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Royal York & Castlebar

Royal York Rd & Castlebar Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Stonegate-Queensway · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Royal York & Castlebar, in Stonegate-Queensway, is a mid-volume intersection. At the corner: a bike lane and 2 schools within 250 m. Nearby: 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
7,810
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 30, 2021
102 pedestrians · 21 cyclists
Collisions
11
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 9 property damage · #4218 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 980 vehicles, 84% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 77 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 1.1 collisions a year here over 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 & Castlebar

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
15766680 nearest 16 m
Blue Night
315
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Royal York Rd at Oakfield Dr North Side; Royal York Rd at Castlebar Rd South Side
Cycling
Bike Lane on Royal York Rd installed 2004
Bike Share
Uno Dr / The Queensway 706 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 (16)
  • Bishop Allen AcademyEnglish Separate · 201 m
  • Etobicoke School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 238 m
  • St Marguerite D'youville Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 366 m
  • Karen Kain School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 454 m
  • Castlebar Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 725 m
  • St Louis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 850 m
  • and 10 more
Community centres
Parks (19)
  • Berry Road Park347 m
  • Reid Manor Park500 m
  • Saunders Crescent Parkette559 m
  • Queensway Park652 m
  • Norseman Heights Park816 m
  • Jeff Healey Park879 m
  • and 13 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Humber Bay branch1.2 km

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; 54 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Garderie Francophone, 367 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 4 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Garderie Francophone · 755 Royal York Rd367 mPassed, May 2026
Ivan Franko Home · 767 Royal York Rd570 mPassed, May 2026
Castlebar YMCA · 70 Chartwell Rd725 mPassed, Nov 2024
Cosimos's No Frills · 748 the Queensway, Unit-1grocery726 mPassed, Sep 2025
Pizza Pizza · 742 the Queensway728 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Mad Stacker · 704 the Queensway Unit-A734 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pizza Nova · 731 the Queensway737 mPassed, Feb 2026
Hoai Huong Vietnamese Restaurant · 716 the Queensway739 mPassed, Jun 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 Queensway Outdoor Rink Washroom, 704 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • Queensway Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1 Third St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    704 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 809 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Etobicoke (Facility #12270) (366 m, 159 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 809 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 8
  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Etobicoke (Facility #12270) · 755 Royal York Rd
    159 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    366 m
  • Castlebar YMCA · 70 Chartwell Rd
    99 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    725 m
  • Plasp St. Louis C.s. · 11 Morgan Ave
    73 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    850 m
  • Park Lawn Preschool · 71 Ballacaine Dr
    153 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    903 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 433 (556 m), the nearest police station 22 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.1 km away.

FireFire Station 433 · 556 m615 Royal York Rd
Police22 Division · 2.2 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 31 · 3.1 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 four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 249 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 800 Royal York Rd (731 m, 60 units, 6 storeys, built 1965), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 1 final order naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings4 · 249 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score96 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20261 across the 4
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest6 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
800 Royal York Rd · Summa Property Management606196591 · Aug 20261731 m
773 The Queenswaysocial housing · Greenwin Corp.633199397 · Nov 20250792 m
781 The Queenswaysocial housing · Greenwin Corp.663199397 · Jun 20240810 m
810 Royal York Rd606196098 · Nov 20250817 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 lots692 lots · ≈49,850 spaces · 149.6 ha
Within 500 m7 lots · ≈570 spaces
Green P (public)11 car parks · about 505 spaces
EV charging (City)625 The Queensway · 915 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
575 Royal York Rd · Surface669 m2832% (Q1 2026)
5 Dayton Ave · Surface806 m1632% (Q1 2026)
WOOLGAR LANEWAY REAR OF 1124 THE QUEENSWAY · Surface1.5 km11 *
934 Royal York Rd · Surface1.6 km1164% (Q1 2026)
7 Jackson Ave · Surface1.8 km4038% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 134 m away, ≈53 spaces; 182 m away, ≈176 spaces; 317 m away, ≈110 spaces; 321 m away, ≈27 spaces; 431 m away, ≈83 spaces; 479 m away, ≈57 spaces. More EV charging: 8 Kings Lynn Rd (1.8 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, Nov 30, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 3,859 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 169 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,168 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,174 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north3,782southbound · 11 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west169eastbound · 3 bikes · 1.8% heavy
Total vehicles7,810102 pedestrians · 21 cyclists · 3.4% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,859northbound · 7 bikes · 3.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,168 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,174 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 30, 2021

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 Castlebar Rd between Royal York Rd and Uno Dr, 281 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2018 put the average speed at 44 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 52 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 58 km/h or more. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day. Royal York Rd between Yorkview Dr and Oakfield Dr measured slower: 41 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Apr 2024). The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Royal York Rd (8 m away, 30 km/h limit), 71% of the 199,309 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Royal York Rd · Yorkview Dr – Oakfield Dr · 84 mApr 2024 · 3 days15,38841 km/h48 km/h53 km/h
Castlebar Rd · Royal York Rd – Uno Dr · 281 mJun 2018 · 3 days65444 km/h52 km/h58 km/h

School-zone speed sign 8 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct43 · 52 km/h
Over the limit85%
40 km/h or more71%

Royal York Rd (northbound) · 199,309 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 worst year was 2022, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (9%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Feb 22, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions11#4218 of 5,508
With an injury1#4508 of 4,660
Property damage only9
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201412latest Feb 22, 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Royal York & Castlebar a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 11 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 & Castlebar?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Nov 30, 2021, 84% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Royal York & Castlebar?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Castlebar Rd between Royal York Rd and Uno Dr (June 2018), found an average of 44 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 52 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 8 m away (30 km/h), 71% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Royal York & Castlebar?

The nearest Green P car park is 575 Royal York Rd (669 m away, 28 spaces, 32% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 692 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 49,850 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 625 The Queensway (915 m).

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

Bus routes 15, 76, 66, 80 within 1 km (nearest stop: Royal York Rd at Oakfield Dr North Side, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Royal York & Castlebar?

None within 300 m, and 54 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Garderie Francophone (367 m), Ivan Franko Home (570 m), Castlebar YMCA (725 m), Pizza Pizza (728 m) and The Mad Stacker (734 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 & Castlebar?

The nearest is Queensway Outdoor Rink Washroom, 1 Third St, 704 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 Royal York & Castlebar?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 809 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Etobicoke (Facility #12270) (366 m, 159 spaces), Castlebar YMCA (725 m, 99 spaces) and Plasp St. Louis C.s. (850 m, 73 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Royal York & Castlebar?

Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 249 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 800 Royal York Rd (731 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 773 The Queensway (792 m, 63 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 781 The Queensway (810 m, 66 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 810 Royal York Rd (817 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 96 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.

What neighbourhood is Royal York & Castlebar in?

Royal York & Castlebar 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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