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College & Brunswick

College St & Brunswick Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

At its last City count, in 1993, College & Brunswick, in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core, was an above-average intersection for traffic. It has a protected bikeway, 2 schools within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
11,670
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 29, 1993
2,975 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
40
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #2382 of 5,519
Getting there
3
TTC stops within 100 m
9 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
73/100
city median 48 · #652 of 5,672
68 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 240 m

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College & Brunswick

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 · Jun 29, 1993

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 5,558 westbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 1,274. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,678 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,527). Heavy vehicles made up 4.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 33 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1993, 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 north1,274southbound · 0 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west4,838eastbound · 0 bikes · 4.8% heavy
Total vehicles11,6702,975 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 4.6% heavy
From the east5,558westbound · 0 bikes · 4.9% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,527 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,678 from 4:00 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

2021 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 5% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 19, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 17, 2011.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions40#2382 of 5,519
With an injury2
Property damage only33
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist1
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20062latest Oct 17, 2011

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 Robert St (213 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 14,121 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Brunswick Avenue between College St and Ulster St.

Speed sign
Robert St (northbound), 213 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 16 km/h, 85th percentile 27 km/h; 0.4% at 40 km/h or more. 14,121 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
Traffic calming
Brunswick Avenue (College St – Ulster St): 6 speed humps

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
506 511 510 505 nearest 64 m
TTC bus
94 nearest 592 m · 7 min
Blue Night
306 310 305 307
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — College St at Augusta Ave; College St at Borden St
Cycling
Cycle Track on College St installed 2001; Sharrows on Brunswick Ave installed 2021
Bike Share
College St / Major St 100 m · 15 docks · 22 stations, 392 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
24 car parks · about 2,134 spaces
EV charging
74 Clinton Street · 898 m · 4 Level 2 ports; also 365 Lippincott St. (1.2 km), 10 Portland St (1.3 km)
Bike parking
137 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 92 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
58 mapped lots within 500 m, 690 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface391 m91 *—
20 St Andrew St · Garage608 m41727% (Q1 2026)
74 Clinton Street · Garage1 km79 *—
80 Clinton Street · Surface1 km25 *—
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface1 km19 *—

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

You can do a shop on foot from here: T&t Supermarket is 240 m away. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest The Cottage Cheese at 213 m. There are 68 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 355 eating places within a kilometre — 8.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Som Tum Jinda, 35 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Augusta Central Pharmacy, 54 m away, one of four within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is Kensington Eye Institute, 60 m away, then Toronto Western Hospital at 666 m. For seniors' housing: The Kensington Gardens, a long-term care home 209 m away. St. Stephen's Community House runs a seniors' active living programme 63 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Som Tum Jinda · 356 College St35 m
  • Osmow's Grill · 351 College St57 m
  • Second Cup Cafe · 340 College St60 m
  • Starbank · 340 College St60 m
  • Lebanese Garden · 366 College St Flr-1st64 m
68 within 300 m · 355 within 1 km
Grocery
T&t Supermarket 240 m · 7 within 1 km
Food shops
The Cottage Cheese 213 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Augusta Central Pharmacy 54 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Westside Montessori School · 73 spaces, toddler, preschool135 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 34 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day169 m
  • Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre · 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day198 m
9 licensed centres · 772 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.518 m · 6 min
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs874 m · 10 min
Drinking water: The Doctors' Parkette 28 m; Sonya's Park 278 m · 3 min (off)
Health and care
  • Kensington Eye Institute · hospital site60 m
  • Toronto Western Hospital · hospital site666 m · 8 min
  • The Kensington Gardens · long-term care home209 m
  • St. Stephen's Community House · seniors' active living centre63 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 (23)
  • The Doctors' Parkette40 m
  • Sonya's Park287 m · 3 min
  • Margaret Fairley Park399 m · 5 min
  • Bellevue Square Park523 m · 6 min
  • Lillian H. Smith Park525 m · 6 min
and 18 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (27)
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 135 m
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 198 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 363 m · 4 min
  • King Edward Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Separate · 411 m · 5 min
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 543 m · 6 min
and 22 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch490 m · 6 min
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch816 m · 10 min
Places of interest
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 755 m · 9 min
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 1.1 km · 14 min
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 1.3 km · 15 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.

73of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #652 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 68 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    6 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go10/14

    library 490 m away · 8 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    4 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot2/10

    traffic calming

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

19 registered apartment buildings with 1,122 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 99 Bellevue Ave (56 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 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
99 Bellevue Ave · Fv Property Management164198872 · Jul 202656 m
87 Bellevue Ave social housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 2025200 m
88 Oxford St · Turtledove Management114189575 · Jul 2026220 m
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 2024319 m · 4 min
34 Oxford St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 2025366 m · 4 min
25 Leonard Ave social housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society776196096 · Aug 2026550 m · 7 min

19 registered buildings · 1,122 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 seven thefts from vehicles and 14 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.1 a year. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 36% of the bike thefts were from other premises. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 22, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle720street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft1441other (5), street/outdoor (4)

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 & Brunswick a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 40 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 & Brunswick?

An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 1993. Its latest count is from Jun 29, 1993, 1.26× today's median for a counted intersection.

Is College & Brunswick a walkable intersection?

College & Brunswick scores 73 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #652 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; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 68 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic calming.

Where can I park near College & Brunswick?

The nearest Green P car park is 35 Bellevue Avenue (391 m away, 91 spaces). The City's mapping shows 690 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,570 spaces — 58 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Clinton Street (898 m).

How do I get to College & Brunswick by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 511, 510, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 64 m away; bus route 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: College St at Augusta Ave, 592 m).

What restaurants are near College & Brunswick?

68 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 355 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Som Tum Jinda (35 m), Osmow's Grill (57 m), Second Cup Cafe (60 m), Starbank (60 m) and Lebanese Garden (64 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near College & Brunswick?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 518 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (874 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (921 m).

Is there child care near College & Brunswick?

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 Westside Montessori School (135 m, 73 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (169 m, 34 spaces) and Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre (198 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near College & Brunswick?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,122 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 99 Bellevue Ave (56 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 72), 87 Bellevue Ave (200 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 88 Oxford St (220 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 484 Spadina Ave (319 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 88 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at College & Brunswick?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and 14 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is College & Brunswick in?

College & Brunswick 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