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Kingston & Ellesmere

Kingston Rd & Ellesmere Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Centennial Scarborough · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Kingston & Ellesmere is a low-volume local intersection. It sits in Centennial Scarborough. Nearby is 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
4,347
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 17, 2022
119 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
41
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 28 property damage · #2353 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #906 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 540 vehicles an hour, 47% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 37 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 4.1 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 28%, from 18 in 2016–2020 to 23 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 41 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Kingston & Ellesmere

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
GO bus 92 Oshawa / Yorkdale at Kingston Rd. @ Port Union Rd.1 km
TTC bus
95863885200 nearest 22 m
Express
986
Blue Night
395386385
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Ellesmere Rd
Regional
Durham Region Transit 900 Pulse 900917 Route 917920 Route 920921 Route 921N1 Route N1 at Ellesmere Westbound @ Meadowvale706 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station 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 (6)
  • St Dominic Savio Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 536 m
  • Rouge Valley Public SchoolEnglish Public · 698 m
  • Meadowvale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 790 m
  • Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 822 m
  • Chief Dan George Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km
Community centres
  • Tall Pines Community Centre583 m
Parks (13)
  • Laura Ellis Park335 m
  • Tall Pines Park613 m
  • Adams Park725 m
  • Lavery Trail Park796 m
  • Bob Hunter Park1 km
  • Centennial Park - Scarborough1 km
  • and 7 more
Signal
1670, activated 1993 · SA2

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; 15 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Jc Fastfood, 382 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 15 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 2 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Jc Fastfood · 111 Rylander Blvd382 mPassed, Jun 2026
Lucky Lin's E Press · 91 Rylander Blvd 1016a/B398 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Bass Lounge · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-1001a491 mPassed, Apr 2026
Gino's Pizza · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-12491 mPassed, Jun 2026
Stacked Pancake & Breackfast House · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-1013491 mPassed, Aug 2026
Kong! Burgers · 91 Rylander Blvd Unit-1011491 mPassed, Aug 2026
Kong! Burgers · 91 Rylander Blvd, Unit-1011492 mPassed, Apr 2025
Nadi Halal Kebab House · 65 Rylander Blvd, Unit-0548 mPassed, Jun 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

The nearest public washroom is Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom, 640 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom · 2 Rozell Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    640 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 308 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Absorbent Minds Montessori East (25 m, 31 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 308 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 5
  • Absorbent Minds Montessori East · 6534 Kingston Rd
    31 spaces · toddler, preschool
    25 m
  • Rouge Valley Jr YMCA · 30 Durnford Rd
    82 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    698 m
  • Creative Minds Montessori Academy · 285 Lawson Rd
    79 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    768 m
  • Meadowvale Daycare Centre · 761 Meadowvale Rd
    59 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    790 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 214 (726 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.0 km away.

FireFire Station 214 · 726 m745 Meadowvale Rd
Police43 Division · 3 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 3 km4331 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

Seven registered apartment buildings with 140 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, all of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 17 Durnford Rd (665 m, 14 units, 3 storeys, built 1992), which scored 86 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 2 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 140 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20262 across the 7
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest4 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
17 Durnford Rdsocial housing143199286 · Sep 20250665 m
23 Durnford Rdsocial housing143199287 · Sep 20250692 m
19 Durnford Rdsocial housing284199283 · Aug 20260694 m
21 Durnford Rdsocial housing214199286 · Sep 20250724 m
37 Durnford Rdsocial housing284199286 · Oct 20251 · 2 fire739 m
35 Durnford Rdsocial housing214199284 · Oct 20251754 m
39 Durnford Rdsocial housing143199288 · Oct 20250771 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 lots155 lots · ≈13,260 spaces · 39.8 ha
Within 500 m15 lots · ≈3,180 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 38 m away, ≈26 spaces; 38 m away, ≈407 spaces; 88 m away, ≈54 spaces; 92 m away, ≈37 spaces; 97 m away, ≈28 spaces; 116 m away, ≈84 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 17, 2022 (a weekend day)

The east leg carries the load — 2,119 westbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 3. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 687 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 123% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (308). Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north983southbound · 0 bikes · 4.9% heavy
From the west1,242eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.3% heavy
Total vehicles4,347119 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east2,119westbound · 0 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south3northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour308 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour687 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 17, 2022 · weekend

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 most recent midblock count on Kingston Rd between Ellesmere Rd and Centennial Rd N (51 m away, Oct 2013) recorded volume only — about 5,266 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kingston Rd · Ellesmere Rd – Centennial Rd N · 51 mOct 2013 · 3 days5,266

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

2024 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 22% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions41#2353 of 5,508
With an injury9#1882 of 4,660
Property damage only28
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 201455latest May 25, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Dec 20, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#906 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Dec 20, 2023

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 vehicle400street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 18, 2021. 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 Centennial Scarborough.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kingston & Ellesmere a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#906 of 1,505), out of 41 reported 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 Kingston & Ellesmere?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 17, 2022, 47% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Kingston & Ellesmere?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 155 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,260 spaces — 15 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kingston & Ellesmere by transit?

Bus routes 95, 86, 38, 85, 200, 986 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Ellesmere Rd, 22 m); Durham Region Transit routes 900 Pulse 900, 917 Route 917, 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921 at Ellesmere Westbound @ Meadowvale.

What restaurants are near Kingston & Ellesmere?

None within 300 m, and 15 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Jc Fastfood (382 m), Lucky Lin's E Press (398 m), Bass Lounge (491 m), Gino's Pizza (491 m) and Stacked Pancake & Breackfast House (491 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 Kingston & Ellesmere?

The nearest is Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom, 2 Rozell Rd, 640 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.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 Kingston & Ellesmere?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 308 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Absorbent Minds Montessori East (25 m, 31 spaces), Rouge Valley Jr YMCA (698 m, 82 spaces) and Creative Minds Montessori Academy (768 m, 79 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kingston & Ellesmere?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 140 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 17 Durnford Rd (665 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 23 Durnford Rd (692 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 19 Durnford Rd (694 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 21 Durnford Rd (724 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 86 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 Kingston & Ellesmere?

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 Centennial Scarborough page.

What neighbourhood is Kingston & Ellesmere in?

Kingston & Ellesmere is in Centennial Scarborough (City of Toronto neighbourhood 133). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

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