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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Bloor Station (Line 1)214 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)279 m; Bay Station (Line 2)302 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)375 m; Museum Station (Line 1)529 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)838 m; College Station (Line 1)851 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)871 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)936 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)1 km
- Streetcar
- 506 nearest 443 m
- TTC bus
- 97199413267582 nearest 71 m
- Blue Night
- 306320300
- Nearest stops
- 14 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Charles St West; Yonge St at Charles St East
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Charles St W / Balmuto St - SMART 20 m · 24 docks · 47 stations, 983 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 (47)
- Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 289 m
- Rosedale Day SchoolPrivate · 430 m
- St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 480 m
- The Abelard Centre For EducationPrivate · 490 m
- Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 514 m
- Career Quest - TorontoPrivate · 563 m
- and 41 more
- Community centres
- Parks (54)
- St. Mary Street Parkette76 m
- George Hislop Park173 m
- Norman Jewison Park246 m
- Clover Hill Park292 m
- James Canning Gardens337 m
- Town Hall Square401 m
- and 48 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch379 m
- Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch396 m
- Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1 km
- Places of interest
- CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 122 m
- The Japan FoundationMuseum · 254 m
- Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 361 m
- Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 406 m
- Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 464 m
- Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 493 m
- Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 629 m
- Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 665 m
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There are 133 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 15 grocery and convenience stores, and 370 eating places within a kilometre — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 8 Mile Pizza, 20 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 1 infraction noted.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mile Pizza · 9 Charles St W | 20 m | Passed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction |
| 8mile Detroit Style Pizza · 9 Charles St W | 21 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Joumak · 11 Charles St W | 21 m | Passed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction |
| 7 West Cafe · 7 Charles St W | 30 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Bingz Crispy Burger · 730 Yonge St 6 | 38 m | Passed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Viet Hut Express - Charles · 25 Charles St W | 38 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Dollarama · 730 Yonge Stgrocery | 38 m | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| Pearl Yorkville Chinese Cuisine · 730 Yonge St Unit-5 | 38 m | Passed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction |
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 Outdoor Rink Washroom, 946 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 77 m away at St. Mary Street Parkette.
- Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.946 m
- Drinking water
- St. Mary Street Parkette drinking fountain · 77 m; George Hislop Park drinking fountain · 150 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
Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 690 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (53 m, 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 35 Charles St W
73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day53 m - Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site · 160 Bloor St E
85 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day471 m - YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day575 m - Jesse Ketchum Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 7 Berryman St
26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day671 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (399 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 848 m away.
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
111 registered apartment buildings with 15,314 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 11 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 44 Charles St W (98 m, 793 units, 51 storeys, built 1972), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 111 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 408 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 126 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Charles St W · Jll | 793 | 51 | 1972 | 91 · Aug 2024 | 12 | 98 m |
| 25 St Mary St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc. | 260 | 25 | 1965 | 92 · Jul 2024 | 2 · 4 fire | 136 m |
| 1101 Bay St · Bentallgreenoak | 265 | 28 | 1979 | 87 · Jun 2026 | 1 · 6 fire | 140 m |
| 55 Charles St W · Azuria Group Incorporated | 147 | 32 | 1981 | 83 · Oct 2025 | 3 | 185 m |
| 30 Charles St E · 14792670 Canada Inc | 21 | 3 | 1915 | 67 · Aug 2026 | 2 · 4 fire | 194 m |
| 57 Charles St W · Quadreal Property Group | 250 | 21 | 1977 | 89 · Oct 2025 | 0 | 216 m |
| 16 St Joseph St · Akelius | 37 | 4 | 1927 | 89 · Nov 2025 | 1 | 248 m |
| 8 Gloucester St · Tricon Residential | 231 | 34 | 2021 | 100 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 260 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Charles St E · Garage | 164 m | 646 | 18% (Q1 2026) |
| 13 Isabella St · Surface | 218 m | 30 | 73% (Q1 2026) |
| 74 Yorkville Ave · Garage | 493 m | 175 | 75% (Q1 2026) |
| 15 Wellesley St E · Surface | 498 m | 126 | 54% (Q1 2026) |
| 9 Bedford Rd · Garage | 811 m | 371 | 51% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 76 m away, ≈18 spaces; 121 m away, ≈33 spaces; 123 m away, ≈18 spaces; 124 m away, ≈40 spaces; 134 m away, ≈8 spaces; 148 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: 74 Yorkville Ave (450 m, 9 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (458 m, 8 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (1.2 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 — 14-hour, Nov 25, 2025
The east leg carries the load — 3,815 westbound vehicles, or 92% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 7. Most cyclists arrived from the east (224 of 331). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 441 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 26% above the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. (351). Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.
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 St Nicholas St between St Mary St and Charles St W (43 m away, Feb 2001) recorded volume only — about 1,350 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas St · St Mary St – Charles St W · 43 m | Feb 2001 · 2 days | 1,350 | — | — | — |
| Charles St E · Yonge St – Lane E of Yonge and N of Charles · 98 m | Nov 2011 · 3 days | 7,036 | — | — | — |
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
2017 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 30% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Nov 17, 2025.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 4.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 20 | #3448 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 2 | #3975 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 14 | |
| Fail to remain | 6 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #2013 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| All since 2014 | 24 | latest Nov 17, 2025 |
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 22 thefts from vehicles and 20 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 4.9 a year before that. 68% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 55% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 23, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 22 | 7 | 2 | street/outdoor (15), commercial premises (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 20 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (11), commercial premises (4) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 23, 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 Bay-Cloverhill.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Charles & St Nicholas a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 20 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 Charles & St Nicholas?
A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2063 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 26% of the median for a counted intersection, and #280 for pedestrians.
Where can I park near Charles & St Nicholas?
The nearest Green P car park is 20 Charles St E (164 m away, 646 spaces, 18% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 940 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,170 spaces — 61 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Charles St E. (163 m).
How do I get to Charles & St Nicholas by transit?
Bloor Station (Line 1) is 214 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 443 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 94, 13, 26, 75, 82 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Charles St West, 71 m).
What restaurants are near Charles & St Nicholas?
133 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 370 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are 8 Mile Pizza (20 m), 8mile Detroit Style Pizza (21 m), Joumak (21 m), 7 West Cafe (30 m) and Bingz Crispy Burger (38 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 Charles & St Nicholas?
The nearest is Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 946 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.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 Charles & St Nicholas?
Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 690 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (53 m, 73 spaces), Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site (471 m, 85 spaces) and YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (575 m, 144 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Charles & St Nicholas?
111 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 15,314 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 44 Charles St W (98 m, 793 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 25 St Mary St (136 m, 260 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 1101 Bay St (140 m, 265 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 55 Charles St W (185 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 111 is 89 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 Charles & St Nicholas?
Toronto Police place 22 thefts from vehicles and 20 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 Bay-Cloverhill page.
What neighbourhood is Charles & St Nicholas in?
Charles & St Nicholas is in Bay-Cloverhill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 169). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 25, 2025.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 23, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 11 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.66855, -79.38706 · centreline node 13463763.