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Bathurst & Briar Hill

Bathurst St & Briar Hill Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Forest Hill North · Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence

Bathurst & Briar Hill is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It sits in Forest Hill North. It has a school within 250 m, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Forest Hill Station (Line 5) 751 m away.

Traffic volume
20,567
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 1, 2015
572 pedestrians · 22 cyclists
Collisions
66
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 51 property damage · #1646 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #667 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Forest Hill Station 751 m · 4 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 2,570 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 2.2× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 36 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 6.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 22%, from 37 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 66 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Bathurst & Briar Hill

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Forest Hill Station (Line 5)751 m; Chaplin Station (Line 5)929 m
TTC bus
7143334 nearest 16 m
Blue Night
307334
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Bathurst St at Briar Hill Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Beltline Trail / Chaplin Cres 754 m · 11 docks · 4 stations, 54 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 (22)
  • Eitz Chaim School (Bathurst)Private · 224 m
  • Torah Emeth Jewish Centre & Eitz Chaim Hebrew SchoolPrivate · 264 m
  • Bialik Hebrew Day SchoolPrivate · 321 m
  • North Preparatory Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 588 m
  • Alive Montessori and Private SchoolPrivate · 676 m
  • Forest Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 710 m
  • and 16 more
Community centres
Parks (20)
  • Briar Hill - Chaplin Park104 m
  • Hillhurst Parkette134 m
  • Cortleigh Parkette246 m
  • Castlefield Parkette276 m
  • Shallmar Parkette525 m
  • Memorial Park - North York593 m
  • and 14 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Forest Hill branch804 m
  • Toronto Public Library Barbara Frum branch1.5 km
Signal
0310, activated 1967 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 45 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Gan Shalom Preschool (South), 231 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Gan Shalom Preschool (South) · 396 Cortleigh Blvd231 mPassed, Feb 2026
Forest Hill Place · 645 Castlefield Ave237 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Shaarei Shomayim Congregation · 470 Glencairn Ave Flr-1576 mPassed, Apr 2026
Shaarei Shomayim Congregation · 470 Glencairn Ave Flr-2nd576 mPassed, Aug 2026
Glen Eden Fruit Market · 2811a Bathurst Stgrocery601 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Tito Toronto · 2831 Bathurst St658 mPassed, Aug 2026
Penalty Box · 340 Chaplin Cres Unit-2663 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Chocolate Moose · 2839 Bathurst St684 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 2 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 Memorial Park Washroom, 636 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 467 m away at Memorial Park - North York.

  • Memorial Park Washroom · 340 Chaplin Cres
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    636 m
  • Viewmount Community Centre Washroom · 169 Viewmount Ave
    View centre hours
    817 m
Drinking water
Memorial Park - North York drinking fountain · 467 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 933 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Eitz Chaim Schools Vm (224 m, 125 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km12 centres · 933 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 12
  • Eitz Chaim Schools Vm · 2742 Bathurst St
    125 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    224 m
  • Gan Shalom Preschool (South) · 396 Cortleigh Blvd
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    231 m
  • Score Day Camp · 2760 Bathurst St
    88 spaces · preschool
    349 m
  • Brightpath Academy - Forest Hill · 5 Glen Park Ave
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    570 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 135 (852 m), the nearest police station 13 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 135 · 852 m325 Chaplin Cres
Police13 Division · 1.3 km1435 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 1 km643 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

51 registered apartment buildings with 3,838 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 660 Briar Hill Ave (45 m, 76 units, 8 storeys, built 1974), which scored 91 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 88 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 47 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings51 · 3,838 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202688 across the 51
Open fire-code violations47
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
660 Briar Hill Ave · O'shanter Development Company768197491 · Nov 2025045 m
655 Briar Hill Ave · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.364196793 · Aug 2026248 m
650 Briar Hill Ave · Glen Corporation859195696 · Nov 20251 · 2 fire62 m
2601 Bathurst St · Rem Facilities Management Inc626195395 · Jul 20250 · 1 fire82 m
2700 Bathurst St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.14910196198 · Aug 202610155 m
2500 Bathurst St · Sterling Karamar Property Management8310197686 · Sep 20243237 m
2515 Bathurst St · The Howard Property Company (2515) Inc.11411195293 · Jul 20240269 m
680 Roselawn Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.649196596 · Aug 20242281 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 lots450 lots · ≈17,410 spaces · 52.2 ha
Within 500 m35 lots · ≈800 spaces
Green P (public)5 car parks · about 302 spaces
EV charging (City)168 Chiltern Hill Rd · 865 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
912 Eglinton Ave W · Surface825 m2662% (Q1 2026)
168 Chiltern Hill Rd · Garage859 m6834% (Q1 2026)
995 Eglinton Ave W · Surface1 km3342% (Q1 2026)
125 Burnaby Blvd · Surface1.3 km15555% (Q1 2026)
1531 Eglinton Ave W · Surface1.6 km2041% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 48 m away, ≈4 spaces; 63 m away, ≈17 spaces; 82 m away, ≈12 spaces; 135 m away, ≈41 spaces; 147 m away, ≈11 spaces; 156 m away, ≈94 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 — 8-hour, Apr 1, 2015

The north leg carries the load — 9,188 southbound vehicles, or 45% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 842. Morning rush is the busier period: 3,211 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 2,905 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2015, 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 north9,188southbound · 6 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the west842eastbound · 2 bikes · 1.0% heavy
Total vehicles20,567572 pedestrians · 22 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east1,958westbound · 5 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south8,579northbound · 9 bikes · 3.5% heavy
AM peak hour3,211 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,905 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 1, 2015

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 Bathurst St between Lytton Blvd and Hillmount Ave (350 m away) recorded an average of 44 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 33,100 vehicles a day. Briar Hill Ave between Bathurst St and Manitou Blvd measured slower: 37 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 47 km/h (Apr 2011).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Briar Hill Ave · Bathurst St – Manitou Blvd · 77 mApr 2011 · 5 days2,09637 km/h47 km/h52 km/h
Bathurst St · Lytton Blvd – Hillmount Ave · 350 mApr 2024 · 3 days33,10144 km/h54 km/h62 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

2019 was the peak year (12 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 18% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 12, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions66#1646 of 5,508
With an injury12#1432 of 4,660
Property damage only51
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian3#1137 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201479latest Apr 12, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Oct 19, 2018. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#667 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#351 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Oct 19, 2018

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 four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle420apartment parking (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft100apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 17, 2024. 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 North.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bathurst & Briar Hill a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#667 of 1,505), out of 66 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 Bathurst & Briar Hill?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 1, 2015, 2.2× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bathurst & Briar Hill?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bathurst St between Lytton Blvd and Hillmount Ave (April 2024), found an average of 44 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bathurst & Briar Hill?

The nearest Green P car park is 912 Eglinton Ave W (825 m away, 26 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 450 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,410 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (865 m).

How do I get to Bathurst & Briar Hill by transit?

Forest Hill Station (Line 5) is 751 m away; bus routes 7, 14, 33, 34 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bathurst St at Briar Hill Ave, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Bathurst & Briar Hill?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 45 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Gan Shalom Preschool (South) (231 m), Forest Hill Place (237 m), Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (576 m), Shaarei Shomayim Congregation (576 m) and Tito Toronto (658 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 Bathurst & Briar Hill?

The nearest is Memorial Park Washroom, 340 Chaplin Cres, 636 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Viewmount Community Centre Washroom (817 m). 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 Bathurst & Briar Hill?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 933 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Eitz Chaim Schools Vm (224 m, 125 spaces), Gan Shalom Preschool (South) (231 m, 65 spaces) and Score Day Camp (349 m, 88 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bathurst & Briar Hill?

51 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,838 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 660 Briar Hill Ave (45 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 655 Briar Hill Ave (48 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 650 Briar Hill Ave (62 m, 85 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 2601 Bathurst St (82 m, 62 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 51 is 93 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 Bathurst & Briar Hill?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 North page.

What neighbourhood is Bathurst & Briar Hill in?

Bathurst & Briar Hill is in Forest Hill North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 102). It is in Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, represented by Councillor Mike Colle.

Sources

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