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Burbank & Hawksbury

Burbank Dr & Hawksbury Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Bayview Village · Ward 17, Don Valley North

Burbank & Hawksbury is a quiet local crossing. It sits in Bayview Village. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Bessarion Station (Line 4) 556 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
3,826
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 28, 2023
214 pedestrians · 7 cyclists · #2082 busiest
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 5 property damage · #4814 of 5,508 · +1 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
Bessarion Station 556 m · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 270 vehicles, 24% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 18 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. That comes with about 0.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Burbank & Hawksbury

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Bessarion Station (Line 4)556 m; Leslie Station (Line 4)930 m
TTC bus
1855115111 nearest 547 m
Blue Night
385
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Bessarion Rd / Sheppard Ave E 615 m · 11 docks · 3 stations, 41 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 (9)
  • Elkhorn Public SchoolEnglish Public · 387 m
  • Bayview Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 657 m
  • North York LINCEnglish Public · 658 m
  • Bay School of CanadaPrivate · 760 m
  • St George AcademyPrivate · 907 m
  • Hollywood Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 3 more
Parks (27)
  • Blue Ridge Park188 m
  • Elkhorn Parkette350 m
  • Maureen Parkette510 m
  • Hawksbury Park575 m
  • Bessarion Parkette601 m
  • Ambrose Parkette668 m
  • and 21 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Ethennonnhawahstihnen' (formely Bayview) branch627 m

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; 22 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Pizza, 502 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizza Pizza · 738 Sheppard Ave E502 mPassed, Jul 2026
Shell · 730 Sheppard Ave Egrocery508 mPassed, Aug 2026
A Sunshine Restaurant · 796 Sheppard Ave E541 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 3 infractions
Kourosh Bakery & Fast-Food · 802 Sheppard Ave Egrocery543 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Shatter Abbas Persian Cuisine · 804 Sheppard Ave E544 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Kourosh Supermarket · 740 Sheppard Ave E Unit-2grocery556 mPassed, Jul 2026
Taro's Fish · 800 Sheppard Ave Egrocery566 mPassed, May 2026
Papa Johns · 678d Sheppard Ave E619 mPassed, Jul 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 Ethennonnhawahstihnen Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 851 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • Ethennonnhawahstihnen Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 80 Mcmahon Dr E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    851 m
  • East Don Parkland Washroom · 1240 Sheppard Ave E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Under Construction
    1 km

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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 232 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Elkhorn Junior Y - (YMCA) (387 m, 102 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 232 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Elkhorn Junior Y - (YMCA) · 10 Elkhorn Dr
    102 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    387 m
  • Ethennonnhawahstihnen Child Care Centre · 100 Ethennonnhawahstihnen Lane
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    628 m
  • Sheppard Business Park Child Care Centre · 1220 Sheppard Ave E
    78 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    795 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 116 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.2 km away.

FireFire Station 116 · 1.2 km255 Esther Shiner Blvd
Police32 Division · 3 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 56 · 2.2 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

Nine registered apartment buildings with 1,116 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 22 Elkhorn Dr (527 m, 223 units, 5 storeys, built 1970), which scored 86 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 33 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings9 · 1,116 units
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202633 across the 9
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
22 Elkhorn Dr · Sterling Karamar Property Management2235197086 · Aug 20258 · 1 fire527 m
688 Sheppard Ave E · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc354195885 · Jul 20251575 m
644 Sheppard Ave E · GWLRA Residential12818197085 · Jul 20264671 m
642 Sheppard Ave E · GWLRA Residential12619197086 · Jul 20263694 m
640 Sheppard Ave E12819197094 · Jul 20251761 m
2911 Bayview Ave · Quadreal Property Group3043196492 · Sep 20241 · 1 fire810 m
11 Dervock Cres · CAPREIT774195995 · Aug 20245931 m
75 Talara Dr · CAPREIT664197097 · Aug 2025101 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 lots199 lots · ≈20,880 spaces · 62.6 ha
Within 500 m7 lots · ≈450 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 102 spaces
EV charging (City)Bessarion CC · 650 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street · Surface936 m102 *

Nearest lots: 390 m away, ≈51 spaces; 447 m away, ≈55 spaces; 452 m away, ≈16 spaces; 454 m away, ≈35 spaces; 485 m away, ≈124 spaces; 492 m away, ≈160 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 28, 2023

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 2,055 southbound vehicles, or 54% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 351. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 716 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 697 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,055southbound · 2 bikes · 1.1% heavy
From the west351eastbound · 0 bikes · 2.0% heavy
Total vehicles3,826214 pedestrians · 7 cyclists · 1.4% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south1,420northbound · 5 bikes · 1.8% heavy
AM peak hour716 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour697 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 28, 2023

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

The City's counter on Burbank Dr between Sifton Crt and Hawksbury Dr (47 m away) recorded an average of 42 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 6,900 vehicles a day. Hawksbury Dr between Morewood Cres and Bayberry Cres measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 46 km/h (Jun 2012).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Burbank Dr · Sifton Crt – Hawksbury Dr · 47 mOct 2024 · 3 days6,86542 km/h48 km/h53 km/h
Hawksbury Dr · Morewood Cres – Bayberry Cres · 385 mJun 2012 · 24 h1,07439 km/h46 km/h50 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

2018 was the peak year (2 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 17% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 4, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4814 of 5,508
With an injury1#4136 of 4,660
Property damage only5
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20149latest Feb 4, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Burbank & Hawksbury a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Burbank & Hawksbury?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2082 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 24% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Burbank & Hawksbury?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Burbank Dr between Sifton Crt and Hawksbury Dr (October 2024), found an average of 42 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Burbank & Hawksbury?

The nearest Green P car park is Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street (936 m away, 102 spaces). The City's mapping shows 199 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,880 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Bessarion CC (650 m).

How do I get to Burbank & Hawksbury by transit?

Bessarion Station (Line 4) is 556 m away; bus routes 185, 51, 151, 11 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Burbank & Hawksbury?

None within 300 m, and 22 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Pizza (502 m), A Sunshine Restaurant (541 m), Shatter Abbas Persian Cuisine (544 m) and Papa Johns (619 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 Burbank & Hawksbury?

The nearest is Ethennonnhawahstihnen Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 80 Mcmahon Dr E, 851 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: East Don Parkland Washroom (1.0 km). 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 Burbank & Hawksbury?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 232 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Elkhorn Junior Y - (YMCA) (387 m, 102 spaces), Ethennonnhawahstihnen Child Care Centre (628 m, 52 spaces) and Sheppard Business Park Child Care Centre (795 m, 78 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Burbank & Hawksbury?

Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,116 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 22 Elkhorn Dr (527 m, 223 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 688 Sheppard Ave E (575 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 644 Sheppard Ave E (671 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 642 Sheppard Ave E (694 m, 126 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 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.

What neighbourhood is Burbank & Hawksbury in?

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

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