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Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East)

Vesta Dr & Old Forest Hill Rd (East) · Toronto, Ontario · Forest Hill South · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's

Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East) is a quiet local crossing. It sits in Forest Hill South. At the corner: a bike lane. Nearby: Chaplin Station (Line 5) 399 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
5,449
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 19, 2025
562 pedestrians · 97 cyclists · #1994 busiest
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4594 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 399 m · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 390 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 34% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 10 vehicles, close to the citywide median. On average 0.8 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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Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East)

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)399 m; Forest Hill Station (Line 5)464 m
TTC bus
3334147 nearest 215 m
Blue Night
334307
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Old Forest Hill Rd installed 2005
Bike Share
Beltline Trail / Chaplin Cres 437 m · 11 docks · 5 stations, 77 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 (19)
  • Forest Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 396 m
  • Alive Montessori and Private SchoolPrivate · 568 m
  • Robbins Hebrew AcademyPrivate · 610 m
  • Forest Hill Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 666 m
  • North Preparatory Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 676 m
  • Oriole Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 863 m
  • and 13 more
Community centres
Parks (25)
  • Robert Bateman Parkette439 m
  • Rosemary Parkette466 m
  • Shallmar Parkette567 m
  • Memorial Park - North York585 m
  • Old Forest Hill Parkette629 m
  • Larratt Parkette755 m
  • and 19 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Forest Hill branch304 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; 60 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Forest Hill C.i., 397 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 60 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 9 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Forest Hill C.i. · 730 Eglinton Ave W397 mPassed, Apr 2026
Starbucks · 859 Eglinton Ave W500 mPassed, Apr 2026
Penalty Box · 340 Chaplin Cres Unit-2511 mPassed, Aug 2026
Che Peru · 852 Eglinton Ave W529 mPassed, Jan 2026
Aura Dessert Cafe · 860 Eglinton Ave W543 mPassed, Jun 2025
Viet Ca Phe · 866 Eglinton Ave W546 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Breezy Convenience Store · 864 Eglinton Ave Wgrocery548 mPassed, Feb 2026
Cravewings Inc · 557 Eglinton Ave W Ground Floor551 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction

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, 544 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 433 m away at Robert Bateman Parkette.

  • Memorial Park Washroom · 340 Chaplin Cres
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    544 m
Drinking water
Robert Bateman Parkette drinking fountain, dog fountain · 433 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 617 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. - (Play & Learn Nursery) (308 m, 34 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 617 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
    308 m
  • Toronto Hebrew Congregation/Holy Blossom Temple Preschool · 1950 Bathurst St
    60 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    477 m
  • Alive Montessori & Private School · 2 Wembley Rd
    47 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    568 m
  • Robbins Hebrew Academy · 1700 Bathurst St
    48 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    610 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 135 (386 m), the nearest police station 13 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 412 m away.

FireFire Station 135 · 386 m325 Chaplin Cres
Police13 Division · 1.4 km1435 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 412 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 52 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,488 rental units, 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — four social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 699 Eglinton Ave W (248 m, 27 units, 4 storeys, built 1950), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 52 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 82 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 45 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings52 · 3,488 units · 4 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202682 across the 52
Open fire-code violations45
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
699 Eglinton Ave W · Cogir Real Estate274195094 · Jul 20251248 m
701 Eglinton Ave W · Cogir Real Estate324195093 · Aug 20260250 m
697 Eglinton Ave W · Cogir Real Estate334195093 · Aug 20262 · 8 fire251 m
45 Gardiner Rd · Prince Charles Terrace Apartments Limited416195496 · Aug 20240258 m
725 Eglinton Ave W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.313195094 · Aug 20261281 m
117 Old Forest Hill Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.283195098 · Aug 20261308 m
650 Eglinton Ave W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.1028196199 · Aug 20265326 m
130 Old Forest Hill Rd · Advent Property Management Services Ltd.426196783 · Aug 20241344 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 lots524 lots · ≈13,410 spaces · 40.2 ha
Within 500 m38 lots · ≈900 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 474 spaces
EV charging (City)168 Chiltern Hill Rd · 648 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking1 post-and-ring within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
912 Eglinton Ave W · Surface682 m2662% (Q1 2026)
168 Chiltern Hill Rd · Garage690 m6834% (Q1 2026)
125 Burnaby Blvd · Surface806 m15555% (Q1 2026)
995 Eglinton Ave W · Surface922 m3342% (Q1 2026)
453 Spadina Rd · Surface1.3 km5584% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 229 m away, ≈7 spaces; 236 m away, ≈10 spaces; 255 m away, ≈15 spaces; 259 m away, ≈5 spaces; 263 m away, ≈10 spaces; 266 m away, ≈9 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 — 14-hour, Mar 19, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,038 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 56% of the total, against 613 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (49 of 97). Evening rush dominates here: 583 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:15 p.m., against 468 in the morning peak from 9:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 18 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north0southbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west1,798eastbound · 49 bikes · 1.3% heavy
Total vehicles5,449562 pedestrians · 97 cyclists · 1.7% heavy
From the east3,038westbound · 41 bikes · 1.9% heavy
From the south613northbound · 5 bikes · 1.8% heavy
AM peak hour468 vehicles from 9:15 a.m.
PM peak hour583 vehicles from 2:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Mar 19, 2025

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 Old Forest Hill Rd between Spadina Rd and Gardiner Rd, 166 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2021 put the average speed at 42 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 55 km/h or more. That segment carries about 4,300 vehicles a day. Vesta Dr between Robinwood Ave and Ava Rd measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Nov 2021). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Eglinton Ave W (278 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
Old Forest Hill Rd · Spadina Rd – Gardiner Rd · 166 mNov 2021 · 3 days4,34842 km/h49 km/h55 km/h
Vesta Dr · Robinwood Ave – Ava Rd · 275 mNov 2021 · 3 days3,09442 km/h49 km/h55 km/h

School-zone speed sign 278 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 2020, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (13%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%). The most recent report on file is from Jul 5, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4594 of 5,508
With an injury1#4433 of 4,660
Property damage only6
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#2844 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 20149latest Jul 5, 2023

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 one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 27, 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 Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East) 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 Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East)?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #1994 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 34% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Old Forest Hill Rd between Spadina Rd and Gardiner Rd (November 2021), found an average of 42 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 278 m away (50 km/h), 0.7% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East)?

The nearest Green P car park is 912 Eglinton Ave W (682 m away, 26 spaces, 62% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 524 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,410 spaces — 38 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (648 m).

How do I get to Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East) by transit?

Chaplin Station (Line 5) is 399 m away; bus routes 33, 34, 14, 7 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East)?

None within 300 m, and 60 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Forest Hill C.i. (397 m), Starbucks (500 m), Penalty Box (511 m), Che Peru (529 m) and Aura Dessert Cafe (543 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 Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East)?

The nearest is Memorial Park Washroom, 340 Chaplin Cres, 544 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 Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East)?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 617 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) (308 m, 34 spaces), Toronto Hebrew Congregation/Holy Blossom Temple Preschool (477 m, 60 spaces) and Alive Montessori & Private School (568 m, 47 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East)?

52 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,488 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 699 Eglinton Ave W (248 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 701 Eglinton Ave W (250 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 697 Eglinton Ave W (251 m, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 45 Gardiner Rd (258 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 52 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 Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East)?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle 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 Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East) in?

Vesta & Old Forest Hill (East) 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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