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Eglinton & Castlewood

Eglinton Ave W & Castlewood Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Forest Hill South · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's · The Eglinton Way BIA

Eglinton & Castlewood is a lightly travelled intersection. It sits in Forest Hill South. It has Chaplin Station, a protected bikeway and a park at the corner. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
8,078
vehicles · 14-hour count, Dec 5, 2023
793 pedestrians · 35 cyclists · #1847 busiest
Collisions
23
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 17 property damage · #3207 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
Chaplin Station
subway station within 250 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 580 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 50% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 10 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. That comes with about 2.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 23%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 10 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Eglinton & Castlewood

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Chaplin Station (Line 5)177 m; Avenue Station (Line 5)508 m; Forest Hill Station (Line 5)848 m
TTC bus
34143361137 nearest 78 m
Blue Night
334307
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Eglinton Ave West at Heddington Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Eglinton Ave W installed 2024
Bike Share
125 Burnaby Blvd 261 m · 23 docks · 5 stations, 91 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 (18)
  • Oriole Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 429 m
  • Forest Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 515 m
  • North Preparatory Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 519 m
  • Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 640 m
  • Allenby Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 710 m
  • Forest Hill Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 879 m
  • and 12 more
Community centres
Parks (25)
  • Robert Bateman Parkette200 m
  • Memorial Park - North York520 m
  • Larratt Parkette528 m
  • Shallmar Parkette715 m
  • Old Forest Hill Parkette732 m
  • Castlefield Parkette830 m
  • and 19 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Forest Hill branch476 m
  • Toronto Public Library Northern District branch1.3 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 44 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Cravewings Inc, 34 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cravewings Inc · 557 Eglinton Ave W Ground Floor34 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Papa John Pizza · 538 Eglinton Ave W43 mPassed, May 2025
Hotel Gelato · 532 Eglinton Ave W59 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Blooming Orchid · 525 Eglinton Ave W83 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
The Mad Beans · 519 Eglinton Ave W100 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
House of Chan · 514 Eglinton Ave W120 mPassed, May 2026
The Abbot On Eglinton · 508 Eglinton Ave W134 mPassed, Apr 2026
Ferraro · 502 Eglinton Ave W146 mPassed, Apr 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 Memorial Park Washroom, 482 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 228 m away at Robert Bateman Parkette.

  • Memorial Park Washroom · 340 Chaplin Cres
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    482 m
  • North Toronto Memorial Community Centre Washroom · 200 Eglinton Ave W
    View centre hours · accessible
    889 m
  • Eglinton Park Washroom · 200 Eglinton Ave W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    942 m
Drinking water
Robert Bateman Parkette drinking fountain, dog 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

Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 916 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Treetop Children's Centre (429 m, 155 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km10 centres · 916 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 10
  • Treetop Children's Centre · 80 Braemar Ave
    155 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    429 m
  • Children's Magic Moments Child Care and Nursery School · 98 Braemar Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    449 m
  • Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. - (Play & Learn Nursery) · 666 Eglinton Ave W
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    463 m
  • Alternative Primary School Parent Group · 1100 Spadina Rd
    68 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    519 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 135 (310 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 142 m away.

FireFire Station 135 · 310 m325 Chaplin Cres
Police53 Division · 1.2 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 142 m643 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

62 registered apartment buildings with 3,499 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 555 Russell Hill Rd (38 m, 32 units, 5 storeys, built 1954), which scored 92 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 62 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 81 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 45 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings62 · 3,499 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202681 across the 62
Open fire-code violations45
Tallest13 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
555 Russell Hill Rd · Greenwin Inc.325195492 · Nov 2025138 m
540 Russell Hill Rd · Vesta Management Inc325193790 · Jun 2024074 m
4 Latimer Ave · 4 Latimer Holdings Limited655195389 · Sep 20244113 m
564 Eglinton Ave W255195787 · Jun 20250144 m
570 Eglinton Ave W · Parallel Property Management113196091 · Jun 20250158 m
321 Chaplin Cres · CAPREIT748196796 · Aug 20261215 m
600 Eglinton Ave W · Spicecart Property Management606196887 · Aug 20260268 m
650 Eglinton Ave W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.1028196199 · Aug 20265350 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 lots509 lots · ≈13,700 spaces · 41.1 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈960 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 1,061 spaces
EV charging (City)168 Chiltern Hill Rd · 1.1 km · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
125 Burnaby Blvd · Surface267 m15555% (Q1 2026)
912 Eglinton Ave W · Surface1.1 km2662% (Q1 2026)
168 Chiltern Hill Rd · Garage1.1 km6834% (Q1 2026)
995 Eglinton Ave W · Surface1.4 km3342% (Q1 2026)
30 Roehampton Ave · Garage1.5 km18735% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 35 m away, ≈16 spaces; 36 m away, ≈7 spaces; 38 m away, ≈5 spaces; 55 m away, ≈8 spaces; 72 m away, ≈40 spaces; 91 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 75 Holly St. (1.5 km, 29 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, Dec 5, 2023

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 3,907 westbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 536. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,249 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 24% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,007). Heavy vehicles made up 3.9% 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 north536southbound · 6 bikes · 0.4% heavy
From the west3,635eastbound · 16 bikes · 3.6% heavy
Total vehicles8,078793 pedestrians · 35 cyclists · 3.9% heavy
From the east3,907westbound · 13 bikes · 4.8% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,007 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,249 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Dec 5, 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 most recent midblock count on Eglinton Ave W between Heddington Ave and Warren Rd (70 m away, Mar 2013) recorded volume only — about 13,056 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Spadina Rd (327 m away, 30 km/h limit), 3.1% of the 10,633 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Eglinton Ave W · Heddington Ave – Warren Rd · 70 mMar 2013 · 3 days13,056

School-zone speed sign 327 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct20 · 31 km/h
Over the limit11%
40 km/h or more3.1%

Spadina Rd (northbound), 1053 Spadina Road · 10,633 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

2022 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions23#3207 of 5,508
With an injury3#3270 of 4,660
Property damage only17
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#2459 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#779 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201427latest Mar 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

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.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft100apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 3, 2020. 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 Eglinton & Castlewood a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 23 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 Eglinton & Castlewood?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #1847 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 50% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Eglinton & Castlewood?

The nearest Green P car park is 125 Burnaby Blvd (267 m away, 155 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 509 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,700 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (1.1 km).

How do I get to Eglinton & Castlewood by transit?

Chaplin Station (Line 5) is 177 m away; bus routes 34, 14, 33, 61, 13, 7 within 1 km (nearest stop: Eglinton Ave West at Heddington Ave, 78 m).

What restaurants are near Eglinton & Castlewood?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 44 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cravewings Inc (34 m), Papa John Pizza (43 m), Hotel Gelato (59 m), Blooming Orchid (83 m) and The Mad Beans (100 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 Eglinton & Castlewood?

The nearest is Memorial Park Washroom, 340 Chaplin Cres, 482 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: North Toronto Memorial Community Centre Washroom (889 m); Eglinton Park Washroom (942 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 Eglinton & Castlewood?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 916 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Treetop Children's Centre (429 m, 155 spaces), Children's Magic Moments Child Care and Nursery School (449 m, 49 spaces) and Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. - (Play & Learn Nursery) (463 m, 34 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Eglinton & Castlewood?

62 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,499 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 555 Russell Hill Rd (38 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 540 Russell Hill Rd (74 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 4 Latimer Ave (113 m, 65 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 564 Eglinton Ave W (144 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 62 is 91 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 Eglinton & Castlewood?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 Eglinton & Castlewood in?

Eglinton & Castlewood is in Forest Hill South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 101). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow. The corner falls inside the The Eglinton Way Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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