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Bedford & Elgin

Bedford Rd & Elgin Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Bedford & Elgin is a lightly travelled intersection. It sits in the Annex, in central Toronto. It has a bike lane and a park at the corner. Nearby: St George Station (Line 1, Line 2) 302 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
2,684
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 15, 2021
747 pedestrians · 72 cyclists
Collisions
17
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 13 property damage · #3596 of 5,508
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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
St George Station 302 m · 2 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 340 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 29% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.7% of vehicle volume, about 3.5× the typical share. That comes with about 1.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Bedford & Elgin

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)302 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)546 m; Bay Station (Line 2)564 m; Museum Station (Line 1)607 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)713 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)945 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
506510 nearest 592 m
TTC bus
261319127949782 nearest 92 m
Blue Night
306310300320
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Bedford Rd at Lowther Ave
Cycling
Bike Lane on Bedford Rd installed 2001
Bike Share
Taddle Creek Park 153 m · 15 docks · 38 stations, 687 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 (39)
  • The Shire SchoolPrivate · 256 m
  • Huron Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 321 m
  • Career Quest - TorontoPrivate · 412 m
  • Munk School of Global Affairs at the Observatory - U of T, Bldg 89University · 422 m
  • Howlett Academy SchoolPrivate · 498 m
  • School of Continuing Studies - U of T, Bldg 103University · 517 m
  • and 33 more
Community centres
  • William H. Bolton Arena1.3 km
Parks (61)
  • Taddle Creek Park146 m
  • Boswell Parkette260 m
  • Huron Street Playground342 m
  • Bloor - Bedford Parkette353 m
  • Joseph Tough Park390 m
  • Paul Martel Park559 m
  • and 55 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch630 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch799 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 406 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 413 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 459 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 495 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 558 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 568 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 640 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 649 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 341 eating places within a kilometre — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bedford House, 195 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés10 within 300 m · 341 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 20 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bedford House · 136 Bedford Rd195 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Trattoria Fieramosca · 36a Prince Arthur Ave214 mPassed, May 2025 · 6 infractions
Sushi Masaki Saito · 88 Avenue Rd Unit-2239 mPassed, Jul 2026
Duke of York Restaurant · 39 Prince Arthur Ave Unit-2241 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Salt & Sand · 92 Avenue Rd246 mPassed, Jul 2026
Opus Restaurant · 37 Prince Arthur Ave Unit-1247 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
St. George Care Community · 225 St George St276 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Vintage Conservatory Yorkville · 87 Avenue Rd Unit-219283 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions

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 Ramsden Park Washroom, 623 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 164 m away at Taddle Creek Park.

  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    623 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    748 m
  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    861 m
Drinking water
Taddle Creek Park drinking fountain · 164 m; Huron Street Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,236 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Friends Day Care Centre (80 m, 22 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,236 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 17
  • Friends Day Care Centre · 60 Lowther Ave
    22 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    80 m
  • University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - O.i.s.e. · 252 Bloor St W
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    312 m
  • Huron Superfriends Inc. · 541 Huron St
    111 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    321 m
  • Atelier Kids Annex · 34 Madison Ave
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    501 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (776 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 570 m away.

FireFire Station 312 · 776 m34 Yorkville Ave
Police52 Division · 2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 570 m135 Davenport Rd

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

74 registered apartment buildings with 8,054 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 25 Bedford Rd (152 m, 62 units, 8 storeys, built 2004), which scored 96 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 74 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 163 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 59 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings74 · 8,054 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026163 across the 74
Open fire-code violations59
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Bedford Rd · Firm Capital628200496 · Aug 20265152 m
169 St George St · Lionsgate Communities Corp.529195698 · Aug 20260185 m
177 St George St · Cogir Real Estate588196497 · Aug 20261192 m
161 St George St · Cogir Real Estate627196093 · Sep 20251195 m
50 Prince Arthur Ave14919196886 · Aug 20240 · 6 fire200 m
191 St George St · Aplomb Properties Inc10510196777 · Sep 20253209 m
20 Prince Arthur Ave · Hollyburn Properties Ltd19323196883 · Jul 20247219 m
85 Lowther Ave · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.448195586 · Jun 20240219 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 lots959 lots · ≈25,610 spaces · 76.8 ha
Within 500 m85 lots · ≈1,780 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 3,534 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Yorkville Ave · 583 m · 8 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking46 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 56 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Bedford Rd · Garage278 m37151% (Q1 2026)
465 Huron Street · Surface459 m15 *
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage509 m17575% (Q1 2026)
9 Madison Ave. · Surface534 m38 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface584 m65 *

Nearest lots: 69 m away, ≈24 spaces; 135 m away, ≈12 spaces; 179 m away, ≈11 spaces; 193 m away, ≈32 spaces; 195 m away, ≈4 spaces; 196 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (585 m, 6 ports); 365 Lippincott St. (1.1 km, 10 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.1 km, 23 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, Dec 15, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 1,164 southbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 426. Most cyclists arrived from the south (37 of 72). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 440 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 70% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (259). Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north1,164southbound · 27 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles2,684747 pedestrians · 72 cyclists · 2.7% heavy
From the east426westbound · 8 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the south1,094northbound · 37 bikes · 2.8% heavy
AM peak hour259 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour440 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 15, 2021

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 Bedford Rd between Elgin Ave and Boswell Ave (44 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in February 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 5,700 vehicles a day. Elgin Ave between Avenue Rd and Bedford Rd measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Apr 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Huron St (349 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 29,792 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bedford Rd · Elgin Ave – Boswell Ave · 44 mFeb 2024 · 3 days5,67937 km/h44 km/h49 km/h
Elgin Ave · Avenue Rd – Bedford Rd · 130 mApr 2025 · 3 days1,38131 km/h39 km/h44 km/h

School-zone speed sign 349 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct26 · 31 km/h
Over the limit4.0%
40 km/h or more0.3%

Huron St (northbound), 521 Huron Street · 29,792 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

2022 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 6% of collisions here involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from May 28, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions17#3596 of 5,508
With an injury1#4096 of 4,660
Property damage only13
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 201420latest May 28, 2024

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 four thefts from vehicles and two 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 vehicle420house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft200house driveway/garage (1), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 21, 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 Annex.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bedford & Elgin a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 17 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 Bedford & Elgin?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 15, 2021, 29% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Bedford & Elgin?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bedford Rd between Elgin Ave and Boswell Ave (February 2024), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 349 m away (30 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Bedford & Elgin?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Bedford Rd (278 m away, 371 spaces, 51% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 959 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,610 spaces — 85 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Yorkville Ave (583 m).

How do I get to Bedford & Elgin by transit?

St George Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 302 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 592 m away; bus routes 26, 13, 19, 127, 94, 97, 82 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bedford Rd at Lowther Ave, 92 m).

What restaurants are near Bedford & Elgin?

10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 341 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bedford House (195 m), Trattoria Fieramosca (214 m), Sushi Masaki Saito (239 m), Duke of York Restaurant (241 m) and Salt & Sand (246 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 Bedford & Elgin?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 623 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (748 m); Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom (861 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 Bedford & Elgin?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,236 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Friends Day Care Centre (80 m, 22 spaces), University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - O.i.s.e. (312 m, 26 spaces) and Huron Superfriends Inc. (321 m, 111 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bedford & Elgin?

74 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,054 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Bedford Rd (152 m, 62 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 169 St George St (185 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 177 St George St (192 m, 58 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 161 St George St (195 m, 62 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 74 is 88 out of 100; 2 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 Bedford & Elgin?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and two 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Bedford & Elgin in?

Bedford & Elgin is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). 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