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Cecil & Spadina

Cecil St & Spadina Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Chinatown BIA

Cecil & Spadina, in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core, is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Queen's Park Station (Line 1) 805 m away.

Traffic volume
5,427
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 21, 2013
2,983 pedestrians · 181 cyclists
Collisions
39
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 28 property damage · #2434 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Queen's Park Station 805 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 680 vehicles, 59% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 3.3% of vehicle volume, about 4.3× the typical share. That comes with about 3.9 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 29%, from 17 in 2016–2020 to 22 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Cecil & Spadina

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen's Park Station (Line 1)805 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)883 m
Streetcar
510506505511501 nearest 53 m
TTC bus
1394 nearest 795 m
Blue Night
310306305301307
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Ave at Nassau St; Spadina Ave at Nassau St South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Baldwin St / Spadina Ave - SMART 150 m · 20 docks · 49 stations, 938 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)
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 267 m
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 300 m
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 367 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 380 m
  • Heydon Park Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 404 m
  • Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main CampusPrivate · 411 m
  • and 38 more
Parks (40)
  • Glasgow Street Parkette102 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park186 m
  • Lillian H. Smith Park196 m
  • Sonya's Park219 m
  • Bellevue Square Park377 m
  • The Doctors' Parkette406 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch221 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch666 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 612 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 691 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 834 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 877 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 912 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 921 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 1 km
Signal
0278, activated 1952 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 189 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 30 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 353 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is New Ho King, 13 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés189 within 300 m · 353 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience30 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
New Ho King · 410 Spadina Ave13 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Thai Country Kitchen · 412 Spadina Ave16 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Grossman's Tavern · 377 Spadina Ave Unit-217 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts · 400 Spadina Ave25 mPassed, Aug 2026
Grandma Kitchen · 416 Spadina Ave26 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Sizzler Kabab · 381 Spadina Ave29 mPassed, Dec 2025
Anh Dao Restaurant · 383 Spadina Ave29 mPassed, May 2026
Spadina Convenience · 406 Spadina Avegrocery32 mPassed, Aug 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, 359 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 104 m away at Glasgow Parkette.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    359 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    677 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    702 m
Drinking water
Glasgow Parkette bottle filling station · 104 m; Julius Deutsch Park drinking fountain · 164 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 1,639 spaces; 16 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (366 m, 34 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km22 centres · 1,639 spaces
Fee subsidy16 of 22
  • The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 91 Bellevue Ave
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    366 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 95 Bellevue Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool
    367 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care · 33 Robert St
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    380 m
  • Children's Primary Centre · 177 Beverley St
    44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    411 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (448 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (799 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 448 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 799 m255 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

Within a kilometre there are 33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,032 rental units — 17 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 160 Huron St (145 m, 69 units, 5 storeys, built 1805), which scored 98 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 54 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 18 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings33 · 3,032 units · 17 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202654 across the 33
Open fire-code violations18
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263145 m
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 20260158 m
123 Huron St · Phymetrix Ltd.183191486 · Aug 20260191 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250219 m
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 20240 · 1 fire269 m
123 D'Arcy St · 583647 Ontario Limited243198588 · Sep 20250284 m
210 Beverley St · Prudence Management Inc21418920325 m
69 Baldwin St · Dpm2 Ltd173192798 · Jul 20260327 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 lots950 lots · ≈21,250 spaces · 63.8 ha
Within 500 m110 lots · ≈1,760 spaces
Green P (public)33 car parks · about 5,999 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 820 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking235 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 104 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.3 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 St Andrew St · Garage210 m41727% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface378 m91 *
40 Larch St · Garage395 m33231% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface563 m3979% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface859 m12054% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 30 m away, ≈4 spaces; 42 m away, ≈5 spaces; 48 m away, ≈15 spaces; 62 m away, ≈11 spaces; 75 m away, ≈19 spaces; 76 m away, ≈13 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (1 km, 4 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (1.1 km, 2 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 21, 2013

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,128 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 94% of the total, against 299 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (181 of 181). Evening rush dominates here: 827 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 588 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 10.5% 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles5,4272,983 pedestrians · 181 cyclists · 10.5% heavy
From the east299westbound · 0 bikes · 11.4% heavy
From the south5,128northbound · 181 bikes · 10.5% heavy
AM peak hour588 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour827 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 21, 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 most recent midblock count on Spadina Ave between Nassau St and Cecil St (15 m away, Sep 2009) recorded volume only — about 11,058 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Robert St (352 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 15,276 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spadina Ave · Nassau St – Cecil St · 15 mSep 2009 · 3 days11,058
Cecil St · Huron St – Glasgow St · 118 mMar 2013 · 3 days1,548

School-zone speed sign 352 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct16 · 27 km/h
Over the limit2.4%
40 km/h or more0.4%

Robert St (northbound), Opp 30, Robert St · 15,276 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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 7 collisions. 5 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions39#2434 of 5,508
With an injury5#2803 of 4,660
Property damage only28
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#3016 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2373 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201447latest Apr 9, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jun 6, 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

19 thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 3.4 a year before that. 89% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1901street/outdoor (17), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft610street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 27, 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 Cecil & Spadina a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 39 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 Cecil & Spadina?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Mar 21, 2013, 59% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Cecil & Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 St Andrew St (210 m away, 417 spaces, 27% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 950 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,250 spaces — 110 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (820 m).

How do I get to Cecil & Spadina by transit?

Queen's Park Station (Line 1) is 805 m away; streetcar routes 510, 506, 505, 511 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 53 m away; bus routes 13, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Spadina Ave at Nassau St, 795 m).

What restaurants are near Cecil & Spadina?

189 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 353 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are New Ho King (13 m), Thai Country Kitchen (16 m), Grossman's Tavern (17 m), Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (25 m) and Grandma Kitchen (26 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 Cecil & Spadina?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 359 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (677 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (702 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 Cecil & Spadina?

22 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,639 spaces in total; 16 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (366 m, 34 spaces), Westside Montessori School (367 m, 73 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care (380 m, 142 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Cecil & Spadina?

33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,032 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 160 Huron St (145 m, 69 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 162 Huron St (158 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 123 Huron St (191 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 34 Oxford St (219 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 33 is 86 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 Cecil & Spadina?

Toronto Police place 19 thefts from vehicles and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 Cecil & Spadina in?

Cecil & Spadina 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 Chinatown Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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