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Bales & Glendora

Bales Ave & Glendora Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Avondale · Ward 18, Willowdale · Yonge North York BIA

In Avondale, Bales & Glendora is a quiet local crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence. It has Sheppard-Yonge Station and a school within 250 m at the corner. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
4,891
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 25, 2026
2,751 pedestrians · 89 cyclists · #2026 busiest
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 8 property damage · #4303 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
Sheppard-Yonge Station
subway station within 250 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 350 vehicles an hour, 30% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Police have logged an average of 1 collision a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Bales & Glendora

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4)173 m; North York Centre Station (Line 1)935 m
GO Transit
GO bus 96 Oshawa / Finch Express27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York67 Keswick / North York19 Mississauga / North York27 Milton / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York94 Pickering / Square One94 Pickering / Square One at Yonge St. @ Glendora Ave.103 m
TTC bus
97185988478 nearest 113 m
Express
984
Blue Night
320385384
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
19 Glendora Ave 43 m · 11 docks · 4 stations, 84 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 (23)
  • Rutherford Private School and DaycarePrivate · 241 m
  • Crown Academic International SchoolPrivate · 298 m
  • Don Valley Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 365 m
  • Duke Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 365 m
  • Elpis College Toronto (Temporarily Moved)Private · 496 m
  • Toronto District School Board - Oakburn CentreEnglish Public · 506 m
  • and 17 more
Community centres
  • Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre1 km
Parks (29)
  • Avondale Park250 m
  • Avonshire Parkette282 m
  • Albert Standing Park352 m
  • Avonshire Park411 m
  • Spring Garden Parkette681 m
  • Yorkminster Park724 m
  • and 23 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 892 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 1 km
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 53 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 159 eating places within a kilometre — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Vanta Coffee Club & Eatery, 73 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés53 within 300 m · 159 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Glow Food · 4711 Yonge Stgrocery73 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Vanta Coffee Club & Eatery · 4711 Yonge St Unit-C10273 mPassed, Aug 2026
Eggsmart · 4695 Yonge St82 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Chillax Eatery & Mart · 4679 Yonge St None113 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Eat Bkk Thai Kitchen · 4704 Yonge St129 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 4 infractions
Pita Lite Shawarma · 4698 Yonge St130 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Burrito Boyz · 4712 Yonge St131 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Another Land Coffee and More · 4708 Yonge St131 mPassed, Aug 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

The nearest public washroom is Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom, 771 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 278 m away at Avondale Park.

  • Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom · 75 Hollywood Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    771 m
  • Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · accessible
    1 km
  • Mel Lastman Square Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · closed — Planned Closure
    1 km
Drinking water
Avondale Park drinking fountain · 278 m; Albert Standing Park drinking fountain · 345 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 695 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre (318 m, 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 695 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 9
  • The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre · 30 Sheppard Ave E
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    318 m
  • Network - Lansing Child Care Centre · 49 Bogert Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    322 m
  • Angus Valley Montessori · 4841 Yonge St
    141 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    369 m
  • The Learning Nest Academy · 95 Sheppard Ave W
    87 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    546 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 121 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 121 · 1.2 km10 William Carson Cres
Police32 Division · 1.5 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 1.6 km12 Canterbury Pl

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

17 registered apartment buildings with 2,075 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 2 Oakburn Cres (305 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1945), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 14 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 7 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 2,075 units
RentSafeTO score96 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202614 across the 17
Open fire-code violations7
Tallest36 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Aug 20250305 m
4 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194597 · Jun 20240329 m
6 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Jun 20240353 m
4 Forest Laneway · Tandem Property Management Inc27729197590 · Aug 20251 · 2 fire373 m
8 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194598 · Aug 20250380 m
105 Harrison Garden Blvd · Kg Group33222201099 · Jun 20243385 m
10 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194599 · Aug 20260409 m
12 Oakburn Cres · Kg Group113194599 · Aug 20260426 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 lots373 lots · ≈27,190 spaces · 81.6 ha
Within 500 m56 lots · ≈2,300 spaces
Green P (public)8 car parks · about 977 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Glendora Ave · 33 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking27 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
4576 Yonge Street · Surface380 m17 *
10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface417 m112 *
68 Sheppard Ave W · Surface478 m3063% (Q1 2026)
95 Beecroft Rd · Garage621 m38615% (Q1 2026)
180 Beecroft Road · Surface1.1 km173 *

Nearest lots: 28 m away, ≈14 spaces; 42 m away, ≈15 spaces; 56 m away, ≈2 spaces; 64 m away, ≈32 spaces; 66 m away, ≈58 spaces; 77 m away, ≈44 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (60 m, 2 ports); 33 Elmhurst Ave (491 m, 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, Mar 25, 2026

The south leg carries the load — 1,705 northbound vehicles, or 35% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 518. Most cyclists arrived from the south (38 of 89). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 603 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 578 from 5:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% 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 north1,653southbound · 30 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the west1,015eastbound · 15 bikes · 2.2% heavy
Total vehicles4,8912,751 pedestrians · 89 cyclists · 1.4% heavy
From the east518westbound · 6 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the south1,705northbound · 38 bikes · 1.3% heavy
AM peak hour603 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour578 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Mar 25, 2026

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 Glendora Ave between Bales Ave and Tradewind Ave (108 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 24-hour count in July 2011; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 300 vehicles a day. The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Glendora Ave · Bales Ave – Tradewind Ave · 108 mJul 2011 · 24 h32234 km/h44 km/h49 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

2024 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 20% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 20% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4303 of 5,508
With an injury2#3737 of 4,660
Property damage only8
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian2#1757 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201415latest May 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle211other (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 10, 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 Avondale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bales & Glendora a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 Bales & Glendora?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2026 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 30% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bales & Glendora?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Glendora Ave between Bales Ave and Tradewind Ave (July 2011), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bales & Glendora?

The nearest Green P car park is 4576 Yonge Street (380 m away, 17 spaces). The City's mapping shows 373 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,190 spaces — 56 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Glendora Ave (33 m).

How do I get to Bales & Glendora by transit?

Sheppard-Yonge Station (Line 1, Line 4) is 173 m away; bus routes 97, 185, 98, 84, 78, 984 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Bales & Glendora?

53 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 159 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Vanta Coffee Club & Eatery (73 m), Eggsmart (82 m), Chillax Eatery & Mart (113 m), Eat Bkk Thai Kitchen (129 m) and Pita Lite Shawarma (130 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 Bales & Glendora?

The nearest is Willowdale Park North York Tennis Club Washroom, 75 Hollywood Ave, 771 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom (1.0 km); Mel Lastman Square Washroom (1.0 km). 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 Bales & Glendora?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 695 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Yonge and Sheppard Child Care Centre (318 m, 72 spaces), Network - Lansing Child Care Centre (322 m, 72 spaces) and Angus Valley Montessori (369 m, 141 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bales & Glendora?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,075 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2 Oakburn Cres (305 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 4 Oakburn Cres (329 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 6 Oakburn Cres (353 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 4 Forest Laneway (373 m, 277 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 96 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 Bales & Glendora?

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 Avondale page.

What neighbourhood is Bales & Glendora in?

Bales & Glendora is in Avondale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 153). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng. The corner falls inside the Yonge North York Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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