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McRae & Heather

McRae Dr & Heather Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Leaside-Bennington · Ward 15, Don Valley West

In Leaside-Bennington, McRae & Heather is a lightly travelled intersection. Nearby is 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
3,116
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 30, 2001
24 pedestrians · 6 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 8 property damage · #3879 of 5,508
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 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 390 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 34% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 130 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 1.4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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McRae & Heather

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
28118815651 nearest 171 m
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
165 McRae Dr 532 m · 15 docks · 5 stations, 71 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 (14)
  • St Anselm Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 398 m
  • Polaris Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 489 m
  • Rolph Road Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 494 m
  • Maurice Cody Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 597 m
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 611 m
  • Bennington Heights Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 898 m
  • and 8 more
Community centres
Parks (19)
  • Sandy Bruce Park465 m
  • Trace Manes Park530 m
  • Father Caulfield Park551 m
  • Pottery Playground617 m
  • Evergreen Gardens Park643 m
  • Bennington Heights Park773 m
  • and 13 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch600 m
  • Toronto Public Library Mount Pleasant branch1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 80 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Ayoka, 191 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 80 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Ayoka · 1416 Bayview Ave191 mPassed, Jul 2026
Pizza Hut · 1386 Bayview Ave Unit-2209 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Chefs of Pauri Khal · 1522 Bayview Ave361 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Epi Breads · 1526 Bayview Ave361 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Lit Espresso Bar · 1517 Bayview Ave378 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Jyugoya Japanese Restaurant · 1528 Bayview Ave388 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Whitehouse Meats · 1523 Bayview Avegrocery392 mPassed, Aug 2026
Wild Wing · 666 Millwood Rd393 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions

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 Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 539 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 513 m away at Trace Manes Park.

  • Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom · 110 Rumsey Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    539 m
Drinking water
Trace Manes Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 513 m; Trace Manes Park bottle filling station · 590 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 1,389 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brightpath Academy - Davisville Village (206 m, 98 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 1,389 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 10
  • Brightpath Academy - Davisville Village · 1432 Bayview Ave
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    206 m
  • Rolph Road - Leaside Day Care Centres (St. Anselm) · 182 Bessborough Dr
    61 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    398 m
  • Trace Manes School (8603758 Canada Inc) · 822 Millwood Rd
    26 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    445 m
  • Leaside Children's House · 839 Millwood Rd
    41 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    445 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 321 (943 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 321 · 943 m231 McRae Dr
Police53 Division · 2.4 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 2 km1300 Pape 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

23 registered apartment buildings with 730 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 1425 Bayview Ave (204 m, 14 units, 4 storeys, built 2006), which scored 97 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 9 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings23 · 730 units
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20269 across the 23
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest7 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1425 Bayview Ave · Greenwin144200697 · Sep 20250204 m
1477 Bayview Ave · Advent Property Management Services Ltd.1053194173 · Aug 20241241 m
699 Balliol St · Brushstone Properties Ltd103196287 · Sep 20240286 m
715 Millwood Rd143195095 · Aug 20252326 m
1315 Bayview Ave · Agc Group Ltd383195091 · Sep 20250 · 9 fire362 m
657 Balliol St · Amelin Property Management294195786 · Jul 20260374 m
823 Millwood Rd · Thriving Property Management134195083 · Aug 20240383 m
1299 Bayview Ave · Robert Slightham194195399 · Aug 20260422 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 lots483 lots · ≈45,390 spaces · 136.2 ha
Within 500 m32 lots · ≈590 spaces
Green P (public)5 car parks · about 198 spaces
EV charging (City)41 Inglewood Dr · 1.8 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking5 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface325 m2465% (Q1 2026)
709 Millwood Rd · Garage333 m2078% (Q1 2026)
1670 Bayview Ave · Surface741 m33 *
650 Mount Pleasant Rd · Garage1.4 km6841% (Q1 2026)
730 Mount Pleasant Rd · Garage1.6 km5342% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 102 m away, ≈27 spaces; 126 m away, ≈22 spaces; 147 m away, ≈11 spaces; 171 m away, ≈42 spaces; 205 m away, ≈8 spaces; 210 m away, ≈6 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, Jan 30, 2001

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 1,813 westbound vehicles, or 58% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 59. Morning rush is the busier period: 606 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 552 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 26 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2001, 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 west1,244eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.2% heavy
Total vehicles3,11624 pedestrians · 6 cyclists · 0.8% heavy
From the east1,813westbound · 3 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south59northbound · 3 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour606 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour552 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 30, 2001

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 McRae Dr between Bayview Ave and Heather Rd (85 m away) recorded an average of 36 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 6,100 vehicles a day. Heather Rd between Airdrie Rd and McRae Dr measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Mar 2011). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
McRae Dr · Bayview Ave – Heather Rd · 85 mSep 2022 · 3 days6,09136 km/h42 km/h46 km/h
Heather Rd · Airdrie Rd – McRae Dr · 113 mMar 2011 · 24 h19728 km/h38 km/h43 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

2017 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 43% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Dec 21, 2022.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3879 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only8
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
All since 201415latest Dec 21, 2022

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 four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle420house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 4, 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 Leaside-Bennington.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is McRae & Heather a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 McRae & Heather?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Jan 30, 2001, 34% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at McRae & Heather?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on McRae Dr between Bayview Ave and Heather Rd (September 2022), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near McRae & Heather?

The nearest Green P car park is 1503 Bayview Avw (325 m away, 24 spaces, 65% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 483 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 45,390 spaces — 32 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 41 Inglewood Dr (1.8 km).

How do I get to McRae & Heather by transit?

Bus routes 28, 11, 88, 156, 51 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near McRae & Heather?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 80 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Ayoka (191 m), Pizza Hut (209 m), Chefs of Pauri Khal (361 m), Epi Breads (361 m) and Lit Espresso Bar (378 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 McRae & Heather?

The nearest is Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 110 Rumsey Rd, 539 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. 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 McRae & Heather?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,389 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - Davisville Village (206 m, 98 spaces), Rolph Road - Leaside Day Care Centres (St. Anselm) (398 m, 61 spaces) and Trace Manes School (8603758 Canada Inc) (445 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near McRae & Heather?

23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 730 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1425 Bayview Ave (204 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 1477 Bayview Ave (241 m, 105 units, RentSafeTO score 73), 699 Balliol St (286 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 715 Millwood Rd (326 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 23 is 91 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 McRae & Heather?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and no 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 Leaside-Bennington page.

What neighbourhood is McRae & Heather in?

McRae & Heather is in Leaside-Bennington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 056). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

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