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Royal York & Hillside (North)

Royal York Rd & Hillside Ave (North) · Toronto, Ontario · Mimico-Queensway · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

In Mimico-Queensway, Royal York & Hillside (North) is a low-volume local intersection. It has a bike lane, a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Mimico GO 706 m away and 6 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
4,448
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 1, 2021
323 pedestrians · 69 cyclists
Collisions
17
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 11 property damage · #3648 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
1 streetcar route · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 560 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 48% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 14 vehicles, in line with the citywide pattern. That comes with about 1.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Royal York & Hillside (North)

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Mimico GO — Lakeshore West706 m
Streetcar
507 nearest 471 m
TTC bus
7680110 nearest 6 m
Blue Night
301337
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Royal York Rd at Hillside Ave
Cycling
Bike Lane on Royal York Rd installed 2004
Bike Share
Royal York Rd / Mimico Ave 214 m · 20 docks · 7 stations, 148 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 (13)
  • John English Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 218 m
  • Mimico Adult CentreEnglish Public · 325 m
  • St Leo Catholic Elementary School (Future Address For Main Entrance)English Separate · 352 m
  • Phoenix Montessori SchoolPrivate · 357 m
  • St Leo Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 454 m
  • Second Street Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 794 m
  • and 7 more
Community centres
Parks (23)
  • Mimico Memorial Park184 m
  • Hillside Park369 m
  • Lake Crescent Park412 m
  • Vimy Ridge Parkette442 m
  • Stanley Avenue Park598 m
  • Lake Crescent Road End Parkette695 m
  • and 17 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Mimico Centennial branch547 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 49 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Tc Tibetan Momo, 128 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 49 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mimico Convenience Plus · 176 Royal York Rdgrocery101 mPassed, Sep 2025
Tc Tibetan Momo · 182a Royal York Rd Bldg-A128 mPassed, Apr 2026
Fiyu Food Truck · 44 St George Stgrocery154 mPassed, Feb 2025
Ali's Wraps · 44 St George St155 mPassed, May 2026
Il Padre's Yummy Pizza · 196 Royal York Rd172 mPassed, Sep 2025
Jeff's No Frills · 220 Royal York Rdgrocery279 mPassed, Mar 2025
The Rec Room · 255 Royal York Rd287 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Lunch Lady · 12 Drummond St386 mPassed, Sep 2026

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 Amos Waites Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 716 m away, View outdoor pool hours.

  • Amos Waites Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 2441 Lake Shore Blvd W
    View outdoor pool hours
    716 m
  • Amos Waites Park Washroom · 2441 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    727 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 868 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is John English YMCA (218 m, 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km10 centres · 868 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 10
  • John English YMCA · 95 Mimico Ave
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    218 m
  • The Rec Room Before & After School Program · 255 Royal York Rd
    180 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    325 m
  • St. Leo's YMCA Child Care · 271 Royal York Rd
    135 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    352 m
  • Phoenix Montessori School Inc. · 2 Station Rd
    125 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    357 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 435 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 22 Division (4.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.1 km away.

FireFire Station 435 · 1.3 km130 Eighth St
Police22 Division · 4.5 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 38 · 2.1 km259 Horner 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

51 registered apartment buildings with 2,234 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 25 Elizabeth St (383 m, 29 units, 3 storeys, built 1962), which scored 82 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 59 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 13 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings51 · 2,234 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202659 across the 51
Open fire-code violations13
Tallest16 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Elizabeth St293196282 · Aug 20250383 m
17 Station Rd · Jerawan Basil143195986 · Sep 20240451 m
2532 Lake Shore Blvd W · Signet Group Inc.464195596 · Sep 20250452 m
2521 Lake Shore Blvd W · CAPREIT Limited Partnership373195297 · Sep 20252482 m
2561 Lake Shore Blvd W · Berkley Porperty Management Inc.144195288 · Aug 20261494 m
2519 Lake Shore Blvd W · Aiderbrook Management Inc.444197088 · Sep 20252495 m
2545 Lake Shore Blvd W · Berkley Porperty Management Inc.264195293 · Aug 20250500 m
2543 Lake Shore Blvd W · CAPREIT Limited Partenership553195286 · Aug 20260504 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 lots653 lots · ≈37,890 spaces · 113.7 ha
Within 500 m68 lots · ≈1,850 spaces
Green P (public)15 car parks · about 600 spaces
EV charging (City)2390 Lake Shore Blvd W · 823 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking5 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
16 Superior Ave · Surface664 m2343% (Q1 2026)
66 Third St · Surface1.1 km2434% (Q1 2026)
140 Fifth St · Surface1.1 km5239% (Q1 2026)
105 Fourth Street · Surface1.1 km22 *
2300 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · Surface1.2 km2428% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 61 m away, ≈5 spaces; 116 m away, ≈3 spaces; 119 m away, ≈11 spaces; 133 m away, ≈11 spaces; 135 m away, ≈20 spaces; 140 m away, ≈17 spaces. More EV charging: 2300 Lakeshore Blvd W. (1.2 km, 7 ports); 625 The Queensway (1.9 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 — 8-hour, Dec 1, 2021

The north leg carries the load — 2,292 southbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 141. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 726 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 13% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (642). Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. 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 north2,292southbound · 28 bikes · 5.0% heavy
From the west141eastbound · 7 bikes · 2.8% heavy
Total vehicles4,448323 pedestrians · 69 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east435westbound · 9 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the south1,580northbound · 25 bikes · 2.4% heavy
AM peak hour642 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour726 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 1, 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

The City's counter on Royal York Rd between Hillside Ave and Macdonald St (40 m away) recorded an average of 45 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 53 km/h. That segment carries about 8,500 vehicles a day. Hillside Ave between George St and Royal York Rd measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 37 km/h (Nov 2021).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Royal York Rd · Hillside Ave – Macdonald St · 40 mOct 2024 · 3 days8,45445 km/h53 km/h58 km/h
Hillside Ave · George St – Royal York Rd · 54 mNov 2021 · 3 days2,27031 km/h37 km/h40 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

2022 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 24% of collisions here involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 24% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Dec 24, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions17#3648 of 5,508
With an injury4#3078 of 4,660
Property damage only11
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#2953 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#886 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201419latest Dec 24, 2025

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. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Mar 3, 2013.

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 three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300apartment parking (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft100apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 3, 2022. 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 Mimico-Queensway.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Royal York & Hillside (North) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 17 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 & Hillside (North)?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 1, 2021, 48% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Royal York & Hillside (North)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Royal York Rd between Hillside Ave and Macdonald St (October 2024), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Royal York & Hillside (North)?

The nearest Green P car park is 16 Superior Ave (664 m away, 23 spaces, 43% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 653 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 37,890 spaces — 68 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2390 Lake Shore Blvd W (823 m).

How do I get to Royal York & Hillside (North) by transit?

Mimico GO is 706 m away; streetcar route 507 stop within 1 km, the nearest 471 m away; bus routes 76, 80, 110 within 1 km (nearest stop: Royal York Rd at Hillside Ave, 6 m).

What restaurants are near Royal York & Hillside (North)?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 49 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tc Tibetan Momo (128 m), Ali's Wraps (155 m), Il Padre's Yummy Pizza (172 m), The Rec Room (287 m) and The Lunch Lady (386 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 & Hillside (North)?

The nearest is Amos Waites Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 2441 Lake Shore Blvd W, 716 m away (View outdoor pool hours). Next nearest: Amos Waites Park Washroom (727 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 & Hillside (North)?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 868 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are John English YMCA (218 m, 71 spaces), The Rec Room Before & After School Program (325 m, 180 spaces) and St. Leo's YMCA Child Care (352 m, 135 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Royal York & Hillside (North)?

51 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,234 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Elizabeth St (383 m, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 17 Station Rd (451 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 2532 Lake Shore Blvd W (452 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 2521 Lake Shore Blvd W (482 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 51 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 & Hillside (North)?

Toronto Police place three 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 Mimico-Queensway page.

What neighbourhood is Royal York & Hillside (North) in?

Royal York & Hillside (North) is in Mimico-Queensway (City of Toronto neighbourhood 160). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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