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Adelaide & Frederick

Adelaide St E & Frederick St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

Adelaide & Frederick, in Moss Park, in the downtown core, is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 708 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
8,869
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 11, 2019
4,151 pedestrians · 415 cyclists
Collisions
24
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 18 property damage · #3121 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 708 m · 6 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 62 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,110 vehicles, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.1 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 4.7% of vehicle volume, about 6.0× the typical share. That comes with about 2.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 50%, from 16 in 2016–2020 to 8 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Adelaide & Frederick

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
King Station (Line 1)708 m; Queen Station (Line 1)751 m; TMU Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
503504508501505506 nearest 144 m
TTC bus
75121652029719114 nearest 114 m
Blue Night
304301305306365320
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Adelaide St E installed 2015
Bike Share
Frederick St / King St E 93 m · 47 docks · 60 stations, 1,332 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 (30)
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 92 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 440 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 464 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 470 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 520 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 539 m
  • and 24 more
Parks (51)
  • St. James Park273 m
  • Market Lane Park315 m
  • Moss Park366 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden382 m
  • David Crombie Park402 m
  • Courthouse Square Park478 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch233 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 44 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 199 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 220 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 284 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 381 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 382 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 403 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 494 m
Signal
2346, activated 2013 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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 70 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 341 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Culinary Labs, 18 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2025.

Restaurants & cafés70 within 300 m · 341 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 59 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Culinary Labs · 300 Adelaide St E18 mPassed, May 2025
The Cafe · 300 Adelaide St E18 mPassed, Sep 2025
Mrkt Cafe · 252 Adelaide St E80 mPassed, Apr 2026
Banh Oui · 200 King St E91 mPassed, Aug 2026
Flock · 330 Adelaide St W95 mPassed, Jan 2026
Ueno Market · 366 Adelaide St Egrocery107 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
The Chef's House · 215 King St E110 mPassed, May 2025
Patrician Grill · 219 King St E111 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 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 St Lawrence North, 322 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 227 m away at St. James Park.

  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    322 m
  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    357 m
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    395 m
Drinking water
St. James Park bottle filling station · 227 m; David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 386 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,007 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (456 m, 74 spaces, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,007 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 17
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    456 m
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    489 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    513 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    539 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (335 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (621 m) and the nearest ambulance station 552 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 335 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 621 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 552 m58 Richmond St E

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 72 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,892 rental units, 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — 45 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 171 Front St E (229 m, 61 units, 3 storeys, built 1982), which scored 93 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 72 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 89 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 54 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings72 · 7,892 units · 45 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202689 across the 72
Open fire-code violations54
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
171 Front St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation613198293 · Nov 20250229 m
147 Queen St Esocial housing · Fred Victor Centre767190095 · Nov 20250301 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250340 m
176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH2207200695 · Nov 20252 · 1 fire354 m
31 Princess Stsocial housing · Kral Property Management Inc.8210199481 · Jun 20240368 m
501 Adelaide St EToronto Community Housing · Greenwin18013200990 · Nov 20250 · 1 fire371 m
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 20251373 m
101 Ontario Stsocial housing528200592 · Oct 20250388 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 lots734 lots · ≈24,490 spaces · 73.5 ha
Within 500 m73 lots · ≈2,120 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 7,065 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 658 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking268 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 73 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage195 m25253% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface365 m2092% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface558 m83 *
37 Queen St E · Garage599 m63152% (Q1 2026)
44 Parliament Street · Surface620 m120 *

Nearest lots: 63 m away, ≈31 spaces; 104 m away, ≈76 spaces; 109 m away, ≈20 spaces; 127 m away, ≈4 spaces; 129 m away, ≈12 spaces; 129 m away, ≈44 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (1 km, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (1 km, 6 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1 km, 8 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, Apr 11, 2019

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 8,475 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 96% of the total, against 394 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 1,435 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,008 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 8.2% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2019, 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 north0southbound · 14 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west8,475eastbound · 6 bikes · 8.3% heavy
Total vehicles8,8694,151 pedestrians · 415 cyclists · 8.2% heavy
From the east0westbound · 395 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south394northbound · 0 bikes · 6.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,008 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,435 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 11, 2019

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 Adelaide St E between George St and Frederick St, 51 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2017 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 47 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,800 vehicles a day. Frederick St between King St E and Adelaide St E measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Jun 2018). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Adelaide St E · George St – Frederick St · 51 mOct 2017 · 3 days9,84138 km/h47 km/h53 km/h
Frederick St · King St E – Adelaide St E · 52 mJun 2018 · 7 days87425 km/h34 km/h42 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 2019, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 1 collision (4%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions24#3121 of 5,508
With an injury1#4049 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201433latest Jan 1, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Apr 10, 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

Five thefts from vehicles and 21 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 11 in 2023–2025, about 3.7 a year, against 2.1 a year before that. 40% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 76% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle520street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft2190school/campus (16), street/outdoor (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 27, 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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Adelaide & Frederick a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 24 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 Adelaide & Frederick?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Apr 11, 2019, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Adelaide & Frederick?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Adelaide St E between George St and Frederick St (October 2017), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Adelaide & Frederick?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (195 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 734 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,490 spaces — 73 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (658 m).

How do I get to Adelaide & Frederick by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 708 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 144 m away; bus routes 75, 121, 65, 202, 97, 19, 114 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Adelaide & Frederick?

70 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 341 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Culinary Labs (18 m), The Cafe (18 m), Mrkt Cafe (80 m), Banh Oui (91 m) and Flock (95 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 Adelaide & Frederick?

The nearest is St Lawrence North, 92 Front Street East, 322 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence South (357 m); John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom (395 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 Adelaide & Frederick?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,007 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (456 m, 74 spaces), St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (489 m, 40 spaces) and Bloomsbury Academy (513 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Adelaide & Frederick?

72 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,892 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 171 Front St E (229 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 147 Queen St E (301 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 90 Adelaide St E (340 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 176 The Esplanade (354 m, 220 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 72 is 88 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 Adelaide & Frederick?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and 21 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Adelaide & Frederick in?

Adelaide & Frederick is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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