Toronto · intersection

Spadina & Ormsby

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

In Forest Hill South, Spadina & Ormsby is a busier-than-typical intersection. Nearby is Chaplin Station (Line 5) 266 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
9,546
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 10, 2001
137 pedestrians · 6 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4627 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
Chaplin Station 266 m · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,190 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 70 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 0.8 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

Map

Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time

Layers click a category to show or hide it · None then one category to see it alone
Spadina & Ormsby

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)266 m; Forest Hill Station (Line 5)599 m; Avenue Station (Line 5)845 m
TTC bus
33143471361 nearest 167 m
Blue Night
334307
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Beltline Trail / Chaplin Cres 382 m · 11 docks · 5 stations, 89 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 Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 405 m
  • North Preparatory Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 618 m
  • Forest Hill Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 650 m
  • Oriole Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 680 m
  • Alive Montessori and Private SchoolPrivate · 689 m
  • Robbins Hebrew AcademyPrivate · 786 m
  • and 12 more
Community centres
Parks (25)
  • Robert Bateman Parkette255 m
  • Memorial Park - North York550 m
  • Old Forest Hill Parkette564 m
  • Rosemary Parkette599 m
  • Larratt Parkette600 m
  • Shallmar Parkette612 m
  • and 19 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Forest Hill branch314 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; 59 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Cravewings Inc, 372 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 59 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cravewings Inc · 557 Eglinton Ave W Ground Floor372 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Forest Hill C.i. · 730 Eglinton Ave W406 mPassed, Apr 2026
Papa John Pizza · 538 Eglinton Ave W414 mPassed, May 2025
Hotel Gelato · 532 Eglinton Ave W429 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Blooming Orchid · 525 Eglinton Ave W436 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
The Mad Beans · 519 Eglinton Ave W442 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Penalty Box · 340 Chaplin Cres Unit-2472 mPassed, Aug 2026
House of Chan · 514 Eglinton Ave W481 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, 505 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 251 m away at Robert Bateman Parkette.

  • Memorial Park Washroom · 340 Chaplin Cres
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    505 m
Drinking water
Robert Bateman Parkette drinking fountain, dog fountain · 251 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 Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. - (Play & Learn Nursery) (310 m, 34 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 596 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 9
  • Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. - (Play & Learn Nursery) · 666 Eglinton Ave W
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    310 m
  • Alternative Primary School Parent Group · 1100 Spadina Rd
    68 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    618 m
  • Dunloe Children's Centre · 78 Dunloe Rd
    86 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    650 m
  • Toronto Hebrew Congregation/Holy Blossom Temple Preschool · 1950 Bathurst St
    60 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    660 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 135 (299 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 248 m away.

FireFire Station 135 · 299 m325 Chaplin Cres
Police53 Division · 1.5 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 248 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

Within a kilometre there are 58 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,412 rental units, 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 321 Chaplin Cres (201 m, 74 units, 8 storeys, built 1967), which scored 96 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 58 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 80 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 45 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings58 · 3,412 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202680 across the 58
Open fire-code violations45
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
321 Chaplin Cres · CAPREIT748196796 · Aug 20261201 m
45 Gardiner Rd · Prince Charles Terrace Apartments Limited416195496 · Aug 20240220 m
697 Eglinton Ave W · Cogir Real Estate334195093 · Aug 20262 · 8 fire244 m
600 Eglinton Ave W · Spicecart Property Management606196887 · Aug 20260255 m
699 Eglinton Ave W · Cogir Real Estate274195094 · Jul 20251257 m
650 Eglinton Ave W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.1028196199 · Aug 20265261 m
701 Eglinton Ave W · Cogir Real Estate324195093 · Aug 20260273 m
570 Eglinton Ave W · Parallel Property Management113196091 · Jun 20250289 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 lots514 lots · ≈13,600 spaces · 40.8 ha
Within 500 m33 lots · ≈690 spaces
Green P (public)11 car parks · about 1,060 spaces
EV charging (City)168 Chiltern Hill Rd · 806 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
125 Burnaby Blvd · Surface625 m15555% (Q1 2026)
912 Eglinton Ave W · Surface835 m2662% (Q1 2026)
168 Chiltern Hill Rd · Garage848 m6834% (Q1 2026)
995 Eglinton Ave W · Surface1.1 km3342% (Q1 2026)
453 Spadina Rd · Surface1.3 km5584% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 113 m away, ≈15 spaces; 143 m away, ≈9 spaces; 159 m away, ≈10 spaces; 178 m away, ≈10 spaces; 192 m away, ≈10 spaces; 200 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 75 Holly St. (1.8 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 — 8-hour, Dec 10, 2001

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,787 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 83 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,682 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,709 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 25 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2001, 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 north4,787southbound · 5 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles9,546137 pedestrians · 6 cyclists · 1.5% heavy
From the east83westbound · 0 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the south4,676northbound · 1 bikes · 1.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,682 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,709 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 10, 2001

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 most recent midblock count on Spadina Rd between Old Forest Hill Rd and Forest Hill Rd (136 m away, Sep 2009) recorded volume only — about 5,916 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Eglinton Ave W (348 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.7% of the 78,113 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spadina Rd · Old Forest Hill Rd – Forest Hill Rd · 136 mSep 2009 · 3 days5,916

School-zone speed sign 348 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct39 · 47 km/h
Over the limit2.5%
60 km/h or more0.7%

Eglinton Ave W (eastbound), South Side of Eglinton Ave W Fronting No.717 · 78,113 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2024, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (25%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%). The most recent report on file is from Oct 27, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4627 of 5,508
With an injury2#3969 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2382 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 20148latest Oct 27, 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

One theft from a vehicle 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 vehicle100other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 1, 2016. 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 & Ormsby a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 8 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 & Ormsby?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 2001, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Spadina & Ormsby?

The nearest Green P car park is 125 Burnaby Blvd (625 m away, 155 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 514 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,600 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (806 m).

How do I get to Spadina & Ormsby by transit?

Chaplin Station (Line 5) is 266 m away; bus routes 33, 14, 34, 7, 13, 61 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Spadina & Ormsby?

None within 300 m, and 59 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cravewings Inc (372 m), Forest Hill C.i. (406 m), Papa John Pizza (414 m), Hotel Gelato (429 m) and Blooming Orchid (436 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 & Ormsby?

The nearest is Memorial Park Washroom, 340 Chaplin Cres, 505 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 & Ormsby?

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 Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. - (Play & Learn Nursery) (310 m, 34 spaces), Alternative Primary School Parent Group (618 m, 68 spaces) and Dunloe Children's Centre (650 m, 86 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Spadina & Ormsby?

58 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,412 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 321 Chaplin Cres (201 m, 74 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 45 Gardiner Rd (220 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 697 Eglinton Ave W (244 m, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 600 Eglinton Ave W (255 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 58 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 & Ormsby?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Forest Hill South page.

What neighbourhood is Spadina & Ormsby in?

Spadina & Ormsby 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

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined