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College & Spadina

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

College & Spadina is a moderately heavy crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core. It has a live City traffic camera, a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Queen's Park Station (Line 1) 798 m away.

Traffic volume
23,059
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 2, 2026
18,447 pedestrians · 4,308 cyclists · #670 busiest
Collisions
408
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
58 with an injury · 290 property damage · #181 of 5,508 · +27 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
3
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #157 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
6
TTC stops within 100 m
Queen's Park Station 798 m · 4 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,650 vehicles, 1.42× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 18.7% of vehicle volume, about 24× the typical share. That comes with about 41 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 17.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.6× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 11%, from 216 in 2016–2020 to 192 in 2021–2025. About one in 136 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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College & Spadina

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Spadina Ave & College St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8166 · Spadina Ave & College St
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for College & Spadina, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8166 · Spadina Ave & College St
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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)798 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
506510505511 nearest 33 m
TTC bus
9413 nearest 587 m
Blue Night
306310305307
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — College St at Spadina Ave; Spadina Ave at College St North Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on College St installed 2001
Bike Share
College St / Huron St 153 m · 19 docks · 46 stations, 899 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 (49)
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 187 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 205 m
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 348 m
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 429 m
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 489 m
  • School of Graduate Studies - U of T, Bldg 43University · 506 m
  • and 43 more
Parks (43)
  • Lillian H. Smith Park146 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette188 m
  • Sonya's Park272 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park274 m
  • The Doctors' Parkette321 m
  • Margaret Fairley Park518 m
  • and 37 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch133 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch781 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 478 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 673 m
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 774 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 815 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 830 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 879 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 1 km
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 1 km
Signal
0279, activated 1928 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 106 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 13 grocery and convenience stores, and 361 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 39 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés106 within 300 m · 361 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience13 within 300 m · 39 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
7-Eleven · 260 College Stgrocery29 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Rexall Pharma Plus · 474 Spadina Avegrocery36 mPassed, Apr 2026
Spadina Smoke & Variety · 466 Spadina Ave Unit-1grocery37 mPassed, Apr 2026
Tim Hortons · 455 Spadina Ave39 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Jerk King · 455a Spadina Ave None40 mPassed, Jun 2026
Smoke's Poutine · 457 Spadina Ave Unit-10044 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
El Mocambo · 464 Spadina Ave46 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Street Food/Honeymoon Dessert Bento & Poke Bowl · 460 Spadina Avegrocery53 mPassed, Jun 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, 512 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 177 m away at Glasgow Parkette.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    512 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    819 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    850 m
Drinking water
Glasgow Parkette bottle filling station · 177 m; Julius Deutsch Park drinking fountain · 265 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

21 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,650 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care (187 m, 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km21 centres · 1,650 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 21
  • The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care · 33 Robert St
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    187 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 95 Bellevue Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool
    348 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 91 Bellevue Ave
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    358 m
  • Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre · 401 College St
    99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    489 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (401 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (929 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 401 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 929 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.4 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

31 registered apartment buildings with 2,517 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 13 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 484 Spadina Ave (68 m, 166 units, 16 storeys, built 2021), which scored 99 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 31 scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 45 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 25 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings31 · 2,517 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score85 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202645 across the 31
Open fire-code violations25
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 20240 · 1 fire68 m
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 20260179 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250183 m
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263188 m
123 Huron St · Phymetrix Ltd.183191486 · Aug 20260330 m
99 Bellevue Ave · Fv Property Management164198872 · Jul 20260340 m
87 Bellevue Avesocial housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 20250347 m
210 Beverley St · Prudence Management Inc21418920369 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 lots1,012 lots · ≈22,140 spaces · 66.4 ha
Within 500 m96 lots · ≈1,670 spaces
Green P (public)33 car parks · about 5,999 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 1 km · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking224 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 104 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.4 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 St Andrew St · Garage405 m41727% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface488 m91 *
40 Larch St · Garage606 m33231% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface614 m3979% (Q1 2026)
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface1 km19 *

Nearest lots: 40 m away, ≈2 spaces; 63 m away, ≈10 spaces; 71 m away, ≈6 spaces; 76 m away, ≈5 spaces; 81 m away, ≈49 spaces; 86 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 91 Elizabeth St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 365 Lippincott St. (1.1 km, 10 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (1.1 km, 6 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, Jul 2, 2026

Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 5,307 vehicles entering from the east to 6,310 from the west. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,241 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 43% above the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. (1,565). Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% 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.

From the north5,357southbound · 615 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the west6,310eastbound · 1,666 bikes · 3.5% heavy
Total vehicles23,05918,447 pedestrians · 4,308 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east5,307westbound · 1,610 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south6,085northbound · 417 bikes · 4.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,565 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour2,241 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 2, 2026

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 Lane S of College and E of Spadina and College St (0 m away, Sep 2009) recorded volume only — about 24,680 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Robert St (178 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 · Lane S of College and E of Spadina – College St · 0 mSep 2009 · 3 days24,680

School-zone speed sign 178 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

2018 was the peak year (54 collisions), and 2025 closed with 27. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 70 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 27 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 17.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions408#181 of 5,508
With an injury58#182 of 4,660
Property damage only290
Fail to remain70
Involving a pedestrian11#194 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist26#6 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified60
Since January 2026 (outside the window)27
All since 2014530latest Jun 19, 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

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. 2 of the 3 happened in darkness — 67%, above the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Jul 30, 2020. Going back to 2006, the total is 6.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions3#157 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#774 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#237 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness267% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20066latest Jul 30, 2020

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 33 thefts from vehicles and 58 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 15× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 9.1 a year. 94% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 41% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle3363street/outdoor (31), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft58171street/outdoor (24), commercial premises (22)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 22, 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 College & Spadina a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 3 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#157 of 1,505), out of 408 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 & Spadina?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #670 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.42× the median for a counted intersection, and #95 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near College & Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 St Andrew St (405 m away, 417 spaces, 27% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,012 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,140 spaces — 96 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (1.0 km).

How do I get to College & Spadina by transit?

Queen's Park Station (Line 1) is 798 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 505, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 33 m away; bus routes 94, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: College St at Spadina Ave, 587 m).

What restaurants are near College & Spadina?

106 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 361 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (39 m), Jerk King (40 m), Smoke's Poutine (44 m) and El Mocambo (46 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 & Spadina?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 512 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (819 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (850 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 & Spadina?

21 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,650 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care (187 m, 142 spaces), Westside Montessori School (348 m, 73 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (358 m, 34 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near College & Spadina?

31 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,517 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 484 Spadina Ave (68 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 162 Huron St (179 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 34 Oxford St (183 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 160 Huron St (188 m, 69 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 31 is 85 out of 100; 1 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 College & Spadina?

Toronto Police place 33 thefts from vehicles and 58 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 4 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 College & Spadina in?

College & Spadina is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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