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Royal York & Braecrest

Royal York Rd & Braecrest Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Humber Heights-Westmount · Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre

Royal York & Braecrest is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Humber Heights-Westmount. At the corner: a bike lane and a park. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
9,258
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jul 13, 2017
104 pedestrians · 25 cyclists
Collisions
12
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 10 property damage · #4106 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,160 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 89 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 1.2 reported collisions a year, 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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Royal York & Braecrest

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
527340579 nearest 57 m
Express
952
Blue Night
373352
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Royal York Rd at the Westway South Side; Royal York Rd at Lawrence Ave West
Cycling
Bike Lane on Royal York Rd installed 2001
Bike Share
Cruickshank Park 941 m · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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 (15)
  • St Eugene Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 492 m
  • Valleyfield Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 502 m
  • Hilltop Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 653 m
  • Acacia International High SchoolPrivate · 940 m
  • Father Serra Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • All Saints Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
  • and 9 more
Community centres
Parks (22)
  • Valleyfield Park109 m
  • Douglas B. Ford Park358 m
  • St. Phillips Road Parkette561 m
  • Alex Marchetti Park696 m
  • Dixington Parkette713 m
  • Riverlea Park858 m
  • and 16 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Weston branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Richview branch1.5 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 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 20 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Hut, 151 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 20 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizza Hut · 1564 Royal York Rd151 mPassed, Jun 2026
Starbucks Coffee · 1564 Royal York Rd151 mPassed, Apr 2025
Baskin Robbins · 1500 Royal York Rd Unit-5412 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Mayflower Chinese Food · 1500 Royal York Rdgrocery412 mPassed, Dec 2025
Metro · 1500 Royal York Rdgrocery412 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Nova · 1500 Royal York Rd Unit-36412 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Robot Boil House Seafood Boil Restaurant · 1500 Royal York Rd Unit-20 - 21grocery412 mPassed, Jul 2026
Dee's Bake Shop · 1500 Royal York Rd, Unit-14grocery412 mPassed, Jun 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 Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 178 m away — currently listed as closed (closed for the season); in season it is View outdoor rink hours.

  • Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 35 The Westway
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Closed for the Season
    178 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

Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 309 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Three R's Schoolhouse Inc. (411 m, 63 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 309 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 4
  • Three R's Schoolhouse Inc. · 1577 Royal York Rd
    63 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    411 m
  • Jolly Juniors · 1500 Royal York Rd
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    413 m
  • Plasp St Eugene Catholic School · 30 Westroyal Rd
    116 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    492 m
  • Macaulay - Valleyfield Child Care Centre · 35 Saskatoon Dr
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    502 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 442 (1.7 km), the nearest police station 12 Division (3.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 442 · 1.7 km2015 Lawrence Ave W
Police12 Division · 3.7 km200 Trethewey Drive
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 10 · 1.7 km2015 Lawrence Ave 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 nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 666 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 40 Dixington Cres (659 m, 55 units, 6 storeys, built 1964), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 41 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings9 · 666 units · 1 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202641 across the 9
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
40 Dixington Cres · H&r Property Management556196492 · Aug 20262659 m
38 Dixington Cres · Drake Property Management11110196379 · Aug 202615684 m
34 Dixington Cres · Equity Builders605197088 · Nov 20256779 m
17 Riverview Hts144195393 · Dec 20250801 m
1025 Scarlett RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation12811199495 · Aug 20261 · 3 fire823 m
24 Dixington Cres636196294 · Sep 20260858 m
2202 Weston Rd · Biddington Property Management Corp.976195995 · Dec 202571 km
2190 Weston Rd · Dms Property Management Ltd.768196284 · Aug 202481 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 lots302 lots · ≈31,500 spaces · 94.5 ha
Within 500 m11 lots · ≈3,790 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 34 spaces
EV charging (City)2000 Weston Rd · 1.2 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
4 Rosemount Avenue · Surface1.6 km34 *

Nearest lots: 86 m away, ≈17 spaces; 137 m away, ≈35 spaces; 150 m away, ≈11 spaces; 179 m away, ≈9 spaces; 190 m away, ≈30 spaces; 229 m away, ≈55 spaces. More EV charging: 1812 Weston Rd (1.6 km, 1 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, Jul 13, 2017

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 4,940 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 53% of the total, against 83 from the west. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,338 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 10% above the afternoon peak from 4:15 p.m. (1,220). Trucks and buses were 15.0% 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 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, 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 north4,017southbound · 9 bikes · 16.6% heavy
From the west83eastbound · 1 bikes · 4.8% heavy
Total vehicles9,258104 pedestrians · 25 cyclists · 15.0% heavy
From the east218westbound · 0 bikes · 7.8% heavy
From the south4,940northbound · 15 bikes · 14.1% heavy
AM peak hour1,338 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,220 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jul 13, 2017

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 Braecrest Ave between Royal York Rd and The Westway, 93 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in July 2023 put the average speed at 29 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 38 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 42 km/h or more. That segment carries about 300 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Saskatoon Dr (339 m away, 30 km/h limit), 12% of the 20,933 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Royal York Rd · Braecrest Ave – The Westway · 49 mMay 2016 · 7 days9,835
Braecrest Ave · Royal York Rd – The Westway · 93 mJul 2023 · 24 h28129 km/h38 km/h42 km/h

School-zone speed sign 339 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct28 · 38 km/h
Over the limit30%
40 km/h or more12%

Saskatoon Dr (westbound), 20 Saskatoon Drive · 20,933 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 4 collisions. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions12#4106 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only10
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201419latest May 7, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Oct 6, 2015.

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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 5, 2018. 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 Humber Heights-Westmount.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Royal York & Braecrest a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 12 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 Royal York & Braecrest?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Jul 13, 2017, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Royal York & Braecrest?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Braecrest Ave between Royal York Rd and The Westway (July 2023), found an average of 29 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 38 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 339 m away (30 km/h), 12% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Royal York & Braecrest?

The nearest Green P car park is 4 Rosemount Avenue (1.6 km away, 34 spaces). The City's mapping shows 302 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,500 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2000 Weston Rd (1.2 km).

How do I get to Royal York & Braecrest by transit?

Bus routes 52, 73, 405, 79, 952 within 1 km (nearest stop: Royal York Rd at the Westway South Side, 57 m).

What restaurants are near Royal York & Braecrest?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 20 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Hut (151 m), Starbucks Coffee (151 m), Baskin Robbins (412 m) and Pizza Nova (412 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 Royal York & Braecrest?

The nearest is Valleyfield Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 35 The Westway, 178 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: closed for the season. 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 Royal York & Braecrest?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 309 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Three R's Schoolhouse Inc. (411 m, 63 spaces), Jolly Juniors (413 m, 74 spaces) and Plasp St Eugene Catholic School (492 m, 116 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Royal York & Braecrest?

Nine RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 666 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 40 Dixington Cres (659 m, 55 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 38 Dixington Cres (684 m, 111 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 34 Dixington Cres (779 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 17 Riverview Hts (801 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 9 is 90 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 Royal York & Braecrest?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Humber Heights-Westmount page.

What neighbourhood is Royal York & Braecrest in?

Royal York & Braecrest is in Humber Heights-Westmount (City of Toronto neighbourhood 008). It is in Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, represented by Councillor Stephen Holyday.

Sources

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