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Adelaide & Victoria

Adelaide St E & Victoria St · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Financial District BIA

In Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core, Adelaide & Victoria is an intersection of typical volume, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: King Station, a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m. Nearby: Union Station GO 666 m away.

Traffic volume
13,584
vehicles · 14-hour count, Mar 5, 2025
14,329 pedestrians · 802 cyclists · #1426 busiest
Collisions
85
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 69 property damage · #1300 of 5,508 · +2 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
King Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 61 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 970 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 84% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 5.9% of vehicle volume, about 7.6× the typical share. On average 8.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 6.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 37%, from 52 in 2016–2020 to 33 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Adelaide & Victoria

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)132 m; Queen Station (Line 1)227 m; Union Station (Line 1)571 m; TMU Station (Line 1)653 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)686 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)744 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)942 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville666 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal737 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 877 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 697 m
Streetcar
501503504508509510505506 nearest 114 m
TTC bus
971912111420275 nearest 145 m
Blue Night
301304310305306320
Nearest stops
18 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Adelaide St E installed 2015
Bike Share
Adelaide St W / Yonge St 124 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,505 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 (40)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 53 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 96 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 465 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 493 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 532 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - SecondaryEnglish Separate · 543 m
  • and 34 more
Parks (49)
  • Courthouse Square Park145 m
  • Cloud Gardens207 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden303 m
  • Berczy Park333 m
  • St. James Park345 m
  • Market Lane Park402 m
  • and 43 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch609 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch721 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 257 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 303 m
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 315 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 337 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 350 m
  • Hockey Hall of FameAttraction · 381 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 382 m
  • Massey HallPerforming Arts · 397 m
Signal
0026, activated 1928 · SA1 · bicycle signal

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 129 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 359 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Sultan's Mediterranean Grill, 20 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés129 within 300 m · 359 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Sultan's Mediterranean Grill · 25 Adelaide St E Unit-10120 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Wat Ah Jerk Caribbean Grill · 25 Adelaide St E Unit-10120 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 4 infractions
Au Pain Dore · 20 Adelaide St E Unit-10139 mPassed, Sep 2026
Cafe Depot · 30 Adelaide St E49 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Craft Beer Market Restaurant & Bar · 1 Adelaide St Egrocery59 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Hale Coffee · 1 Adelaide St E Unit-11059 mPassed, Mar 2026
Touch · 1 Adelaide St E59 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Pumpernickel's · 30 Adelaide St E63 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 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, 445 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 154 m away at Courthouse Square Park (currently off).

  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    445 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
    466 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    565 m
Drinking water
Courthouse Square Park drinking fountain · 154 m · off; Cloud Gardens bottle filling station · 227 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 1,117 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (126 m, 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,117 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 17
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    126 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    437 m
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street · 161 Bay St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    478 m
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 130 Adelaide St W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    539 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (893 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 201 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 893 m207 Front St E
Police52 Division · 1.1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 201 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 52 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,126 rental units, 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — 34 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 60 Richmond St E (224 m, 50 units, 8 storeys, built 1990), which scored 90 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 52 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 82 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 75 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings52 · 7,126 units · 34 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202682 across the 52
Open fire-code violations75
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261224 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250276 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250302 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251422 m
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire433 m
25 Mutual StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin9711198395 · Jul 20260467 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire489 m
147 Queen St Esocial housing · Fred Victor Centre767190095 · Nov 20250495 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 lots838 lots · ≈24,410 spaces · 73.2 ha
Within 500 m27 lots · ≈720 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 7,850 spaces
EV charging (City)Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 566 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports
Bike parking233 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (566 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
37 Queen St E · Garage226 m63152% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface308 m2092% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage532 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage578 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage631 m26258% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 97 m away, ≈17 spaces; 183 m away, ≈106 spaces; 186 m away, ≈28 spaces; 241 m away, ≈14 spaces; 274 m away, ≈30 spaces; 287 m away, ≈16 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (566 m, 40 ports); 2 Church St. (575 m, 28 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (696 m, 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 — 14-hour, Mar 5, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 10,691 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 79% of the total, against 1,270 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (631 of 802). Evening rush dominates here: 1,350 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 983 in the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 18 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,270southbound · 69 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the west10,691eastbound · 631 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles13,58414,329 pedestrians · 802 cyclists · 3.4% heavy
From the east0westbound · 13 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south1,623northbound · 89 bikes · 5.2% heavy
AM peak hour983 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,350 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Mar 5, 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

On Adelaide St E between Church St and St. James Park Trl, 242 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2017 put the average speed at 37 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Victoria St · Scott St – King St E · 185 mJun 2007 · 3 days1,708
Adelaide St E · Church St – St. James Park Trl · 242 mOct 2017 · 3 days9,50837 km/h48 km/h54 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 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 8 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions85#1300 of 5,508
With an injury8#1984 of 4,660
Property damage only69
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian3#1125 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#704 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 2014111latest Apr 14, 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 Oct 18, 2009.

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

Six thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.2 a year. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 83% 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 vehicle620street/outdoor (3), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft620street/outdoor (5), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 6, 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 Downtown Yonge East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Adelaide & Victoria a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 85 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 & Victoria?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1426 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 84% of the median for a counted intersection, and #135 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Adelaide & Victoria?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Adelaide St E between Church St and St. James Park Trl (October 2017), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Adelaide & Victoria?

The nearest Green P car park is 37 Queen St E (226 m away, 631 spaces, 52% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 838 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,410 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (566 m).

How do I get to Adelaide & Victoria by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 132 m away; Union Station GO is 666 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 114 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 121, 114, 202, 75 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Adelaide & Victoria?

129 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 359 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Sultan's Mediterranean Grill (20 m), Wat Ah Jerk Caribbean Grill (20 m), Au Pain Dore (39 m), Cafe Depot (49 m) and Hale Coffee (59 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 & Victoria?

The nearest is St Lawrence North, 92 Front Street East, 445 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence South (466 m); Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (565 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 & Victoria?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,117 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (126 m, 64 spaces), Bloomsbury Academy (437 m, 44 spaces) and Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street (478 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Adelaide & Victoria?

52 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,126 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 60 Richmond St E (224 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 90 Adelaide St E (276 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 36 Church St (302 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 25 Dalhousie St (422 m, 240 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 52 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 & Victoria?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and six 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 Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is Adelaide & Victoria in?

Adelaide & Victoria is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Financial District Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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