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Armoury & University

Armoury St & University Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

Armoury & University, in Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, is a moderately heavy crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has St Patrick Station, a protected bikeway and 3 schools within 250 m at the corner.

Traffic volume
22,109
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 9, 2025
13,828 pedestrians · 3,692 cyclists · #731 busiest
Collisions
88
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
17 with an injury · 64 property damage · #1272 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
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
St Patrick Station
subway station within 250 m
7 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 33 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,580 vehicles an hour, 1.37× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 16.7% of vehicle volume, about 22× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 8.8 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 4.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 24%, from 50 in 2016–2020 to 38 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Armoury & University

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Patrick Station (Line 1)111 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)160 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)575 m; TMU Station (Line 1)631 m; Queen Station (Line 1)643 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)718 m; King Station (Line 1)854 m; College Station (Line 1)877 m; Union Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
505501506503504508510 nearest 200 m
TTC bus
131997 nearest 376 m
Blue Night
305301306304310320
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on University Ave installed 2020
Bike Share
Simcoe St / Michael Sweet Ave 101 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,404 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 (45)
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 211 m
  • Contact Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 239 m
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 249 m
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 261 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 278 m
  • OCAD University - Main Building 416 977-6000University · 292 m
  • and 39 more
Community centres
Parks (48)
  • Toronto City Hall295 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square296 m
  • Gallery Park341 m
  • Larry Sefton Park347 m
  • St. Patricks Square364 m
  • Grange Park380 m
  • and 42 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch303 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 167 m
  • Osgoode HallLandmark · 188 m
  • Campbell HouseMuseum · 228 m
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 313 m
  • Four Seasons Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 324 m
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 371 m
  • Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 402 m
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 403 m
Signal
0166, activated 1965 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 72 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 359 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Duke of Cornwall, 64 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés72 within 300 m · 359 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Duke of Cornwall · 400 University Ave64 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Mos Mos · 375 University Ave66 mPassed, Aug 2026
Royal Canadian Military Institute - Main Kitchen · 426 University Ave124 mPassed, May 2026
Royal Canadian Military Institute - Preparation Kitchen · 426 University Ave124 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Jersey Mike's · 425 University Ave128 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Starbucks · 439 University Ave153 mPassed, Aug 2026
Cafe 1847 · 330 University Ave153 mPassed, Feb 2026
Canada Life - Aramark Main Kitchen · 330 University Ave Flr-Main153 mPassed, Aug 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 City Hall, 294 m away, Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 342 m away at Grange Park.

  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    294 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    309 m
  • Grange Park North Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    309 m
Drinking water
Grange Park bottle filling station · 342 m; Larry Sefton Park drinking fountain · 357 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

23 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,551 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Life-Bridge Child Care (156 m, 57 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km23 centres · 1,551 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 23
  • Life-Bridge Child Care · 330 University Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    156 m
  • Orde Day Care Satellite (St. Patrick Street) · 132 St Patrick St
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    239 m
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 100 Queen St W
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    294 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre · 292 Dundas St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    325 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (556 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (212 m) and the nearest ambulance station 880 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 556 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 212 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 880 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

35 registered apartment buildings with 5,526 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 16 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 248 Simcoe St (160 m, 53 units, 12 storeys, built 1991), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 98 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 33 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings35 · 5,526 units · 16 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202698 across the 35
Open fire-code violations33
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
248 Simcoe StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation5312199192 · Aug 20240160 m
127 St Patrick StToronto Community Housing · TCH5412198092 · Aug 20240193 m
111 Chestnut StToronto Community Housing · TCH14415198786 · Sep 20241251 m
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 20246 · 7 fire277 m
110 Edward Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto505201188 · Oct 20254 · 16 fire357 m
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 20268 · 2 fire395 m
150 Elizabeth Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto25017201185 · Dec 202510401 m
190 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation264199293 · Aug 20260420 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 lots969 lots · ≈24,630 spaces · 73.9 ha
Within 500 m51 lots · ≈1,290 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 7,706 spaces
EV charging (City)Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 319 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports
Bike parking224 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 147 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (319 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface317 m27 *
110 Queen St W · Garage349 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface606 m3979% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage695 m26258% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage760 m33231% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 58 m away, ≈22 spaces; 77 m away, ≈10 spaces; 155 m away, ≈15 spaces; 181 m away, ≈35 spaces; 190 m away, ≈57 spaces; 196 m away, ≈21 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (319 m, 40 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (560 m, 2 ports); 10 Soho St. (619 m, 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, Oct 9, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The south leg carries the load — 9,985 northbound vehicles, or 45% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 2,177. Most cyclists arrived from the north (1,825 of 3,692). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,959 vehicles in the hour from 6:45 p.m., 15% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,703). Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north9,947southbound · 1,825 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles22,10913,828 pedestrians · 3,692 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east2,177westbound · 303 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the south9,985northbound · 1,563 bikes · 2.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,703 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,959 vehicles from 6:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 9, 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 most recent midblock count on University Ave between Armoury St and Dundas St W (99 m away, Sep 2012) recorded volume only — about 55,345 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on St. Patrick St (218 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 35,769 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
University Ave · Armoury St – Dundas St W · 99 mSep 2012 · 3 days55,345

School-zone speed sign 218 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct21 · 27 km/h
Over the limit0.5%
40 km/h or more0.1%

St. Patrick St, 132, St. Patrick Street · 35,769 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2016 was the peak year (17 collisions), and 2025 closed with 8. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions88#1272 of 5,508
With an injury17#1066 of 4,660
Property damage only64
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist5#492 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 2014117latest Jun 10, 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

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 six thefts from vehicles and 12 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from other premises. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle610street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft1262other (6), commercial premises (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 15, 2026. 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Armoury & University a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 88 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 Armoury & University?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #731 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.37× the median for a counted intersection, and #150 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Armoury & University?

The nearest Green P car park is 130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal (317 m away, 27 spaces). The City's mapping shows 969 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,630 spaces — 51 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. (319 m).

How do I get to Armoury & University by transit?

St Patrick Station (Line 1) is 111 m away; streetcar routes 505, 501, 506, 503 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 200 m away; bus routes 13, 19, 97 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Armoury & University?

72 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 Duke of Cornwall (64 m), Mos Mos (66 m), Royal Canadian Military Institute - Main Kitchen (124 m), Royal Canadian Military Institute - Preparation Kitchen (124 m) and Jersey Mike's (128 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 Armoury & University?

The nearest is City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 294 m away (Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (309 m); Grange Park North Washroom (309 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 Armoury & University?

23 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,551 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Life-Bridge Child Care (156 m, 57 spaces), Orde Day Care Satellite (St. Patrick Street) (239 m, 49 spaces) and Hester How Early Learning Centre (294 m, 83 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Armoury & University?

35 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,526 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 248 Simcoe St (160 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 127 St Patrick St (193 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 111 Chestnut St (251 m, 144 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 20 St Patrick St (277 m, 256 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 35 is 90 out of 100. 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 Armoury & University?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and 12 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor page.

What neighbourhood is Armoury & University in?

Armoury & University is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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