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Rumsey & Bessborough

Rumsey Rd & Bessborough Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Leaside-Bennington · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Rumsey & Bessborough is a low-volume local intersection. It sits in Leaside-Bennington. Nearby is 5 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
911
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 10, 2022
195 pedestrians · 27 cyclists
Collisions
2
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 1 property damage · #5415 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 110 vehicles, 10% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 5 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 3.0% of vehicle volume, about 3.8× the typical share. That comes with about 0.2 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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Rumsey & Bessborough

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
88281561151 nearest 211 m
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Moore Ave / Pottery Rd 470 m · 15 docks · 5 stations, 71 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 (14)
  • Rolph Road Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 352 m
  • St Anselm Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 471 m
  • Polaris Learning Centre SchoolPrivate · 616 m
  • Bessborough Drive Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 653 m
  • Maurice Cody Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 737 m
  • Bennington Heights Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 823 m
  • and 8 more
Community centres
Parks (18)
  • Sandy Bruce Park415 m
  • Trace Manes Park508 m
  • Evergreen Gardens Park624 m
  • Father Caulfield Park636 m
  • Mallory Green675 m
  • Bennington Heights Park706 m
  • and 12 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Leaside branch591 m

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; 82 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Hut, 306 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 82 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pizza Hut · 1386 Bayview Ave Unit-2306 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Ayoka · 1416 Bayview Ave321 mPassed, Jul 2026
Leaside Children's House · 839 Millwood Rd399 mPassed, Feb 2026
My Tots Kitchen · 822 Millwood Rd447 mPassed, Aug 2026
Avoca Chocolatier · 850 Millwood Rd451 mPassed, Nov 2025
China Food · 854 Millwood Rdgrocery459 mPassed, Aug 2026
Chefs of Pauri Khal · 1522 Bayview Ave497 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Epi Breads · 1526 Bayview Ave497 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions

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 Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 515 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 487 m away at Trace Manes Park.

  • Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom · 110 Rumsey Rd
    View centre hours · accessible
    515 m
Drinking water
Trace Manes Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 487 m; Trace Manes Park bottle filling station · 572 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 1,389 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Brightpath Academy - Davisville Village (346 m, 98 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km10 centres · 1,389 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 10
  • Brightpath Academy - Davisville Village · 1432 Bayview Ave
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    346 m
  • Rolph Road Day Care · 31 Rolph Rd
    192 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    352 m
  • Leaside Children's House · 839 Millwood Rd
    41 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    398 m
  • Trace Manes School (8603758 Canada Inc) · 822 Millwood Rd
    26 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    447 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 321 (918 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 321 · 918 m231 McRae Dr
Police53 Division · 2.5 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 41 · 1.8 km1300 Pape 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

Within a kilometre there are 23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 730 rental units. The nearest is 1425 Bayview Ave (346 m, 14 units, 4 storeys, built 2006), which scored 97 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 9 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings23 · 730 units
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20269 across the 23
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest7 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1425 Bayview Ave · Greenwin144200697 · Sep 20250346 m
1315 Bayview Ave · Agc Group Ltd383195091 · Sep 20250 · 9 fire353 m
823 Millwood Rd · Thriving Property Management134195083 · Aug 20240377 m
1477 Bayview Ave · Advent Property Management Services Ltd.1053194173 · Aug 20241380 m
1299 Bayview Ave · Robert Slightham194195399 · Aug 20260402 m
841 Millwood Rd · Hannah Property Management Ltd.173196089 · Aug 20240402 m
699 Balliol St · Brushstone Properties Ltd103196287 · Sep 20240417 m
1295 Bayview Ave · Robert Slightham194195398 · Sep 20250419 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 lots486 lots · ≈50,160 spaces · 150.5 ha
Within 500 m33 lots · ≈750 spaces
Green P (public)5 car parks · about 198 spaces
EV charging (City)41 Inglewood Dr · 1.8 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking2 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1503 Bayview Avw · Surface458 m2465% (Q1 2026)
709 Millwood Rd · Garage461 m2078% (Q1 2026)
1670 Bayview Ave · Surface861 m33 *
650 Mount Pleasant Rd · Garage1.6 km6841% (Q1 2026)
730 Mount Pleasant Rd · Garage1.7 km5342% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 245 m away, ≈27 spaces; 250 m away, ≈22 spaces; 277 m away, ≈11 spaces; 305 m away, ≈8 spaces; 313 m away, ≈42 spaces; 317 m away, ≈33 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 — 8-hour, Mar 10, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 451 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 150 from the east. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 210 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 64% above the afternoon peak from 5:00 p.m. (128). Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% 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 2022, 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 north451southbound · 9 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles911195 pedestrians · 27 cyclists · 1.4% heavy
From the east150westbound · 3 bikes · 4.7% heavy
From the south310northbound · 15 bikes · 0.6% heavy
AM peak hour210 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour128 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 10, 2022

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 Bessborough Dr between Moore Ave and Sutherland Dr, 345 m from the corner, a 3-day count in June 2003 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,400 vehicles a day. Rumsey Rd between Rolph Rd and Hanna Rd measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Oct 2001). The reading is 23 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Rumsey Rd · Rolph Rd – Hanna Rd · 164 mOct 2001 · 3 days56634 km/h42 km/h45 km/h
Bessborough Dr · Moore Ave – Sutherland Dr · 345 mJun 2003 · 3 days1,39439 km/h48 km/h53 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 2017, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 50% 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 Apr 2, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions2#5415 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only1
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 20145latest Apr 2, 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

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

No thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft200other (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 2, 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 Leaside-Bennington.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Rumsey & Bessborough a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 2 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 Rumsey & Bessborough?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 10, 2022, 10% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Rumsey & Bessborough?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bessborough Dr between Moore Ave and Sutherland Dr (June 2003), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Rumsey & Bessborough?

The nearest Green P car park is 1503 Bayview Avw (458 m away, 24 spaces, 65% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 486 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 50,160 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 41 Inglewood Dr (1.8 km).

How do I get to Rumsey & Bessborough by transit?

Bus routes 88, 28, 156, 11, 51 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Rumsey & Bessborough?

None within 300 m, and 82 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pizza Hut (306 m), Ayoka (321 m), Leaside Children's House (399 m), My Tots Kitchen (447 m) and Avoca Chocolatier (451 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 Rumsey & Bessborough?

The nearest is Trace Manes Park Community Centre Washroom, 110 Rumsey Rd, 515 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. 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 Rumsey & Bessborough?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,389 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Brightpath Academy - Davisville Village (346 m, 98 spaces), Rolph Road Day Care (352 m, 192 spaces) and Leaside Children's House (398 m, 41 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Rumsey & Bessborough?

23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 730 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1425 Bayview Ave (346 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 1315 Bayview Ave (353 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 823 Millwood Rd (377 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 1477 Bayview Ave (380 m, 105 units, RentSafeTO score 73). The average RentSafeTO score across the 23 is 91 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 Rumsey & Bessborough?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and two 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 Leaside-Bennington page.

What neighbourhood is Rumsey & Bessborough in?

Rumsey & Bessborough is in Leaside-Bennington (City of Toronto neighbourhood 056). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

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