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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
- 379673118 nearest 17 m
- Express
- 937996
- Blue Night
- 337396
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Golfdown Dr
- Regional
- MiWay 30 Rexdale at Bergamot Ave at Islington Ave545 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Albion Rd / Arcot Blvd 817 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 · 300 m
- The Elms & Boys LeadershipEnglish Public · 491 m
- Timothy Christian SchoolPrivate · 525 m
- Can-Aim High SchoolPrivate · 674 m
- Rexdale Learning Centre LINCEnglish Public · 718 m
- Thistletown Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 776 m
- and 8 more
- Community centres
- Parks (10)
- Turpin Avenue Park293 m
- The Elms Park382 m
- Rexlington Park556 m
- Rexdale Park631 m
- Curtin Park1.1 km
- Frost Park1.1 km
- and 4 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Northern Elms branch1.3 km
- Toronto Public Library Rexdale branch1.3 km
- Signal
- 2082, activated 2007 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East
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 44 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 219 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Hortons · 2422 Islington Ave | 219 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Circle K · 2428 Islington Avegrocery | 268 m | Passed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Grabb A Pizza · 2428 Islington Ave Unit-108 | 268 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Spice N Bites · 2428 Islington Ave Bldg-107 | 268 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| The Golden Gate Restaurant · 2428 Islington Ave Unit-104 | 268 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Centre For Early Childhood Education · 45 Golfdown Dr | 491 m | Passed, Feb 2026 |
| YWCA Bergamot Early Learning Centre · 66 Bergamot Ave | 517 m | Passed, Sep 2026 |
| Fresh Value Market · 2267 Islington Ave Unit-21grocery | 597 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
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 City washroom within 1 km.
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 367 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Stephen Child Care Centre (300 m, 79 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).
- St. Stephen Child Care Centre · 55 Golfdown Dr
79 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day300 m - B.f. Toronto Centre For Early Childhood Education · 45 Golfdown Dr
98 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day491 m - YWCA Bergamot Early Learning · 66 Bergamot Ave
62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day518 m - Mandi Day Care · 30 Barrhead Cres
72 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day718 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 (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.3 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
24 registered apartment buildings with 1,299 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2386 Islington Ave (70 m, 18 units, 3 storeys, built 1960), which scored 94 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 73 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 15 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2386 Islington Ave | 18 | 3 | 1960 | 94 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 70 m |
| 40 Torbolton Dr | 17 | 3 | 1962 | 98 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 181 m |
| 2366 Islington Ave | 16 | 3 | 1950 | 98 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 207 m |
| 30 Torbolton Dr | 16 | 3 | 1960 | 76 · Sep 2024 | 0 | 223 m |
| 2362 Islington Ave | 13 | 3 | 1972 | 77 · Sep 2024 | 1 | 248 m |
| 21 Torbolton Dr · Steelhouse Properties Inc | 15 | 3 | 1960 | 83 · Aug 2024 | 0 · 7 fire | 249 m |
| 2413 Islington Ave | 52 | 6 | 1955 | 85 · Jun 2024 | 0 | 260 m |
| 20 Torbolton Dr | 17 | 3 | 1959 | 81 · Aug 2024 | 0 | 272 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Barkwin Dr · Surface | 2 km | 23 | 20% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 82 m away, ≈37 spaces; 88 m away, ≈41 spaces; 136 m away, ≈56 spaces; 160 m away, ≈64 spaces; 196 m away, ≈18 spaces; 232 m away, ≈18 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
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 6,544 northbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 946. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,167 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 15% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,890). Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% 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.
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 Golfdown Dr between Muncey Ave and Turpin Ave (393 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 4,400 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington Ave · Golfdown Dr – Elmhurst Dr · 138 m | Dec 2011 · 3 days | 12,457 | — | — | — |
| Golfdown Dr · Muncey Ave – Turpin Ave · 393 m | Mar 2026 · 3 days | 4,394 | 34 km/h | 42 km/h | 46 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
2023 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Sep 5, 2025.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 2.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 36 | #2537 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 6 | #2460 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 24 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | #1939 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| All since 2014 | 45 | latest Sep 5, 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
Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jan 8, 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 Islington & Golfdown a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 36 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 & Golfdown?
An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1383 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Islington & Golfdown?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Golfdown Dr between Muncey Ave and Turpin Ave (March 2026), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Islington & Golfdown?
The nearest Green P car park is 14 Barkwin Dr (2.0 km away, 23 spaces, 20% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 256 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 52,330 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Barkwin Dr (2.0 km).
How do I get to Islington & Golfdown by transit?
Bus routes 37, 96, 73, 118, 937, 996 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Golfdown Dr, 17 m); MiWay route 30 Rexdale at Bergamot Ave at Islington Ave.
What restaurants are near Islington & Golfdown?
4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 44 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (219 m), Grabb A Pizza (268 m), Spice N Bites (268 m), The Golden Gate Restaurant (268 m) and Centre For Early Childhood Education (491 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Islington & Golfdown?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 367 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 (300 m, 79 spaces), B.f. Toronto Centre For Early Childhood Education (491 m, 98 spaces) and YWCA Bergamot Early Learning (518 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Islington & Golfdown?
24 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,299 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2386 Islington Ave (70 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 40 Torbolton Dr (181 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 2366 Islington Ave (207 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 30 Torbolton Dr (223 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 76). The average RentSafeTO score across the 24 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 Islington & Golfdown in?
Islington & Golfdown 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 5, 2023.
- 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); 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 1 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: 43.72149, -79.55814 · centreline node 13455052.