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Russell Hill & Clarendon

Russell Hill Rd & Clarendon Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Casa Loma · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Russell Hill & Clarendon is a quiet local crossing, with significant cycling traffic. It sits in Casa Loma. At the corner: a bike lane and parks. Nearby: St Clair West Station (Line 1) 719 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,953
vehicles · 14-hour count, Feb 28, 2024
369 pedestrians · 105 cyclists · #2233 busiest
Collisions
9
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4458 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
St Clair West Station 719 m · 1 streetcar route · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane, Multi-Use Trail, Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 140 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 12% 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 5.4% of vehicle volume, about 6.9× the typical share. On average 0.9 collisions a year were reported here in 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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Russell Hill & Clarendon

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Clair West Station (Line 1)719 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)839 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 328 m
TTC bus
33131279012626197 nearest 453 m
Blue Night
312307
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane on Russell Hill Rd installed 2001; Multi-Use Trail on Sir Winston Churchill Park Trl installed 2012; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Clarendon Ave installed 2005
Bike Share
Russell Hill Rd / St. Clair Ave W 359 m · 19 docks · 17 stations, 269 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 (26)
  • Arrowsmith School - Bldg 1Private · 341 m
  • Arrowsmith School - Bldg 2Private · 345 m
  • City High SchoolPrivate · 433 m
  • The Mabin SchoolPrivate · 460 m
  • Brown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 509 m
  • Waldorf Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 585 m
  • and 20 more
Community centres
Parks (39)
  • Sir Winston Churchill Park181 m
  • Roycroft Park Lands232 m
  • Spadina Road Park314 m
  • Poplar Plains Parkette376 m
  • Glen Edyth Drive Parkette458 m
  • Nordheimer Ravine480 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Wychwood branch875 m
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 408 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 543 m
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.4 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; 75 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Blue Blood Steakhouse, 537 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 75 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
South Hill Market Inc · 398 Avenue Rdgrocery530 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Blue Blood Steakhouse · 1 Austin Ter537 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Casa Loma · 1 Austin Ter537 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Casa Loma Cafe · 1 Austin Ter537 mPassed, Aug 2026
Louf · 501 Davenport Rd550 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Scaramouche · 1 Benvenuto Pl550 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
The Bradgate Arms · 54 Foxbar Rd609 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Imperial Event Space · 129 St Clair Ave W684 mPassed, Apr 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 Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom, 244 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 253 m away at Sir Winston Churchill Park.

  • Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom · 301 St. Clair Ave W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    244 m
  • Wells Hill Park Washroom · 145 Hilton Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    777 m
Drinking water
Sir Winston Churchill Park dog fountain · 253 m; Sir Winston Churchill Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 253 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 959 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Unicorn Day Care Centre Toronto (509 m, 170 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km10 centres · 959 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 10
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre Toronto · 454 Avenue Rd
    170 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    509 m
  • Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre-Madison · 250 Madison Ave
    31 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    585 m
  • Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre · 263 Spadina Rd
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    612 m
  • George Brown - Casa Loma Child Care Centre · 160 Kendal Ave
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    801 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 311 · 1.1 km20 Balmoral Ave
Police53 Division · 2.7 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.4 km135 Davenport Rd

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 83 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,394 rental units, 3.6× the median for a Toronto intersection — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 221 Russell Hill Rd (45 m, 18 units, 4 storeys, built 1959), which scored 99 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 88 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings83 · 5,394 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202688 across the 83
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest30 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
221 Russell Hill Rd · Pinedale Properties Ltd184195999 · Jul 2026045 m
159 Russell Hill Rd · Pinedale Properties Ltd184195797 · Jul 2025093 m
263 Russell Hill Rd · Akelius Canada Ltd527196093 · Jul 20263295 m
265 Russell Hill Rd · Akelius Canada Ltd488196086 · Aug 20252310 m
82 Warren Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management497196595 · Aug 20265317 m
250 St Clair Ave W · Imperra General Managment454197090 · Sep 20251365 m
330 Spadina Rd · CAPREIT14122196795 · Aug 20243 · 1 fire378 m
276 St Clair Ave W · Medallion Corporation494195988 · Sep 20253379 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 lots736 lots · ≈28,980 spaces · 86.9 ha
Within 500 m26 lots · ≈460 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 2,449 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Delisle Ave. · 1.2 km · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
320 Tweedsmuir Avenue · Garage721 m26 *
251 Maherson Ave · Surface763 m4024% (Q1 2026)
1445 BATHURST ST · Surface900 m4887% (Q1 2026)
453 Spadina Rd · Surface933 m5584% (Q1 2026)
30 St. Clair Avenue West · Garage1.1 km173 *

Nearest lots: 52 m away, ≈25 spaces; 160 m away, ≈17 spaces; 309 m away, ≈15 spaces; 315 m away, ≈7 spaces; 319 m away, ≈6 spaces; 349 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Delisle St (1.2 km, 4 ports); 580 Christie St (1.5 km, 2 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (1.6 km, 6 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 — 14-hour, Feb 28, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 1,680 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 86% of the total, against 4 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the north (62 of 105). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 447 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 210% above the afternoon peak from 2:30 p.m. (144). Heavy vehicles made up 0.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,680southbound · 62 bikes · 0.7% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 14 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,953369 pedestrians · 105 cyclists · 0.7% heavy
From the east269westbound · 24 bikes · 0.7% heavy
From the south4northbound · 5 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour447 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour144 vehicles from 2:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Feb 28, 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 Clarendon Ave between Clarendon Cres and Warren Rd, 182 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2011 put the average speed at 38 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 1,000 vehicles a day. Russell Hill Rd between Clarendon Ave and St Clair Ave W measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Feb 2024). The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Russell Hill Road between Clarendon Ave and Boulton Dr, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Russell Hill Rd · Clarendon Ave – St Clair Ave W · 166 mFeb 2024 · 3 days1,80236 km/h43 km/h48 km/h
Clarendon Ave · Clarendon Cres – Warren Rd · 182 mMar 2011 · 3 days1,02638 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Russell Hill Road · Clarendon Ave – Boulton Dr
    5 speed humps
  • Clarendon Avenue · Russell Hill Rd – Poplar Plains Rd
    3 speed humps

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 2 collisions. 2 collisions (22%) involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (33%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 29, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions9#4458 of 5,508
With an injury2#3937 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#2972 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1342 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 201412latest Dec 29, 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

Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 3, 2020. 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 Casa Loma.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Russell Hill & Clarendon a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 9 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 Russell Hill & Clarendon?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2233 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 12% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Russell Hill & Clarendon?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Clarendon Ave between Clarendon Cres and Warren Rd (March 2011), found an average of 38 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 Russell Hill & Clarendon?

The nearest Green P car park is 320 Tweedsmuir Avenue (721 m away, 26 spaces). The City's mapping shows 736 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,980 spaces — 26 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Delisle Ave. (1.2 km).

How do I get to Russell Hill & Clarendon by transit?

St Clair West Station (Line 1) is 719 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 328 m away; bus routes 33, 13, 127, 90, 126, 26, 19, 7 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Russell Hill & Clarendon?

None within 300 m, and 75 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Blue Blood Steakhouse (537 m), Casa Loma (537 m), Casa Loma Cafe (537 m), Louf (550 m) and Scaramouche (550 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 Russell Hill & Clarendon?

The nearest is Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom, 301 St. Clair Ave W, 244 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Wells Hill Park Washroom (777 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 Russell Hill & Clarendon?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 959 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Unicorn Day Care Centre Toronto (509 m, 170 spaces), Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre-Madison (585 m, 31 spaces) and Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre (612 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Russell Hill & Clarendon?

83 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,394 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 221 Russell Hill Rd (45 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 159 Russell Hill Rd (93 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 263 Russell Hill Rd (295 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 265 Russell Hill Rd (310 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 83 is 92 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 Russell Hill & Clarendon?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no 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 Casa Loma page.

What neighbourhood is Russell Hill & Clarendon in?

Russell Hill & Clarendon is in Casa Loma (City of Toronto neighbourhood 096). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow.

Sources

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