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Russell Hill & Heath

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

Russell Hill & Heath is a moderately travelled crossing, with significant cycling traffic. It sits in Casa Loma. At the corner: a bike lane. Nearby: St Clair West Station (Line 1) 633 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
5,961
vehicles · 8-hour count, Aug 16, 2007
390 pedestrians · 380 cyclists
Collisions
22
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 18 property damage · #3298 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
St Clair West Station 633 m · 1 streetcar route · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows - Wayfinding, Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 750 vehicles an hour, 64% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 15 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Cyclists were 6.4% of vehicle volume, about 8.2× the typical share. On average 2.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 31%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 9 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Russell Hill & Heath

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)633 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 241 m
TTC bus
3313126907 nearest 272 m
Blue Night
312307
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows - Wayfinding on Russell Hill Rd installed 2001; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Heath St W installed 2005; Sharrows - Wayfinding on Heath St W installed 2001; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Russell Hill Rd installed 2001
Bike Share
Russell Hill Rd / St. Clair Ave W 213 m · 19 docks · 11 stations, 175 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 (21)
  • City High SchoolPrivate · 268 m
  • Arrowsmith School - Bldg 1Private · 316 m
  • Arrowsmith School - Bldg 2Private · 322 m
  • Bishop Strachan SchoolPrivate · 329 m
  • Forest Hill TutoringPrivate · 354 m
  • Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 510 m
  • and 15 more
Parks (41)
  • Montclair Avenue Parkette294 m
  • Sir Winston Churchill Park505 m
  • Glenn Gould Park530 m
  • Suydam Park535 m
  • Nordheimer Ravine591 m
  • Amsterdam Square614 m
  • and 35 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Wychwood branch918 m
  • Toronto Public Library Deer Park branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 939 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 1 km
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.5 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; 31 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Cafe Landwer, 309 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 31 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 10 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cafe Landwer · 383 Spadina Rd309 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Mashu Mashu · 387 Spadina Rd313 mPassed, Dec 2025
The Kitchen Market · 389 Spadina Rdgrocery316 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Village Chill · 325b Lonsdale Rd318 mPassed, Aug 2024
Sushi Lovers · 327 Lonsdale Rd324 mPassed, Feb 2026
Subway · 396 Spadina Rd340 mPassed, Jun 2026
Wilsetti · 396 Spadina Rd340 mPassed, Jul 2026
Second Cup Coffee · 415 Spadina Rd340 mPassed, Jun 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 Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom, 349 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 342 m away at Sir Winston Churchill Park.

  • Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom · 301 St. Clair Ave W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    349 m
  • Wells Hill Park Washroom · 145 Hilton Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    836 m
Drinking water
Sir Winston Churchill Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 342 m; Suydam Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 541 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 488 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Grace Church On-the-Hill Child Care Centre (247 m, 92 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km4 centres · 488 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 4
  • Grace Church On-the-Hill Child Care Centre · 300 Lonsdale Rd
    92 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    247 m
  • Unicorn Day Care Centre Toronto · 454 Avenue Rd
    170 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    655 m
  • Hopscotch Montessori Canada · 55 St Clair Ave W
    140 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age
    1 km
  • Dunloe Children's Centre · 78 Dunloe Rd
    86 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (1.2 km), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 311 · 1.2 km20 Balmoral Ave
Police53 Division · 2.2 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 1.8 km643 Eglinton Ave 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 105 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,555 rental units, 4.6× the median for a Toronto intersection — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 250 St Clair Ave W (212 m, 45 units, 4 storeys, built 1970), which scored 90 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 98 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 19 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings105 · 6,555 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202698 across the 105
Open fire-code violations19
Tallest30 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
250 St Clair Ave W · Imperra General Managment454197090 · Sep 20251212 m
90 Warren Rd · Ninety Warren Road Apartments795196383 · Nov 20251218 m
276 St Clair Ave W · Medallion Corporation494195988 · Sep 20253224 m
311 Lonsdale Rd · 977502 Ontario Ltd.144192594 · Sep 20250233 m
265 Russell Hill Rd · Akelius Canada Ltd488196086 · Aug 20252266 m
82 Warren Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management497196595 · Aug 20265279 m
263 Russell Hill Rd · Akelius Canada Ltd527196093 · Jul 20263281 m
321 Lonsdale Rd · Goldview Property Management Ltd.125192088 · Aug 20240281 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 lots694 lots · ≈27,460 spaces · 82.4 ha
Within 500 m51 lots · ≈900 spaces
Green P (public)16 car parks · about 1,686 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Delisle Ave. · 1.1 km · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking1 post-and-ring within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
453 Spadina Rd · Surface416 m5584% (Q1 2026)
320 Tweedsmuir Avenue · Garage487 m26 *
1445 BATHURST ST · Surface920 m4887% (Q1 2026)
30 St. Clair Avenue West · Garage1.1 km173 *
10 Delisle Ave · Garage1.1 km24029% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 215 m away, ≈11 spaces; 226 m away, ≈17 spaces; 232 m away, ≈19 spaces; 243 m away, ≈7 spaces; 248 m away, ≈68 spaces; 251 m away, ≈23 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Delisle St (1.1 km, 4 ports); 580 Christie St (1.6 km, 2 ports); 41 Inglewood Dr (1.7 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, Aug 16, 2007

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 2,459 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 41% of the total, against 1,610 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (155 of 380). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,061 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 19% above the afternoon peak from 4:30 p.m. (888). Heavy vehicles were a negligible share of traffic (0.3%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 19 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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 north2,459southbound · 155 bikes · 0.3% heavy
From the west1,892eastbound · 94 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles5,961390 pedestrians · 380 cyclists · 0.3% heavy
From the east1,610westbound · 108 bikes · 0.4% heavy
From the south0northbound · 23 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,061 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour888 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Aug 16, 2007

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 Russell Hill Rd between Lonsdale Rd and Coulson Ave, 319 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2024 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 42 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,800 vehicles a day. Heath St W between Warren Rd and Russell Hill Rd measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Apr 2025). 3 speed humps slow traffic on Russell Hill Road between Heath St W and St.clair Avenue West.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Heath St W · Warren Rd – Russell Hill Rd · 65 mApr 2025 · 3 days5,65331 km/h38 km/h41 km/h
Russell Hill Rd · Lonsdale Rd – Coulson Ave · 319 mAug 2024 · 3 days2,84034 km/h42 km/h45 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Russell Hill Road · Heath St W – St.clair Avenue West
    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 worst year was 2018, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 4 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (18%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 4, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions22#3298 of 5,508
With an injury4#3083 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist4#649 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201427latest Jun 4, 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

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 vehicle200house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 31, 2019. 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 & Heath a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 22 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 & Heath?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Aug 16, 2007, 64% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Russell Hill & Heath?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Russell Hill Rd between Lonsdale Rd and Coulson Ave (August 2024), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Russell Hill & Heath?

The nearest Green P car park is 453 Spadina Rd (416 m away, 55 spaces, 84% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 694 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,460 spaces — 51 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Delisle Ave. (1.1 km).

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

St Clair West Station (Line 1) is 633 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 241 m away; bus routes 33, 13, 126, 90, 7 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Russell Hill & Heath?

None within 300 m, and 31 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cafe Landwer (309 m), Mashu Mashu (313 m), Village Chill (318 m), Sushi Lovers (324 m) and Subway (340 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 & Heath?

The nearest is Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom, 301 St. Clair Ave W, 349 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Wells Hill Park Washroom (836 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 & Heath?

Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 488 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Grace Church On-the-Hill Child Care Centre (247 m, 92 spaces), Unicorn Day Care Centre Toronto (655 m, 170 spaces) and Hopscotch Montessori Canada (1.0 km, 140 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Russell Hill & Heath?

105 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,555 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 250 St Clair Ave W (212 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 90 Warren Rd (218 m, 79 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 276 St Clair Ave W (224 m, 49 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 311 Lonsdale Rd (233 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 105 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 Russell Hill & Heath?

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 & Heath in?

Russell Hill & Heath 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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