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Royal York & Valiant

Royal York Rd & Valiant Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Kingsway South · Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Royal York & Valiant is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Kingsway South. At the corner: a bike lane. Nearby: Royal York Station (Line 2) 913 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
17,386
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2024
138 pedestrians · 355 cyclists · #1083 busiest
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4348 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Royal York Station 913 m · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Arterial - Connector
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,240 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 126 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Cyclists were 2.0% of vehicle volume, about 2.6× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1 collision a year here over 2016–2025 — 0.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Royal York & Valiant

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Royal York Station (Line 2)913 m
TTC bus
4873401576149 nearest 40 m
Blue Night
373315300
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Royal York Rd at Usher Ave
Cycling
Sharrows - Arterial - Connector on Royal York Rd installed 2013
Bike Share
Dundas St W / Prince Edward Dr N 575 m · 19 docks · 4 stations, 88 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 (8)
  • Kingsway College SchoolPrivate · 507 m
  • Lambton Kingsway Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 562 m
  • Etobicoke Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 863 m
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 903 m
  • German International School TorontoPrivate · 1.4 km
  • Islington Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km
  • and 2 more
Community centres
Parks (21)
  • Jackson Parkette441 m
  • Humbertown Park463 m
  • Donnybrook Park540 m
  • Joshua Glover Park559 m
  • Lambton - Kingsway Park619 m
  • Wimbleton Road South Parkette911 m
  • and 15 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Brentwood branch935 m
Places of interest
  • Montgomery's InnMuseum · 1 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; 40 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Capi's, 376 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Capi's · 4247 Dundas St W376 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Ma Maison · 4243 Dundas St W394 mPassed, Aug 2026
Simone Marie Belgian Chocolate · 4242 Dundas St W, Unit-10463 mPassed, May 2025
Bruno's Fine Foods · 4242 Dundas St Wgrocery463 mPassed, Jun 2026
Magoo's · 4242 Dundas St W463 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Sanelli's Cookery · 4242 Dundas St W463 mPassed, Mar 2026
Starbucks · 4242 Dundas St W463 mPassed, Jul 2026
Simone Marie Belgian Chocolate · 4242 Dundas St W Unit-10463 mPassed, Jul 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 Lambton - Kingsway Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 644 m away, View outdoor pool hours. A drinking fountain is 478 m away at Humbertown Park.

  • Lambton - Kingsway Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 37 Marquis Ave
    View outdoor pool hours
    644 m
  • Central Arena Washroom · 50 Montgomery Rd
    View arena hours
    891 m
  • Memorial Pool and Health Club Washroom · 44 Montgomery Rd
    View centre hours
    906 m
Drinking water
Humbertown Park bottle filling station · 478 m; Joshua Glover Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 555 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 421 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Lambton - Kingsway Before & After School Program Inc. (562 m, 172 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km4 centres · 421 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 4
  • Lambton - Kingsway Before & After School Program Inc. · 525 Prince Edward Dr N
    172 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    562 m
  • Kingsway Nursery School · 85 the Kingsway
    31 spaces · toddler, preschool
    665 m
  • Sunnylea Co-Operative Nursery School · 86 Montgomery Rd
    31 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    862 m
  • Our Lady of Sorrows School Age YMCA · 32 Montgomery Rd
    187 spaces · 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 431 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 22 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 510 m away.

FireFire Station 431 · 1.3 km308 Prince Edward Dr S
Police22 Division · 1.8 km3699 Bloor Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 31 · 510 m4219 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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 739 rental units. The nearest is 1141 Royal York Rd (555 m, 91 units, 10 storeys, built 1963), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 97, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 2 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings22 · 739 units
RentSafeTO score97 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20262 across the 22
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest17 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1141 Royal York Rd · Princess Management9110196391 · Jul 20241555 m
1139 Royal York Rd · Princess Management9010196398 · Nov 20250587 m
1137 Royal York Rd · Princess Management12210196398 · Nov 20251598 m
571 Prince Edward Dr N · Dms Property Management Ltd11582019100 · Nov 20250642 m
8 Bexhill Crt · Realstar134195299 · Jul 20260798 m
9 Bexhill Crt · Realstar134195299 · Jul 20260815 m
7 Bexhill Crt · Realstar134195296 · Jul 20260825 m
10 Bexhill Crt · Realstar134195296 · Aug 20250832 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 lots337 lots · ≈16,170 spaces · 48.5 ha
Within 500 m7 lots · ≈750 spaces
Green P (public)12 car parks · about 1,596 spaces
EV charging (City)8 Kings Lynn Rd · 1.1 km · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
12 Willingdon Blvd · Surface904 m6457% (Q1 2026)
9 Willingdon Blvd · Surface939 m11623% (Q1 2026)
7 Jackson Ave · Surface1 km4038% (Q1 2026)
11 Grenview Blvd N · Surface1 km8341% (Q1 2026)
934 Royal York Rd · Surface1.1 km1164% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 360 m away, ≈35 spaces; 400 m away, ≈101 spaces; 431 m away, ≈371 spaces; 452 m away, ≈5 spaces; 472 m away, ≈102 spaces; 477 m away, ≈8 spaces.

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 — 14-hour, Jun 25, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 9,334 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 54% of the total, against 363 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (196 of 355). Evening rush dominates here: 1,626 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,448 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north9,334southbound · 196 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west363eastbound · 9 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles17,386138 pedestrians · 355 cyclists · 3.1% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south7,689northbound · 150 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,448 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,626 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 25, 2024

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 Royal York Rd between Kingsgrove Blvd and Usher Ave, 149 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2026 put the average speed at 43 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 52 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 57 km/h or more. That segment carries about 18,100 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Royal York Rd · Kingsgrove Blvd – Usher Ave · 149 mMar 2026 · 3 days18,07343 km/h52 km/h57 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 2020, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (20%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%). The most recent report on file is from Jul 24, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 0.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4348 of 5,508
With an injury2#3934 of 4,660
Property damage only6
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2311 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201412latest Jul 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

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

Police records place no theft from a vehicle or bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, though 1 has been reported since January 2026.

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 5, 2026. 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 Kingsway South.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Royal York & Valiant a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 & Valiant?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #1083 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Royal York & Valiant?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Royal York Rd between Kingsgrove Blvd and Usher Ave (March 2026), found an average of 43 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 52 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Royal York & Valiant?

The nearest Green P car park is 12 Willingdon Blvd (904 m away, 64 spaces, 57% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 337 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,170 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 8 Kings Lynn Rd (1.1 km).

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

Royal York Station (Line 2) is 913 m away; bus routes 48, 73, 40, 15, 76, 149 within 1 km (nearest stop: Royal York Rd at Usher Ave, 40 m).

What restaurants are near Royal York & Valiant?

None within 300 m, and 40 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Capi's (376 m), Ma Maison (394 m), Simone Marie Belgian Chocolate (463 m), Magoo's (463 m) and Sanelli's Cookery (463 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 & Valiant?

The nearest is Lambton - Kingsway Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 37 Marquis Ave, 644 m away (View outdoor pool hours). Next nearest: Central Arena Washroom (891 m); Memorial Pool and Health Club Washroom (906 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 & Valiant?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 421 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Lambton - Kingsway Before & After School Program Inc. (562 m, 172 spaces), Kingsway Nursery School (665 m, 31 spaces) and Sunnylea Co-Operative Nursery School (862 m, 31 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Royal York & Valiant?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 739 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1141 Royal York Rd (555 m, 91 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 1139 Royal York Rd (587 m, 90 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 1137 Royal York Rd (598 m, 122 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 571 Prince Edward Dr N (642 m, 115 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 97 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 & Valiant in?

Royal York & Valiant is in Kingsway South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 015). It is in Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore, represented by Councillor Amber Morley.

Sources

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