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Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South)

Poplar Plains Rd & Balmoral Ave (South) · Toronto, Ontario · Casa Loma · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South) is a low-volume local intersection. It sits in Casa Loma. At the corner: a bike lane, a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: St Clair Station (Line 1) 888 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,734
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 16, 2014
154 pedestrians · 36 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 5 property damage · #4905 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
St Clair Station 888 m · 1 streetcar route · 10 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane, Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 220 vehicles an hour, 19% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 11 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Cyclists were 2.1% of vehicle volume, about 2.7× the typical share. On average 0.6 collisions a year were reported here in 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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Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Clair Station (Line 1)888 m; Summerhill Station (Line 1)943 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 280 m
TTC bus
1333971277488192690126 nearest 192 m
Blue Night
312320
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane on Poplar Plains Rd installed 2001; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Balmoral Ave installed 2005
Bike Share
St. Clair Ave W / Poplar Plains Rd 260 m · 11 docks · 17 stations, 250 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)
  • Brown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 179 m
  • Arrowsmith School - Bldg 2Private · 294 m
  • Arrowsmith School - Bldg 1Private · 300 m
  • City High SchoolPrivate · 361 m
  • de Lasalle College SchoolPrivate · 425 m
  • The Mabin SchoolPrivate · 522 m
  • and 16 more
Parks (40)
  • Glenn Gould Park341 m
  • Amsterdam Square388 m
  • Roycroft Park Lands394 m
  • Poplar Plains Parkette399 m
  • Sir Winston Churchill Park489 m
  • Glen Edyth Drive Parkette586 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Wychwood branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 682 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 828 m
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km

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 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 100. The nearest is The Bradgate Arms, 287 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 4 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 100 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 13 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
South Hill Market Inc · 398 Avenue Rdgrocery283 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
The Bradgate Arms · 54 Foxbar Rd287 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Scaramouche · 1 Benvenuto Pl343 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Imperial Event Space · 129 St Clair Ave W369 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Bento Sushi · 111 St Clair Ave W424 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
The Market · 111 St Clair Ave Wgrocery424 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Bistro Five61 · 561 Avenue Rd468 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Barberia Uno · 274 Avenue Rd684 mPassed, Dec 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 Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom, 445 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 334 m away at Glenn Gould Park.

  • Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom · 301 St. Clair Ave W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    445 m
Drinking water
Glenn Gould Park bottle filling station · 334 m; Sir Winston Churchill Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 453 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 869 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Unicorn Day Care Centre Toronto (179 m, 170 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km11 centres · 869 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 11
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre Toronto · 454 Avenue Rd
    170 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    179 m
  • Hopscotch Montessori Canada · 55 St Clair Ave W
    140 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age
    621 m
  • Cottingham Child Care Centre · 85 Birch Ave
    80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    698 m
  • Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre-Madison · 250 Madison Ave
    31 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    802 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (757 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 311 · 757 m20 Balmoral Ave
Police53 Division · 2.5 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.3 km135 Davenport Rd

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 83 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,033 rental units, 3.6× the median for a Toronto intersection — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 160 Balmoral Ave (172 m, 89 units, 12 storeys, built 1965), which scored 94 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 106 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 41 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings83 · 6,033 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026106 across the 83
Open fire-code violations41
Tallest32 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
160 Balmoral Ave · Glen Corporation8912196594 · Nov 20251172 m
2 Clarendon Ave · Cromwell Management Inc.494192997 · Aug 20250175 m
400 Avenue Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd404192692 · Jul 20260222 m
268 Poplar Plains Rd · Ranee Management5910195987 · Nov 20250227 m
425 Avenue Rd · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.478196596 · Aug 20260260 m
398 Avenue Rd · Cromwell Management Inc.396193797 · Aug 20261284 m
396 Avenue Rd · Cromwell Management Inc.516193198 · Aug 20260300 m
221 Russell Hill Rd · Pinedale Properties Ltd184195999 · Jul 20260308 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 lots721 lots · ≈28,460 spaces · 85.4 ha
Within 500 m41 lots · ≈1,310 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 2,259 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Delisle Ave. · 853 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking7 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
251 Maherson Ave · Surface742 m4024% (Q1 2026)
30 St. Clair Avenue West · Garage760 m173 *
10 Delisle Ave · Garage826 m24029% (Q1 2026)
21 Pleasant Blvd. · Garage888 m557 *
1501 Yonge Street · Surface923 m37 *

Nearest lots: 48 m away, ≈15 spaces; 155 m away, ≈6 spaces; 179 m away, ≈10 spaces; 180 m away, ≈16 spaces; 186 m away, ≈28 spaces; 189 m away, ≈15 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Delisle St (853 m, 4 ports); 41 Inglewood Dr (1.5 km, 2 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (1.7 km, 9 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, Jan 16, 2014

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,481 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 85% of the total, against 253 from the east. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 408 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 9% above the afternoon peak from 4:30 p.m. (374). Trucks and buses were 5.2% 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 13 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 west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,734154 pedestrians · 36 cyclists · 5.2% heavy
From the east253westbound · 7 bikes · 7.9% heavy
From the south1,481northbound · 29 bikes · 4.8% heavy
AM peak hour408 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour374 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 16, 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 Balmoral Ave between Avenue Rd and Poplar Plains Rd, 100 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2022 put the average speed at 30 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 39 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,500 vehicles a day. Poplar Plains Rd between Balmoral Ave and Lynwood Ave measured slower: 30 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Feb 2024). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Balmoral Ave · Avenue Rd – Poplar Plains Rd · 100 mOct 2022 · 3 days1,47530 km/h39 km/h44 km/h
Poplar Plains Rd · Balmoral Ave – Lynwood Ave · 108 mFeb 2024 · 3 days1,44430 km/h38 km/h42 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 2021, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Sep 15, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4905 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only5
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 20148latest Sep 15, 2024

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

Three thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner 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 vehicle300house driveway/garage (2), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 20, 2021. 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 Casa Loma.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South)?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Jan 16, 2014, 19% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Balmoral Ave between Avenue Rd and Poplar Plains Rd (October 2022), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South)?

The nearest Green P car park is 251 Maherson Ave (742 m away, 40 spaces, 24% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 721 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,460 spaces — 41 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Delisle Ave. (853 m).

How do I get to Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South) by transit?

St Clair Station (Line 1) is 888 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 280 m away; bus routes 13, 33, 97, 127, 74, 88, 19, 26 and 2 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South)?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 100 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Bradgate Arms (287 m), Scaramouche (343 m), Imperial Event Space (369 m), Bento Sushi (424 m) and Bistro Five61 (468 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 Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South)?

The nearest is Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom, 301 St. Clair Ave W, 445 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.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 Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South)?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 869 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Unicorn Day Care Centre Toronto (179 m, 170 spaces), Hopscotch Montessori Canada (621 m, 140 spaces) and Cottingham Child Care Centre (698 m, 80 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South)?

83 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,033 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 160 Balmoral Ave (172 m, 89 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 2 Clarendon Ave (175 m, 49 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 400 Avenue Rd (222 m, 40 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 268 Poplar Plains Rd (227 m, 59 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 83 is 92 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 Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South)?

Toronto Police place three 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 Casa Loma page.

What neighbourhood is Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South) in?

Poplar Plains & Balmoral (South) is in Casa Loma (City of Toronto neighbourhood 096). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow.

Sources

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