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Adelaide & Tecumseth

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

In West Queen West, in central Toronto, Adelaide & Tecumseth is a low-volume local intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
1,003
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 14, 2023
3,689 pedestrians · 1,348 cyclists · #2340 busiest
Collisions
10
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 7 property damage · #4361 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1398 of 1,505
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
Protected
Sharrows, Cycle Track - Contraflow
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 70 vehicles an hour, 6% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 3.7 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 134.4% of vehicle volume, about 173× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1 collision a year here over 2016–2025 — 10.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.0× the median rate for counted intersections. Just one of those 10 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Adelaide & Tecumseth

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508501511505510509 nearest 145 m
TTC bus
63 nearest 600 m
Blue Night
304301305310307363
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Tecumseth St installed 2022; Sharrows on Adelaide St W installed 2016; Cycle Track - Contraflow on Tecumseth St installed 2022
Bike Share
King St W / Tecumseth St 150 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,264 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 (23)
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 159 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 215 m
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 446 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 522 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 619 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 784 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (51)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch745 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch830 m
Places of interest
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 254 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 506 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 511 m
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 618 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 690 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 731 m
  • The WellLandmark · 831 m
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 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 80 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 Beast, 67 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2024.

Restaurants & cafés80 within 300 m · 365 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 35 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Beast · 96 Tecumseth St67 mPassed, Jun 2024
Beast · 96 Tecumseth St67 mPassed, Aug 2026
Shy Coffee Co. · 766 King St W133 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Rchive · 780 King St W139 mPassed, Nov 2024
Sizzler Kabab · 754 King St W139 mPassed, Mar 2026
Bamboo Buddha · 752 King St W140 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Ichiban Sushi · 750 King St W141 mPassed, May 2026
Donna Fernanda Ristorante & Pizzeria · 740 King St W146 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 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 Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom, 353 m away, View outdoor pool hours. A drinking fountain is 366 m away at Stanley Park South - Toronto.

  • Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom · 700 Wellington St W
    View outdoor pool hours
    353 m
  • Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom · 890 King St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    355 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    710 m
Drinking water
Stanley Park South - Toronto drinking fountain · 366 m; Stanley Park North - Toronto drinking fountain · 377 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 890 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Garrison Creek Community Day Care (215 m, 152 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km13 centres · 890 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
    215 m
  • City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 34 Bathurst St
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    489 m
  • Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre · 79 Manning Ave
    136 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    522 m
  • Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. · 905 King St W
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    617 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (437 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 437 m33 Claremont St
Police52 Division · 1.7 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1.6 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 (169 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 20241169 m
552 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.845200593 · Jul 20250287 m
165 Bathurst St · Hazelview Properties Inc476191879 · Jul 20251289 m
798 Richmond St W · Akelius Canada Ltd52513197089 · Jul 20257328 m
800 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Homes First Society503198788 · Aug 20260373 m
163 Portland Stsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.464199185 · Jul 20243486 m
50 Portland St · Morguard23210200596 · Aug 20260489 m
39 Niagara St · Minto Properties50119201999 · Jul 202510500 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 lots735 lots · ≈25,990 spaces · 78 ha
Within 500 m82 lots · ≈1,450 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 4,385 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Palmerston Ave · 303 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking243 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 46 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
803 Richmond St W · Surface403 m4856% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface605 m12054% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage631 m3797% (Q1 2026)
250 Fort York Blvd. · Surface832 m49 *
105 Spadina Ave · Surface877 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 87 m away, ≈65 spaces; 93 m away, ≈16 spaces; 115 m away, ≈74 spaces; 116 m away, ≈19 spaces; 117 m away, ≈12 spaces; 118 m away, ≈24 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (606 m, 4 ports); 248 Shaw St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 10 Soho St. (1.1 km, 4 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, Nov 14, 2023

The west leg carries the load — 582 eastbound vehicles, or 58% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 22. Most cyclists arrived from the west (743 of 1,348). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 125 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 40% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (89). 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 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north39southbound · 308 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west582eastbound · 743 bikes · 3.1% heavy
Total vehicles1,0033,689 pedestrians · 1,348 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east22westbound · 56 bikes · 9.1% heavy
From the south360northbound · 241 bikes · 4.2% heavy
AM peak hour89 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour125 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 14, 2023

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 (165 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. Tecumseth St between Whitaker Ave and Adelaide St W measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Sep 2025). 4 speed humps slow traffic on Adelaide Street West between Niagara St and Tecumseth St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Tecumseth St · Whitaker Ave – Adelaide St W · 37 mSep 2025 · 7 days2,08621 km/h30 km/h35 km/h
Adelaide St W · Bathurst St – Joseph Salsberg Lane · 165 mJul 2024 · 3 days1,17923 km/h33 km/h37 km/h
Adelaide Pl · 334 mNov 2022 · 3 days15012 km/h21 km/h25 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Adelaide Street West · Niagara St – Tecumseth St
    4 speed humps

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

2019 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 30% of collisions here involved an injury. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions10#4361 of 5,508
With an injury3#3495 of 4,660
Property damage only7
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2417 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201416latest Apr 3, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on May 6, 2016.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1398 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest May 6, 2016

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 four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410street/outdoor (2), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 16, 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 West Queen West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Adelaide & Tecumseth a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1398 of 1,505), out of 10 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Tecumseth?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #2340 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 6% of the median for a counted intersection, and #497 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Adelaide & Tecumseth?

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 & Tecumseth?

The nearest Green P car park is 803 Richmond St W (403 m away, 48 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 735 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,990 spaces — 82 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (303 m).

How do I get to Adelaide & Tecumseth by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501, 511 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 145 m away; bus route 63 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Adelaide & Tecumseth?

80 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 Beast (67 m), Beast (67 m), Shy Coffee Co. (133 m), Rchive (139 m) and Sizzler Kabab (139 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 & Tecumseth?

The nearest is Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom, 700 Wellington St W, 353 m away (View outdoor pool hours). Next nearest: Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom (355 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (710 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 & Tecumseth?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 890 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 (215 m, 152 spaces), City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre (489 m, 72 spaces) and Fraser School - Community Day Care Centre (522 m, 136 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Adelaide & Tecumseth?

28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,084 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 575 Adelaide St W (169 m, 150 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 552 Adelaide St W (287 m, 84 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 165 Bathurst St (289 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 79) and 798 Richmond St W (328 m, 525 units, RentSafeTO score 89). 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 & Tecumseth?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 & Tecumseth in?

Adelaide & Tecumseth 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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