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Archer & Browside

Archer Rd & Browside Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Forest Hill South · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Archer & Browside, in Forest Hill South, is a quiet local crossing, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: Chaplin Station (Line 5) 756 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
474
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 15, 2021
163 pedestrians · 2 cyclists
Collisions
2
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 1 property damage · #5337 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Chaplin Station 756 m · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 60 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 5% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.9 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. That comes with about 0.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Archer & Browside

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Chaplin Station (Line 5)756 m; Forest Hill Station (Line 5)1 km
TTC bus
331473413 nearest 57 m
Blue Night
307334
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Rd at Archer Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Avenue Rd / Oxton Ave 781 m · 15 docks · 6 stations, 94 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 (21)
  • Forest Hill Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 133 m
  • Robbins Hebrew AcademyPrivate · 760 m
  • Bishop Strachan SchoolPrivate · 804 m
  • Oriole Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 820 m
  • Forest Hill TutoringPrivate · 839 m
  • Forest Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 909 m
  • and 15 more
Community centres
Parks (25)
  • Old Forest Hill Parkette177 m
  • Vesta Parkette398 m
  • Rosemary Parkette445 m
  • Dunvegan Parkette480 m
  • Larratt Parkette555 m
  • Robert Bateman Parkette575 m
  • and 19 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Forest Hill branch814 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 38. The nearest is Dunloe Children's Centre, 121 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 38 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Dunloe Children's Centre · 78 Dunloe Rd121 mPassed, Sep 2026
Esso/ Circle K · 866 Avenue Rdgrocery741 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Cravewings Inc · 557 Eglinton Ave W Ground Floor754 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
The Mad Beans · 519 Eglinton Ave W787 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Blooming Orchid · 525 Eglinton Ave W796 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Papa John Pizza · 538 Eglinton Ave W807 mPassed, May 2025
Hotel Gelato · 532 Eglinton Ave W813 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Tree Top Children's Centre · 80 Braemar Ave Unit-7821 mPassed, Jul 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

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 547 m away at Robert Bateman Parkette.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Robert Bateman Parkette drinking fountain, dog fountain · 547 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 573 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Dunloe Children's Centre (133 m, 86 spaces, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 573 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 8
  • Dunloe Children's Centre · 78 Dunloe Rd
    86 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    133 m
  • Robbins Hebrew Academy · 1700 Bathurst St
    48 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    760 m
  • Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. - (Play & Learn Nursery) · 666 Eglinton Ave W
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    814 m
  • Treetop Children's Centre · 80 Braemar Ave
    155 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    820 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 135 (819 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 713 m away.

FireFire Station 135 · 819 m325 Chaplin Cres
Police53 Division · 1.6 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 713 m643 Eglinton Ave W

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 59 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,063 rental units, 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1701 Bathurst St (682 m, 15 units, 3 storeys, built 1953), which scored 87 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 59 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 60 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings59 · 2,063 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202660 across the 59
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest9 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1701 Bathurst St · Hans Myrskog153195387 · Jul 20260682 m
1660 Bathurst St · Sterling Karamar Property Management523194183 · Oct 20255694 m
1705 Bathurst St · Sholars Developments Ltd and Rachel Hersh103193759 · Jul 20240697 m
321 Chaplin Cres · CAPREIT748196796 · Aug 20261699 m
1650 Bathurst St · Sterling Karamar Property Management253193093 · Aug 20260707 m
1654 Bathurst St · Brosko Property Management725195088 · Oct 20250711 m
1652 Bathurst St · Trivest Developments Corporation394195090 · Aug 20261713 m
540 Russell Hill Rd · Vesta Management Inc325193790 · Jun 20240730 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 lots564 lots · ≈13,780 spaces · 41.3 ha
Within 500 m1 lot · ≈30 spaces
Green P (public)17 car parks · about 1,616 spaces
EV charging (City)168 Chiltern Hill Rd · 1.1 km · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
453 Spadina Rd · Surface768 m5584% (Q1 2026)
125 Burnaby Blvd · Surface938 m15555% (Q1 2026)
168 Chiltern Hill Rd · Garage1.1 km6834% (Q1 2026)
912 Eglinton Ave W · Surface1.2 km2662% (Q1 2026)
320 Tweedsmuir Avenue · Garage1.2 km26 *

Nearest lots: 22 m away, ≈30 spaces; 630 m away, ≈15 spaces; 631 m away, ≈11 spaces; 634 m away, ≈63 spaces; 655 m away, ≈9 spaces; 662 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 20 Delisle Ave. (1.8 km, 4 ports); 10 Delisle St (1.8 km, 4 ports); 75 Holly St. (1.9 km, 29 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 — 8-hour, Dec 15, 2021

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 280 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 59% of the total, against 27 from the south. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 158 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 58% above the afternoon peak from 2:00 p.m. (100). Heavy vehicles made up 4.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north79southbound · 0 bikes · 6.3% heavy
From the west280eastbound · 2 bikes · 3.9% heavy
Total vehicles474163 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 4.6% heavy
From the east88westbound · 0 bikes · 6.8% heavy
From the south27northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour158 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour100 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 15, 2021

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 Archer Rd between Browside Ave and Spadina Rd, 33 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in May 2022 put the average speed at 24 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 37 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 42 km/h or more. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Archer Rd · Browside Ave – Spadina Rd · 33 mMay 2022 · 24 h60024 km/h37 km/h42 km/h

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 1 collision. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 50% of collisions. 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 May 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions2#5337 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only1
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20143latest May 7, 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 27, 2017. 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 Forest Hill South.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Archer & Browside a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 2 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 Archer & Browside?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 15, 2021, 5% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Archer & Browside?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Archer Rd between Browside Ave and Spadina Rd (May 2022), found an average of 24 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Archer & Browside?

The nearest Green P car park is 453 Spadina Rd (768 m away, 55 spaces, 84% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 564 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,780 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (1.1 km).

How do I get to Archer & Browside by transit?

Chaplin Station (Line 5) is 756 m away; bus routes 33, 14, 7, 34, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Spadina Rd at Archer Rd, 57 m).

What restaurants are near Archer & Browside?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 38 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Dunloe Children's Centre (121 m), Cravewings Inc (754 m), The Mad Beans (787 m), Blooming Orchid (796 m) and Papa John Pizza (807 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 Archer & Browside?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 547 m away at Robert Bateman Parkette. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Archer & Browside?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 573 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Dunloe Children's Centre (133 m, 86 spaces), Robbins Hebrew Academy (760 m, 48 spaces) and Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. - (Play & Learn Nursery) (814 m, 34 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Archer & Browside?

59 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,063 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1701 Bathurst St (682 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 1660 Bathurst St (694 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 1705 Bathurst St (697 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 59) and 321 Chaplin Cres (699 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 59 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 Archer & Browside?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Forest Hill South page.

What neighbourhood is Archer & Browside in?

Archer & Browside is in Forest Hill South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 101). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow.

Sources

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