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Bayview & Empress

Bayview Ave & Empress Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Bayview Village · Ward 17, Don Valley North

Bayview & Empress is a major arterial intersection. It sits in Bayview Village. At the corner: parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Bayview Station (Line 4) 857 m away.

Traffic volume
36,913
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 19, 2024
720 pedestrians · 113 cyclists · #157 busiest
Collisions
104
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
22 with an injury · 69 property damage · #1068 of 5,508 · +7 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Bayview Station 857 m · 2 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 2,640 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 2.3× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 51 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 10 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions edged up 12%, from 49 in 2016–2020 to 55 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Bayview & Empress

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Bayview Station (Line 4)857 m
TTC bus
11185 nearest 39 m
Blue Night
385
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Bayview Ave at Empress Ave South Side; Bayview Ave at Citation Dr North Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Hawksbury Dr / Sheppard Ave E 870 m · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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 (14)
  • Bayview Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 419 m
  • Hollywood Public SchoolEnglish Public · 455 m
  • Bannockburn Montessori School & Beth Tikvah SynagoguePrivate · 532 m
  • St Gabriel Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 595 m
  • Elkhorn Public SchoolEnglish Public · 854 m
  • St George AcademyPrivate · 923 m
  • and 8 more
Parks (22)
  • Empress Parkette55 m
  • Bayview Village Park249 m
  • Parkview Park325 m
  • Empress Tot Lot579 m
  • Hawksbury Park664 m
  • Newtonbrook Park775 m
  • and 16 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Ethennonnhawahstihnen' (formely Bayview) branch1.3 km
Signal
0649, activated 1966 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South

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; 30 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is St. Gabriel's Junior YMCA, 566 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
St. Gabriel's Junior YMCA · 396 Spring Garden Ave566 mPassed, Jan 2026
Aroma Espresso Bar · 2901 Bayview Ave579 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Bloomer's · 2901 Bayview Ave Unit-107a579 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Bread & Roses · 2901 Bayview Ave 120579 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Goa Indian Farm Kitchen · 2901 Bayview Ave Unit-102b579 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Il Fornello · 2901 Bayview Ave Unit-107579 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 4 infractions
Ju-Raku Japanese Restaurant · 2901 Bayview Ave Unit-101579 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
King's Crown · 2901 Bayview Ave Unit-16a579 mPassed, Jul 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

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 28 m away at Empress Parkette.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Empress Parkette drinking fountain · 28 m; Bayview Village Park drinking fountain · 228 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 789 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Hollywood All-Stars Child Care (454 m, 201 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 789 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 8
  • Hollywood All-Stars Child Care · 360 Hollywood Ave
    201 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    454 m
  • Toronto Woods Daycare · 3072 Bayview Ave
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    493 m
  • Bannockburn School · 3080 Bayview Ave
    110 spaces · toddler, preschool
    532 m
  • St. Gabriel's Jr YMCA · 396 Spring Garden Ave
    87 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    595 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 111 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 111 · 1.8 km3300 Bayview Ave
Police32 Division · 2.1 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 56 · 1.8 km3300 Bayview Ave

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 six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 929 rental units. The nearest is 2911 Bayview Ave (505 m, 304 units, 3 storeys, built 1964), which scored 92 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 17 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings6 · 929 units
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202617 across the 6
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2911 Bayview Ave · Quadreal Property Group3043196492 · Sep 20241 · 1 fire505 m
644 Sheppard Ave E · GWLRA Residential12818197085 · Jul 20264746 m
22 Elkhorn Dr · Sterling Karamar Property Management2235197086 · Aug 20258 · 1 fire765 m
642 Sheppard Ave E · GWLRA Residential12619197086 · Jul 20263807 m
640 Sheppard Ave E12819197094 · Jul 20251862 m
2818 Bayview Ave · 2818 Avenue Property Management203196872 · Sep 202401 km

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 lots313 lots · ≈20,450 spaces · 61.4 ha
Within 500 m7 lots · ≈230 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 222 spaces
EV charging (City)Bessarion CC · 1.3 km · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street · Surface1.9 km102 *
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface1.9 km5344% (Q1 2026)
10 Empress Ave · Surface1.9 km6769% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 172 m away, ≈31 spaces; 191 m away, ≈7 spaces; 389 m away, ≈90 spaces; 391 m away, ≈12 spaces; 420 m away, ≈8 spaces; 479 m away, ≈53 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 — 14-hour, Nov 19, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 17,330 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 1,190 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 3,245 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 2,880 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north17,330southbound · 17 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the west2,205eastbound · 23 bikes · 0.5% heavy
Total vehicles36,913720 pedestrians · 113 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east1,190westbound · 41 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the south16,188northbound · 32 bikes · 2.4% heavy
AM peak hour2,880 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour3,245 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 19, 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 Citation Dr between Bayview Ave and Bunty Lane, 162 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in October 2017 put the average speed at 40 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 47 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,300 vehicles a day. Empress Ave between Highgate Ave and Estelle Ave measured slower: 30 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Nov 2004). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Bunty Ln (348 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 15,949 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bayview Ave · Princess Ave – Empress Ave · 45 mMay 2013 · 3 days21,620
Citation Dr · Bayview Ave – Bunty Lane · 162 mOct 2017 · 24 h3,33140 km/h47 km/h52 km/h
Empress Ave · Highgate Ave – Estelle Ave · 331 mNov 2004 · 24 h4,26530 km/h44 km/h50 km/h

School-zone speed sign 348 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct13 · 29 km/h
Over the limit3.6%
40 km/h or more0.6%

Bunty Ln (northbound), 7 Bunty Lane · 15,949 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 14 collisions. 22 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions104#1068 of 5,508
With an injury22#751 of 4,660
Property damage only69
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian1#2201 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#721 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 2014123latest Apr 14, 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. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Nov 5, 2015.

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

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle321house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 3, 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 Bayview Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bayview & Empress a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 104 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 Bayview & Empress?

A major arterial intersection. It ranks #157 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.3× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bayview & Empress?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Citation Dr between Bayview Ave and Bunty Lane (October 2017), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 348 m away (30 km/h), 0.6% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Bayview & Empress?

The nearest Green P car park is Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street (1.9 km away, 102 spaces). The City's mapping shows 313 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,450 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Bessarion CC (1.3 km).

How do I get to Bayview & Empress by transit?

Bayview Station (Line 4) is 857 m away; bus routes 11, 185 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bayview Ave at Empress Ave South Side, 39 m).

What restaurants are near Bayview & Empress?

None within 300 m, and 30 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are St. Gabriel's Junior YMCA (566 m), Aroma Espresso Bar (579 m), Bloomer's (579 m), Bread & Roses (579 m) and Goa Indian Farm Kitchen (579 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 Bayview & Empress?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 28 m away at Empress Parkette. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Bayview & Empress?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 789 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hollywood All-Stars Child Care (454 m, 201 spaces), Toronto Woods Daycare (493 m, 35 spaces) and Bannockburn School (532 m, 110 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bayview & Empress?

Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 929 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2911 Bayview Ave (505 m, 304 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 644 Sheppard Ave E (746 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 22 Elkhorn Dr (765 m, 223 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 642 Sheppard Ave E (807 m, 126 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 86 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 Bayview & Empress?

Toronto Police place three 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 Bayview Village page.

What neighbourhood is Bayview & Empress in?

Bayview & Empress is in Bayview Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 052). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

Sources

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