away; bus routes 168, 40, 402, 26, 47 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Elsie & Ernest?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 102 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Gaspar Cafe (299 m), Le Dolci (308 m), Blondies Pizza - Junction (333 m), Petite Bouchee (349 m) and The Sovereign (370 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Elsie & Ernest?
The nearest is Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 225 Campbell Ave, 662 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Perth Square Park Washroom (725 m).
Is there child care near Elsie & Ernest?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 401 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) (533 m, 75 spaces), Perth Avenue Early Learning Centre (603 m, 192 spaces) and The Village Nursery School (829 m, 18 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Elsie & Ernest?
15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,212 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 11 Randolph Ave (193 m, 95 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 77 Rankin Cres (575 m, 121 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 55 Rankin Cres (595 m, 176 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 2350 Dundas St W (682 m, 457 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 15 is 89 out of 100.
What neighbourhood is Elsie & Ernest in?
Elsie & Ernest is in Junction-Wallace Emerson (City of Toronto neighbourhood 171). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.
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 Feb 28, 2024.
- 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).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 9 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: 43.65923, -79.45130 · centreline node 30114354.