Royal York & Castlebar

Traffic volume8-hour count · 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 16,177 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.

Peak hours: 1,168 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,174 from 4:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

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.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

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. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 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) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Royal York Rd (8 m away, 30 km/h limit), 70% of the 196,076 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Speed sign

Royal York Rd (northbound), 8 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 43 km/h, 85th percentile 52 km/h; 70% at 40 km/h or more. 196,076 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Not within a walk: a community centre, a library or a public washroom.

• Groceries and food8/30

  1 grocery store within 1 km · 17 within 1 km

• Transit13/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation2/10

  nearest park 0.6 km

• Schools and child care7/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot0/10

  no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Within a kilometre there are three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 183 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 800 Royal York Rd (766 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 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

3 registered buildings · 183 units · 1 social housing · tallest 6 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 30, 2021.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 3 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.63272, -79.50529 · centreline node 13469132.