Toronto · intersection · signal 1621

Bathurst & Tichester

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

In Forest Hill South, Bathurst & Tichester is a moderately heavy crossing. At the corner: a school within 250 m, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: St Clair West Station (Line 1) 271 m away.

Traffic volume
26,764
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 5, 2024
1,930 pedestrians · 313 cyclists · #468 busiest
Collisions
82
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
19 with an injury · 56 property damage · #1350 of 5,508 · +3 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
St Clair West Station 271 m · 1 streetcar route · 5 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 1,910 vehicles an hour, 1.65× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 14 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Police have logged an average of 8.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. The pace has been steady: 41 collisions in 2016–2020 and 41 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Bathurst & Tichester

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Clair West Station (Line 1)271 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 263 m
TTC bus
79012633127 nearest 18 m
Blue Night
312307
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — Bathurst St at Tichester Rd; Bathurst St at Tichester Rd South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Maplewood Ave / Raglan Ave 175 m · 11 docks · 12 stations, 201 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)
  • St Michael's College SchoolPrivate · 118 m
  • Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 420 m
  • Forest Hill TutoringPrivate · 666 m
  • Humewood Community SchoolEnglish Public · 719 m
  • Hillcrest Community SchoolEnglish Public · 759 m
  • Bishop Strachan SchoolPrivate · 1 km
  • and 17 more
Community centres
Parks (37)
  • Tichester Park110 m
  • Wells Hill Park361 m
  • Cedarvale Ravine389 m
  • Humewood Park587 m
  • Wychwood Parkette598 m
  • Nordheimer Ravine599 m
  • and 31 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Wychwood branch380 m
  • Toronto Public Library Davenport branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 717 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 1.1 km
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
Signal
1621, activated 1991 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East · transit priority

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 10 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 97. The nearest is Pizza Del Arte, 218 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés10 within 300 m · 97 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 24 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Shell · 1586 Bathurst Stgrocery172 mPassed, Jul 2026
Shell · 1586 Bathurst Stgrocery173 mPassed, Aug 2025
Neighbors Market · 1490 Bathurst Stgrocery177 mPassed, Oct 2025
Pizza Del Arte · 1480 Bathurst St218 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
Bakery Garden Cafe · 504 St Clair Ave W Nonegrocery235 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Menchie's · 518 St Clair Ave W247 mPassed, Oct 2025
Mister Milk · 170 Vaughan Rd258 mPassed, Feb 2026
Kinder Grove - St. Clair · 94 Vaughan Rd266 mPassed, Sep 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 Wells Hill Park Washroom, 413 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 105 m away at Tichester Park.

  • Wells Hill Park Washroom · 145 Hilton Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    413 m
  • Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom · 301 St. Clair Ave W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    880 m
Drinking water
Tichester Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 105 m; Wells Hill Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 347 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 981 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kinder Grove St. Clair (267 m, 41 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 981 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 11
  • Kinder Grove St. Clair · 94 Vaughan Rd
    41 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    267 m
  • St. Alphonsus Day Care Centre · 540 St Clair Ave W
    65 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    272 m
  • Chabad of Midtown - St Clair · 546 St Clair Ave W
    119 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    319 m
  • St. Michael and All Angels Day Care Centre · 611 St Clair Ave W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    487 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 343 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 13 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.9 km away.

FireFire Station 343 · 1.1 km65 Hendrick Ave
Police13 Division · 2 km1435 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 1.9 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 123 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,672 rental units, 5.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — 12 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1550 Bathurst St (31 m, 25 units, 5 storeys, built 1940), which scored 84 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 111 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings123 · 6,672 units · 12 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026111 across the 123
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest30 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1550 Bathurst St · Trivest Developments Corporation255194084 · Aug 2025031 m
31 Tichester Rdsocial housing · Dms Property Management Ltd.17415198685 · Aug 2024333 m
1531 Bathurst St · Hazelview Properties Services Inc324194393 · Jul 2025238 m
1554 Bathurst St · Greenwin Corp.364192693 · Jul 2025140 m
1524 Bathurst St · Bathclair Properties Inc.244193292 · Oct 2025342 m
1535-1539 Bathurst St · Hazelview Property Services Inc324194391 · Aug 2026047 m
1520 Bathurst St · Bathclair Properties Inc.244193293 · Oct 2025054 m
1560 Bathurst St · Greenwin Corp.364192692 · Aug 2026055 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 lots599 lots · ≈16,940 spaces · 50.8 ha
Within 500 m71 lots · ≈1,630 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 871 spaces
EV charging (City)580 Christie St · 813 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking38 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 40 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1445 BATHURST ST · Surface342 m4887% (Q1 2026)
11 Kenwood Ave · Surface353 m2568% (Q1 2026)
320 Tweedsmuir Avenue · Garage397 m26 *
640 St Clair Ave W · Surface543 m1866% (Q1 2026)
453 Spadina Rd · Surface683 m5584% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈8 spaces; 41 m away, ≈4 spaces; 59 m away, ≈7 spaces; 86 m away, ≈5 spaces; 87 m away, ≈51 spaces; 87 m away, ≈48 spaces. More EV charging: 273 Christie St (1.6 km, 2 ports); 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (1.8 km, 4 ports); 20 Delisle Ave. (2 km, 4 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, Sep 5, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 12,321 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 2,195 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (140 of 313). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,213 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,225 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north12,248southbound · 83 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 7 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles26,7641,930 pedestrians · 313 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east2,195westbound · 83 bikes · 1.6% heavy
From the south12,321northbound · 140 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour2,213 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,225 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 5, 2024

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 Tichester Rd between Lonsmount Dr and Tichester Park Trl, 113 m from the corner, a 4-day count in November 2003 put the average speed at 43 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 50 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 55 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Tichester Rd · Lonsmount Dr – Tichester Park Trl · 113 mNov 2003 · 4 days3,61243 km/h50 km/h55 km/h
Bathurst St · St Clair Ave W – Albert Wiggan Lane · 233 mMar 2016 · 7 days16,323

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 2023, with 15 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 19 collisions (23%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions82#1350 of 5,508
With an injury19#905 of 4,660
Property damage only56
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian6#525 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1002 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201499latest 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

15 thefts from vehicles and ten bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.5 a year. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 80% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1530street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (6)
Bicycle theft1050apartment parking (8), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 20, 2025. 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 & Tichester a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 82 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 & Tichester?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #468 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.65× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bathurst & Tichester?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Tichester Rd between Lonsmount Dr and Tichester Park Trl (November 2003), found an average of 43 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bathurst & Tichester?

The nearest Green P car park is 1445 BATHURST ST (342 m away, 48 spaces, 87% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 599 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,940 spaces — 71 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 580 Christie St (813 m).

How do I get to Bathurst & Tichester by transit?

St Clair West Station (Line 1) is 271 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 263 m away; bus routes 7, 90, 126, 33, 127 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bathurst St at Tichester Rd, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Bathurst & Tichester?

10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 97 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Del Arte (218 m), Menchie's (247 m), Mister Milk (258 m) and Kinder Grove - St. Clair (266 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 & Tichester?

The nearest is Wells Hill Park Washroom, 145 Hilton Ave, 413 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom (880 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 & Tichester?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 981 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kinder Grove St. Clair (267 m, 41 spaces), St. Alphonsus Day Care Centre (272 m, 65 spaces) and Chabad of Midtown - St Clair (319 m, 119 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bathurst & Tichester?

123 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,672 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1550 Bathurst St (31 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 31 Tichester Rd (33 m, 174 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 1531 Bathurst St (38 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 1554 Bathurst St (40 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 123 is 90 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 & Tichester?

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and ten 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 & Tichester in?

Bathurst & Tichester 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