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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 · Apr 19, 2023
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 3,631 westbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 28. Most cyclists arrived from the east (609 of 1,246). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,018 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 8% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (939). Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 4 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
Peak hours: 939 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,018 from 4:45 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
2024 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 13% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 6, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jun 26, 2012.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 52 | #1992 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 8 | #2018 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 37 | |
| Fail to remain | 9 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 5 | #680 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1054 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 7 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 4 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Jun 26, 2012 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
At the school-zone speed sign on Bathurst St (228 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 9,574 vehicles logged in June 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
- Speed sign
- Bathurst St (northbound), 228 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 18 km/h, 85th percentile 34 km/h; 0.5% at 50 km/h or more. 9,574 vehicles logged in June 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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.
- The crossing
- Signal 1154, activated 1975 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority · bicycle signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 506 511 510 505 nearest 15 m
- TTC bus
- 94 nearest 681 m · 8 min
- Blue Night
- 306 310 305 307
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — College St at Borden St
- Cycling
- Cycle Track on College St installed 2001; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Borden St installed 2020
- Bike Share
- College St / Borden St 38 m · 11 docks · 20 stations, 372 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
- 23 car parks · about 1,763 spaces
- EV charging
- 74 Clinton Street · 803 m · 4 Level 2 ports; also 365 Lippincott St. (1.1 km), 10 Portland St (1.3 km)
- Bike parking
- 134 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 92 bikes within 600 m
- Other lots
- 62 mapped lots within 500 m, 692 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface | 408 m | 91 * | — |
| 20 St Andrew St · Garage | 703 m | 417 | 27% (Q1 2026) |
| 74 Clinton Street · Garage | 862 m | 79 * | — |
| 80 Clinton Street · Surface | 872 m | 25 * | — |
| 157 Beatrice St · Surface | 1 km | 18 | 64% (Q1 2026) |
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
The nearest grocery store is T&t Supermarket, 335 m away; 7 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There are 60 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 358 eating places within a kilometre — 8.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Hogtown Vegan, 1 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Augusta Central Pharmacy, 82 m away, one of three within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is Kensington Eye Institute, 155 m away, then Toronto Western Hospital at 574 m. For seniors' housing: The Kensington Gardens, a long-term care home 304 m away. St. Stephen's Community House runs a seniors' active living programme 158 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Hogtown Vegan · 382 College St1 m
- Zafoon Restaurant · 384 College St2 m
- Voodoo Child · 388 College St3 m
- The Cloak and Dagger Irish Pub · 394 College St4 m
- Tagpuan 4 · 376 College St23 m
- Grocery
- T&t Supermarket 335 m · 4 min · 7 within 1 km
- Food shops
- The Cottage Cheese 308 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Augusta Central Pharmacy 82 m · 12 within 1 km
- Child care
- Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre · 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day103 m
- Westside Montessori School · 73 spaces, toddler, preschool152 m
- The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 34 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day186 m
- Washrooms
- Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.556 m · 7 min
- Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs891 m · 11 min
- Health and care
- Kensington Eye Institute · hospital site155 m
- Toronto Western Hospital · hospital site574 m · 7 min
- The Kensington Gardens · long-term care home304 m · 4 min
- St. Stephen's Community House · seniors' active living centre158 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 (22)
- The Doctors' Parkette135 m
- Sonya's Park382 m · 5 min
- Margaret Fairley Park477 m · 6 min
- Bellevue Square Park540 m · 6 min
- Lillian H. Smith Park620 m · 7 min
- Community centres
- Scadding Court Community Centre782 m · 9 min
- Schools (27)
- Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 103 m
- Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 152 m
- King Edward Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Separate · 316 m · 4 min
- Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 458 m · 5 min
- Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 638 m · 8 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch585 m · 7 min
- Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch736 m · 9 min
- Places of interest
- Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 850 m · 10 min
- Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 1.3 km · 16 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.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #822 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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
18 registered apartment buildings with 1,105 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 99 Bellevue Ave (138 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1988), which scored 72 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 Bellevue Ave · Fv Property Management | 16 | 4 | 1988 | 72 · Jul 2026 | 138 m |
| 87 Bellevue Ave social housing · Homes First Society | 28 | 3 | 1885 | 76 · Sep 2025 | 217 m |
| 88 Oxford St · Turtledove Management | 11 | 4 | 1895 | 75 · Jul 2026 | 237 m |
| 484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc | 166 | 16 | 2021 | 99 · Jun 2024 | 414 m · 5 min |
| 34 Oxford St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 189 | 5 | 1979 | 89 · Aug 2025 | 461 m · 5 min |
| 25 Leonard Ave social housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society | 77 | 6 | 1960 | 96 · Aug 2026 | 564 m · 7 min |
18 registered buildings · 1,105 units · 6 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 2.7 a year before that. 87% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 44% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Feb 21, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 15 | 2 | 1 | street/outdoor (13), house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 9 | 3 | 1 | apartment parking (4), commercial premises (2) |
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 College & Borden a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 52 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 College & Borden?
An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Apr 19, 2023, 78% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is College & Borden a walkable intersection?
College & Borden scores 70 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #822 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 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 4 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m; 7 grocery stores within 1 km · 60 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
Where can I park near College & Borden?
The nearest Green P car park is 35 Bellevue Avenue (408 m away, 91 spaces). The City's mapping shows 692 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,280 spaces — 62 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Clinton Street (803 m).
How do I get to College & Borden by transit?
Streetcar routes 506, 511, 510, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 15 m away; bus route 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: College St at Borden St, 681 m).
What restaurants are near College & Borden?
60 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 358 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Hogtown Vegan (1 m), Zafoon Restaurant (2 m), Voodoo Child (3 m), The Cloak and Dagger Irish Pub (4 m) and Tagpuan 4 (23 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near College & Borden?
The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 556 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (891 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (938 m).
Is there child care near College & Borden?
Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 772 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre (103 m, 99 spaces), Westside Montessori School (152 m, 73 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (186 m, 34 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near College & Borden?
18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,105 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 99 Bellevue Ave (138 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 72), 87 Bellevue Ave (217 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 88 Oxford St (237 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 484 Spadina Ave (414 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 87 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at College & Borden?
Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Kensington-Chinatown page.
What neighbourhood is College & Borden in?
College & Borden 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 19, 2023.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (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 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 11 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: 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; 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.65697, -79.40517 · centreline node 13465664.