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Bathurst & Markdale

Bathurst St & Markdale Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Forest Hill South · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Bathurst & Markdale, in Forest Hill South, is an above-average intersection for traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: Forest Hill Station (Line 5) 804 m away.

Traffic volume
26,026
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 13, 2026
136 pedestrians · 33 cyclists · #509 busiest
Collisions
52
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 44 property damage · #1987 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Forest Hill Station 804 m · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,860 vehicles an hour, 1.61× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 191 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 5.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 56%, from 36 in 2016–2020 to 16 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Bathurst & Markdale

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)804 m
TTC bus
7339034 nearest 120 m
Blue Night
307334
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Vaughan Rd /Wychwood Ave 681 m · 19 docks · 5 stations, 73 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 (18)
  • Robbins Hebrew AcademyPrivate · 198 m
  • Markdale PreschoolPrivate · 594 m
  • Cedarvale Community SchoolEnglish Public · 642 m
  • Forest Hill Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 722 m
  • Leo Baeck Day School - South CampusPrivate · 845 m
  • Alive Montessori and Private SchoolPrivate · 905 m
  • and 12 more
Community centres
  • Phil White Arena775 m
  • Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena1.1 km
Parks (28)
  • Rosemary Parkette244 m
  • Ridgewood Parkette290 m
  • Vesta Parkette509 m
  • Glen Cedar Park544 m
  • Cedarvale Park578 m
  • Connaught Circle Parkette578 m
  • and 22 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Forest Hill branch929 m
  • Toronto Public Library Wychwood branch1.4 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; 46 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Dunloe Children's Centre, 708 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Dunloe Children's Centre · 78 Dunloe Rd708 mPassed, Sep 2026
The Friendly Butcher-Good'n Ready · 224 Vaughan Rdgrocery732 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
The Friendly Butcher-Good'n Ready · 224 Vaughan Rdgrocery732 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Zemra · 220 Vaughan Rd736 mPassed, May 2026
Starbucks · 859 Eglinton Ave W780 mPassed, Apr 2026
St. Urbain Bagel Bakery · 895 Eglinton Ave Wgrocery781 mPassed, Jun 2026
Oribako · 883 Eglinton Ave W785 mPassed, Sep 2026
Kusinero de Panaderia · 883 Eglinton Ave W786 mPassed, Apr 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 Phil White Arena Washroom, 766 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 528 m away at Glen Cedar Park.

  • Phil White Arena Washroom · 443 Arlington Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    766 m
Drinking water
Glen Cedar Park drinking fountain · 528 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 579 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Robbins Hebrew Academy (198 m, 48 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 579 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 8
  • Robbins Hebrew Academy · 1700 Bathurst St
    48 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    198 m
  • Toronto Hebrew Congregation/Holy Blossom Temple Preschool · 1950 Bathurst St
    60 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    507 m
  • Dunloe Children's Centre · 78 Dunloe Rd
    86 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    722 m
  • Alive Montessori & Private School · 2 Wembley Rd
    47 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    905 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 135 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 13 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 135 · 1.1 km325 Chaplin Cres
Police13 Division · 1.2 km1435 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 1.1 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

Within a kilometre there are 76 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,366 rental units, 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1650 Bathurst St (45 m, 25 units, 3 storeys, built 1930), which scored 93 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 76 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 81 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 15 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings76 · 3,366 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202681 across the 76
Open fire-code violations15
Tallest23 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1650 Bathurst St · Sterling Karamar Property Management253193093 · Aug 2026045 m
1652 Bathurst St · Trivest Developments Corporation394195090 · Aug 2026157 m
1654 Bathurst St · Brosko Property Management725195088 · Oct 2025083 m
1660 Bathurst St · Sterling Karamar Property Management523194183 · Oct 20255120 m
1701 Bathurst St · Hans Myrskog153195387 · Jul 20260290 m
1705 Bathurst St · Sholars Developments Ltd and Rachel Hersh103193759 · Jul 20240324 m
1862 Bathurst St · Equiton Living757195184 · Aug 20247414 m
1996 Bathurst St · Mar-Kal Property Management Company Limted394194993 · Jul 20264591 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 lots514 lots · ≈12,760 spaces · 38.3 ha
Within 500 m13 lots · ≈510 spaces
Green P (public)15 car parks · about 566 spaces
EV charging (City)168 Chiltern Hill Rd · 782 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
168 Chiltern Hill Rd · Garage812 m6834% (Q1 2026)
912 Eglinton Ave W · Surface834 m2662% (Q1 2026)
995 Eglinton Ave W · Surface911 m3342% (Q1 2026)
453 Spadina Rd · Surface937 m5584% (Q1 2026)
320 Tweedsmuir Avenue · Garage1.1 km26 *

Nearest lots: 50 m away, ≈11 spaces; 64 m away, ≈63 spaces; 66 m away, ≈18 spaces; 84 m away, ≈40 spaces; 157 m away, ≈84 spaces; 179 m away, ≈65 spaces. More EV charging: 580 Christie St (1.7 km, 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, Jan 13, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 14,122 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 54% of the total, against 304 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,098 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 2,165 from 2:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% 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.

From the north11,600southbound · 16 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the west304eastbound · 2 bikes · 1.3% heavy
Total vehicles26,026136 pedestrians · 33 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south14,122northbound · 15 bikes · 2.8% heavy
AM peak hour2,098 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,165 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jan 13, 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

On Bathurst St between Croydon Rd and Ardmore Rd, 83 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2024 put the average speed at 46 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 32,000 vehicles a day. Markdale Ave between Bathurst St and Chiltern Hill Rd measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 51 km/h (May 2017). 4 speed humps slow traffic on Markdale Avenue between Bathurst St and Chiltern Hill Rd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bathurst St · Croydon Rd – Ardmore Rd · 83 mApr 2024 · 3 days32,02946 km/h54 km/h59 km/h
Markdale Ave · Bathurst St – Chiltern Hill Rd · 144 mMay 2017 · 3 days2,26442 km/h51 km/h56 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Markdale Avenue · Bathurst St – Chiltern Hill Rd
    4 speed humps

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 2019, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 8 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 4% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 11, 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 collisions52#1987 of 5,508
With an injury8#1991 of 4,660
Property damage only44
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201457latest May 11, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Apr 17, 2007.

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

Four thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.1 a year before that. 100% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle400house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft620apartment parking (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 23, 2023. 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 Bathurst & Markdale a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 52 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 Bathurst & Markdale?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #509 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.61× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bathurst & Markdale?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bathurst St between Croydon Rd and Ardmore Rd (April 2024), found an average of 46 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 & Markdale?

The nearest Green P car park is 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (812 m away, 68 spaces, 34% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 514 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,760 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (782 m).

How do I get to Bathurst & Markdale by transit?

Forest Hill Station (Line 5) is 804 m away; bus routes 7, 33, 90, 34 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Bathurst & Markdale?

None within 300 m, and 46 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Dunloe Children's Centre (708 m), Zemra (736 m), Starbucks (780 m), Oribako (785 m) and Kusinero de Panaderia (786 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 & Markdale?

The nearest is Phil White Arena Washroom, 443 Arlington Ave, 766 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. 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 & Markdale?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 579 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Robbins Hebrew Academy (198 m, 48 spaces), Toronto Hebrew Congregation/Holy Blossom Temple Preschool (507 m, 60 spaces) and Dunloe Children's Centre (722 m, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bathurst & Markdale?

76 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,366 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1650 Bathurst St (45 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 1652 Bathurst St (57 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 1654 Bathurst St (83 m, 72 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 1660 Bathurst St (120 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 76 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 Bathurst & Markdale?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and six 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 Bathurst & Markdale in?

Bathurst & Markdale 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

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