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Adelaide & Princess

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

In Moss Park, in the downtown core, Adelaide & Princess is a moderately travelled crossing. At the corner: a protected bikeway. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 914 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
8,359
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 29, 2001
262 pedestrians · 89 cyclists
Collisions
20
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 18 property damage · #3378 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
King Station 914 m · 6 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 20 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,040 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 32 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 18%, from 11 in 2016–2020 to 9 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Adelaide & Princess

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)914 m; Queen Station (Line 1)0.9 km
Streetcar
503504508501505506 nearest 130 m
TTC bus
75121652021149719 nearest 106 m
Blue Night
304301305306365320
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Adelaide St E installed 2015
Bike Share
Ontario St / Adelaide St E -SMART 131 m · 20 docks · 60 stations, 1,327 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 · 268 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 356 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 360 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 530 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 569 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 574 m
  • and 24 more
Parks (51)
  • David Crombie Park405 m
  • 40 Power St Park409 m
  • Moss Park419 m
  • Little Trinity Church Lands427 m
  • Parliament Square Park458 m
  • St. James Park479 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch266 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 197 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 249 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 286 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 313 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 338 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 489 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 532 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 580 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 55 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 345 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kung Fu Tea, 42 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés55 within 300 m · 345 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 55 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Kung Fu Tea · 442 Adelaide St E42 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Hawa Beirut · 466 Adelaide St E77 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Ueno Market · 366 Adelaide St Egrocery99 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Skip Express Lane · 381 Richmond St E103 mPassed, Nov 2024
Food 88 · 55 Sherbourne St Unit-Agrocery111 mPassed, Dec 2025
Flock · 330 Adelaide St W117 mPassed, Jan 2026
Banknote Bar · 474 Adelaide St E120 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Tacorrito · 263 King St E122 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 St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 354 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 405 m away at David Crombie Park.

  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 230 The Esplanade
    View centre hours
    354 m
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    411 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    496 m
Drinking water
David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 405 m; David Crombie 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,301 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (349 m, 74 spaces, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,301 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 18
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    349 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    360 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    528 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    569 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (233 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (425 m) and the nearest ambulance station 747 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 233 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 425 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 747 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 80 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 9,010 rental units, 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — 54 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 501 Adelaide St E (166 m, 180 units, 13 storeys, built 2009), which scored 90 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 80 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 121 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 76 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings80 · 9,010 units · 54 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026121 across the 80
Open fire-code violations76
Tallest31 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
501 Adelaide St EToronto Community Housing · Greenwin18013200990 · Nov 20250 · 1 fire166 m
101 Ontario Stsocial housing528200592 · Oct 20250241 m
171 Front St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation613198293 · Nov 20250274 m
31 Princess Stsocial housing · Kral Property Management Inc.8210199481 · Jun 20240281 m
132 Berkeley St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.177102013100 · Nov 20251296 m
176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH2207200695 · Nov 20252 · 1 fire380 m
275 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation29916196482 · Nov 20250384 m
285 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30015196477 · Nov 20257388 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 lots750 lots · ≈26,020 spaces · 78.1 ha
Within 500 m79 lots · ≈2,540 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 7,026 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 805 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking222 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 62 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.3 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage144 m25253% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface378 m83 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface458 m120 *
31A Parliament Street · Surface558 m230 *
87 Richmond St E · Surface558 m2092% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 27 m away, ≈22 spaces; 53 m away, ≈26 spaces; 64 m away, ≈7 spaces; 66 m away, ≈14 spaces; 81 m away, ≈12 spaces; 84 m away, ≈24 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (1 km, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (1 km, 6 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.2 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, Oct 29, 2001

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 8,056 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 96% of the total, against 303 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the south (87 of 89). Evening rush dominates here: 1,880 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 892 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 25 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2001, 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 · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west8,056eastbound · 1 bikes · 3.9% heavy
Total vehicles8,359262 pedestrians · 89 cyclists · 4.0% heavy
From the east0westbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south303northbound · 87 bikes · 5.3% heavy
AM peak hour892 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,880 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 29, 2001

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 Princess St and Ontario St, 40 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2017 put the average speed at 42 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 50 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 55 km/h or more. That segment carries about 13,000 vehicles a day. Princess St between Duke Mews and Adelaide St E measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Aug 2020). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Princess St · Duke Mews – Adelaide St E · 27 mAug 2020 · 3 days72825 km/h33 km/h38 km/h
Adelaide St E · Princess St – Ontario St · 40 mOct 2017 · 3 days12,96442 km/h50 km/h55 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 2016, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Aug 20, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions20#3378 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only18
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1518 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
All since 201424latest Aug 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

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

19 thefts from vehicles and 48 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 11× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 9.0 a year before that. 68% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1910street/outdoor (13), apartment parking (5)
Bicycle theft4830apartment parking (29), street/outdoor (12)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 2, 2023. 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 & Princess 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 Adelaide & Princess?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Oct 29, 2001, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Adelaide & Princess?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Adelaide St E between Princess St and Ontario St (October 2017), found an average of 42 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Adelaide & Princess?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (144 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 750 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,020 spaces — 79 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (805 m).

How do I get to Adelaide & Princess by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 914 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 130 m away; bus routes 75, 121, 65, 202, 114, 97, 19 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Adelaide & Princess?

55 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 345 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kung Fu Tea (42 m), Hawa Beirut (77 m), Skip Express Lane (103 m), Flock (117 m) and Banknote Bar (120 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 & Princess?

The nearest is St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 230 The Esplanade, 354 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom (411 m); St Lawrence North (496 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 & Princess?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,301 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) (349 m, 74 spaces), Liberty Prep Parliament (360 m, 35 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (528 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Adelaide & Princess?

80 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,010 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 501 Adelaide St E (166 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 101 Ontario St (241 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 171 Front St E (274 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 31 Princess St (281 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 81). The average RentSafeTO score across the 80 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 & Princess?

Toronto Police place 19 thefts from vehicles and 48 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 & Princess in?

Adelaide & Princess 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