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Orton Park & Slan

Orton Park Rd & Slan Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Morningside · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

Orton Park & Slan, in Morningside, is a quiet local crossing. It has a bike lane and parks at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
3,732
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 29, 2022
226 pedestrians · 15 cyclists
Collisions
15
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 9 property damage · #3811 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
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
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 470 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 40% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 17 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. On average 1.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Orton Park & Slan

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
1543895133406 nearest 13 m
Express
995938
Blue Night
395334
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — Orton Park Rd at Slan Ave; Orton Park Rd at Botany Hill Rd North Side
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Orton Park Rd installed 2007
Bike Share
Ellesmere Rd / Highland Creek Trail 546 m · 11 docks · 5 stations, 71 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)
  • Henry Hudson Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 338 m
  • Heather Heights Jr & Ben Heppner Vm AcademyEnglish Public · 366 m
  • George B Little Public SchoolEnglish Public · 604 m
  • Churchill Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Highcastle Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • St Thomas More Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
  • and 4 more
Community centres
Parks (11)
  • Botany Hill Park211 m
  • Heather Heights Park387 m
  • Morningside Park505 m
  • Heather Heights Woods570 m
  • Curran Hall Ravine Park1.1 km
  • Ellesmere Reservoir Park1.2 km
  • and 5 more

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 Heather Heights Jr P.s., 366 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Heather Heights Jr P.s. · 80 Slan Ave366 mPassed, Apr 2026
Heather Heights P.s. East Scarborough Boys & Girls Club · 80 Slan Ave366 mPassed, Nov 2025
Food Kulture · 136 Orton Park Rd, Unit-5grocery524 mPassed, Oct 2024
Tim Hortons · 2867 Ellesmere Rd630 mPassed, May 2026
La Prep · 2863 Ellesmere Rd Unit-214c662 mPassed, May 2026
Real Fruit Bubble Tea · 2863 Ellesmere Rd Unit-214agrocery662 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Sahebi Italian Food · 2863 Ellesmere Rdgrocery662 mPassed, Mar 2026
Subway · 2863 Ellesmere Rd Unit-214b662 mPassed, Feb 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 Curran Hall Community Centre Washroom, 129 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 147 m away at Botany Hill Park.

  • Curran Hall Community Centre Washroom · 277 Orton Park Rd
    View centre hours
    129 m
  • Morningside Park West Parking Lot Washroom · 390 Morningside Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    742 m
Drinking water
Botany Hill Park drinking fountain · 147 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

One licensed child care centre within a kilometre offers 49 spaces; it accepts City fee subsidy. The nearest is Centenary Seven Oaks Early Learning & Child Care Centre (830 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km1 centre · 49 spaces
Fee subsidy1 of 1
  • Centenary Seven Oaks Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 9 Neilson Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    830 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 231 (1.9 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (2.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.0 km away.

FireFire Station 231 · 1.9 km740 Markham Rd
Police42 Division · 2.8 km242 Milner Avenue
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

One registered apartment building with 200 rental units stands within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 51 Trailridge Cres (847 m, 200 units, 17 storeys, built 1974), which scored 97 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Registered buildings1 · 200 units
RentSafeTO score97 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20261 across the 1
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest17 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
51 Trailridge Cres · Greenwin Corp.20017197497 · Sep 20241847 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 lots209 lots · ≈32,100 spaces · 96.3 ha
Within 500 m7 lots · ≈180 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 108 m away, ≈37 spaces; 196 m away, ≈3 spaces; 218 m away, ≈2 spaces; 260 m away, ≈33 spaces; 315 m away, ≈76 spaces; 325 m away, ≈20 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, Sep 29, 2022

The north leg carries the load — 1,729 southbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 124. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 628 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 15% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (547). Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. 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 north1,729southbound · 6 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the west270eastbound · 2 bikes · 4.1% heavy
Total vehicles3,732226 pedestrians · 15 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east124westbound · 2 bikes · 6.5% heavy
From the south1,609northbound · 5 bikes · 3.3% heavy
AM peak hour547 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour628 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 29, 2022

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 Orton Park Rd between 250 Orton Park Rd and 371 Orton Park Rd (341 m away) recorded an average of 42 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 8,100 vehicles a day. Slan Ave between Spraywood Gt and Montavista St measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Apr 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Slane Ave (154 m away, 30 km/h limit), 16% of the 35,265 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Slan Ave · Spraywood Gt – Montavista St · 230 mApr 2026 · 3 days1,15134 km/h42 km/h46 km/h
Botany Hill Rd · Cresswell Dr – Doucett Pl · 257 mOct 2024 · 3 days38035 km/h43 km/h47 km/h
Orton Park Rd · 250 Orton Park Rd – 371 Orton Park Rd · 341 mApr 2026 · 3 days8,10542 km/h48 km/h52 km/h

School-zone speed sign 154 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct32 · 40 km/h
Over the limit39%
40 km/h or more16%

Slane Ave (westbound), 110 Slan Avenue · 35,265 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 4 collisions. 40% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions15#3811 of 5,508
With an injury6#2510 of 4,660
Property damage only9
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201419latest Feb 21, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200school/campus (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 3, 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 Morningside.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Orton Park & Slan a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 15 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 Orton Park & Slan?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Sep 29, 2022, 40% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Orton Park & Slan?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Orton Park Rd between 250 Orton Park Rd and 371 Orton Park Rd (April 2026), found an average of 42 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 154 m away (30 km/h), 16% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Orton Park & Slan?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 209 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,100 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Orton Park & Slan by transit?

Bus routes 154, 38, 95, 133, 406, 995, 938 within 1 km (nearest stop: Orton Park Rd at Slan Ave, 13 m).

What restaurants are near Orton Park & Slan?

None within 300 m, and 16 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Heather Heights Jr P.s. (366 m), Heather Heights P.s. East Scarborough Boys & Girls Club (366 m), Tim Hortons (630 m), La Prep (662 m) and Subway (662 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 Orton Park & Slan?

The nearest is Curran Hall Community Centre Washroom, 277 Orton Park Rd, 129 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Morningside Park West Parking Lot Washroom (742 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 Orton Park & Slan?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 49 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Centenary Seven Oaks Early Learning & Child Care Centre (830 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Orton Park & Slan?

One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 200 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 51 Trailridge Cres (847 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 97 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 Orton Park & Slan?

Toronto Police place two 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 Morningside page.

What neighbourhood is Orton Park & Slan in?

Orton Park & Slan is in Morningside (City of Toronto neighbourhood 135), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.

Sources

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