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Adelaide & Portugal Square

Adelaide St W & Portugal Sq · Toronto, Ontario · West Queen West · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

In West Queen West, in the downtown core, Adelaide & Portugal Square is a lightly travelled intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a bike lane, a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
751
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 3, 2025
1,602 pedestrians · 1,533 cyclists · #2360 busiest
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 7 property damage · #3908 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
7 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 25 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 50 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 5% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 204.1% of vehicle volume, about 263× the typical share. On average 1.4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 18.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.8× the median rate for counted intersections. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Adelaide & Portugal Square

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508511501510505509 nearest 142 m
TTC bus
63 nearest 679 m
Blue Night
304301310305307363
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Adelaide St W installed 2016
Bike Share
Bathurst St / Adelaide St W 117 m · 25 docks · 60 stations, 1,234 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 (24)
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 124 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 302 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 529 m
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 536 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 574 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 751 m
  • and 18 more
Parks (51)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch701 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch827 m
Places of interest
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 169 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 420 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 460 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 611 m
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 612 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 646 m
  • The WellLandmark · 745 m
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 78 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 365 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Hero Certified Burgers, 109 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés78 within 300 m · 365 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 35 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Hero Certified Burgers · 720 King St W Unit-150109 mPassed, May 2026
Pizza Hut · 720 King St W Unit-120109 mPassed, Feb 2026
Tim Hortons · 720 King St W Unit-130109 mPassed, Feb 2026
Beast · 96 Tecumseth St110 mPassed, Aug 2026
Beast · 96 Tecumseth St110 mPassed, Jun 2024
Donna Fernanda Ristorante & Pizzeria · 740 King St W123 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 3 infractions
Toronto Kiwanis Boys and Girls Clubs · 20 Portugal Sq125 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 3 infractions
Orchard Kitchen · 700 King St W131 mPassed, Jun 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 Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom, 412 m away, View outdoor pool hours. A drinking fountain is 424 m away at Stanley Park South - Toronto.

  • Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom · 700 Wellington St W
    View outdoor pool hours
    412 m
  • Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom · 890 King St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    433 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    696 m
Drinking water
Stanley Park South - Toronto drinking fountain · 424 m; Victoria Memorial Square Park drinking fountain · 429 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 905 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Garrison Creek Community Day Care (302 m, 152 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km13 centres · 905 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 13
  • Garrison Creek Community Day Care · 222 Niagara St
    152 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    302 m
  • City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 34 Bathurst St
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    443 m
  • Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha · 20 Brant St
    26 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    529 m
  • Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre · 79 Manning Ave
    136 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    574 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (504 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 504 m33 Claremont St
Police52 Division · 1.6 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1.5 km339 Queens Quay 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

28 registered apartment buildings with 5,084 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 13 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 575 Adelaide St W (80 m, 150 units, 11 storeys, built 1983), which scored 84 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 28 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 50 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings28 · 5,084 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202650 across the 28
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
575 Adelaide St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation15011198384 · Aug 2024180 m
552 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.845200593 · Jul 20250202 m
165 Bathurst St · Hazelview Properties Inc476191879 · Jul 20251239 m
50 Portland St · Morguard23210200596 · Aug 20260406 m
163 Portland Stsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.464199185 · Jul 20243413 m
798 Richmond St W · Akelius Canada Ltd52513197089 · Jul 20257417 m
525 Richmond St W10310200381 · Aug 20240427 m
39 Niagara St · Minto Properties50119201999 · Jul 202510436 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 lots727 lots · ≈25,660 spaces · 77 ha
Within 500 m80 lots · ≈1,560 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 4,412 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Palmerston Ave · 333 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking242 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1.8 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
803 Richmond St W · Surface493 m4856% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface539 m12054% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage560 m3797% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface789 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface815 m2295% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 27 m away, ≈65 spaces; 28 m away, ≈74 spaces; 44 m away, ≈20 spaces; 56 m away, ≈16 spaces; 75 m away, ≈34 spaces; 93 m away, ≈21 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (524 m, 4 ports); 10 Soho St. (1 km, 4 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, Jul 3, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 474 eastbound vehicles, or 63% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 4. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,422 of 1,533). Morning rush is the busier period: 87 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:30 a.m., compared with 69 from 6:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 14 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north273southbound · 38 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the west474eastbound · 1,422 bikes · 2.7% heavy
Total vehicles7511,602 pedestrians · 1,533 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east4westbound · 71 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour87 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour69 vehicles from 6:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 3, 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

The City's counter on Adelaide St W between Bathurst St and Joseph Salsberg Lane (75 m away) recorded an average of 23 km/h in its 3-day count in July 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 33 km/h. That segment carries about 1,200 vehicles a day. Adelaide Pl measured slower: 12 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 21 km/h (Nov 2022).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Adelaide St W · Bathurst St – Joseph Salsberg Lane · 75 mJul 2024 · 3 days1,17923 km/h33 km/h37 km/h
Adelaide Pl · 244 mNov 2022 · 3 days15012 km/h21 km/h25 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 4 collisions. 7% of collisions here involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 43% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 21% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Sep 20, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 18.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3908 of 5,508
With an injury1#4476 of 4,660
Property damage only7
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#2894 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1303 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
All since 201418latest Sep 20, 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

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 three thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.0 a year. 43% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft730street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 31, 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 West Queen West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Adelaide & Portugal Square a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 & Portugal Square?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #2360 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 5% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Adelaide & Portugal Square?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Adelaide St W between Bathurst St and Joseph Salsberg Lane (July 2024), found an average of 23 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 33 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Adelaide & Portugal Square?

The nearest Green P car park is 803 Richmond St W (493 m away, 48 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 727 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,660 spaces — 80 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (333 m).

How do I get to Adelaide & Portugal Square by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 511, 501 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 142 m away; bus route 63 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Adelaide & Portugal Square?

78 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 365 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Hero Certified Burgers (109 m), Pizza Hut (109 m), Tim Hortons (109 m), Beast (110 m) and Beast (110 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 & Portugal Square?

The nearest is Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom, 700 Wellington St W, 412 m away (View outdoor pool hours). Next nearest: Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom (433 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (696 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 & Portugal Square?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 905 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garrison Creek Community Day Care (302 m, 152 spaces), City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre (443 m, 72 spaces) and Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha (529 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Adelaide & Portugal Square?

28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,084 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 575 Adelaide St W (80 m, 150 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 552 Adelaide St W (202 m, 84 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 165 Bathurst St (239 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 50 Portland St (406 m, 232 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 28 is 89 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 & Portugal Square?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and seven 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 West Queen West page.

What neighbourhood is Adelaide & Portugal Square in?

Adelaide & Portugal Square is in West Queen West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 162). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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