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Bayview Ave & River St

Toronto, Ontario · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

In Cabbagetown-South St.James Town, in central Toronto, Bayview Ave & River St is a mid-volume intersection, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, a protected bikeway and a park. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
15,977
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 3, 2025
229 pedestrians · 1,673 cyclists · #1208 busiest
Collisions
57
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 40 property damage · #1856 of 5,508 · +7 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Multi-Use Trail, Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,140 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 70 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Cyclists were 10.5% of vehicle volume, about 14× the typical share. On average 5.7 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 3.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 27%, from 33 in 2016–2020 to 24 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Bayview Ave & River St

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Bayview Ave & River St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8219 · Bayview Ave & River St
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Bayview Ave & River St, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8219 · Bayview Ave & River St
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
506504505501503 nearest 190 m
TTC bus
1216594 nearest 192 m
Blue Night
306304305301365
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on Bayview Ave installed 2020; Cycle Track on River St installed 2020; Cycle Track on Bayview S River St Ramp installed 2020; Multi-Use Trail on Lower Don River Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Gerrard St E / River St 229 m · 11 docks · 21 stations, 398 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 (20)
  • Sprucecourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 543 m
  • Monsignor Fraser - St Martin CampusEnglish Separate · 587 m
  • Withrow Ave Jr & Quest Alternative SrEnglish Public · 661 m
  • Eastdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 687 m
  • Seed Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 689 m
  • Queen Alexandra Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 750 m
  • and 14 more
Parks (52)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch344 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 292 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 373 m
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 749 m
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 786 m
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 1.5 km
Signal
0177, activated 1959 · FT

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 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 154 — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 237 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 154 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 547 Gerrard St E237 mPassed, Mar 2026
Paku Foods · 225 Hamilton Stgrocery355 mPassed, Aug 2026
Boba Boy · 368 Broadview Ave363 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Chicken Plus · 368 Broadview Ave363 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 3 infractions
Vital-Life Vegan Rastarant · 360 Broadview Ave376 mPassed, Apr 2026
Oji Seichi · 354 Broadview Ave385 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Sushi Bar · 348 Broadview Ave390 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
A&W · 359 Broadview Ave404 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction

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 Riverdale Park West Washroom, 179 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 160 m away at Riverdale Park West.

  • Riverdale Park West Washroom · 375 Sumach St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    179 m
  • Riverdale Park East Fieldhouse Washroom · 550 Broadview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    255 m
  • Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    273 m
Drinking water
Riverdale Park West bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 160 m; Riverdale Park East bottle filling station · 249 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,404 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Two Short Storeys (329 m, 88 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,404 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 17
  • Two Short Storeys · 430 Broadview Ave
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    329 m
  • Kids Way Daycare · 369 Broadview Ave
    15 spaces · infant, toddler · $10-a-day
    399 m
  • Sprucecourt Child Care Centre · 70 Spruce St
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    543 m
  • Bluebird Montessori School South · 515 Broadview Ave
    66 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    632 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (941 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 941 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 1.6 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 1.5 km126 Pape 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 31 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,379 rental units — 19 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 230 Oak St (260 m, 327 units, 23 storeys, built 1972), which scored 81 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 54 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings31 · 3,379 units · 19 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202654 across the 31
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
230 Oak St · Akelius Canada Ltd32723197281 · Jun 202425 · 6 fire260 m
230 River StToronto Community Housing · TCH253196196 · Nov 20250270 m
210 Oak St26017196974 · Jul 20264292 m
220 Oak StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation46927197285 · Jul 20266 · 8 fire314 m
425 Broadview Ave113192082 · Jul 20260374 m
184 River StToronto Community Housing · TCH543200693 · Jul 20260377 m
434 Gerrard St Esocial housing · Homes First Society163189194 · Oct 20250426 m
259 Sumach StToronto Community Housing · TCH473200686 · Jul 20260471 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 lots877 lots · ≈28,640 spaces · 85.9 ha
Within 500 m30 lots · ≈690 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 2,177 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 1.2 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking4 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
573 Gerrard St E · Surface345 m3675% (Q1 2026)
653 Gerrard St E · Surface576 m3072% (Q1 2026)
136 Broadview Ave · Surface876 m2273% (Q1 2026)
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface0.9 km3555% (Q1 2026)
111 Broadview Ave · Surface1 km9256% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 150 m away, ≈15 spaces; 217 m away, ≈6 spaces; 229 m away, ≈18 spaces; 242 m away, ≈16 spaces; 272 m away, ≈32 spaces; 274 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (1.2 km, 1 ports); 35 Erindale Ave (1.3 km, 10 ports); 220 Carlaw Ave. (1.4 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, Jul 3, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 9,168 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 57% of the total, against 12 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the north (825 of 1,673). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,418 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,400 from 3:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 14 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north9,168southbound · 825 bikes · 1.5% heavy
From the west6,797eastbound · 287 bikes · 1.4% heavy
Total vehicles15,977229 pedestrians · 1,673 cyclists · 1.4% heavy
From the east0westbound · 8 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south12northbound · 553 bikes · 8.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,418 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,400 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 3, 2025

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 Bayview Ave between River St Bayview S Ramp and River St, 19 m from the corner, a 3-day count in July 2024 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 51 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,800 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bayview Ave · River St Bayview S Ramp – River St · 19 mJul 2024 · 3 days3,84239 km/h51 km/h59 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

The worst year was 2023, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 12 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), 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 May 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions57#1856 of 5,508
With an injury12#1436 of 4,660
Property damage only40
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist3#723 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 201471latest May 26, 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft001

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bayview Ave & River St a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 57 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 Ave & River St?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1208 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bayview Ave & River St?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bayview Ave between River St Bayview S Ramp and River St (July 2024), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 51 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bayview Ave & River St?

The nearest Green P car park is 573 Gerrard St E (345 m away, 36 spaces, 75% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 877 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,640 spaces — 30 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (1.2 km).

How do I get to Bayview Ave & River St by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 504, 505, 501 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 190 m away; bus routes 121, 65, 94 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Bayview Ave & River St?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 154 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (237 m), Boba Boy (363 m), Chicken Plus (363 m), Vital-Life Vegan Rastarant (376 m) and Oji Seichi (385 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 Ave & River St?

The nearest is Riverdale Park West Washroom, 375 Sumach St, 179 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Riverdale Park East Fieldhouse Washroom (255 m); Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom (273 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 Bayview Ave & River St?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,404 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Two Short Storeys (329 m, 88 spaces), Kids Way Daycare (399 m, 15 spaces) and Sprucecourt Child Care Centre (543 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bayview Ave & River St?

31 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,379 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 230 Oak St (260 m, 327 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 230 River St (270 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 210 Oak St (292 m, 260 units, RentSafeTO score 74) and 220 Oak St (314 m, 469 units, RentSafeTO score 85). The average RentSafeTO score across the 31 is 89 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 Ave & River St?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town page.

What neighbourhood is Bayview Ave & River St in?

Bayview Ave & River St is in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 071). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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