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Baldwin & Huron

Baldwin St & Huron St · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Baldwin & Huron 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 3 schools within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: St Patrick Station (Line 1) 689 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,192
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 25, 2013
1,569 pedestrians · 285 cyclists
Collisions
11
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4138 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
St Patrick Station 689 m · 5 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 20 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 150 vehicles, 13% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.3 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 23.9% of vehicle volume, about 31× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1.1 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Baldwin & Huron

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)689 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)694 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)900 m
Streetcar
510505506501511 nearest 172 m
TTC bus
1394 nearest 652 m
Blue Night
310305306301307
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Baldwin St / Spadina Ave - SMART 128 m · 20 docks · 55 stations, 1,109 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 (44)
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 124 m
  • Heydon Park Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 197 m
  • Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main CampusPrivate · 219 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 319 m
  • Ronald McDonald HousePrivate · 438 m
  • OCAD University - Rosalie Sharp PavilionUniversity · 487 m
  • and 38 more
Parks (42)
  • Julius Deutsch Park156 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette200 m
  • Lillian H. Smith Park289 m
  • Sonya's Park414 m
  • McCaul - Orde Parkette446 m
  • Gallery Park460 m
  • and 36 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch321 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch773 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 402 m
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 826 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 828 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 836 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 852 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 871 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 881 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 884 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 146 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 23 grocery and convenience stores, and 352 eating places within a kilometre — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Isaan Der Thai Kitchen and Bar, 130 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés146 within 300 m · 352 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience23 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mr Fish Downtown · 333 Spadina Avegrocery122 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Isaan Der Thai Kitchen and Bar · 327 Spadina Ave130 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Hao's Bistro · 339 Spadina Ave135 mPassed, Jul 2026
Daldongnae Kensington Market · 355 Spadina Avegrocery135 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Project Seoul · 355 Spadina Ave135 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tasty's Chicken & Donuts · 357 Spadina Ave140 mPassed, May 2026
Mashion Bakery · 345 Spadina Avegrocery140 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Ramen Station · 361 Spadina Ave M5t 23141 mPassed, Aug 2025

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, 456 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 147 m away at Julius Deutsch Park.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    456 m
  • Grange Park North Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    535 m
  • Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    542 m
Drinking water
Julius Deutsch Park drinking fountain · 147 m; Glasgow Parkette bottle filling station · 211 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

22 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,648 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Children's Primary Centre (219 m, 44 spaces, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km22 centres · 1,648 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 22
  • Children's Primary Centre · 177 Beverley St
    44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    219 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
    477 m
  • Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) · 18 Orde St
    146 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    528 m
  • Orde Day Care Satellite (St. Patrick Street) · 132 St Patrick St
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    554 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (653 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (594 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 653 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 594 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.7 km58 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

36 registered apartment buildings with 3,683 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 19 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 123 Huron St (82 m, 18 units, 3 storeys, built 1914), which scored 86 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 67 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 34 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 3,683 units · 19 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202667 across the 36
Open fire-code violations34
Tallest32 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
123 Huron St · Phymetrix Ltd.183191486 · Aug 2026082 m
69 Baldwin St · Dpm2 Ltd173192798 · Jul 20260129 m
123 D'Arcy St · 583647 Ontario Limited243198588 · Sep 20250143 m
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263216 m
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 20260232 m
210 Beverley St · Prudence Management Inc21418920242 m
6 Henry StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1054197892 · Aug 20260279 m
15 Larch StToronto Community Housing · TCH203199371 · Aug 20240295 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 lots964 lots · ≈22,360 spaces · 67.1 ha
Within 500 m116 lots · ≈1,960 spaces
Green P (public)34 car parks · about 6,019 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 651 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking174 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 84 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 Larch St · Garage259 m33231% (Q1 2026)
20 St Andrew St · Garage275 m41727% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface420 m3979% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface516 m91 *
15 Denison Ave · Surface811 m12054% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 39 m away, ≈4 spaces; 78 m away, ≈10 spaces; 81 m away, ≈25 spaces; 96 m away, ≈30 spaces; 98 m away, ≈9 spaces; 100 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 91 Elizabeth St (909 m, 2 ports); 10 Portland St (922 m, 4 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (1.1 km, 11 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, Mar 25, 2013

The north leg carries the load — 726 southbound vehicles, or 61% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 466. Most cyclists arrived from the north (250 of 285). Morning rush is the busier period: 214 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 183 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 14 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, 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 north726southbound · 250 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,1921,569 pedestrians · 285 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east0westbound · 35 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south466northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour214 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour183 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 25, 2013

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 (125 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. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Huron St · Baldwin St – Lane N of Baldwin and W of Huron · 21 mMar 2013 · 3 days1,487
Baldwin St · Lane E of Spadina and N of D Arcy – Spadina Ave · 125 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

2019 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 9% of collisions here involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 36% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% 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 Feb 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions11#4138 of 5,508
With an injury1#4078 of 4,660
Property damage only6
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#2180 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201415latest Feb 8, 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 59 thefts from vehicles and 13 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 12× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 7.2 a year. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 69% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on May 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle59193street/outdoor (51), other (4)
Bicycle theft1300house driveway/garage (9), apartment parking (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 13, 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 Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Baldwin & Huron a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 11 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 & Huron?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 25, 2013, 13% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Baldwin & Huron?

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 & Huron?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 Larch St (259 m away, 332 spaces, 31% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 964 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,360 spaces — 116 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (651 m).

How do I get to Baldwin & Huron by transit?

St Patrick Station (Line 1) is 689 m away; streetcar routes 510, 505, 506, 501 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 172 m away; bus routes 13, 94 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Baldwin & Huron?

146 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 352 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Isaan Der Thai Kitchen and Bar (130 m), Hao's Bistro (135 m), Project Seoul (135 m), Tasty's Chicken & Donuts (140 m) and Ramen Station (141 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 & Huron?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 456 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Grange Park North Washroom (535 m); Grange Park South Washroom (542 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 & Huron?

22 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,648 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Children's Primary Centre (219 m, 44 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre (477 m, 62 spaces) and Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) (528 m, 146 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Baldwin & Huron?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,683 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 123 Huron St (82 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 69 Baldwin St (129 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 123 D'Arcy St (143 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 160 Huron St (216 m, 69 units, RentSafeTO score 98). 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 & Huron?

Toronto Police place 59 thefts from vehicles and 13 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 3 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Baldwin & Huron in?

Baldwin & Huron is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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