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Baldwin & Augusta

Baldwin St & Augusta Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Kensington Market BIA

Baldwin & Augusta is a lightly travelled intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
979
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 11, 2023
3,421 pedestrians · 714 cyclists
Collisions
23
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 10 property damage · #3185 of 5,508 · +1 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 30 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 120 vehicles, 11% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 3.5 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 72.9% of vehicle volume, about 94× the typical share. That comes with about 2.3 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged up 9%, from 11 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Baldwin & Augusta

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
510505506511501 nearest 256 m
TTC bus
94 nearest 915 m
Blue Night
310305306301307
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Augusta Ave / Denison Sq 86 m · 15 docks · 44 stations, 796 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 (42)
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 261 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 359 m
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 366 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 495 m
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 537 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 542 m
  • and 36 more
Parks (38)
  • Bellevue Square Park113 m
  • Sonya's Park161 m
  • The Doctors' Parkette366 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette383 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park462 m
  • Alexandra Park463 m
  • and 32 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch385 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch484 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 662 m
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 770 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 786 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 831 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 1.1 km
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 1.1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 163 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 22 grocery and convenience stores, and 356 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Augusta Coffee Bar, 2 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés163 within 300 m · 356 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience22 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Augusta Coffee Bar · 229 Augusta Ave2 mPassed, Jul 2026
Taco Gus · 225 Augusta Ave12 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Knockout Wings · 198 Augusta Ave12 mPassed, Jul 2025
The Embassy · 223 Augusta Ave18 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Pancho's Bakery · 235 Augusta Avegrocery18 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
French Toast · 196 Augusta Ave19 mPassed, May 2026
Okay Maguey · 235 Augusta Ave20 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pancho & Emiliano · 200 Augusta Ave21 mPassed, Jul 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 Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 101 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 129 m away at Bellevue Square Park.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    101 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    407 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    436 m
Drinking water
Bellevue Square Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 129 m; Sonya's Park bottle filling station · 171 m · off

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 1,398 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (244 m, 34 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,398 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 18
  • The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 91 Bellevue Ave
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    244 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 95 Bellevue Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool
    261 m
  • George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre · 96 Denison Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    359 m
  • Jingbao (Downtown) Bilingual Children's Centre (96 Denison Avenue) · 96 Denison Ave
    65 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    359 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (341 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 341 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.6 km674 Markham St

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

36 registered apartment buildings with 2,718 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 18 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Leonard Ave (186 m, 77 units, 6 storeys, built 1960), which scored 96 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 45 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 2,718 units · 18 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202645 across the 36
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Leonard Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society776196096 · Aug 20264 · 7 fire186 m
87 Bellevue Avesocial housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 20250226 m
88 Oxford St · Turtledove Management114189575 · Jul 20260261 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250267 m
99 Bellevue Ave · Fv Property Management164198872 · Jul 20260287 m
170 Vanauley WalkToronto Community Housing · Atikson Co-Op406196988 · Aug 20260334 m
164 Grange Ave · Grange Apartments Inc.243197071 · Jul 20250355 m
123 D'Arcy St · 583647 Ontario Limited243198588 · Sep 20250387 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 lots918 lots · ≈20,750 spaces · 62.3 ha
Within 500 m110 lots · ≈1,730 spaces
Green P (public)34 car parks · about 4,992 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 835 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking169 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 104 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.5 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface100 m91 *
20 St Andrew St · Garage157 m41727% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage437 m33231% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface691 m12054% (Q1 2026)
201 Claremont St · Surface808 m4361% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 85 m away, ≈26 spaces; 86 m away, ≈86 spaces (Green P); 134 m away, ≈26 spaces; 195 m away, ≈23 spaces; 196 m away, ≈41 spaces; 203 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (854 m, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (889 m, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (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 — 8-hour, May 11, 2023

The south leg carries the load — 727 northbound vehicles, or 74% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 252. Most cyclists arrived from the south (287 of 714). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 168 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 155% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (66). Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% 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. 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 · 207 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles9793,421 pedestrians · 714 cyclists · 4.7% heavy
From the east252westbound · 220 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the south727northbound · 287 bikes · 5.5% heavy
AM peak hour66 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour168 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 11, 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 Baldwin St between Lane E of Spadina and N of D Arcy and Spadina Ave (293 m away) recorded an average of 28 km/h in its 3-day count in January 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 34 km/h. That segment carries about 900 vehicles a day. Augusta Ave between Oxford St and College St measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (May 2023). The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Augusta Ave · Oxford St – College St · 259 mMay 2023 · 3 days2,39121 km/h30 km/h34 km/h
Baldwin St · Lane E of Spadina and N of D Arcy – Spadina Ave · 293 mJan 2020 · 3 days87428 km/h34 km/h38 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

2016 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 4% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 57% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions23#3185 of 5,508
With an injury1#4065 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian1#2152 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201432latest May 29, 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 three thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts 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 vehicle320street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft430commercial premises (2), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 30, 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 Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Baldwin & Augusta a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 23 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 Baldwin & Augusta?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from May 11, 2023, 11% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Baldwin & Augusta?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Baldwin St between Lane E of Spadina and N of D Arcy and Spadina Ave (January 2020), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Baldwin & Augusta?

The nearest Green P car park is 35 Bellevue Avenue (100 m away, 91 spaces). The City's mapping shows 918 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,750 spaces — 110 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (835 m).

How do I get to Baldwin & Augusta by transit?

Streetcar routes 510, 505, 506, 511 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 256 m away; bus route 94 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Baldwin & Augusta?

163 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 356 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Augusta Coffee Bar (2 m), Taco Gus (12 m), Knockout Wings (12 m), The Embassy (18 m) and French Toast (19 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 Baldwin & Augusta?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 101 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (407 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (436 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 Baldwin & Augusta?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,398 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (244 m, 34 spaces), Westside Montessori School (261 m, 73 spaces) and George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre (359 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Baldwin & Augusta?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,718 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Leonard Ave (186 m, 77 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 87 Bellevue Ave (226 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 88 Oxford St (261 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 34 Oxford St (267 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 is 87 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 Baldwin & Augusta?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and four 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Baldwin & Augusta in?

Baldwin & Augusta is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Kensington Market Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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