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Pape & Mortimer

Pape Ave & Mortimer Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Broadview North · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Pape & Mortimer, in Broadview North, is an above-average intersection for traffic. It has a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: Pape Station (Line 2) 694 m away.

Traffic volume
20,161
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 30, 2025
3,004 pedestrians · 522 cyclists · #871 busiest
Collisions
127
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
24 with an injury · 93 property damage · #851 of 5,508 · +11 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1 +1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1240 of 1,505 · 1 since Jan 2026 (Jun 9, 2026)
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Pape Station 694 m · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,440 vehicles an hour, 1.25× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 7 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.6% of vehicle volume, about 3.3× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 13 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 31%, from 75 in 2016–2020 to 52 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 127 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured. Since January 2026, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here.

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Pape & Mortimer

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Pape Station (Line 2)694 m; Donlands Station (Line 2)853 m; Chester Station (Line 2)922 m
TTC bus
7210062875182583 nearest 13 m
Express
925
Blue Night
325322300
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Pape Ave at Mortimer Ave; Mortimer Ave at Pape Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Mortimer Ave / Carlaw Ave SMART 188 m · 12 docks · 12 stations, 242 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 (16)
  • Centennial College School - Carlaw CampusCollege · 169 m
  • Westwood Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 296 m
  • Chester Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 399 m
  • William Burgess Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 686 m
  • Holy Cross Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 718 m
  • Jackman Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 773 m
  • and 10 more
Parks (23)
  • Agnes Macphail Square29 m
  • Westwood Park410 m
  • Aldwych Park506 m
  • Gamble Playground594 m
  • Carlaw Avenue Parkette721 m
  • Charles Sauriol Parkette752 m
  • and 17 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Todmorden Room branch670 m
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch828 m
Places of interest
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage SiteLandmark · 1 km
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Evergreen Brick WorksAttraction · 1.4 km
Signal
0664, activated 1958 · FT · 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

There are 23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 179 eating places within a kilometre — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Zenku, 25 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés23 within 300 m · 179 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Zenku · 210 Mortimer Ave25 mPassed, Feb 2026
California Pub and Grill · 914 Pape Ave28 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Phyllo Caffe · 920 Pape Ave40 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
King's Drive-In · 919 Pape Ave51 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 5 infractions
Masa Buka Greek Restaurant · 940 Pape Ave90 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Pape Village Original Greek Restaurant · 942 Pape Ave118 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
La Grotta Pizzeria · 951 Pape Ave123 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 2 infractions
Number One Chinese Restaurant · 897 Pape Ave136 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions

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 East York Community Centre Washroom, 682 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 526 m away at Aldwych Park.

  • East York Community Centre Washroom · 1081 Pape Ave
    View centre hours
    682 m
Drinking water
Aldwych Park drinking fountain · 526 m; Gamble Playground drinking fountain · 582 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,720 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Broad View French Montessori School (121 m, 33 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,720 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 18
  • Broad View French Montessori School · 903 Pape Ave
    33 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    121 m
  • Chester Jr YMCA · 115 Gowan Ave
    161 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    399 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Child's Nest Early Learning Centre · 121 Cosburn Ave
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    412 m
  • Network - Child's Nest Early Years and Child Care Centre - 123 Cosburn · 123 Cosburn Ave
    58 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    414 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 322 (710 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 829 m away.

FireFire Station 322 · 710 m256 Cosburn Ave
Police55 Division · 3 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 829 m1300 Pape Ave

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

76 registered apartment buildings with 5,022 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 160 Floyd Ave (217 m, 12 units, 3 storeys, built 1952), which scored 77 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 76 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 133 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 58 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings76 · 5,022 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026133 across the 76
Open fire-code violations58
Tallest22 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
160 Floyd Ave123195277 · Jul 20251217 m
156 Floyd Avesocial housing · Affordable Property Management Inc416199293 · Oct 20250233 m
130 Gowan Ave · Greenwin Inc16012196898 · Jun 20247 · 2 fire358 m
111 Cosburn Ave · Mpct Dif Cosburn Avenue GP Inc.363195596 · Nov 20253390 m
101 Cosburn Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd7310196093 · Jul 20262394 m
100 Gowan Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc.12117196697 · Jun 20254394 m
117 Cosburn Ave243195079 · Jul 20240399 m
91 Cosburn Ave · Greenwin Corp.8611198697 · Nov 20253406 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 lots474 lots · ≈15,460 spaces · 46.4 ha
Within 500 m59 lots · ≈1,060 spaces
Green P (public)17 car parks · about 639 spaces
EV charging (City)41 FULTON AVE · 754 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking23 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
716 Pape Ave · Surface694 m7475% (Q1 2026)
20 Eaton Avenue · Surface706 m70 *
77 Gough Ave · Surface706 m1783% (Q1 2026)
17 Eaton Ave · Surface720 m3065% (Q1 2026)
12 Woodycrest Ave · Surface730 m3543% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 38 m away, ≈5 spaces; 45 m away, ≈8 spaces; 57 m away, ≈43 spaces; 70 m away, ≈8 spaces; 90 m away, ≈12 spaces; 127 m away, ≈17 spaces. More EV charging: 14 Arundel Ave. (871 m, 8 ports); 132 Chatham Ave (1.2 km, 2 ports); 503 Jones Ave (1.2 km, 2 ports).

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, Sep 30, 2025

The south leg carries the load — 5,841 northbound vehicles, or 29% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 4,639. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,804 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 23% above the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. (1,466). Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north4,851southbound · 183 bikes · 4.7% heavy
From the west4,639eastbound · 80 bikes · 2.7% heavy
Total vehicles20,1613,004 pedestrians · 522 cyclists · 3.9% heavy
From the east4,830westbound · 70 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south5,841northbound · 189 bikes · 5.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,466 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,804 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 30, 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 counter on Pape Ave between Canning Ave and Browning Ave (325 m away) recorded an average of 45 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2017; 85% of drivers were at or under 53 km/h. That segment carries about 14,400 vehicles a day. Mortimer Ave between Carlaw Ave and Lane W of East York and S of Mortimer measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Dec 2025). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Gowan Ave (375 m away, 30 km/h limit), 2.7% of the 30,134 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Mortimer Ave · Carlaw Ave – Lane W of East York and S of Mortimer · 148 mDec 2025 · 3 days12,25228 km/h39 km/h44 km/h
Pape Ave · Canning Ave – Browning Ave · 325 mAug 2017 · 3 days14,36845 km/h53 km/h58 km/h

School-zone speed sign 375 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct23 · 32 km/h
Over the limit9.9%
40 km/h or more2.7%

Gowan Ave (westbound), Burncrest Road · 30,134 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

2017 was the peak year (17 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 11 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

Exposure-adjusted: 6.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions127#851 of 5,508
With an injury24#683 of 4,660
Property damage only93
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian5#769 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#635 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11
All since 2014165latest 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The last one inside the window was in 2025. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here (1 pedestrian involved), the latest on Jun 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1240 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#706 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11 pedestrian · latest Jun 9, 2026
All KSI since 20062latest Jun 9, 2026

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 one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle421commercial premises (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft100other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 11, 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 Broadview North.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Pape & Mortimer a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1240 of 1,505), out of 127 reported collisions of any severity. 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded since January 2026, after the ranking window closed. 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 Pape & Mortimer?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #871 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.25× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Pape & Mortimer?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Pape Ave between Canning Ave and Browning Ave (August 2017), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 375 m away (30 km/h), 2.7% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Pape & Mortimer?

The nearest Green P car park is 716 Pape Ave (694 m away, 74 spaces, 75% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 474 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,460 spaces — 59 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 41 FULTON AVE (754 m).

How do I get to Pape & Mortimer by transit?

Pape Station (Line 2) is 694 m away; bus routes 72, 100, 62, 87, 51, 8, 25, 83 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Pape Ave at Mortimer Ave, 13 m).

What restaurants are near Pape & Mortimer?

23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 179 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Zenku (25 m), California Pub and Grill (28 m), Phyllo Caffe (40 m), King's Drive-In (51 m) and Masa Buka Greek Restaurant (90 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 Pape & Mortimer?

The nearest is East York Community Centre Washroom, 1081 Pape Ave, 682 m away (View centre hours). 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 Pape & Mortimer?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,720 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Broad View French Montessori School (121 m, 33 spaces), Chester Jr YMCA (399 m, 161 spaces) and Network Child Care Services - Child's Nest Early Learning Centre (412 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Pape & Mortimer?

76 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,022 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 160 Floyd Ave (217 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 156 Floyd Ave (233 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 130 Gowan Ave (358 m, 160 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 111 Cosburn Ave (390 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 76 is 90 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 Pape & Mortimer?

Toronto Police place four 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 Broadview North page.

What neighbourhood is Pape & Mortimer in?

Pape & Mortimer is in Broadview North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 057). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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