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Morningside & Gardentree

Morningside Ave & Gardentree St · Toronto, Ontario · West Hill · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Morningside & Gardentree is a low-volume local intersection. It sits in West Hill. At the corner: a bike lane and a park. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
5,824
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 27, 2025
346 pedestrians · 126 cyclists · #1968 busiest
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 7 property damage · #4331 of 5,508
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
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Wayfinding
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 420 vehicles an hour, 36% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 17 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Cyclists were 2.2% of vehicle volume, about 2.8× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1 collision a year here over 2016–2025 — 1.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Morningside & Gardentree

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
116128654 nearest 14 m
Express
986954905
Blue Night
334386354
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Morningside Ave at Pixley Cres; Morningside Ave at Gardentree St South Side
Cycling
Sharrows - Wayfinding on Morningside Ave installed 2007
Bike Share
Eastview Park 546 m · 11 docks · 5 stations, 69 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 (10)
  • Academie Alexandre DumasFrench Public · 356 m
  • Eastview Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 692 m
  • Poplar Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 792 m
  • St Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 816 m
  • Joseph Brant Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Maplewood High SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 4 more
Parks (12)
  • Peter Secor Park227 m
  • Eastview Park580 m
  • Poplar Park699 m
  • Deekshill Park710 m
  • Galloway Park0.9 km
  • Grey Abbey Ravine1 km
  • and 6 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Morningside branch1.1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 28 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Danny's Restaurant & Bar, 271 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in October 2025.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 28 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Jeprimo's Bakeshop · 153 Morningside Ave Unit-Agrocery244 mPassed, Jul 2026
Al Hera Halal Food Mart · 155 Morningside Ave Unit-5grocery271 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Shatkora Fine Foods Inc · 155 Morningside Ave Unit-3grocery271 mPassed, Feb 2026
Danny's Restaurant & Bar · 155 Morningside Ave, Unit-8271 mPassed, Oct 2025
Académie Alexandre-Dumas - Snp · 255 Coronation Dr, Rm-124356 mPassed, Nov 2025
Eastview Jr. P.s. Snack Program · 20 Waldock St695 mPassed, Mar 2026
Hadfield Variety · 80 Dearham Woodgrocery784 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 2 infractions
Impact N Communities · 4301 Kingston Rd858 mPassed, Aug 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 533 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Garderie Chez Tante Laure 2 (356 m, 105 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 533 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 6
  • Garderie Chez Tante Laure 2 · 255 Coronation Dr
    105 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    356 m
  • East Scarb. Boys' & Girls' Club - Eastside Child Care Centre · 20 Waldock St
    110 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    692 m
  • Dearham Wood Daycare · 66 Dearham Wood
    95 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    792 m
  • East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club · 230 Morningside Ave
    125 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    816 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 234 (709 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 234 · 709 m40 Coronation Dr
Police43 Division · 1.4 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 1.4 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

Within a kilometre there are seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,562 rental units — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 205 Morningside Ave (597 m, 107 units, 5 storeys, built 1961), which scored 95 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 50 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 1,562 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202650 across the 7
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
205 Morningside Ave · Signet Group Inc.1075196195 · Oct 20258597 m
207 Morningside Ave · Signet Group Inc.1075196181 · Oct 20259691 m
217 Morningside Ave · Amaz Property Management1109196587 · Aug 20262746 m
225 Morningside AveToronto Community Housing · Del Managment9910197292 · Nov 20252799 m
4301 Kingston RdToronto Community Housing · Del Managment41920197291 · Jul 20262 · 6 fire857 m
4205 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment34514197477 · Nov 202516901 m
4175 Lawrence Ave EToronto Community Housing · Del Managment37513197485 · Oct 202511 · 3 fire929 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 lots221 lots · ≈25,900 spaces · 77.7 ha
Within 500 m3 lots · ≈190 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 239 m away, ≈76 spaces; 310 m away, ≈51 spaces; 330 m away, ≈61 spaces; 503 m away, ≈57 spaces; 504 m away, ≈22 spaces; 599 m away, ≈54 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, Aug 27, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 2,662 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 157 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (60 of 126). Evening rush dominates here: 627 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 417 in the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north2,662southbound · 55 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the west385eastbound · 2 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles5,824346 pedestrians · 126 cyclists · 5.0% heavy
From the east157westbound · 9 bikes · 1.9% heavy
From the south2,620northbound · 60 bikes · 5.3% heavy
AM peak hour417 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour627 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Aug 27, 2025

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 Morningside Ave between Dubarry Ave and Coronation Dr (148 m away, Dec 2011) recorded volume only — about 3,996 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Morningside Ave · Dubarry Ave – Coronation Dr · 148 mDec 2011 · 3 days3,996

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 2 collisions. 2 collisions (20%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from May 13, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4331 of 5,508
With an injury2#3857 of 4,660
Property damage only7
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201412latest May 13, 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 Apr 21, 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 20, 2024. 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 West Hill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Morningside & Gardentree a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 Morningside & Gardentree?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1968 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 36% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Morningside & Gardentree?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 221 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,900 spaces — 3 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Morningside & Gardentree by transit?

Bus routes 116, 12, 86, 54, 986, 954, 905 within 1 km (nearest stop: Morningside Ave at Pixley Cres, 14 m).

What restaurants are near Morningside & Gardentree?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 28 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Danny's Restaurant & Bar (271 m), Académie Alexandre-Dumas - Snp (356 m), Eastview Jr. P.s. Snack Program (695 m) and Impact N Communities (858 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 Morningside & Gardentree?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 533 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garderie Chez Tante Laure 2 (356 m, 105 spaces), East Scarb. Boys' & Girls' Club - Eastside Child Care Centre (692 m, 110 spaces) and Dearham Wood Daycare (792 m, 95 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Morningside & Gardentree?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,562 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 205 Morningside Ave (597 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 207 Morningside Ave (691 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 217 Morningside Ave (746 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 225 Morningside Ave (799 m, 99 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 87 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 Morningside & Gardentree?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 West Hill page.

What neighbourhood is Morningside & Gardentree in?

Morningside & Gardentree is in West Hill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 136), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

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