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Fort York & Bastion

Fort York Blvd & Bastion St · Toronto, Ontario · Fort York-Liberty Village · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · CityPlace and Fort York BIA

Fort York & Bastion is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in Fort York-Liberty Village, in the downtown core. It has a bike lane, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
6,598
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 5, 2014
133 pedestrians · 299 cyclists
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 9 property damage · #4297 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 38 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 820 vehicles, 71% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 50 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Cyclists were 4.5% of vehicle volume, about 5.8× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1 collision a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Fort York & Bastion

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
509511504508510 nearest 176 m
TTC bus
2963 nearest 530 m
Blue Night
304310307363329
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Fort York Blvd at Gzowski Blvd; Fort York Blvd at Bastion St East Side
Cycling
Bike Lane on Fort York Blvd installed 2002
Bike Share
Fort York Blvd / Grand Magazine St 60 m · 19 docks · 52 stations, 1,279 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 (10)
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 562 m
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 579 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 794 m
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 797 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 797 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 925 m
  • and 4 more
Parks (39)
  • June Callwood Park103 m
  • Garrison Common279 m
  • The Gore360 m
  • Coronation Park - Toronto386 m
  • Ordnance Park394 m
  • South Stanley Park Extension544 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch338 m
Places of interest
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 191 m
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 661 m
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 736 m
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 738 m
  • Toronto Music GardenNature/ Park · 774 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 820 m
  • The WellLandmark · 875 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 886 m
Signal
2402, activated 2016 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 366 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Parisco Cafe, 130 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 366 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Parisco Cafe · 215 Fort York Blvd None130 mPassed, Jul 2026
Navs Grocery · 5 Bastion Stgrocery150 mPassed, Jul 2026
6 Spice Rack · 250 Fort York Blvd199 mPassed, Aug 2026
Funnel Cake Express Inc. · 250 Fort York Blvd199 mPassed, May 2026
Heavenly Dreams Ice Cream Inc 2 · 250 Fort York Blvd 2199 mPassed, Jun 2026
Kong's Hot Tacos · 250 Fort York Blvd199 mPassed, Jun 2026
Salty C’s · 250 Fort York Blvd199 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ton of Juice Plus · 250 Fort York Blvd N/A199 mPassed, Aug 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 Coronation Park Toronto Washroom, 360 m away, open 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. A drinking fountain is 41 m away at June Callwood Park.

  • Coronation Park Toronto Washroom · 711 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
    360 m
  • Automated public toilet, 1 Strachan Ave
    24 hours · accessible
    475 m
  • Little Norway Park Washroom · 659 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. · accessible
    589 m
Drinking water
June Callwood Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 41 m; Coronation Park - Toronto bottle filling station · 341 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 991 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre (440 m, 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 991 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 9
  • City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 34 Bathurst St
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    440 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Harbourfront Child Care · 650 Queens Quay W
    36 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    455 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Waterfront Child Care Centre · 635 Queens Quay W
    122 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    579 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Liberty Village Child Care Centre · 21 Western Battery Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    648 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 1.2 km33 Claremont St
Police52 Division · 2.2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1.2 km339 Queens Quay 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

17 registered apartment buildings with 4,105 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Bishop Tutu Blvd (382 m, 119 units, 10 storeys, built 1987), which scored 88 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 41 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings17 · 4,105 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score94 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202641 across the 17
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Bishop Tutu BlvdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11910198788 · Aug 20260382 m
146 Fort York BlvdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin257200090 · Sep 20240432 m
125 Queens Wharf RdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin737199093 · Aug 20262450 m
679 Queens Quay WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1066198894 · Aug 20260453 m
11 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Service246242021100 · Jul 20252483 m
150 Dan Leckie WayToronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 20262496 m
25 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Services333312021100 · Jul 20257544 m
39 Niagara St · Minto Properties50119201999 · Jul 202510549 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 lots497 lots · ≈22,920 spaces · 68.8 ha
Within 500 m26 lots · ≈1,730 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 2,509 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Palmerston Ave · 1.1 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking74 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
250 Fort York Blvd. · Surface210 m49 *
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface435 m110 *
800 Fleet Street · Surface475 m94 *
2 Portland St · Garage593 m3797% (Q1 2026)
300 Remembrance Drive · Surface631 m65 *

Nearest lots: 118 m away, ≈37 spaces; 118 m away, ≈65 spaces; 170 m away, ≈27 spaces; 248 m away, ≈49 spaces; 266 m away, ≈114 spaces; 268 m away, ≈32 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (1.1 km, 4 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (1.5 km, 2 ports); 10 Soho St. (1.6 km, 4 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 — 8-hour, Jun 5, 2014

The west leg carries the load — 3,968 eastbound vehicles, or 60% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 2,630. Most cyclists arrived from the west (175 of 299). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 890 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 957 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west3,968eastbound · 175 bikes · 5.3% heavy
Total vehicles6,598133 pedestrians · 299 cyclists · 5.5% heavy
From the east2,630westbound · 124 bikes · 6.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour890 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour957 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 5, 2014

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 Fort York Blvd between Angelique St and Fleet St (193 m away, Dec 2011) recorded volume only — about 5,221 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Fort York Blvd · Angelique St – Fleet St · 193 mDec 2011 · 3 days5,221

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 (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 10% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions. 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 Jan 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4297 of 5,508
With an injury1#4260 of 4,660
Property damage only9
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201412latest Jan 27, 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Aug 27, 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 four thefts from vehicles and 11 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 1.3 a year before that. 91% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle430street/outdoor (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft1130apartment parking (10), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 11, 2025. 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 Fort York-Liberty Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Fort York & Bastion a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 Fort York & Bastion?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Jun 5, 2014, 71% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Fort York & Bastion?

The nearest Green P car park is 250 Fort York Blvd. (210 m away, 49 spaces). The City's mapping shows 497 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,920 spaces — 26 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (1.1 km).

How do I get to Fort York & Bastion by transit?

Streetcar routes 509, 511, 504, 508 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 176 m away; bus routes 29, 63 within 1 km (nearest stop: Fort York Blvd at Gzowski Blvd, 530 m).

What restaurants are near Fort York & Bastion?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 366 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Parisco Cafe (130 m), 6 Spice Rack (199 m), Funnel Cake Express Inc. (199 m), Heavenly Dreams Ice Cream Inc 2 (199 m) and Kong's Hot Tacos (199 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 Fort York & Bastion?

The nearest is Coronation Park Toronto Washroom, 711 Lake Shore Blvd W, 360 m away (open 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.). Next nearest: the automated public toilet at 1 Strachan Ave (475 m); Little Norway Park Washroom (589 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 Fort York & Bastion?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 991 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre (440 m, 72 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Harbourfront Child Care (455 m, 36 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Waterfront Child Care Centre (579 m, 122 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Fort York & Bastion?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,105 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Bishop Tutu Blvd (382 m, 119 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 146 Fort York Blvd (432 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 125 Queens Wharf Rd (450 m, 73 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 679 Queens Quay W (453 m, 106 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 94 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 Fort York & Bastion?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and 11 bicycle thefts 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 Fort York-Liberty Village page.

What neighbourhood is Fort York & Bastion in?

Fort York & Bastion is in Fort York-Liberty Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 163). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the CityPlace and Fort York Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined