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Spadina & Old Forest Hill

Spadina Rd & Old Forest Hill Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Forest Hill South · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Spadina & Old Forest Hill is an intersection of typical volume. It sits in Forest Hill South. It has a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: Chaplin Station (Line 5) 436 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
11,023
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 13, 2026
452 pedestrians · 45 cyclists · #1634 busiest
Collisions
30
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 26 property damage · #2817 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Chaplin Station 436 m · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 790 vehicles an hour, 68% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 24 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 3 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 50%, from 20 in 2016–2020 to 10 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Spadina & Old Forest Hill

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Chaplin Station (Line 5)436 m; Forest Hill Station (Line 5)693 m; Avenue Station (Line 5)916 m
TTC bus
33143471361 nearest 16 m
Blue Night
334307
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Rd at Old Forest Hill Rd
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Old Forest Hill Rd installed 2005
Bike Share
Beltline Trail / Chaplin Cres 563 m · 11 docks · 5 stations, 81 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 (18)
  • Forest Hill Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 471 m
  • Forest Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 571 m
  • Oriole Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 709 m
  • Robbins Hebrew AcademyPrivate · 715 m
  • Alive Montessori and Private SchoolPrivate · 797 m
  • North Preparatory Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 800 m
  • and 12 more
Community centres
Parks (25)
  • Robert Bateman Parkette327 m
  • Old Forest Hill Parkette406 m
  • Rosemary Parkette473 m
  • Larratt Parkette550 m
  • Vesta Parkette679 m
  • Dunvegan Parkette718 m
  • and 19 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Forest Hill branch477 m
Signal
0853, activated 1967 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/East/West

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; 48 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Dunloe Children's Centre, 461 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Dunloe Children's Centre · 78 Dunloe Rd461 mPassed, Sep 2026
Cravewings Inc · 557 Eglinton Ave W Ground Floor491 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Papa John Pizza · 538 Eglinton Ave W540 mPassed, May 2025
The Mad Beans · 519 Eglinton Ave W547 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Blooming Orchid · 525 Eglinton Ave W548 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Hotel Gelato · 532 Eglinton Ave W552 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Forest Hill C.i. · 730 Eglinton Ave W572 mPassed, Apr 2026
House of Chan · 514 Eglinton Ave W593 mPassed, May 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 Memorial Park Washroom, 685 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 308 m away at Robert Bateman Parkette.

  • Memorial Park Washroom · 340 Chaplin Cres
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    685 m
Drinking water
Robert Bateman Parkette drinking fountain, dog fountain · 308 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 596 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Dunloe Children's Centre (471 m, 86 spaces, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 596 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 9
  • Dunloe Children's Centre · 78 Dunloe Rd
    86 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    471 m
  • Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. - (Play & Learn Nursery) · 666 Eglinton Ave W
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    476 m
  • Toronto Hebrew Congregation/Holy Blossom Temple Preschool · 1950 Bathurst St
    60 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    669 m
  • Treetop Children's Centre · 80 Braemar Ave
    155 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    709 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 135 (481 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 404 m away.

FireFire Station 135 · 481 m325 Chaplin Cres
Police53 Division · 1.5 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 404 m643 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

55 registered apartment buildings with 3,152 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, four of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 321 Chaplin Cres (374 m, 74 units, 8 storeys, built 1967), which scored 96 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 55 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 76 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 45 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings55 · 3,152 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202676 across the 55
Open fire-code violations45
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
321 Chaplin Cres · CAPREIT748196796 · Aug 20261374 m
45 Gardiner Rd · Prince Charles Terrace Apartments Limited416195496 · Aug 20240393 m
697 Eglinton Ave W · Cogir Real Estate334195093 · Aug 20262 · 8 fire409 m
699 Eglinton Ave W · Cogir Real Estate274195094 · Jul 20251417 m
701 Eglinton Ave W · Cogir Real Estate324195093 · Aug 20260429 m
600 Eglinton Ave W · Spicecart Property Management606196887 · Aug 20260437 m
540 Russell Hill Rd · Vesta Management Inc325193790 · Jun 20240440 m
650 Eglinton Ave W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.1028196199 · Aug 20265441 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 lots537 lots · ≈13,840 spaces · 41.5 ha
Within 500 m20 lots · ≈320 spaces
Green P (public)13 car parks · about 1,126 spaces
EV charging (City)168 Chiltern Hill Rd · 870 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
125 Burnaby Blvd · Surface724 m15555% (Q1 2026)
912 Eglinton Ave W · Surface907 m2662% (Q1 2026)
168 Chiltern Hill Rd · Garage913 m6834% (Q1 2026)
453 Spadina Rd · Surface1.1 km5584% (Q1 2026)
995 Eglinton Ave W · Surface1.1 km3342% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 294 m away, ≈15 spaces; 325 m away, ≈9 spaces; 342 m away, ≈10 spaces; 355 m away, ≈30 spaces; 361 m away, ≈10 spaces; 372 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 75 Holly St. (1.9 km, 29 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, Jan 13, 2026

The south leg carries the load — 3,791 northbound vehicles, or 34% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 1,622. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,123 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,044 from 3:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north3,764southbound · 6 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the west1,622eastbound · 18 bikes · 2.6% heavy
Total vehicles11,023452 pedestrians · 45 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east1,846westbound · 14 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the south3,791northbound · 7 bikes · 3.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,123 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,044 vehicles from 3:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jan 13, 2026

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 Spadina Rd between Ardmore Rd and Silverwood Ave (397 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2004; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 12,900 vehicles a day. Old Forest Hill Rd between Spadina Rd and Gardiner Rd measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Nov 2021). The reading is 22 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Old Forest Hill Road between Eglinton Ave W and Spadina Rd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Old Forest Hill Rd · Spadina Rd – Gardiner Rd · 63 mNov 2021 · 3 days4,34842 km/h49 km/h55 km/h
Spadina Rd · Ardmore Rd – Silverwood Ave · 397 mMar 2004 · 3 days12,94947 km/h54 km/h59 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Old Forest Hill Road · Eglinton Ave W – Spadina Rd
    7 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

2020 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 3% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions30#2817 of 5,508
With an injury3#3474 of 4,660
Property damage only26
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2381 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201438latest May 21, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft100commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 6, 2021. 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 Forest Hill South.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Spadina & Old Forest Hill a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 30 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 Spadina & Old Forest Hill?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1634 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 68% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Spadina & Old Forest Hill?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Spadina Rd between Ardmore Rd and Silverwood Ave (March 2004), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Spadina & Old Forest Hill?

The nearest Green P car park is 125 Burnaby Blvd (724 m away, 155 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 537 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,840 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (870 m).

How do I get to Spadina & Old Forest Hill by transit?

Chaplin Station (Line 5) is 436 m away; bus routes 33, 14, 34, 7, 13, 61 within 1 km (nearest stop: Spadina Rd at Old Forest Hill Rd, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Spadina & Old Forest Hill?

None within 300 m, and 48 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Dunloe Children's Centre (461 m), Cravewings Inc (491 m), Papa John Pizza (540 m), The Mad Beans (547 m) and Blooming Orchid (548 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 Spadina & Old Forest Hill?

The nearest is Memorial Park Washroom, 340 Chaplin Cres, 685 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), 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 Spadina & Old Forest Hill?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 596 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Dunloe Children's Centre (471 m, 86 spaces), Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. - (Play & Learn Nursery) (476 m, 34 spaces) and Toronto Hebrew Congregation/Holy Blossom Temple Preschool (669 m, 60 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Spadina & Old Forest Hill?

55 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,152 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 321 Chaplin Cres (374 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 45 Gardiner Rd (393 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 697 Eglinton Ave W (409 m, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 699 Eglinton Ave W (417 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 55 is 91 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. 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 Spadina & Old Forest Hill?

Toronto Police place no 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 Forest Hill South page.

What neighbourhood is Spadina & Old Forest Hill in?

Spadina & Old Forest Hill is in Forest Hill South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 101). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow.

Sources

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