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Baldwin & Huron

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

Baldwin & Huron, in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core, was a lightly travelled intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it — that was the City's last count here, in 2013. It has 2 schools within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: St Patrick Station (Line 1) 832 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
1,192
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 25, 2013
1,569 pedestrians · 285 cyclists
Collisions
11
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
St Patrick Station 832 m · 13 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
74/100
city median 48 · #580 of 5,672
97 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 181 m

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Baldwin & Huron

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · 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 16,177 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

Peak hours: 214 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 183 from 4:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

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.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions11
With an injury1
Property damage only6
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Speeds here, last measured in 2020

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; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
St Patrick Station (Line 1)832 m · 10 min; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)909 m · 11 min
Streetcar
510 505 506 501 511 nearest 214 m
TTC bus
13 nearest 797 m · 9 min
Blue Night
310 305 306 301 307
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Baldwin St / Spadina Ave - SMART 129 m · 20 docks · 36 stations, 716 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
22 car parks · about 3,857 spaces
EV charging
10 Soho St. · 738 m · 4 Level 2 ports; also 91 Elizabeth St (1.1 km), 10 Portland St (1.2 km)
Bike parking
84 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 104 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.6 km)
Other lots
75 mapped lots within 500 m, 663 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 Larch St · Garage321 m33231% (Q1 2026)
20 St Andrew St · Garage357 m41727% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface515 m3979% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface582 m91 *—
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface1.1 km27 *—

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

You can do a shop on foot from here: Daldongnae Kensington Market is 181 m away, one of three grocery stores within 300 m. Six specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Mr Fish Downtown at 132 m. There are 97 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 355 eating places within a kilometre — 8.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Hao's Bistro, 149 m away. The nearest pharmacy is One Community Pharmacy, 165 m away, one of two within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is SickKids, 729 m away, then Kensington Eye Institute at 773 m. For seniors' housing: Mon Sheong Home For the Aged, a long-term care home 380 m away (two within a kilometre). Cecil Community Centre - Seniors In Action runs a seniors' active living programme 241 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Hao's Bistro · 339 Spadina Ave149 m
  • Chatramue · 341 Spadina Ave153 m
  • Sangs Great Food · 343 Spadina Ave153 m
  • New Sky Restaurant · 353 Spadina Ave159 m
  • August 8 Dim Sum & Sushi · 331 Spadina Ave171 m
97 within 300 m · 355 within 1 km
Grocery
Daldongnae Kensington Market 181 m · 3 within 300 m
Food shops
Mr Fish Downtown 132 m · 6 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Pharmacy
One Community Pharmacy 165 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Children's Primary Centre · 44 spaces, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day232 m
  • Ogden Day Care Centre · 136 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day610 m · 7 min
  • Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day637 m · 8 min
14 licensed centres · 1,086 spaces within 1 km · 10 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.558 m · 7 min
  • Grange Park North Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs736 m · 9 min
Drinking water: Julius Deutsch Park 150 m; Glasgow Parkette 279 m · 3 min
Health and care
  • SickKids · hospital site729 m · 9 min
  • Kensington Eye Institute · hospital site773 m · 9 min
  • Mon Sheong Home For the Aged · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km380 m · 5 min
  • Cecil Community Centre - Seniors In Action · seniors' active living centre241 m

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (23)
  • Julius Deutsch Park172 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette272 m · 3 min
  • Lillian H. Smith Park313 m · 4 min
  • McCaul - Orde Parkette569 m · 7 min
  • Bellevue Square Park580 m · 7 min
and 18 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (29)
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 147 m
  • Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main CampusPrivate · 232 m
  • Heydon Park Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 300 m · 4 min
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 363 m · 4 min
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 610 m · 7 min
and 24 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch345 m · 4 min
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1 km · 11 min
Places of interest
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 567 m · 7 min
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 1 km · 12 min
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 1.1 km · 13 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

74of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #580 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    3 grocery stores within 300 m · 97 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit20/28

    St Patrick Station 0.8 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go10/14

    library 345 m away · 8 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    4 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

29 registered apartment buildings with 2,499 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 16 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 123 Huron St (85 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 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
123 Huron St · Phymetrix Ltd.183191486 · Aug 202685 m
69 Baldwin St · Dpm2 Ltd173192798 · Jul 2026149 m
123 D'Arcy St · 583647 Ontario Limited243198588 · Sep 2025192 m
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 2026230 m
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 2026238 m
6 Henry St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1054197892 · Aug 2026311 m · 4 min

29 registered buildings · 2,499 units · 16 social housing · tallest 24 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

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

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

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 at the City's last count here, in 2013. Its latest count is from Mar 25, 2013, 13% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Baldwin & Huron a walkable intersection?

Baldwin & Huron scores 74 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #580 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 grocery stores within 300 m · 97 places to eat within 300 m; 4 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; St Patrick Station 0.8 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km.

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 (321 m away, 332 spaces, 31% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 663 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,600 spaces — 75 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (738 m).

How do I get to Baldwin & Huron by transit?

St Patrick Station (Line 1) is 832 m away; streetcar routes 510, 505, 506, 501 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 214 m away; bus route 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Baldwin & Huron?

97 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 355 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Hao's Bistro (149 m), Chatramue (153 m), Sangs Great Food (153 m), New Sky Restaurant (159 m) and August 8 Dim Sum & Sushi (171 m). 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, 558 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Grange Park North Washroom (736 m); Grange Park South Washroom (776 m).

Is there child care near Baldwin & Huron?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,086 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Children's Primary Centre (232 m, 44 spaces), Ogden Day Care Centre (610 m, 136 spaces) and Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre (637 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Baldwin & Huron?

29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,499 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 123 Huron St (85 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 69 Baldwin St (149 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 123 D'Arcy St (192 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 160 Huron St (230 m, 69 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 29 is 86 out of 100.

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. 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

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