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Dundas & McCaul

Dundas St W & McCaul St · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

Dundas & McCaul, in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core, is an above-average intersection for traffic, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: 6 schools within 250 m and parks. Nearby: St Patrick Station (Line 1) 266 m away.

Traffic volume
17,056
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 9, 2025
18,922 pedestrians · 3,206 cyclists · #1118 busiest
Collisions
99
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
13 with an injury · 70 property damage · #1127 of 5,508 · +7 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
St Patrick Station 266 m · 7 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 33 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,220 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 18.8% of vehicle volume, about 24× the typical share. On average 9.9 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 5.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 20%, from 45 in 2016–2020 to 54 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Dundas & McCaul

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Patrick Station (Line 1)266 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)464 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)556 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)846 m; TMU Station (Line 1)875 m; College Station (Line 1)1 km; Queen Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
505501510506504508503 nearest 14 m
TTC bus
13199794 nearest 373 m
Blue Night
305301310306304320
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Dundas St West at McCaul St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Dundas St W / McCaul St 50 m · 17 docks · 60 stations, 1,280 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 (44)
  • OCAD University - Rosalie Sharp PavilionUniversity · 40 m
  • OCAD University - Annex BuildingUniversity · 53 m
  • Contact Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 104 m
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 140 m
  • OCAD University - Main Building 416 977-6000University · 147 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 210 m
  • and 38 more
Parks (45)
  • Gallery Park23 m
  • Grange Park217 m
  • McCaul - Orde Parkette385 m
  • St. Patricks Square408 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park528 m
  • Toronto City Hall609 m
  • and 39 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch621 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch692 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 119 m
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 378 m
  • Campbell HouseMuseum · 491 m
  • Osgoode HallLandmark · 522 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 550 m
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 562 m
  • Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 600 m
  • Four Seasons Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 626 m
Signal
0265, activated 1952 · FT · 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 91 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 351 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Matcha Matcha, 18 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés91 within 300 m · 351 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 49 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Matcha Matcha · 129 McCaul St None18 mPassed, Mar 2026
Matcha Matcha · 294 Dundas St W28 mPassed, Oct 2025
Sin & Redemption · 126 Mc Caul St30 mPassed, Jun 2026
Village Idiot Pub · 126 Mc Caul St30 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Fruiteao · 109 Mc Caul St34 mPassed, Aug 2026
Grange Green Farms · 109 Mc Caul St34 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Helena's Magic Kitchen · 109 Mc Caul St34 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Karine's · 109 Mc Caul St34 mPassed, Sep 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, 183 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 198 m away at Grange Park.

  • Grange Park North Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    183 m
  • Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    195 m
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    362 m
Drinking water
Grange Park bottle filling station · 198 m; Grange Park bottle filling station · 246 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

24 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,667 spaces; 17 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre (33 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km24 centres · 1,667 spaces
Fee subsidy17 of 24
  • Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre · 292 Dundas St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    33 m
  • Orde Day Care Satellite (St. Patrick Street) · 132 St Patrick St
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    104 m
  • University Settlement Day Care Centre · 23 Grange Rd
    54 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    253 m
  • Children's Primary Centre · 177 Beverley St
    44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    266 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (685 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (139 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 332 · 685 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 139 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.2 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 38 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,512 rental units — 19 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 127 St Patrick St (146 m, 54 units, 12 storeys, built 1980), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 92 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 39 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings38 · 5,512 units · 19 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202692 across the 38
Open fire-code violations39
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
127 St Patrick StToronto Community Housing · TCH5412198092 · Aug 20240146 m
248 Simcoe StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation5312199192 · Aug 20240184 m
222 Elm St · Sterling Karamar Property Management26815197083 · Jun 202415 · 1 fire204 m
200 Elm St · Sterling Karamar Property Management12014196186 · Jun 20246204 m
2 Murray StToronto Community Housing · Deep Quongg Community Fund Inc866196182 · Sep 20244223 m
6 Henry StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1054197892 · Aug 20260287 m
50 Stephanie St · Bernada Properties28424196680 · Jul 20250327 m
69 Baldwin St · Dpm2 Ltd173192798 · Jul 20260338 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 lots1,015 lots · ≈24,040 spaces · 72.1 ha
Within 500 m78 lots · ≈1,460 spaces
Green P (public)32 car parks · about 8,141 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 531 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking235 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 61 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (650 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
205 Mc Caul St · Surface335 m3979% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage475 m33231% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface477 m27 *
110 Queen St W · Garage687 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
20 St Andrew St · Garage696 m41727% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 65 m away, ≈24 spaces; 70 m away, ≈47 spaces; 83 m away, ≈20 spaces; 97 m away, ≈11 spaces; 98 m away, ≈33 spaces; 102 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 91 Elizabeth St (585 m, 2 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (650 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (650 m, 40 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

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 6,298 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 37% of the total, against 2,236 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (1,317 of 3,206). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,420 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,483 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% 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 north2,236southbound · 329 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the west6,231eastbound · 1,191 bikes · 3.4% heavy
Total vehicles17,05618,922 pedestrians · 3,206 cyclists · 3.1% heavy
From the east6,298westbound · 1,317 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the south2,291northbound · 369 bikes · 2.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,420 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,483 vehicles from 4:00 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.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

At the school-zone speed sign on St. Patrick St (121 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 35,769 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

School-zone speed sign 121 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct21 · 27 km/h
Over the limit0.5%
40 km/h or more0.1%

St. Patrick St, 132, St. Patrick Street · 35,769 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

The worst year was 2024, with 16 collisions; 2025 recorded 12. 13 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 13 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions99#1127 of 5,508
With an injury13#1348 of 4,660
Property damage only70
Fail to remain18
Involving a pedestrian7#425 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#319 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 2014133latest Jun 14, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Mar 8, 2009.

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

15 thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 73% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1510street/outdoor (11), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft530street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 17, 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 Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Dundas & McCaul a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 99 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 Dundas & McCaul?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #1118 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #92 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Dundas & McCaul?

The nearest Green P car park is 205 Mc Caul St (335 m away, 39 spaces, 79% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,015 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,040 spaces — 78 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (531 m).

How do I get to Dundas & McCaul by transit?

St Patrick Station (Line 1) is 266 m away; streetcar routes 505, 501, 510, 506 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 14 m away; bus routes 13, 19, 97, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dundas St West at McCaul St, 373 m).

What restaurants are near Dundas & McCaul?

91 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 351 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Matcha Matcha (18 m), Matcha Matcha (28 m), Sin & Redemption (30 m), Village Idiot Pub (30 m) and Fruiteao (34 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 Dundas & McCaul?

The nearest is Grange Park North Washroom, 26 Grange Rd W, 183 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 (195 m); Harrison Pool Washroom (362 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 Dundas & McCaul?

24 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,667 spaces in total; 17 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre (33 m, 62 spaces), Orde Day Care Satellite (St. Patrick Street) (104 m, 49 spaces) and University Settlement Day Care Centre (253 m, 54 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dundas & McCaul?

38 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,512 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 127 St Patrick St (146 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 248 Simcoe St (184 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 222 Elm St (204 m, 268 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 200 Elm St (204 m, 120 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 38 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 Dundas & McCaul?

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and five 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Dundas & McCaul in?

Dundas & McCaul is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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