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Islington & Elmhurst

Islington Ave & Elmhurst Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Elms-Old Rexdale · Ward 1, Etobicoke North

In Elms-Old Rexdale, Islington & Elmhurst is a mid-volume intersection. It has a red-light camera in place since 2022 that issued 258 tickets in 2025 and a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
15,964
vehicles · 14-hour count, Dec 5, 2023
1,498 pedestrians · 27 cyclists · #1210 busiest
Collisions
154
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
29 with an injury · 111 property damage · #696 of 5,508 · +6 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
258
tickets in 2025
since 2022 · 144 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,140 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 11 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. That comes with about 15 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 9.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.95× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 34%, from 93 in 2016–2020 to 61 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Islington & Elmhurst

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
963773118 nearest 17 m
Express
996937
Blue Night
396337
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Elmhurst Dr at Islington Ave; Islington Ave at Elmhurst Dr
Regional
MiWay 30 Rexdale at Bergamot Ave at Islington Ave736 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Elmhurst Dr installed 2022
Bike Share
Albion Rd / Arcot Blvd 717 m · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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 (14)
  • St Stephen Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 378 m
  • Timothy Christian SchoolPrivate · 467 m
  • The Elms & Boys LeadershipEnglish Public · 556 m
  • Thistletown Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 586 m
  • Can-Aim High SchoolPrivate · 642 m
  • Rexdale Learning Centre LINCEnglish Public · 745 m
  • and 8 more
Community centres
  • West Acres Seniors Centre1 km
  • Thistletown Multi-Service Centre1.4 km
Parks (9)
  • Turpin Avenue Park293 m
  • Rexdale Park544 m
  • The Elms Park546 m
  • Rexlington Park729 m
  • Curtin Park890 m
  • Summerlea Park1.2 km
  • and 3 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Rexdale branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Northern Elms branch1.5 km
Signal
0716, activated 1964 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 32 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 37 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 32 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 2422 Islington Ave37 mPassed, Aug 2026
Circle K · 2428 Islington Avegrocery93 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Grabb A Pizza · 2428 Islington Ave Unit-10893 mPassed, Aug 2026
Spice N Bites · 2428 Islington Ave Bldg-10793 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Golden Gate Restaurant · 2428 Islington Ave Unit-10493 mPassed, Aug 2026
Centre For Early Childhood Education · 45 Golfdown Dr555 mPassed, Feb 2026
Royal Canadian Legion · 11 Irwin Rd558 mPassed, Jun 2026
Thistletown Collegiate Institute (Student Nutrition) · 20 Fordwich Cres588 mPassed, Oct 2025

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

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 574 m away at Rexdale Park.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Rexdale Park drinking fountain · 574 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 392 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Stephen Child Care Centre (378 m, 79 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 392 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • St. Stephen Child Care Centre · 55 Golfdown Dr
    79 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    378 m
  • B.f. Toronto Centre For Early Childhood Education · 45 Golfdown Dr
    98 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    556 m
  • YWCA Bergamot Early Learning · 66 Bergamot Ave
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    703 m
  • Mandi Day Care · 30 Barrhead Cres
    72 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    745 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 415 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 23 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.3 km away.

FireFire Station 415 · 1.1 km2120 Kipling Ave
Police23 Division · 3 km5230 Finch Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 14 · 2.3 km321 Rexdale Blvd

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

23 registered apartment buildings with 1,199 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2413 Islington Ave (77 m, 52 units, 6 storeys, built 1955), which scored 85 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 60 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 14 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings23 · 1,199 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202660 across the 23
Open fire-code violations14
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2413 Islington Ave526195585 · Jun 2024077 m
75 Irwin Rd536195575 · Sep 20243219 m
2386 Islington Ave183196094 · Sep 20250256 m
40 Torbolton Dr173196298 · Sep 20250360 m
2366 Islington Ave163195098 · Sep 20250397 m
30 Torbolton Dr163196076 · Sep 20240399 m
21 Torbolton Dr · Steelhouse Properties Inc153196083 · Aug 20240 · 7 fire435 m
2362 Islington Ave133197277 · Sep 20241439 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 lots230 lots · ≈44,670 spaces · 134 ha
Within 500 m16 lots · ≈1,150 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 23 spaces
EV charging (City)14 Barkwin Dr · 1.8 km · 4 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
14 Barkwin Dr · Surface1.8 km2320% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 61 m away, ≈265 spaces; 79 m away, ≈56 spaces; 90 m away, ≈56 spaces; 166 m away, ≈41 spaces; 205 m away, ≈85 spaces; 269 m away, ≈37 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 — 14-hour, Dec 5, 2023

The south leg carries the load — 5,658 northbound vehicles, or 35% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1,655. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,454 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 12% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (2,195). Heavy vehicles made up 4.6% 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.

From the north5,378southbound · 9 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the west3,273eastbound · 10 bikes · 4.5% heavy
Total vehicles15,9641,498 pedestrians · 27 cyclists · 4.6% heavy
From the east1,655westbound · 4 bikes · 8.0% heavy
From the south5,658northbound · 4 bikes · 4.3% heavy
AM peak hour2,195 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,454 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Dec 5, 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 Elmhurst Dr between Turpin Ave and Urban Crt (258 m away) recorded an average of 40 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 45 km/h. That segment carries about 7,600 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Islington Ave · Golfdown Dr – Elmhurst Dr · 54 mDec 2011 · 3 days12,457
Elmhurst Dr · Turpin Ave – Urban Crt · 258 mApr 2025 · 3 days7,62840 km/h45 km/h50 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

2019 was the peak year (23 collisions), and 2025 closed with 16. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 1% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 9.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions154#696 of 5,508
With an injury29#533 of 4,660
Property damage only111
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian2#1782 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014185latest Jun 28, 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. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Apr 13, 2012.

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 four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 24, 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 Elms-Old Rexdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Islington & Elmhurst a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 154 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 Islington & Elmhurst?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1210 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Islington & Elmhurst?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Islington & Elmhurst since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 258 tickets in 2025 (365 in 2024) and 144 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 1,182 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Islington & Elmhurst?

258 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 365 in 2024, and 144 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 1,182 tickets since 2022. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

How fast do cars go at Islington & Elmhurst?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Elmhurst Dr between Turpin Ave and Urban Crt (April 2025), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Islington & Elmhurst?

The nearest Green P car park is 14 Barkwin Dr (1.8 km away, 23 spaces, 20% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 230 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 44,670 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Barkwin Dr (1.8 km).

How do I get to Islington & Elmhurst by transit?

Bus routes 96, 37, 73, 118, 996, 937 within 1 km (nearest stop: Elmhurst Dr at Islington Ave, 17 m); MiWay route 30 Rexdale at Bergamot Ave at Islington Ave.

What restaurants are near Islington & Elmhurst?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 32 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (37 m), Grabb A Pizza (93 m), Spice N Bites (93 m), The Golden Gate Restaurant (93 m) and Centre For Early Childhood Education (555 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 Islington & Elmhurst?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 574 m away at Rexdale Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Islington & Elmhurst?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 392 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Stephen Child Care Centre (378 m, 79 spaces), B.f. Toronto Centre For Early Childhood Education (556 m, 98 spaces) and YWCA Bergamot Early Learning (703 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Islington & Elmhurst?

23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,199 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2413 Islington Ave (77 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 75 Irwin Rd (219 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 75), 2386 Islington Ave (256 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 40 Torbolton Dr (360 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 23 is 88 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 Islington & Elmhurst?

Toronto Police place four 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 Elms-Old Rexdale page.

What neighbourhood is Islington & Elmhurst in?

Islington & Elmhurst is in Elms-Old Rexdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 005), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 1, Etobicoke North, represented by Councillor Vincent Crisanti.

Sources

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