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Yatescastle & Spenvalley

Yatescastle Dr & Spenvalley Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Glenfield-Jane Heights · Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek

Yatescastle & Spenvalley, in Glenfield-Jane Heights, is a quiet local crossing. It has a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
2,157
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 1, 2021
415 pedestrians · 2 cyclists
Collisions
20
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 13 property damage · #3453 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
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 270 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 23% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). On average 2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 22%, from 9 in 2016–2020 to 11 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Yatescastle & Spenvalley

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
841203599108 nearest 314 m
Express
935984
Blue Night
384335
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Sheppard Ave W / Magellan Dr 394 m · 15 docks · 4 stations, 64 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 (13)
  • Blessed Margherita of Citta Di Castello Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 71 m
  • St Jane Frances Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 413 m
  • St Martha Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 536 m
  • Oakdale Park Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 578 m
  • Calico Public SchoolEnglish Public · 681 m
  • Stanley Public SchoolEnglish Public · 787 m
  • and 7 more
Parks (22)
  • Spenvalley Park212 m
  • Reading Sprouts Garden391 m
  • Futura Parkette551 m
  • Stanley Park595 m
  • Oakdale Park696 m
  • Giltspur Park784 m
  • and 16 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Jane/Sheppard branch378 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, and 29 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is St Margherita of Citta' Di Castello, 71 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
St Margherita of Citta' Di Castello · 108 Spenvalley Dr71 mPassed, Dec 2025
The Abiona Centre For Infant & Early Mental Health · 1900 Sheppard Ave W359 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
St Jane Frances Student Nutrition Program · 2745 Jane St413 mPassed, Jun 2026
Da Nang Restaurant Ltd · 2725 Jane St455 mPassed, Jun 2026
La Guanaquita · 2725 Jane St Unit-B455 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Pizza Pizza · 2731 Jane St462 mPassed, Aug 2026
Axess Gift & Conveniece · 2727 Jane St462 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Axess Gift & Conveniece · 2727 Jane St462 mPassed, May 2025 · 3 infractions

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 Domenico Di Luca Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 619 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 166 m away at Spenvalley Park.

  • Domenico Di Luca Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 25 Stanley Rd
    View centre hours
    619 m
  • Oakdale Community Centre Washroom · 350 Grandravine Dr
    View centre hours
    669 m
  • Northwood Community Centre Washroom · 15 Clubhouse Crt
    View centre hours · accessible
    704 m
Drinking water
Spenvalley Park drinking fountain · 166 m; Futura Parkette bottle filling station · 553 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 513 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances (411 m, 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 513 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 5
  • Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances · 2747 Jane St
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    411 m
  • Mount Carmel Day Care · 2700 Jane St
    103 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    525 m
  • Calico Saints Child Care Centre · 35 Calico Dr
    161 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    681 m
  • Macaulay - Stanley Child Care Centre · 75 Stanley Rd
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    787 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 142 (594 m), the nearest police station 31 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 594 m away.

FireFire Station 142 · 594 m2753 Jane St
Police31 Division · 2.2 km40 Norfinch Drive
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 15 · 594 m2753 Jane St

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

14 registered apartment buildings with 2,103 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1900 Sheppard Ave W (359 m, 27 units, 4 storeys, built 2008), which scored 87 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 157 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 5 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings14 · 2,103 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026157 across the 14
Open fire-code violations5
Tallest20 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1900 Sheppard Ave WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation274200887 · Jun 20240359 m
2600 Jane St · Cando Apartments Ltd.11513196096 · Oct 20259 · 1 fire567 m
11 Arleta AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1714197293 · Sep 20241580 m
355 Grandravine Dr · Fred Hageman's Holdings Ltd11815197196 · Sep 20240589 m
2740 Jane St · Performance Property Management Inc.525197296 · Jul 20242590 m
7 Arleta AveToronto Community Housing · TCH2014197296 · Sep 20252599 m
365 Grandravine Dr · Fred Hageman's Holdings Ltd.11815197188 · Sep 20240631 m
2000 Sheppard Ave W26620197291 · Sep 202416 · 2 fire659 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 lots267 lots · ≈41,980 spaces · 125.9 ha
Within 500 m17 lots · ≈1,340 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈37 spaces; 270 m away, ≈36 spaces; 302 m away, ≈53 spaces; 320 m away, ≈10 spaces; 349 m away, ≈52 spaces; 358 m away, ≈11 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 — 8-hour, Dec 1, 2021

The west leg carries the load — 684 eastbound vehicles, or 32% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 396. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 354 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 332 from 2:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north451southbound · 1 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the west684eastbound · 1 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles2,157415 pedestrians · 2 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east396westbound · 0 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the south626northbound · 0 bikes · 4.8% heavy
AM peak hour354 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour332 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 1, 2021

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 Yatescastle Dr between Mandy St and Brady Cres (142 m away) recorded an average of 39 km/h in its 24-hour count in May 2012; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 2,300 vehicles a day. Spenvalley Dr between Whitbread Cres and Cobb Ave measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Mar 2026). The reading is 14 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Spenvalley Dr (79 m away, 40 km/h limit), 2.8% of the 50,063 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spenvalley Dr · Whitbread Cres – Cobb Ave · 133 mMar 2026 · 3 days3,00436 km/h43 km/h48 km/h
Yatescastle Dr · Mandy St – Brady Cres · 142 mMay 2012 · 24 h2,31539 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

School-zone speed sign 79 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct36 · 43 km/h
Over the limit10%
50 km/h or more2.8%

Spenvalley Dr (eastbound), 85 Spenvalley Drive · 50,063 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

2024 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 25% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 12, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions20#3453 of 5,508
With an injury5#2851 of 4,660
Property damage only13
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2545 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201425latest Dec 12, 2024

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 six thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 33% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle610house driveway/garage (2), school/campus (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 27, 2024. 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 Glenfield-Jane Heights.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Yatescastle & Spenvalley a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 20 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 Yatescastle & Spenvalley?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 1, 2021, 23% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Yatescastle & Spenvalley?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yatescastle Dr between Mandy St and Brady Cres (May 2012), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 79 m away (40 km/h), 2.8% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Yatescastle & Spenvalley?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 267 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 41,980 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Yatescastle & Spenvalley by transit?

Bus routes 84, 120, 35, 99, 108, 935, 984 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Yatescastle & Spenvalley?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 29 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are St Margherita of Citta' Di Castello (71 m), The Abiona Centre For Infant & Early Mental Health (359 m), St Jane Frances Student Nutrition Program (413 m), Da Nang Restaurant Ltd (455 m) and La Guanaquita (455 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 Yatescastle & Spenvalley?

The nearest is Domenico Di Luca Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 25 Stanley Rd, 619 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Oakdale Community Centre Washroom (669 m); Northwood Community Centre Washroom (704 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 Yatescastle & Spenvalley?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 513 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances (411 m, 56 spaces), Mount Carmel Day Care (525 m, 103 spaces) and Calico Saints Child Care Centre (681 m, 161 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Yatescastle & Spenvalley?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,103 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1900 Sheppard Ave W (359 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 2600 Jane St (567 m, 115 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 11 Arleta Ave (580 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 355 Grandravine Dr (589 m, 118 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 92 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 Yatescastle & Spenvalley?

Toronto Police place six 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 Glenfield-Jane Heights page.

What neighbourhood is Yatescastle & Spenvalley in?

Yatescastle & Spenvalley is in Glenfield-Jane Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 025), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek, represented by Councillor Anthony Perruzza.

Sources

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