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Pharmacy & Eastgate

Pharmacy Ave & Eastgate Cres · Toronto, Ontario · Clairlea-Birchmount · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

At its last City count, in 2009, Pharmacy & Eastgate, in Clairlea-Birchmount, was a moderately travelled crossing. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
8,947
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 20, 2009
81 pedestrians · 8 cyclists
Collisions
24
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
8 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
43/100
city median 48
6 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 617 m

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Pharmacy & Eastgate

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Apr 20, 2009

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 4,517 southbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 270. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,499 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,284). Trucks and buses were 10.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 18 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2009, 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 north4,517southbound · 2 bikes · 10.4% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles8,94781 pedestrians · 8 cyclists · 10.6% heavy
From the east270westbound · 0 bikes · 12.6% heavy
From the south4,160northbound · 6 bikes · 10.6% heavy

Peak hours: 1,284 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,499 from 5:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

2024 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 17, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions24
With an injury3
Property damage only16
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on Pharmacy Ave between Stellarton Rd and Clairlea Cres (347 m away) recorded an average of 51 km/h in its 24-hour count in November 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 59 km/h. That segment carries about 21,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on St Clair Ave E (307 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 63,621 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Eastgate Crescent between Pharmacy Ave and St Clair Ave E.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Pharmacy Ave · Stellarton Rd – Clairlea Cres · 347 mNov 2022 · 24 h21,49351 km/h59 km/h65 km/h
Speed sign
St Clair Ave E (eastbound), 307 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 40 km/h, 85th percentile 46 km/h; 0.2% at 60 km/h or more. 63,621 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
Traffic calming
Eastgate Crescent (Pharmacy Ave – St Clair Ave E): 4 speed humps

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
67 8 24 23 404 9 nearest 117 m
Express
924
Blue Night
324
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Eastgate Cres / Pharmacy Ave 14 m · 15 docks · 3 stations, 53 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
2 car parks · about 1,071 spaces
EV charging
no City charger within 2 km
Bike parking
none recorded nearby
Other lots
8 mapped lots within 500 m, 283 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.2 km151 *—
Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave · Surface1.3 km920 *—

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

The nearest grocery store is No Frills, 617 m away. There are 6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 25 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Hut, 20 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Global Drug Mart, 580 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Providence Healthcare, 754 m away. For seniors' housing: Providence Healthcare, a long-term care home 744 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Pizza Hut · 643 Pharmacy Ave20 m
  • Lageez Authentic Indian Cuisine · 641 Pharmacy Ave23 m
  • Gursha Injera · 633 Pharmacy Ave77 m
  • Yeshi Gebeya · 629 Pharmacy Ave80 m
  • Dairy Queen · 625 Pharmacy Ave101 m
6 within 300 m · 25 within 1 km
Grocery
No Frills 617 m · 7 min
Pharmacy
Global Drug Mart 580 m · 7 min · 5 within 1 km
Child care
  • Our Lady of Fatima YMCA · 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day239 m
  • Tiago Avenue Community Child Care · 41 spaces, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day807 m · 10 min
  • Clairlea Child Care Centre · 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day860 m · 10 min
3 licensed centres · 183 spaces within 1 km · all accept City fee subsidy
Health and care
  • Providence Healthcare · hospital site754 m · 9 min
  • Providence Healthcare · long-term care home744 m · 9 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (9)
  • Regents Park583 m · 7 min
  • Clairlea Park611 m · 7 min
  • Jim McPherson Park762 m · 9 min
  • Moreau Trail Park1.1 km · 13 min
  • Edge Park1.1 km · 14 min
and 4 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (7)
  • Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 239 m
  • Regent Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 525 m · 6 min
  • Victoria Park Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 808 m · 10 min
  • Satec at W A Porter Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 829 m · 10 min
  • Clairlea Public SchoolEnglish Public · 860 m · 10 min
and 2 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Dawes Road branch1.4 km · 17 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a public washroom.

43of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food15/30

    1 grocery store within 1 km · 6 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    7 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go2/14

    library 1.4 km away

  • Parks and recreation3/10

    nearest park 0.6 km · nearest centre 1.4 km

  • Schools and child care6/8

    1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot2/10

    traffic calming

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

18 registered apartment buildings with 506 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 3214 St Clair Ave E (166 m, 16 units, 3 storeys, built 1952), which scored 95 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 18 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
3214 St Clair Ave E · Kroma Management Limited163195295 · Sep 2025166 m
3218 St Clair Ave E · Excel Property Management163195289 · Sep 2024265 m · 3 min
3222 St Clair Ave E · Excel Property Management163195292 · Sep 2025284 m · 3 min
650 Dawes Rd173195083 · Sep 2024667 m · 8 min
1075 Victoria Park Ave · Sigma Canada Inc.183195587 · Jul 2026732 m · 9 min
1065 Victoria Park Ave · Menicucci, Mario; Menicucci, Iva; Menicucci, Pompilio; Menicucci, Frances376196491 · Sep 2025742 m · 9 min

18 registered buildings · 506 units · tallest 6 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

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

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

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 Clairlea-Birchmount.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Pharmacy & Eastgate a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 24 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 Pharmacy & Eastgate?

A moderately travelled crossing at the City's last count here, in 2009. Its latest count is from Apr 20, 2009, about today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Pharmacy & Eastgate a walkable intersection?

Pharmacy & Eastgate scores 43 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 7 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 6 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic calming.

How fast do cars go at Pharmacy & Eastgate?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Pharmacy Ave between Stellarton Rd and Clairlea Cres (November 2022), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 307 m away (50 km/h), 0.2% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Pharmacy & Eastgate?

The nearest Green P car park is Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave (1.2 km away, 151 spaces). The City's mapping shows 283 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,950 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Pharmacy & Eastgate by transit?

Bus routes 67, 8, 24, 23, 404, 9, 924 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Pharmacy & Eastgate?

6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 25 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pizza Hut (20 m), Lageez Authentic Indian Cuisine (23 m), Gursha Injera (77 m), Yeshi Gebeya (80 m) and Dairy Queen (101 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Pharmacy & Eastgate?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 183 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Our Lady of Fatima YMCA (239 m, 71 spaces), Tiago Avenue Community Child Care (807 m, 41 spaces) and Clairlea Child Care Centre (860 m, 71 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Pharmacy & Eastgate?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 506 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3214 St Clair Ave E (166 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 3218 St Clair Ave E (265 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 3222 St Clair Ave E (284 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 650 Dawes Rd (667 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 88 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Pharmacy & Eastgate?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Clairlea-Birchmount page.

What neighbourhood is Pharmacy & Eastgate in?

Pharmacy & Eastgate is in Clairlea-Birchmount (City of Toronto neighbourhood 120). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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