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College & University

College St & University Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, College & University is a heavily travelled arterial crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a red-light camera in place since 2021 that issued 475 tickets in 2025, a live City traffic camera and Queen's Park Station at the corner.

Traffic
34,374
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
25,450 pedestrians · 6,884 cyclists · #218 busiest
Collisions
385
police-reported · 2016–2025
2 killed or seriously injured · #197 of 5,519
Getting there
Queen's Park Station
subway station within 250 m
16 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
80/100
city median 48 · #304 of 5,672
26 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 430 m

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College & University

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets, and the red-light camera

Live traffic camera RESCU 8038 · 23 m

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Live camera RESCU 8038 · University Ave & College St
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Live camera · RESCU 8038 · University Ave & College St
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Jun 25, 2025

The south leg carries the load — 10,148 northbound vehicles, or 30% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 6,392. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,910 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 13% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (2,573). Heavy vehicles made up 2.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north10,084southbound · 1,147 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the west7,750eastbound · 2,368 bikes · 3.5% heavy
Total vehicles34,37425,450 pedestrians · 6,884 cyclists · 2.8% heavy
From the east6,392westbound · 1,630 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the south10,148northbound · 1,739 bikes · 2.7% heavy

Peak hours: 2,573 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 2,910 from 4:30 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

2017 was the peak year (67 collisions), and 2025 closed with 28. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 41 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 21 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 16, 2026.

Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 motorcyclist were among those hurt. The most recent was on Sep 3, 2021. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions385#197 of 5,519
With an injury61#159 of 4,669
Property damage only290
Fail to remain41
Involving a pedestrian8#311 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist24#8 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist5
Severity not classified33
Since January 2026 (outside the window)21
Killed or seriously injured2#248 of 1,505
Fatal1
Involving a pedestrian1#313 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20065latest Sep 3, 2021

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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on College St between Bay St and La Plante Ave (355 m away, Mar 2021) recorded volume only — about 7,732 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
University Ave · Orde St – Queen's Park · 68 mSep 2019 · 7 days21,582———
College St · Bay St – La Plante Ave · 355 mMar 2021 · 7 days7,732———

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.

Red-light camera
In operation since 2021; 475 tickets in 2025, 188 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Toronto and East York.
The crossing
Signal 0083, activated 1928 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Queen's Park Station (Line 1)73 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)541 m · 6 min; College Station (Line 1)626 m · 7 min; Museum Station (Line 1)784 m · 9 min; Osgoode Station (Line 1)1 km · 11 min
Streetcar
506 505 510 nearest 29 m
TTC bus
13 19 94 97 nearest 30 m
Blue Night
306 305 310 320
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — College St at University Ave - Queen's Park Station; University Ave at College St - Queen's Park Station
Cycling
Cycle Track on College St installed 2001; Cycle Track on University Ave installed 2020; Cycle Track on Queen's Park Cres installed 2020
Bike Share
Queens Park Cres / College St 59 m · 23 docks · 39 stations, 791 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
20 car parks · about 5,389 spaces
EV charging
91 Elizabeth St · 544 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 9 Wellesley St W. (899 m), Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.2 km)
Bike parking
175 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 51 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.4 km)
Other lots
45 mapped lots within 500 m, 753 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
205 Mc Caul St · Surface474 m3979% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface772 m27 *—
15 Wellesley St E · Surface1 km12654% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage1.3 km33231% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface1.3 km3073% (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 Farm Boy, 430 m away; 9 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. There are 26 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 361 eating places within a kilometre — 8.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 79 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Discovery Pharmacy Inc, 129 m away, one of five within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 199 m away, then Mount Sinai Hospital at 260 m. For seniors' housing: Mon Sheong Home For the Aged, a long-term care home 770 m away. Cecil Community Centre - Seniors In Action runs a seniors' active living programme 919 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Tim Hortons · 657 University Ave None79 m
  • Aroma Espresso Bar · 661 University Ave None88 m
  • Flock Rotisserie+greens · 661 University Ave Bldg-104 None88 m
  • Starbucks · 661 University Ave None88 m
  • Kibo Cafe · 112 College St W155 None125 m
26 within 300 m · 361 within 1 km
Grocery
Farm Boy 430 m · 5 min · 9 within 1 km
Food shops
Danish Pastry House 496 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Discovery Pharmacy Inc 129 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Hydrokids - Opg · 82 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day155 m
  • Queen's Park Child Care Centre · 88 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day218 m
  • Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) · 146 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day318 m · 4 min
9 licensed centres · 688 spaces within 1 km · 7 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Maintenance/Repairs679 m · 8 min
Health and care
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre · hospital site199 m
  • Mount Sinai Hospital · hospital site260 m · 3 min
  • Mon Sheong Home For the Aged · long-term care home770 m · 9 min
  • Cecil Community Centre - Seniors In Action · seniors' active living centre919 m · 11 min

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 (29)
  • McCaul - Orde Parkette414 m · 5 min
  • Queen's Park624 m · 7 min
  • Lillian H. Smith Park725 m · 9 min
  • Breadalbane Park733 m · 9 min
  • Opera Place750 m · 9 min
and 24 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (45)
  • Orde Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 318 m · 4 min
  • Ronald McDonald HousePrivate · 381 m · 5 min
  • Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 599 m · 7 min
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 624 m · 7 min
  • St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 654 m · 8 min
and 40 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch680 m · 8 min
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.1 km · 13 min
Places of interest
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 301 m · 4 min
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 500 m · 6 min
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 602 m · 7 min
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 689 m · 8 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.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #304 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food21/30

    9 grocery stores within 1 km · 26 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit28/28

    Queen's Park Station · 10 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go10/14

    library 680 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation5/10

    1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km

  • Schools and child care8/8

    2 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot8/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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

34 registered apartment buildings with 5,651 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 11 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 2 Murray St (519 m, 86 units, 6 storeys, built 1961), which scored 82 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
2 Murray St Toronto Community Housing · Deep Quongg Community Fund Inc866196182 · Sep 2024519 m · 6 min
99 Gerrard St W27532202099 · Dec 2025553 m · 7 min
32 Grenville St social housing · Loft Community Services50121900100 · Nov 2025564 m · 7 min
200 Elm St · Sterling Karamar Property Management12014196186 · Jun 2024598 m · 7 min
77 Gerrard St W22525197394 · Aug 2024608 m · 7 min
222 Elm St · Sterling Karamar Property Management26815197083 · Jun 2024613 m · 7 min

34 registered buildings · 5,651 units · 11 social housing · tallest 43 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 14 thefts from vehicles and 39 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 8.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 6.3 a year before that. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 56% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 5, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1420street/outdoor (12), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft3971street/outdoor (22), other (9)

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 Yonge-Bay Corridor.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is College & University a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#248 of 1,505), out of 385 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 & University?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. It ranks #218 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection, and #51 for pedestrians.

Is College & University a walkable intersection?

College & University scores 80 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #304 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: Queen's Park Station · 10 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km; 2 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; library 680 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

Is there a red-light camera at College & University?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at College & University since 2021, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 475 tickets in 2025 (491 in 2024) and 188 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 1,683 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at College & University?

475 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — about the same as 491 in 2024, and 188 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 1,683 tickets since 2021. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.

Where can I park near College & University?

The nearest Green P car park is 205 Mc Caul St (474 m away, 39 spaces, 79% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 753 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,060 spaces — 45 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 91 Elizabeth St (544 m).

How do I get to College & University by transit?

Queen's Park Station (Line 1) is 73 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 29 m away; bus routes 13, 19, 94, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: College St at University Ave - Queen's Park Station, 30 m).

What restaurants are near College & University?

26 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 361 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (79 m), Aroma Espresso Bar (88 m), Flock Rotisserie+greens (88 m), Starbucks (88 m) and Kibo Cafe (125 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near College & University?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 679 m away. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs.

Is there child care near College & University?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 688 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hydrokids - Opg (155 m, 82 spaces), Queen's Park Child Care Centre (218 m, 88 spaces) and Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) (318 m, 146 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near College & University?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,651 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2 Murray St (519 m, 86 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 99 Gerrard St W (553 m, 275 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 32 Grenville St (564 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 200 Elm St (598 m, 120 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 92 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at College & University?

Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and 39 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor page.

What neighbourhood is College & University in?

College & University is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). 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