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Kennedy & Ranstone

Kennedy Rd & Ranstone Gdns · Toronto, Ontario · Ionview · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

Kennedy & Ranstone is an above-average intersection for traffic. It sits in Ionview. At the corner: a bike lane, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
13,206
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 19, 2018
195 pedestrians · 15 cyclists
Collisions
70
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
17 with an injury · 47 property damage · #1562 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
9 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Multi-Use Trail, Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,650 vehicles, 1.43× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 68 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged up 6%, from 34 in 2016–2020 to 36 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Kennedy & Ranstone

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
4317541545738129131133 nearest 13 m
Express
954903904938939
Blue Night
343354
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Kennedy Rd at Ranstone Gardens
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trl installed 2001; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Ranstone Gdns installed 2001
Bike Share
Kennedy Rd/Ranstone Gdns (Jack Goodlad Park) 36 m · 15 docks · 6 stations, 78 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)
  • Ionview Public SchoolEnglish Public · 557 m
  • Lord Roberts Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 684 m
  • General Crerar Public SchoolEnglish Public · 719 m
  • Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 830 m
  • St Albert Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 863 m
  • Delta Academy Inc Secondary SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • and 8 more
Parks (12)
  • Jack Goodlad Park175 m
  • Mooregate Park308 m
  • Ionview Park431 m
  • Lord Roberts Woods536 m
  • Kennedy - Lawrence Parkette670 m
  • Arsandco Park774 m
  • and 6 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Kennedy/Eglinton branch1.1 km
Signal
1762, activated 1997 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 16 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Rama Gaming House, 383 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Rama Gaming House · 991 Kennedy Rd383 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Spicy Dragon Restaurant · 1060 Kennedy Rd Unit-2797 mPassed, Sep 2026
Subway · 1060 Kennedy Rd Unit-3797 mPassed, Jul 2026
Wing Machine · 1060 Kennedy Rd Unit-5797 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Shoppers Drug Mart · 2251 Lawrence Ave Egrocery805 mPassed, Dec 2025
Hellenic Home Scarborough · 2411 Lawrence Ave E813 mPassed, Sep 2026
Tropical Oasis Restaurant and Bar · 1197 Birchmount Rd864 mPassed, Aug 2026
Harvey's · 2310 Lawrence Ave E876 mPassed, Jul 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

The nearest public washroom is Jack Goodlad Community Centre Washroom, 85 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 93 m away at Jack Goodlad Park.

  • Jack Goodlad Community Centre Washroom · 929 Kennedy Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    85 m
  • McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom · 2231 Lawrence Ave E
    View centre hours
    899 m
Drinking water
Jack Goodlad Park drinking fountain · 93 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 106 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (825 m, 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km3 centres · 106 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 3
  • Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc · 1117 Birchmount Rd
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    825 m
  • Plasp St. Albert Catholic School · 1125 Midland Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    863 m
  • Small World Big Dreams Child Care Centre Inc. · 1085 Midland Ave
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    888 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 232 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 232 · 1.5 km1550 Midland Ave
Police41 Division · 1.3 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 20 · 1 km2430 Lawrence Ave E

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

Within a kilometre there are 19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 920 rental units. The nearest is 893 Kennedy Rd (223 m, 77 units, 7 storeys, built 1961), which scored 88 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 44 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings19 · 920 units
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202644 across the 19
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest7 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
893 Kennedy Rd777196188 · Oct 202511223 m
879 Kennedy Rd · Accadia Apartments294196089 · Nov 20250275 m
877 Kennedy Rd · Metcap Living Management Inc324196596 · Sep 20242313 m
875 Kennedy Rd · Golden Plaza Ltd.826196191 · Sep 20244376 m
859 Kennedy Rd · Alto Properties Inc.345195784 · Sep 20242504 m
833 Kennedy Rd · Hazelview Property Services Inc547196792 · Jul 20242700 m
831 Kennedy Rd · Hazelview Property Services Inc506195493 · Oct 20250738 m
1165 Birchmount Rd · Paul Thornton204196593 · Jul 20240795 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 lots392 lots · ≈73,990 spaces · 222 ha
Within 500 m10 lots · ≈1,000 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 962 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East · Surface933 m90 *
Kennedy North Service Road - 2450 Eglinton Ave East · Surface1.1 km199 *
Kennedy South Lot -155 Transway Cres · Surface1.3 km673 *

Nearest lots: 48 m away, ≈115 spaces; 122 m away, ≈40 spaces; 168 m away, ≈38 spaces; 212 m away, ≈5 spaces; 238 m away, ≈66 spaces; 289 m away, ≈189 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 — 8-hour, Dec 19, 2018

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 6,362 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 21 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,890 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,032 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, 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 north6,362southbound · 4 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the west800eastbound · 2 bikes · 0.6% heavy
Total vehicles13,206195 pedestrians · 15 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east21westbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south6,023northbound · 7 bikes · 4.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,890 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,032 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 19, 2018

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

On Kennedy Rd between Stratton Ave and Jack Goodlad Park Trl, 273 m from the corner, a 7-day count in May 2023 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 58 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 23,700 vehicles a day. Ranstone Gdns between Givendale Rd and Kingsdown Dr measured slower: 41 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Oct 2024).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Ranstone Gdns · Givendale Rd – Kingsdown Dr · 180 mOct 2024 · 3 days2,45741 km/h49 km/h55 km/h
Kennedy Rd · Stratton Ave – Jack Goodlad Park Trl · 273 mMay 2023 · 7 days23,71750 km/h58 km/h64 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

The worst year was 2023, with 14 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 17 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions70#1562 of 5,508
With an injury17#1047 of 4,660
Property damage only47
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian3#1276 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1981 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 201489latest Jun 22, 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Dec 7, 2014.

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

Two thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 12, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle201street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft100apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 12, 2026. 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 Ionview.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kennedy & Ranstone a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 70 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 Kennedy & Ranstone?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Dec 19, 2018, 1.43× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Kennedy & Ranstone?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kennedy Rd between Stratton Ave and Jack Goodlad Park Trl (May 2023), found an average of 50 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 58 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Kennedy & Ranstone?

The nearest Green P car park is Lawrence East Lot - Near 2450 Lawrence Ave East (933 m away, 90 spaces). The City's mapping shows 392 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 73,990 spaces — 10 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kennedy & Ranstone by transit?

Bus routes 43, 17, 54, 154, 57, 38, 129, 131 and 6 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Kennedy Rd at Ranstone Gardens, 13 m).

What restaurants are near Kennedy & Ranstone?

None within 300 m, and 16 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Rama Gaming House (383 m), Spicy Dragon Restaurant (797 m), Subway (797 m), Wing Machine (797 m) and Hellenic Home Scarborough (813 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 Kennedy & Ranstone?

The nearest is Jack Goodlad Community Centre Washroom, 929 Kennedy Rd, 85 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: McGregor Park Community Centre Washroom (899 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 Kennedy & Ranstone?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 106 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc (825 m, 52 spaces), Plasp St. Albert Catholic School (863 m, 28 spaces) and Small World Big Dreams Child Care Centre Inc. (888 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kennedy & Ranstone?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 920 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 893 Kennedy Rd (223 m, 77 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 879 Kennedy Rd (275 m, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 877 Kennedy Rd (313 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 875 Kennedy Rd (376 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 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.

How many thefts are reported at Kennedy & Ranstone?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Ionview page.

What neighbourhood is Kennedy & Ranstone in?

Kennedy & Ranstone is in Ionview (City of Toronto neighbourhood 125), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.

Sources

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