Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 102986116 nearest 427 m
- Express
- 902905986
- Blue Night
- 334386
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Markham Rd / Blakemanor Blvd 444 m · 15 docks · 6 stations, 86 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 (13)
- Cedarbrook Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 378 m
- Scarborough Village Public SchoolEnglish Public · 490 m
- St Nicholas Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 592 m
- Cedar Drive Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 867 m
- St Boniface Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 922 m
- Cedarbrae Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1 km
- and 7 more
- Community centres
- Parks (18)
- Bakerton Parkette250 m
- Cedargrove Park433 m
- Cedarbrook Park686 m
- Secor Memorial Park782 m
- Bellamy Park865 m
- Lochleven Park934 m
- and 12 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Cedarbrae branch1.1 km
- Places of interest
- Scarborough Village TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km
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; 52 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Super Churros - Br 59187, 343 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Super Churros - Br 59187 · 51 Nelson St | 343 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| M&s West Indian Supermarket · 28 Nelson Stgrocery | 472 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
| King of Taste · 286 Markham Rd | 476 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Namma Madurai · 296 Markham Rd Bldg-1 | 476 m | Conditional pass, Jun 2026 · 5 infractions |
| Tharavadu Home of Kerala Cuisine · 292 Markham Rd | 476 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Markham Variety · 421 Markham Rdgrocery | 481 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
| Scarborough Village Nyad · 15 Luella St | 489 m | Passed, Jul 2026 |
| Lulu Shawarma & Meat · 268 Markham Rdgrocery | 499 m | Passed, Feb 2026 · 3 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 Cedarbrook Community Centre Washroom, 889 m away, View centre hours.
- Cedarbrook Community Centre Washroom · 91 Eastpark Blvd
View centre hours889 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
Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 691 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Heart Beatz Child Care - Cedarbrook Site (378 m, 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age).
- Heart Beatz Child Care - Cedarbrook Site · 56 Nelson St
28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day378 m - N.y.a.d Scarborough Village · 15 Luella St
44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day490 m - Children's Village Day Care Centre #3 · 225 Markham Rd
105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day547 m - Scarborough Village Day Nursery 1 · 215 Markham Rd
77 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day641 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 41 Division (4.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 642 m away.
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 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,184 rental units — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 399 Markham Rd (414 m, 254 units, 15 storeys, built 1977), which scored 74 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 116 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399 Markham Rd · Golden Equity Properties | 254 | 15 | 1977 | 74 · Sep 2025 | 25 · 11 fire | 414 m |
| 419 Markham Rd · 1597180 Ontario Inc | 160 | 12 | 1970 | 91 · Nov 2025 | 7 · 6 fire | 458 m |
| 421 Markham Rd · 1597180 Ontario Inc | 159 | 12 | 1969 | 94 · Sep 2024 | 3 | 481 m |
| 225 Markham Rd · Q Residential | 229 | 16 | 1969 | 96 · Sep 2024 | 5 · 5 fire | 547 m |
| 25 Cougar Crt · Metcap Living Management Inc | 236 | 21 | 1965 | 84 · Aug 2026 | 19 | 629 m |
| 215 Markham Rd · Q Residential | 193 | 17 | 1968 | 92 · Sep 2025 | 5 | 641 m |
| 3111 Eglinton Ave E · Siteline Residential Management Inc. | 70 | 6 | 1953 | 86 · Jun 2026 | 7 | 695 m |
| 3131 Eglinton Ave E | 82 | 7 | 1960 | 78 · Jun 2026 | 6 | 705 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
Nearest lots: 390 m away, ≈47 spaces; 443 m away, ≈82 spaces; 455 m away, ≈17 spaces; 460 m away, ≈17 spaces; 468 m away, ≈17 spaces; 479 m away, ≈2 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, Feb 19, 2026
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 512 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 312 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 144 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:00 p.m., against 109 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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.
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
On Nelson St between Farmbrook Rd and Blakemanor Blvd, 233 m from the corner, a 7-day count in September 2020 put the average speed at 37 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 45 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Nelson St (350 m away, 40 km/h limit), 1.3% of the 24,616 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson St · Farmbrook Rd – Blakemanor Blvd · 233 m | Sep 2020 · 7 days | 1,291 | 37 km/h | 45 km/h | 52 km/h |
School-zone speed sign 350 m
Nelson St (westbound), Opp 49 Nelson St · 24,616 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 worst year was 2017, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) 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 Apr 5, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 1 | #5488 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 1 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| All since 2014 | 2 | latest Apr 5, 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
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 11, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 0 | 1 | house driveway/garage (1), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Porchester & Nelson a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 1 lesser collision. 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 Porchester & Nelson?
A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2323 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 7% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Porchester & Nelson?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Nelson St between Farmbrook Rd and Blakemanor Blvd (September 2020), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 45 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 350 m away (40 km/h), 1.3% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.
Where can I park near Porchester & Nelson?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 277 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,930 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Porchester & Nelson by transit?
Bus routes 102, 9, 86, 116, 902, 905, 986 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Porchester & Nelson?
None within 300 m, and 52 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Super Churros - Br 59187 (343 m), King of Taste (476 m), Namma Madurai (476 m), Tharavadu Home of Kerala Cuisine (476 m) and Scarborough Village Nyad (489 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 Porchester & Nelson?
The nearest is Cedarbrook Community Centre Washroom, 91 Eastpark Blvd, 889 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 Porchester & Nelson?
Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 691 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Heart Beatz Child Care - Cedarbrook Site (378 m, 28 spaces), N.y.a.d Scarborough Village (490 m, 44 spaces) and Children's Village Day Care Centre #3 (547 m, 105 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Porchester & Nelson?
20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,184 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 399 Markham Rd (414 m, 254 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 419 Markham Rd (458 m, 160 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 421 Markham Rd (481 m, 159 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 225 Markham Rd (547 m, 229 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 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 Porchester & Nelson?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn page.
What neighbourhood is Porchester & Nelson in?
Porchester & Nelson is in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn (City of Toronto neighbourhood 141), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 19, 2026.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through May 11, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 24 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.74775, -79.22553 · centreline node 13450320.