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Western Battery & Lynn Williams

Western Battery Rd & Lynn Williams St · Toronto, Ontario · Fort York-Liberty Village · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

In Fort York-Liberty Village, in central Toronto, Western Battery & Lynn Williams is a low-volume local intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: parks. Nearby: Exhibition GO 456 m away and 13 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
2,289
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 7, 2025
4,277 pedestrians · 504 cyclists · #2207 busiest
Collisions
65
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 45 property damage · #1685 of 5,508 · +3 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 32 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 160 vehicles an hour, 14% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.9 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 22.0% of vehicle volume, about 28× the typical share. On average 6.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 28.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 5.7× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 17%, from 30 in 2016–2020 to 35 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Western Battery & Lynn Williams

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Exhibition GO — Lakeshore West456 m
Streetcar
504508509511501 nearest 239 m
TTC bus
6329 nearest 94 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304301363307329
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — East Liberty St at Lynn Williams St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lynn Williams St / East Liberty St 77 m · 15 docks · 44 stations, 1,009 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 (8)
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 744 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 813 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 824 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • and 2 more
Parks (40)
  • Liberty Village Park98 m
  • Bill Johnston Park212 m
  • 34 Hanna Avenue Park319 m
  • Gateway Park324 m
  • Massey Harris Park340 m
  • Joseph Workman Park343 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 462 m
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 522 m
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 526 m
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 689 m
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 692 m
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 739 m
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 828 m
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 946 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 36 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 361 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Maurya, 42 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés36 within 300 m · 361 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 39 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Maurya · 150 East Liberty St42 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Tonton Matcha + Coffee · 100 Western Battery Rd 167 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Ono Poke Bar · 100 Western Battery Rd Unit-268 mPassed, Feb 2026
Oeb Breakfast Co · 125 East Liberty St77 mPassed, Jun 2026
Circle K · 129 East Liberty St Nonegrocery79 mPassed, Mar 2026
M&m Food Market · 137 East Liberty Stgrocery88 mPassed, Mar 2026
Liberty Soho · 139 East Liberty St89 mPassed, Jul 2026
Aroma Espresso Bar · 120 Lynn Williams St104 mPassed, Jan 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 the automated public toilet at 1 Strachan Ave, 626 m away, open around the clock; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 109 m away at Liberty Village Park.

  • Automated public toilet, 1 Strachan Ave
    24 hours · accessible
    626 m
  • Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom · 890 King St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    675 m
  • Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom · 700 Wellington St W
    View outdoor pool hours
    712 m
Drinking water
Liberty Village Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 109 m; Bill Johnston Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 157 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 615 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Liberty Kids (115 m, 18 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 615 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 9
  • Liberty Kids · 125 Western Battery Rd
    18 spaces · toddler, preschool
    115 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Liberty Village Child Care Centre · 21 Western Battery Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    373 m
  • Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. · 905 King St W
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    418 m
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    507 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (737 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 706 m away.

FireFire Station 346 · 737 m90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 1.6 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 35 · 706 m265 Manitoba Dr

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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,928 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 24 Shaw St (368 m, 200 units, 9 storeys, built 1989), which scored 87 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 22 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 79 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 3 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 3,928 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202679 across the 22
Open fire-code violations3
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
24 Shaw Stsocial housing2009198987 · Aug 20261368 m
15 Solidarity Way · Rhapsody Property Management440262021100 · Aug 20246381 m
25 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Services333312021100 · Jul 20257455 m
11 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Service246242021100 · Jul 20252513 m
1100 King St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services - Kings Club Residences Inc.506352019100 · Aug 20262 · 1 fire523 m
100 Lower Ossington Ave · Killam Apartment REIT1798201391 · Aug 20240587 m
45 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation29114201091 · Aug 202620636 m
900 Queen St Wsocial housing · Artscape Non-Profit Housing Inc.223199681 · Jul 20241672 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 lots606 lots · ≈25,570 spaces · 76.7 ha
Within 500 m38 lots · ≈2,890 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 1,844 spaces
EV charging (City)1051 Queen Street W · 648 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking78 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 56 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage322 m152 *
34 Hanna Ave · Surface325 m14669% (Q1 2026)
800 Fleet Street · Surface557 m94 *
1155 King Street West · Surface664 m269 *
18 Ossington Ave · Surface682 m20over 100% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 25 m away, ≈29 spaces; 89 m away, ≈16 spaces; 94 m away, ≈43 spaces; 138 m away, ≈69 spaces; 145 m away, ≈23 spaces; 159 m away, ≈121 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (687 m, 16 ports); 1224 KING ST W (1 km, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (1.2 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 — 14-hour, May 7, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 805 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 259 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 246 vehicles in the peak hour from 6:00 p.m., against 164 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north685southbound · 127 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west805eastbound · 194 bikes · 1.0% heavy
Total vehicles2,2894,277 pedestrians · 504 cyclists · 1.0% heavy
From the east540westbound · 161 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south259northbound · 22 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour164 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour246 vehicles from 6:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 7, 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 Lynn Williams St between Western Battery Rd and East Liberty St, 51 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2022 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,200 vehicles a day. Western Battery Rd between Pirandello St and King-Liberty Pedestrian Cycle Bridge measured slower: 23 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Mar 2026). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lynn Williams St · Western Battery Rd – East Liberty St · 51 mApr 2022 · 3 days2,22426 km/h34 km/h39 km/h
Western Battery Rd · Pirandello St – King-Liberty Pedestrian Cycle Bridge · 123 mMar 2026 · 3 days87923 km/h30 km/h35 km/h

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 2023, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 6 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 28.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions65#1685 of 5,508
With an injury6#2561 of 4,660
Property damage only45
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian4#1068 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2488 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201483latest May 8, 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

32 thefts from vehicles and 83 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 19× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 24 in 2023–2025, about 8.0 a year, against 13.0 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 78% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle3270street/outdoor (24), apartment parking (5)
Bicycle theft83170apartment parking (65), street/outdoor (11)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 18, 2025. 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 Fort York-Liberty Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Western Battery & Lynn Williams a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 65 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 Western Battery & Lynn Williams?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #2207 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 14% of the median for a counted intersection, and #456 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Western Battery & Lynn Williams?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lynn Williams St between Western Battery Rd and East Liberty St (April 2022), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Western Battery & Lynn Williams?

The nearest Green P car park is 1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. (322 m away, 152 spaces). The City's mapping shows 606 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,570 spaces — 38 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1051 Queen Street W (648 m).

How do I get to Western Battery & Lynn Williams by transit?

Exhibition GO is 456 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 509, 511 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 239 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: East Liberty St at Lynn Williams St, 94 m).

What restaurants are near Western Battery & Lynn Williams?

36 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 361 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Maurya (42 m), Tonton Matcha + Coffee (67 m), Ono Poke Bar (68 m), Oeb Breakfast Co (77 m) and Liberty Soho (89 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 Western Battery & Lynn Williams?

The nearest is the automated public toilet at 1 Strachan Ave, 626 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom (675 m); Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom (712 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 Western Battery & Lynn Williams?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 615 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Liberty Kids (115 m, 18 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Liberty Village Child Care Centre (373 m, 49 spaces) and Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. (418 m, 50 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Western Battery & Lynn Williams?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,928 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 24 Shaw St (368 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 15 Solidarity Way (381 m, 440 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 25 Ordnance St (455 m, 333 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 11 Ordnance St (513 m, 246 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 88 out of 100; 2 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 Western Battery & Lynn Williams?

Toronto Police place 32 thefts from vehicles and 83 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 Fort York-Liberty Village page.

What neighbourhood is Western Battery & Lynn Williams in?

Western Battery & Lynn Williams is in Fort York-Liberty Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 163). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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