Bathurst & Vesta

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jan 13, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 9,265 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 546 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,766 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,750 from 3:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

Peak hours: 1,766 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,750 from 3:45 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2018, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 11. 24 collisions (26%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 3% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 23, 2026.

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 Jan 28, 2018. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

On Ridge Hill Dr between Hilltop Rd and Old Park Rd, 364 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2017 put the average speed at 41 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Vesta Dr between Mayfair Ave and Bathurst St measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Aug 2006). At the school-zone speed sign on Eglinton Ave W (383 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 75,729 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Vesta Drive between Bathurst St and Mayfair Ave.

Speed sign

Eglinton Ave W (eastbound), 383 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 39 km/h, 85th percentile 47 km/h; 0.6% at 60 km/h or more. 75,729 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Vesta Drive (Bathurst St – Mayfair Ave): 3 speed humps

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing

Signal 0918, activated 1970 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

Not within a walk: a grocery store.

• Groceries and food7/30

  3 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit26/28

  Forest Hill Station · 9 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 557 m away

• Parks and recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care7/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot10/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · traffic calming

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Within a kilometre there are 52 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,688 rental units, 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 3 Ridge Hill Dr (37 m, 12 units, 4 storeys, built 1951), which scored 84 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 52 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

52 registered buildings · 3,688 units · 4 social housing · tallest 11 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Three thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jan 13, 2026.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary); Traffic Calming Database.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 8 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.70334, -79.42591 · centreline node 13457713.