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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 · Jun 29, 2023
The east leg carries the load — 6,116 westbound vehicles, or 40% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 364. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,390 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 22% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,954). Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
Peak hours: 1,954 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,390 from 4:00 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 (25 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 28% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 15 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 2026.
Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 22, 2018. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 162 | #657 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 46 | #269 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 103 | |
| Fail to remain | 16 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 5 | #712 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 4 | #587 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 13 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 15 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 2 | #330 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Jul 22, 2018 |
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 Scarborough Golf Club Rd between Newark Rd and Ellesmere Rd (107 m away) recorded an average of 56 km/h in its 3-day count in July 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 64 km/h. That segment carries about 13,200 vehicles a day. Ellesmere Rd between Gander Dr and Chancellor Dr measured slower: 49 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 57 km/h (May 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Ellesmere Rd We (132 m away, 50 km/h limit), 4.3% of the 102,779 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Golf Club Rd · Newark Rd – Ellesmere Rd · 107 m | Jul 2023 · 3 days | 13,214 | 56 km/h | 64 km/h | 70 km/h |
| Ellesmere Rd · Gander Dr – Chancellor Dr · 231 m | May 2026 · 3 days | 19,861 | 49 km/h | 57 km/h | 62 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Ellesmere Rd We, 132 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 49 km/h, 85th percentile 55 km/h; 4.3% at 60 km/h or more. 102,779 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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.
- The crossing
- Signal 0889, activated 1969 · leading pedestrian interval East/West · bicycle signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 38 95 133 154 406 102 nearest 30 m
- Express
- 995 938 902
- Blue Night
- 395
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Ellesmere Rd at Scarborough Golf Club Rd; Ellesmere Rd at Helicon Gate West Side
- Cycling
- Multi-Use Trail - Boulevard on Ellesmere Rd installed 2011; Multi-Use Trail on Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trl installed 2011
- Bike Share
- Ellesmere Rd / Scarborough Golf Club Rd 61 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 56 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 3 mapped lots within 500 m, 131 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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 Panchvati Supermarket, 752 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 5 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Masala Boys, 690 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 1.0 km away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Centenary Hospital, 1.3 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Masala Boys · 25a Slan Ave690 m · 8 min
- Pizza Nova · 2201 Ellesmere Rd Unit-A709 m · 8 min
- Atithi Pure Veg · 1131 Markham Rd Unit-A840 m · 10 min
- Moegi Sushi Express · 1200 Markham Rd881 m · 10 min
- Tim Hortons · 1150 Markham Rd884 m · 11 min
- Grocery
- Panchvati Supermarket 752 m · 9 min
- Pharmacy
- Rexall 1 km · 12 min · 2 within 1 km
- Health and care
- Centenary Hospital · hospital site1.3 km · 16 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 (6)
- Heather Heights Woods646 m · 8 min
- Woburn Park - Scarborough771 m · 9 min
- Heather Heights Park902 m · 11 min
- Botany Hill Park1 km · 12 min
- Churchill Heights Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Community centres
- Strides Toronto1 km · 12 min
- Curran Hall Community Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Centennial Recreation Centre - Scarborough1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools (10)
- St Thomas More Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 285 m · 3 min
- Woburn Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 511 m · 6 min
- Woburn Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 574 m · 7 min
- Henry Hudson Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 756 m · 9 min
- Churchill Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 853 m · 10 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: licensed child care, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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
Two registered apartment buildings with 360 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, all of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 2190 Ellesmere Rd (731 m, 180 units, 16 storeys, built 1969), which scored 93 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2190 Ellesmere Rd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 180 | 16 | 1969 | 93 · Jun 2026 | 731 m · 9 min |
| 2180 Ellesmere Rd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 180 | 16 | 1969 | 86 · Jun 2026 | 828 m · 10 min |
2 registered buildings · 360 units · 2 social housing · tallest 16 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 two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 1 | 0 | commercial premises (1), street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Woburn North.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#330 of 1,505), out of 162 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere?
A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Jun 29, 2023, 1.67× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere a walkable intersection?
Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere scores 31 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: 2 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km; 1 school within 500 m; nearest park 0.6 km · nearest centre 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Scarborough Golf Club Rd between Newark Rd and Ellesmere Rd (July 2023), found an average of 56 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 132 m away (50 km/h), 4.3% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 131 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,610 spaces — 3 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere by transit?
Bus routes 38, 95, 133, 154, 406, 102, 995, 938 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Ellesmere Rd at Scarborough Golf Club Rd, 30 m).
What restaurants are near Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere?
None within 300 m, and 5 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Masala Boys (690 m), Pizza Nova (709 m), Atithi Pure Veg (840 m), Moegi Sushi Express (881 m) and Tim Hortons (884 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
What apartment buildings are near Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere?
Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 360 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2190 Ellesmere Rd (731 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 2180 Ellesmere Rd (828 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 90 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Woburn North page.
What neighbourhood is Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere in?
Scarborough Golf Club & Ellesmere is in Woburn North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 142), 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 Jun 29, 2023.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 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).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (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 Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 24 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: 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; 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.77856, -79.22222 · centreline node 13445922.