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College & McCaul

College St & McCaul St · Toronto, Ontario · University · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In University, in the downtown core, College & McCaul is an above-average intersection for traffic, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway, 2 schools within 250 m and a park. Nearby: Queen's Park Station (Line 1) 259 m away.

Traffic volume
17,449
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 9, 2025
37,672 pedestrians · 5,466 cyclists · #1080 busiest
Collisions
82
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
17 with an injury · 57 property damage · #1352 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #778 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Queen's Park Station 259 m · 3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 29 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,250 vehicles, about the citywide median. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.2 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 31.3% of vehicle volume, about 40× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 8.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 4.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 22%, from 37 in 2016–2020 to 45 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 82 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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College & McCaul

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)259 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)602 m; Museum Station (Line 1)752 m; College Station (Line 1)874 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
506510505 nearest 22 m
TTC bus
13941997 nearest 246 m
Blue Night
306310305320
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — College St at McCaul St
Cycling
Cycle Track on College St installed 2001
Bike Share
College St / Henry St 104 m · 14 docks · 55 stations, 1,129 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 (60)
  • Ronald McDonald HousePrivate · 111 m
  • Orde Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 128 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 344 m
  • Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main CampusPrivate · 408 m
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 412 m
  • School of Graduate Studies - U of T, Bldg 43University · 435 m
  • and 54 more
Parks (46)
  • McCaul - Orde Parkette186 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park404 m
  • Lillian H. Smith Park418 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette479 m
  • Gallery Park550 m
  • Queen's Park609 m
  • and 40 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch416 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 370 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 477 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 538 m
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 627 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 734 m
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 757 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 758 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 767 m
Signal
0825, activated 1961 · SA1 · leading pedestrian interval East/West · 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 39 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 352 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Smith House, 23 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in November 2025.

Restaurants & cafés39 within 300 m · 352 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 48 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Smith House · 171 College St23 mPassed, Nov 2025
Meet You 177 · 177 College St56 mPassed, Apr 2026
Second Cup · 179 College St Unit-17958 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Lala Spicy Lab Downtown · 181 College St67 mPassed, Jul 2026
Dear Saigon · 185 College St Unit-18587 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 4 infractions
Fat Bastard Burrito · 187 College St92 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Pre Nup Pub · 191 College St111 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 2 infractions
Ronald McDonald House · 240 Mc Caul St111 mPassed, May 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 Grange Park North Washroom, 746 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 427 m away at Julius Deutsch Park.

  • Grange Park North Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    746 m
  • Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    758 m
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    782 m
Drinking water
Julius Deutsch Park drinking fountain · 427 m; Glasgow Parkette bottle filling station · 479 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,176 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) (128 m, 146 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,176 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 17
  • Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) · 18 Orde St
    146 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    128 m
  • Hydrokids - Opg · 700 University Ave
    82 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    187 m
  • Queen's Park Child Care Centre · 7 Queens Park Cres E
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    373 m
  • Children's Primary Centre · 177 Beverley St
    44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    408 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (831 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (633 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 831 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 633 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.5 km58 Richmond St E

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 42 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,922 rental units — 17 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 210 Beverley St (276 m, 21 units, 4 storeys, built 1892). None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 97 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 45 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings42 · 5,922 units · 17 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202697 across the 42
Open fire-code violations45
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
210 Beverley St · Prudence Management Inc21418920276 m
6 Henry StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1054197892 · Aug 20260326 m
222 Elm St · Sterling Karamar Property Management26815197083 · Jun 202415 · 1 fire366 m
200 Elm St · Sterling Karamar Property Management12014196186 · Jun 20246377 m
2 Murray StToronto Community Housing · Deep Quongg Community Fund Inc866196182 · Sep 20244384 m
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 20260429 m
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263438 m
69 Baldwin St · Dpm2 Ltd173192798 · Jul 20260447 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 lots1,086 lots · ≈24,770 spaces · 74.3 ha
Within 500 m81 lots · ≈2,760 spaces
Green P (public)32 car parks · about 6,002 spaces
EV charging (City)91 Elizabeth St · 592 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking205 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 67 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
205 Mc Caul St · Surface234 m3979% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface737 m27 *
40 Larch St · Garage750 m33231% (Q1 2026)
20 St Andrew St · Garage759 m41727% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface1 km91 *

Nearest lots: 57 m away, ≈39 spaces; 59 m away, ≈23 spaces; 63 m away, ≈30 spaces; 72 m away, ≈32 spaces; 85 m away, ≈20 spaces; 90 m away, ≈20 spaces. More EV charging: 9 Wellesley St W. (900 m, 8 ports); 10 Soho St. (1 km, 4 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.1 km, 8 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, Oct 9, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 7,280 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 3,059 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (2,529 of 5,466). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,452 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 1,415 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north0southbound · 12 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west7,280eastbound · 2,529 bikes · 3.4% heavy
Total vehicles17,44937,672 pedestrians · 5,466 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east7,110westbound · 2,467 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the south3,059northbound · 458 bikes · 2.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,452 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,415 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 9, 2025

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.

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 12 collisions. 17 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 13 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (16%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions82#1352 of 5,508
With an injury17#1029 of 4,660
Property damage only57
Fail to remain11
Involving a pedestrian6#539 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist7#236 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 2014107latest Feb 10, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Apr 19, 2017.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#778 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#431 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Apr 19, 2017

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

11 thefts from vehicles and 31 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 7.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 4.2 a year. 82% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 74% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1110street/outdoor (9), school/campus (2)
Bicycle theft31100school/campus (23), street/outdoor (7)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 16, 2025. 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 University.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is College & McCaul a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#778 of 1,505), out of 82 reported 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 College & McCaul?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #1080 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #17 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near College & McCaul?

The nearest Green P car park is 205 Mc Caul St (234 m away, 39 spaces, 79% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,086 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,770 spaces — 81 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 91 Elizabeth St (592 m).

How do I get to College & McCaul by transit?

Queen's Park Station (Line 1) is 259 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 22 m away; bus routes 13, 94, 19, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: College St at McCaul St, 246 m).

What restaurants are near College & McCaul?

39 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 352 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Smith House (23 m), Meet You 177 (56 m), Second Cup (58 m), Lala Spicy Lab Downtown (67 m) and Dear Saigon (87 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 College & McCaul?

The nearest is Grange Park North Washroom, 26 Grange Rd W, 746 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Grange Park South Washroom (758 m); Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom (782 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 College & McCaul?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,176 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) (128 m, 146 spaces), Hydrokids - Opg (187 m, 82 spaces) and Queen's Park Child Care Centre (373 m, 88 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near College & McCaul?

42 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,922 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 210 Beverley St (276 m, 21 units), 6 Henry St (326 m, 105 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 222 Elm St (366 m, 268 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 200 Elm St (377 m, 120 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 42 is 89 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 College & McCaul?

Toronto Police place 11 thefts from vehicles and 31 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 University page.

What neighbourhood is College & McCaul in?

College & McCaul is in University (City of Toronto neighbourhood 079). 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