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Playter & Bayfield

Playter Cres & Bayfield Cres · Toronto, Ontario · Playter Estates-Danforth · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Playter & Bayfield is a quiet local crossing. It sits in Playter Estates-Danforth. It has Broadview Station and a park at the corner. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,519
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 16, 2025
429 pedestrians · 67 cyclists · #2281 busiest
Collisions
7
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 5 property damage · #4657 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
Broadview Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 7 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 110 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 9% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 4.4% of vehicle volume, about 5.7× the typical share. That comes with about 0.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Playter & Bayfield

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Broadview Station (Line 2)222 m; Chester Station (Line 2)278 m; Pape Station (Line 2)834 m
Streetcar
504505 nearest 223 m
TTC bus
82562877210028 nearest 195 m
Express
925
Blue Night
304305300322325
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Danforth Ave / Ellerbeck St 152 m · 15 docks · 12 stations, 237 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 (16)
  • Jackman Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 305 m
  • City Adult Learning CentreEnglish Public · 503 m
  • Frankland Community SchoolEnglish Public · 526 m
  • Montcrest Elementary SchoolPrivate · 597 m
  • Holy Name Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 710 m
  • Centennial College School - Carlaw CampusCollege · 906 m
  • and 10 more
Community centres
Parks (31)
  • Broadview Subway Station Parkette230 m
  • Logan Avenue Parkette438 m
  • Playter Gardens444 m
  • Logan Green Field540 m
  • Todmorden Mills Park689 m
  • Carlaw Avenue Parkette733 m
  • and 25 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Pape/Danforth branch918 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 249 m
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage SiteLandmark · 1 km
  • Evergreen Brick WorksAttraction · 1 km
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1.3 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 168 eating places within a kilometre — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Krispy Kreme, 142 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés44 within 300 m · 168 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 24 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Krispy Kreme · 236 Danforth Ave142 mPassed, Aug 2026
Pizza Nova (Fb 131 - 135) · 240 Danforth Ave143 mPassed, Dec 2024
Pizza Nova (Fb 131 - 135) · 240 Danforth Ave143 mPassed, Sep 2026
Subway · 232 Danforth Ave148 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Paul's Milk · 815b Broadview Ave177 mPassed, Dec 2023
Broadview Espresso · 817 Broadview Ave179 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Shoppers Drug Mart · 180 Danforth Avegrocery181 mPassed, Dec 2023 · 1 infraction
Firehouse Subs · 243 Danforth Ave190 mPassed, Feb 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 Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom, 654 m away, View facility hours. A drinking fountain is 480 m away at Logan Avenue Parkette.

  • Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom · 550 Broadview Ave
    View facility hours
    654 m
  • Withrow Park North Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    746 m
  • Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    870 m
Drinking water
Logan Avenue Parkette drinking fountain, dog fountain · 480 m; Logan Green Field bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 525 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 1,120 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Jackman Community Daycare (305 m, 242 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km10 centres · 1,120 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 10
  • Jackman Community Daycare · 79 Jackman Ave
    242 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    305 m
  • Children's Circle of St. Barnabas · 361 Danforth Ave
    152 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    319 m
  • Bluebird Montessori School (Mini) · 905 Broadview Ave
    55 spaces · infant, toddler · $10-a-day
    338 m
  • Pat Schulz Child Care Centre · 1 Danforth Ave
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    503 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 324 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 324 · 1.5 km840 Gerrard St E
Police51 Division · 3 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 1.7 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

28 registered apartment buildings with 2,290 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 849 Broadview Ave (188 m, 32 units, 4 storeys, built 1940), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 28 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 33 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings28 · 2,290 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202633 across the 28
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
849 Broadview Ave · 849 Broadview Birch Properties Inc.324194090 · Aug 20260188 m
846-850 Broadview Ave233194069 · Aug 20260208 m
852 Broadview Ave · Broadview Apartments Inc214196084 · Aug 20260225 m
812 Broadview Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation243195069 · Nov 20251233 m
856-858 Broadview Ave · Paul Thornton234195594 · Aug 20260234 m
869 Broadview Ave · Khyber Developments Inc153200468 · Jul 20260234 m
818 Broadview Ave · Tobis Investments Inc.313195091 · Aug 20260236 m
814 Broadview Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation243195083 · Jun 20241240 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 lots578 lots · ≈14,420 spaces · 43.3 ha
Within 500 m68 lots · ≈1,520 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 658 spaces
EV charging (City)35 Erindale Ave · 172 m · 4 Level 2 + 6 fast ports
Bike parking110 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
35 Erindale Ave · Surface165 m9470% (Q1 2026)
242 Danforth Ave · Surface171 m1978% (Q1 2026)
838 Broadview Ave · Surface232 m1176% (Q1 2026)
14 Arundel Ave · Surface384 m3763% (Q1 2026)
18 Ferrier Ave · Surface583 m2358% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 139 m away, ≈17 spaces; 151 m away, ≈7 spaces; 152 m away, ≈4 spaces; 163 m away, ≈25 spaces (Green P); 164 m away, ≈13 spaces; 168 m away, ≈83 spaces (Green P). More EV charging: 14 Arundel Ave. (374 m, 8 ports); 41 FULTON AVE (437 m, 2 ports); 503 Jones Ave (1.4 km, 2 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, Apr 16, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The south leg carries the load — 664 northbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 297. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 165 vehicles in the hour from 3:00 p.m., 51% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (109). Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north297southbound · 20 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the west558eastbound · 23 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles1,519429 pedestrians · 67 cyclists · 2.3% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south664northbound · 24 bikes · 2.0% heavy
AM peak hour109 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour165 vehicles from 3:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 16, 2025

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 Playter Cres between Bayfield Cres and Playter Blvd (25 m away, Nov 2007) recorded volume only — about 1,188 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Playter Cres · Bayfield Cres – Playter Blvd · 25 mNov 2007 · 3 days1,188
Playter Blvd · Hurndale Ave – Playter Cres · 64 mNov 2007 · 3 days1,382

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 0. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Oct 23, 2020.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions7#4657 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only5
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 20148latest Oct 23, 2020

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 two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200other (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft110house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 6, 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 Playter Estates-Danforth.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Playter & Bayfield a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 7 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 Playter & Bayfield?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2281 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 9% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Playter & Bayfield?

The nearest Green P car park is 35 Erindale Ave (165 m away, 94 spaces, 70% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 578 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,420 spaces — 68 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 35 Erindale Ave (172 m).

How do I get to Playter & Bayfield by transit?

Broadview Station (Line 2) is 222 m away; streetcar routes 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 223 m away; bus routes 8, 25, 62, 87, 72, 100, 28, 925 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Playter & Bayfield?

44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 168 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Krispy Kreme (142 m), Pizza Nova (Fb 131 - 135) (143 m), Pizza Nova (Fb 131 - 135) (143 m), Subway (148 m) and Paul's Milk (177 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 Playter & Bayfield?

The nearest is Riverdale Park East Outdoor Rink / Pool Washroom, 550 Broadview Ave, 654 m away (View facility hours). Next nearest: Withrow Park North Washroom (746 m); Withrow Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (870 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 Playter & Bayfield?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,120 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Jackman Community Daycare (305 m, 242 spaces), Children's Circle of St. Barnabas (319 m, 152 spaces) and Bluebird Montessori School (Mini) (338 m, 55 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Playter & Bayfield?

28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,290 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 849 Broadview Ave (188 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 846-850 Broadview Ave (208 m, 23 units, RentSafeTO score 69), 852 Broadview Ave (225 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 812 Broadview Ave (233 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 69). The average RentSafeTO score across the 28 is 89 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 Playter & Bayfield?

Toronto Police place two 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 Playter Estates-Danforth page.

What neighbourhood is Playter & Bayfield in?

Playter & Bayfield is in Playter Estates-Danforth (City of Toronto neighbourhood 067). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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