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Grove & Rolyat

Grove Ave & Rolyat St · Toronto, Ontario · Trinity-Bellwoods · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

In Trinity-Bellwoods, in central Toronto, Grove & Rolyat is a lightly travelled intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a park. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
255
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 23, 2012
125 pedestrians · 23 cyclists
Collisions
5
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 3 property damage · #5011 of 5,508 · +2 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 · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 30 vehicles an hour, 3% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.0 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 9.0% of vehicle volume, about 12× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 0.5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Grove & Rolyat

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
505501506504508 nearest 181 m
TTC bus
6329 nearest 197 m
Express
929
Blue Night
305301306304363329
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Osler Playground (Argyle St) 234 m · 15 docks · 29 stations, 558 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 (22)
  • Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 388 m
  • The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 476 m
  • Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 479 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 482 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 550 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Pierre Elliott TrudeauFrench Public · 810 m
  • and 16 more
Parks (38)
  • Lakeview Avenue Parkette133 m
  • Osler Playground268 m
  • Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette273 m
  • Roxton Road Parkette366 m
  • George Ben Park453 m
  • Fred Hamilton Playground549 m
  • and 32 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch778 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 602 m

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 81 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 352 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Jean Darlene, 93 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2025.

Restaurants & cafés81 within 300 m · 352 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Jean Darlene · 1203 Dundas St W93 mPassed, May 2025
Calmo · 1227 Dundas St W97 mPassed, Aug 2026
Ariete E Toro · 1229 Dundas St W99 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Caldense Bakery & Pastries · 1209 Dundas St Wgrocery100 mPassed, May 2026
Bahn Mi Vina · 1231 Dundas St W100 mPassed, Aug 2026
Gracies Pizza · 1181 Dundas St W109 mPassed, Jul 2026
Milky's · 1243 Dundas St W109 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Get Well · 1181 Dundas St W109 mPassed, Apr 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 Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom, 519 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 281 m away at 150 Harrison Street Park.

  • Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom · 155 Roxton Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    519 m
  • Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom · 790 Queen St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    682 m
  • Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 155 Crawford St
    View centre hours · accessible
    684 m
Drinking water
150 Harrison Street Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 281 m; Osler Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 282 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,377 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. (202 m, 28 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,377 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 16
  • Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. · 1275 Dundas St W
    28 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    202 m
  • Pope Francis (North York Little Prints Daycare) · 319 Ossington Ave
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    388 m
  • West End Parents Day Care Centre · 375 Dovercourt Rd
    78 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    476 m
  • The Orchard Montessori School · 375 Dovercourt Rd
    70 spaces · preschool, school age
    476 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (409 m) and the nearest ambulance station 915 m away.

FireFire Station 331 · 1.1 km33 Claremont St
Police14 Division · 409 m350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 915 m1288 Queen St 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

Within a kilometre there are 40 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,123 rental units — ten social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 255 Dovercourt Rd (94 m, 16 units, 3 storeys, built 1912), which scored 85 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 40 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 70 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 6 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings40 · 3,123 units · 10 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202670 across the 40
Open fire-code violations6
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
255 Dovercourt Rd · 2153244 Ontario Inc163191285 · Aug 2025094 m
1289 Dundas St Wsocial housing · Villa Luso Non Profit Housing Corp1497198698 · Aug 20260225 m
19-21 Rusholme Rd · Lvov113194082 · Jul 20240369 m
11 Churchill Ave · Admp Property Management Inc.173195889 · Jul 20260374 m
300 Shaw Stsocial housing323196690 · Jul 20260392 m
382 Dovercourt Rd · McCor Management (East) Inc183196074 · Jul 20250481 m
12 Rusholme Dr · Signet Group Inc.294195596 · Jun 20250494 m
14 Rusholme Dr · Signet Group Inc.224195596 · Jun 20250506 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 lots775 lots · ≈26,510 spaces · 79.5 ha
Within 500 m40 lots · ≈700 spaces
Green P (public)30 car parks · about 2,279 spaces
EV charging (City)283 Ossington Ave · 273 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking135 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 62 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1117 Dundas St W · Surface239 m3786% (Q1 2026)
146 Harrison St · Surface257 m7968% (Q1 2026)
18 Ossington Ave · Surface506 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface508 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage728 m12460% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 72 m away, ≈10 spaces; 75 m away, ≈6 spaces; 132 m away, ≈9 spaces; 135 m away, ≈31 spaces; 152 m away, ≈28 spaces; 161 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 248 Shaw St (397 m, 2 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (544 m, 2 ports); 45 Abell St (761 m, 16 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, May 23, 2012

Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 41 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 21% above the afternoon peak from 2:00 p.m. (34). Trucks and buses were 14.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 14 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2012, 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 north255southbound · 17 bikes · 14.5% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles255125 pedestrians · 23 cyclists · 14.5% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 6 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour41 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour34 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 23, 2012

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 Rolyat St between Ossington Ave and Lane W of Ossington and S of Rolyat, 168 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2012 put the average speed at 21 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 32 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 34 km/h or more. That segment carries about 300 vehicles a day. The reading is 14 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Ossington Ave (288 m away, 30 km/h limit), 22% of the 138,457 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Rolyat Street between Ossington Ave and Grove Ave (installed 2003).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Rolyat St · Ossington Ave – Lane W of Ossington and S of Rolyat · 168 mMay 2012 · 3 days31221 km/h32 km/h34 km/h

School-zone speed sign 288 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 42 km/h
Over the limit48%
40 km/h or more22%

Ossington Ave (northbound), 293 Ossington Avenue · 138,457 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Rolyat Street · Ossington Ave – Grove Ave
    2 speed humps
    installed 2003

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 2 collisions. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 40% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions5#5011 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only3
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 20147latest May 21, 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

Two thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft411house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 21, 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 Trinity-Bellwoods.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Grove & Rolyat a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 5 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 Grove & Rolyat?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from May 23, 2012, 3% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Grove & Rolyat?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Rolyat St between Ossington Ave and Lane W of Ossington and S of Rolyat (May 2012), found an average of 21 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 32 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 288 m away (30 km/h), 22% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Grove & Rolyat?

The nearest Green P car park is 1117 Dundas St W (239 m away, 37 spaces, 86% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 775 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,510 spaces — 40 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 283 Ossington Ave (273 m).

How do I get to Grove & Rolyat by transit?

Streetcar routes 505, 501, 506, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 181 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Grove & Rolyat?

81 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 352 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Jean Darlene (93 m), Calmo (97 m), Ariete E Toro (99 m), Bahn Mi Vina (100 m) and Gracies Pizza (109 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 Grove & Rolyat?

The nearest is Fred Hamilton Playground Washroom, 155 Roxton Rd, 519 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Trinity Bellwoods Playground Washroom (682 m); Trinity Community Recreation Centre Washroom (684 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 Grove & Rolyat?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,377 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. (202 m, 28 spaces), Pope Francis (North York Little Prints Daycare) (388 m, 71 spaces) and West End Parents Day Care Centre (476 m, 78 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Grove & Rolyat?

40 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,123 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 255 Dovercourt Rd (94 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 1289 Dundas St W (225 m, 149 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 19-21 Rusholme Rd (369 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 11 Churchill Ave (374 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 40 is 86 out of 100; 3 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 Grove & Rolyat?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and four 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 Trinity-Bellwoods page.

What neighbourhood is Grove & Rolyat in?

Grove & Rolyat is in Trinity-Bellwoods (City of Toronto neighbourhood 081). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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