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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
- Subway
- Dundas West Station (Line 2)199 m; Lansdowne Station (Line 2)710 m; Keele Station (Line 2)716 m
- GO Transit
- Bloor GO — Kitchener271 m
- UP Express
- Bloor GO/UP 271 m — trains to Pearson
- Streetcar
- 512504505506 nearest 209 m
- TTC bus
- 401684024726804189189 nearest 168 m
- Express
- 941989
- Blue Night
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- Nearest stops
- 10 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Randolph Ave / Perth Ave 145 m · 19 docks · 20 stations, 331 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 (23)
- Tamarack West Outdoor SchoolPrivate · 183 m
- Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 378 m
- St Luigi Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 405 m
- Perth Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 410 m
- Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 780 m
- Indian Road Crescent Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 796 m
- and 17 more
- Community centres
- Keele Community Centre854 m
- Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre1.3 km
- Parks (25)
- West Toronto Railpath54 m
- Perth Avenue Parkette116 m
- Erwin Krickhahn Park413 m
- Chelsea Avenue Playground413 m
- Perth Square Park535 m
- Campbell Avenue Park541 m
- and 19 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch727 m
- Toronto Public Library Annette Street branch1.3 km
- Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch1.4 km
- Places of interest
- Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 480 m
- Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 711 m
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 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 202 eating places within a kilometre — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 161 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Freshco · 2440 Dundas St Wgrocery | 142 m | Passed, Feb 2025 · 2 infractions |
| Tim Hortons · 2388 Dundas St W | 161 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
| Pizza Fiamma · 2382 Dundas St W | 174 m | Passed, May 2026 · 2 infractions |
| The Merseyside · 2413 Dundas St W | 183 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Phancy's Bodega · 2473 Dundas St W | 201 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Blondies Pizza - Junction · 2486 Dundas St W | 206 m | Passed, Mar 2025 · 3 infractions |
| Blondies Pizza - Junction · 2486 Dundas St W | 206 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions |
| Jenny's · 2383 Dundas St W | 227 m | Passed, Dec 2025 · 3 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 Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 468 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 132 m away at Perth Avenue Parkette.
- Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 225 Campbell Ave
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.468 m - Perth Square Park Washroom · 350 Perth Ave
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible543 m - Keele Community Centre Washroom · 181 Glenlake Ave
View centre hours845 m
- Drinking water
- Perth Avenue Parkette drinking fountain · 132 m; West Toronto Rail Path bottle filling station · 197 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
12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,440 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) (390 m, 75 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) · 1411 Bloor St W
75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day390 m - Perth Avenue Early Learning Centre · 14 Ruskin Ave
192 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day410 m - The Village Nursery School · 2241 Dundas St W
18 spaces · preschool554 m - Ola Day Care Inc. · 2211 Dundas St W
36 spaces · toddler, preschool622 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 423 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 11 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 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
31 registered apartment buildings with 4,115 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, nine of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 11 Randolph Ave (137 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. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 68 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 10 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Randolph AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 95 | 6 | 1994 | 88 · Jun 2025 | 0 | 137 m |
| 2376 Dundas St W · Dun West Properties Ltd | 394 | 27 | 2023 | — | 0 | 212 m |
| 2360 Dundas St W · Creccal Investments Ltd | 638 | 29 | 1976 | 94 · Aug 2025 | 2 | 255 m |
| 2350 Dundas St W · Creccal Investments Ltd | 457 | 29 | 1976 | 94 · Sep 2024 | 5 | 262 m |
| 77 Rankin CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 121 | 7 | 1992 | 92 · Sep 2024 | 0 · 1 fire | 424 m |
| 55 Rankin CresToronto Community Housing · TCH | 176 | 9 | 1992 | 94 · Jun 2025 | 2 · 1 fire | 436 m |
| 1585 Bloor St W | 48 | 3 | 1930 | 92 · Aug 2025 | 0 | 490 m |
| 1624 Bloor St Wsocial housing · Aykler Real Estate Inc. | 94 | 6 | 1992 | 97 · Aug 2025 | 4 | 532 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keele Lot - 400 Indian Road · Surface | 606 m | 187 * | — |
| 2201 Dundas St W · Surface | 650 m | 10 | 70% (Q1 2026) |
| 695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface | 689 m | 16 | over 100% (Q1 2026) |
| 9 Emerson Ave · Surface | 897 m | 49 | 63% (Q1 2026) |
| 351 Keele St · Surface | 1.2 km | 72 | 70% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 32 m away, ≈58 spaces; 88 m away, ≈20 spaces; 100 m away, ≈12 spaces; 117 m away, ≈238 spaces; 142 m away, ≈47 spaces; 194 m away, ≈4 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (524 m, 2 ports); 430 Roncesvalles Ave (800 m, 2 ports); 64 Annette St (1 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 — 14-hour, 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 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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 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; 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
Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.
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.
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. It ranks #2382 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 3% of the median for a counted intersection.
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 Keele Lot - 400 Indian Road (606 m away, 187 spaces). The City's mapping shows 647 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,020 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2285 Dundas St W (453 m).
How do I get to Elsie & Ernest by transit?
Dundas West Station (Line 2) is 199 m away; Bloor GO is 271 m away; streetcar routes 512, 504, 505, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 209 m away; bus routes 40, 168, 402, 47, 26, 80, 41, 89 and 3 more within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Elsie & Ernest?
13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 202 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (161 m), Pizza Fiamma (174 m), The Merseyside (183 m), Phancy's Bodega (201 m) and Blondies Pizza - Junction (206 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 Elsie & Ernest?
The nearest is Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 225 Campbell Ave, 468 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Perth Square Park Washroom (543 m); Keele Community Centre Washroom (845 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 Elsie & Ernest?
12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,440 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) (390 m, 75 spaces), Perth Avenue Early Learning Centre (410 m, 192 spaces) and The Village Nursery School (554 m, 18 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Elsie & Ernest?
31 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,115 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 11 Randolph Ave (137 m, 95 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 2376 Dundas St W (212 m, 394 units), 2360 Dundas St W (255 m, 638 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 2350 Dundas St W (262 m, 457 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 31 is 89 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.
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 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).
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 9 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: 43.65923, -79.45130 · centreline node 30114354.