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Islington & Bering

Islington Ave & Bering Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Stonegate-Queensway · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

In Stonegate-Queensway, Islington & Bering is a moderately heavy crossing. At the corner: parks. Nearby: Islington Station (Line 2) 706 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
16,575
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 24, 2014
400 pedestrians · 12 cyclists
Collisions
26
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 25 property damage · #3022 of 5,508 · +3 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Islington Station 706 m · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,070 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.79× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 41 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 2.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 47%, from 17 in 2016–2020 to 9 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Islington & Bering

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Islington Station (Line 2)706 m
TTC bus
110149375040 nearest 13 m
Express
937
Blue Night
337300
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Bering Ave; Islington Ave at Bering Ave North Side
Regional
MiWay 26 Burnhamthorpe at Bloor St at Islington Station624 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Islington Subway Station (Aberfoyle Cres) 720 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 84 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 (13)
  • Norseman Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 688 m
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • Islington Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Academy of Math and EnglishPrivate · 1.1 km
  • The Learning CommonPrivate · 1.1 km
  • Castlebar Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 7 more
Community centres
Parks (13)
  • Fairfield Park141 m
  • Chauncey - Islington Parkette179 m
  • Lora Hill Park527 m
  • Kenway Park620 m
  • Fieldway Parkette623 m
  • Spring Garden Park636 m
  • and 7 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Brentwood branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Montgomery's InnMuseum · 1.4 km
Signal
1088, activated 1974 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/West

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; 66 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Burger Legend, 330 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 66 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Burger Legend · 1086 Islington Ave330 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Mr. Sub · 1088 Islington Ave Unit-1352 mPassed, Mar 2026
Kids and Company · 104 Advance Rd360 mPassed, Jul 2026
Tim Hortons · 1084 Islington Ave374 mPassed, Mar 2026
Real Food For Real Kids - Distribution Centre · 66 Six Point Rdgrocery419 mPassed, Oct 2025
Ontario Fresh & Tasty · 99 Advance Rd427 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Teddy Bear Educare Advance · 86 Advance Rd483 mPassed, Jul 2026
Versac Lounge · 1068 Islington Ave512 mPassed, Jul 2025

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 Fairfield Seniors' Centre Washroom, 160 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 170 m away at Fairfield Park.

  • Fairfield Seniors' Centre Washroom · 80 Lothian Ave
    View centre hours
    160 m
Drinking water
Fairfield Park drinking fountain · 170 m; Lora Hill Park drinking fountain · 573 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 891 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Norseman Jr YMCA (157 m, 16 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 891 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 9
  • Norseman Jr YMCA · 80 Lothian Ave
    16 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    157 m
  • Kids Club Daycare & Learning Centre (Op-Aaa Childrens Inc.) · 104 Advance Rd
    109 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    396 m
  • Learning Garden Childcare · 69 Six Point Rd
    60 spaces · toddler, preschool
    447 m
  • Teddy Bear Educare Advance · 86 Advance Rd
    63 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    483 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 431 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 22 Division (763 m) and the nearest ambulance station 2.4 km away.

FireFire Station 431 · 1.5 km308 Prince Edward Dr S
Police22 Division · 763 m3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 31 · 2.4 km4219 Dundas 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 ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,647 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 8 Lomond Dr (784 m, 183 units, 24 storeys, built 1973), which scored 98 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 98, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 40 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 41 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings10 · 2,647 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score98 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202640 across the 10
Open fire-code violations41
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
8 Lomond Dr · Cogir Management Corporation GP18324197398 · Aug 20264 · 6 fire784 m
41 Mabelle AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation35019197997 · Oct 20250800 m
25 Mabelle Ave · North Edge Properties Ltd.41631197499 · Oct 20259 · 8 fire810 m
49 Mabelle AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation12813197992 · Jun 20260859 m
24 Mabelle Ave · Compten Management Inc.54036197399 · Oct 202510932 m
50 Cordova Ave · Compten Management Inc.28537197396 · Jul 20246 · 1 fire1 km
7 Summerland Ter218212011100 · Jul 20243 · 10 fire1 km
810 Royal York Rd606196098 · Nov 202501 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 lots540 lots · ≈60,340 spaces · 181 ha
Within 500 m26 lots · ≈4,490 spaces
Green P (public)14 car parks · about 2,807 spaces
EV charging (City)8 Kings Lynn Rd · 1.7 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
7 Monkton Ave · Surface554 m2561% (Q1 2026)
22 Fieldway Rd · Surface614 m270 *
Islington Main Lot - 3330 Bloor Street West · Surface667 m534 *
3220 Bloor St W · Surface775 m6829% (Q1 2026)
Islington Lomond Lot - 20 Lomond Drive · Surface833 m283 *

Nearest lots: 45 m away, ≈15 spaces; 158 m away, ≈159 spaces; 159 m away, ≈33 spaces; 248 m away, ≈37 spaces; 271 m away, ≈154 spaces; 281 m away, ≈25 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 — 8-hour, Apr 24, 2014

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,382 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 681 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,557 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,375 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north8,382southbound · 7 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west681eastbound · 3 bikes · 6.2% heavy
Total vehicles16,575400 pedestrians · 12 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south7,512northbound · 2 bikes · 3.7% heavy
AM peak hour2,557 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,375 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 24, 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

On Islington Ave between Springbrook Gdns and Van Dusen Blvd, 199 m from the corner, a 3-day count in January 2020 put the average speed at 63 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 70 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 75 km/h or more. That segment carries about 32,100 vehicles a day. Bering Ave between Islington Ave and Northrop Rd measured slower: 43 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 51 km/h (Mar 2025). The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bering Ave · Islington Ave – Northrop Rd · 107 mMar 2025 · 3 days1,60643 km/h51 km/h57 km/h
Islington Ave · Springbrook Gdns – Van Dusen Blvd · 199 mJan 2020 · 3 days32,06263 km/h70 km/h75 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 2017, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 4% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions26#3022 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only25
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201441latest Jun 18, 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

No thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 3, 2019. 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 Stonegate-Queensway.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Islington & Bering a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 26 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 Islington & Bering?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 24, 2014, 1.79× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Islington & Bering?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Islington Ave between Springbrook Gdns and Van Dusen Blvd (January 2020), found an average of 63 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 70 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Islington & Bering?

The nearest Green P car park is 7 Monkton Ave (554 m away, 25 spaces, 61% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 540 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 60,340 spaces — 26 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 8 Kings Lynn Rd (1.7 km).

How do I get to Islington & Bering by transit?

Islington Station (Line 2) is 706 m away; bus routes 110, 149, 37, 50, 40, 937 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Bering Ave, 13 m); MiWay route 26 Burnhamthorpe at Bloor St at Islington Station.

What restaurants are near Islington & Bering?

None within 300 m, and 66 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Burger Legend (330 m), Mr. Sub (352 m), Kids and Company (360 m), Tim Hortons (374 m) and Ontario Fresh & Tasty (427 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 Islington & Bering?

The nearest is Fairfield Seniors' Centre Washroom, 80 Lothian Ave, 160 m away (View centre hours). 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 Islington & Bering?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 891 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Norseman Jr YMCA (157 m, 16 spaces), Kids Club Daycare & Learning Centre (Op-Aaa Childrens Inc.) (396 m, 109 spaces) and Learning Garden Childcare (447 m, 60 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Islington & Bering?

Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,647 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 8 Lomond Dr (784 m, 183 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 41 Mabelle Ave (800 m, 350 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 25 Mabelle Ave (810 m, 416 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 49 Mabelle Ave (859 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 98 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 Islington & Bering?

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 Stonegate-Queensway page.

What neighbourhood is Islington & Bering in?

Islington & Bering is in Stonegate-Queensway (City of Toronto neighbourhood 016). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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