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Berkeley & Nicholson

Berkeley St & Nicholson Lane · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

At its last City count, in 2021, Berkeley & Nicholson, in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core, was a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
1,318
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 16, 2021
904 pedestrians · 98 cyclists
Collisions
0
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
12 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
79/100
city median 48 · #347 of 5,672
16 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 88 m

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Berkeley & Nicholson

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 · Nov 16, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 772 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 59% of the total, against 111 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (54 of 98). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 207 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m., 13% above the afternoon peak from 4:15 p.m. (184). Trucks and buses were 10.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north772southbound · 54 bikes · 13.9% heavy
From the west111eastbound · 2 bikes · 2.7% heavy
Total vehicles1,318904 pedestrians · 98 cyclists · 10.0% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south435northbound · 42 bikes · 5.1% heavy

Peak hours: 207 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 184 from 4:15 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

Toronto Police recorded no collisions of any severity within 65 m of this intersection in 2016–2025.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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 2018

On Berkeley St between King St E and Adelaide St E, 201 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2018 put the average speed at 24 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 33 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Berkeley St · King St E – Adelaide St E · 201 mJun 2018 · 7 days2,10424 km/h33 km/h39 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

Streetcar
503 504 508 501 nearest 253 m · 3 min
TTC bus
121 65 202 75 114 nearest 7 m
Blue Night
304 301 365
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — Berkeley St at Front St East South Side; Front St East at Berkeley St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
The Esplanade / Hahn Pl 159 m · 15 docks · 32 stations, 667 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
20 car parks · about 6,746 spaces
EV charging
51 Dockside Dr. · 1 km · 5 Level 2 ports; also 51 Dockside Dr (1 km), 2 Church St. (1 km)
Bike parking
119 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1.7 km)
Other lots
36 mapped lots within 500 m, 486 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
271 Front Street East · Surface156 m83 *—
44 Parliament Street · Surface217 m120 *—
31A Parliament Street · Surface300 m230 *—
373 Front Street East · Surface447 m450 *—
70 Distillery Lane · Garage657 m103 *—

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

Four grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Village's Mini-Market, 88 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 16 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 258 — 6.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Berkeley Cafe, 87 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Loblaw Pharmacy, 254 m away; 12 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 1.5 km away. Les Centres D'accueil Heritage - Centre des Pionniers runs a seniors' active living programme 234 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Berkeley Cafe · 262 the Esplanade87 m
  • St. Lawrence Cafe Bazzar · 248 the Esplanade89 m
  • Kinton Ramen · 351 King St E #40196 m
  • Pumpernickel's · 351 King St E Unit-103b196 m
  • The Burger's Priest · 351 King St E Unit-120d196 m
16 within 300 m · 258 within 1 km
Grocery
Village's Mini-Market 88 m · 4 within 300 m
Food shops
Cobs Bread 425 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Loblaw Pharmacy 254 m · 3 min · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 74 spaces, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day240 m
  • Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 85 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day327 m · 4 min
  • Centre Ward Early Learning Centre (Doodle All Daycare) · 97 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool442 m · 5 min
9 licensed centres · 569 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed234 m
  • East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · hours not listed · accessible700 m · 8 min
Drinking water: Parliament Square Park 168 m; David Crombie Park 171 m
Health and care
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site1.5 km · 18 min
  • Les Centres D'accueil Heritage - Centre des Pionniers · seniors' active living centre234 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 (33)
  • Parliament Square Park164 m
  • Little Trinity Church Lands363 m · 4 min
  • David Crombie Park451 m · 5 min
  • Princess Street Park464 m · 6 min
  • 40 Power St Park482 m · 6 min
and 28 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (15)
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 220 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 418 m · 5 min
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 546 m · 7 min
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 583 m · 7 min
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 657 m · 8 min
and 10 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch420 m · 5 min
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.4 km · 17 min
Places of interest
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 22 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 254 m · 3 min
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 357 m · 4 min
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 412 m · 5 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.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

79of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #347 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    4 grocery stores within 300 m · 16 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit17/28

    15 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go14/14

    library 420 m away · 6 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    5 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    2 schools within 500 m · 4 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

Within a kilometre there are 29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,078 rental units — 24 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 33 Hahn Pl (199 m, 135 units, 8 storeys, built 1980), which scored 84 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
33 Hahn Pl social housing · Les Centres D'accueil Heritage (Owns and Manages Bldg Cah Is Not A Property Mngmt Co)1358198084 · Jul 2025199 m
31 Princess St social housing · Kral Property Management Inc.8210199481 · Jun 2024219 m
5 Hahn Pl social housing · St Clare's Multifaith Housing324198090 · Sep 2024259 m · 3 min
501 Adelaide St E Toronto Community Housing · Greenwin18013200990 · Nov 2025278 m · 3 min
15 Scadding Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2519198284 · Jul 2025443 m · 5 min
171 Front St E Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation613198293 · Nov 2025449 m · 5 min

29 registered buildings · 4,078 units · 24 social housing · tallest 16 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Berkeley & Nicholson a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025 and police reported no collisions of any severity. 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 Berkeley & Nicholson?

A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Nov 16, 2021, 14% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Berkeley & Nicholson a walkable intersection?

Berkeley & Nicholson scores 79 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #347 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: 4 grocery stores within 300 m · 16 places to eat within 300 m; library 420 m away · 6 places of interest within 500 m; 5 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m.

How fast do cars go at Berkeley & Nicholson?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Berkeley St between King St E and Adelaide St E (June 2018), found an average of 24 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 33 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Berkeley & Nicholson?

The nearest Green P car park is 271 Front Street East (156 m away, 83 spaces). The City's mapping shows 486 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,510 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (1.0 km).

How do I get to Berkeley & Nicholson by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 253 m away; bus routes 121, 65, 202, 75, 114 within 1 km (nearest stop: Berkeley St at Front St East South Side, 7 m).

What restaurants are near Berkeley & Nicholson?

16 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 258 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Berkeley Cafe (87 m), St. Lawrence Cafe Bazzar (89 m), Kinton Ramen (196 m), Pumpernickel's (196 m) and The Burger's Priest (196 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Berkeley & Nicholson?

The nearest is St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 230 The Esplanade, 234 m away. Next nearest: East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms (700 m); St Lawrence North (735 m).

Is there child care near Berkeley & Nicholson?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 569 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (240 m, 74 spaces), Distillery District Early Learning Centre (327 m, 85 spaces) and Centre Ward Early Learning Centre (Doodle All Daycare) (442 m, 97 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Berkeley & Nicholson?

29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,078 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 33 Hahn Pl (199 m, 135 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 31 Princess St (219 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 5 Hahn Pl (259 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 501 Adelaide St E (278 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 29 is 90 out of 100.

What neighbourhood is Berkeley & Nicholson in?

Berkeley & Nicholson is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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