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Dundas & Simcoe

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

Dundas & Simcoe is a busier-than-typical intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core. It has St Patrick Station, 5 schools within 250 m and a park at the corner.

Traffic volume
9,454
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 8, 2013
6,116 pedestrians · 777 cyclists
Collisions
82
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 66 property damage · #1354 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
St Patrick Station
subway station within 250 m
7 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 56 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,180 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 8.2% of vehicle volume, about 11× the typical share. That comes with about 8.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. The pace has been steady: 42 collisions in 2016–2020 and 40 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Dundas & Simcoe

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)92 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)377 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)515 m; TMU Station (Line 1)693 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)789 m; Queen Station (Line 1)789 m; College Station (Line 1)804 m
Streetcar
505506501510504508503 nearest 39 m
TTC bus
13199794 nearest 226 m
Blue Night
305306301310304320
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Dundas St West at University Ave - St Patrick Station
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Dundas St W / St. Patrick St 31 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,349 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 (48)
  • Contact Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 139 m
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 154 m
  • OCAD University - Annex BuildingUniversity · 172 m
  • OCAD University - Rosalie Sharp PavilionUniversity · 172 m
  • OCAD University - Main Building 416 977-6000University · 246 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 282 m
  • and 42 more
Parks (49)
  • Gallery Park171 m
  • Grange Park346 m
  • McCaul - Orde Parkette426 m
  • Toronto City Hall444 m
  • Larry Sefton Park449 m
  • St. Patricks Square458 m
  • and 43 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch458 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch823 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 201 m
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 292 m
  • Osgoode HallLandmark · 406 m
  • Campbell HouseMuseum · 432 m
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 482 m
  • Four Seasons Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 544 m
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 548 m
  • Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 584 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 76 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores, and 357 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Aaha! Truly South, 5 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés76 within 300 m · 357 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 43 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Aaha! Truly South · 250 Dundas St W5 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Cafe Plenty · 250 Dundas St W5 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Ins · 250 Dundas St W, Unit-145 mPassed, Mar 2024 · 1 infraction
Yo Doner · 250 Dundas St W5 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions
Mr Sub · 438 University Ave Unit-10555 mPassed, Apr 2026
Tim Hortons · 438 University Ave55 mPassed, Apr 2026
Avenue Cafe + Bistro · 490 University Ave57 mPassed, Apr 2026
All Spice Jerk Express · 275 Dundas St W94 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 Grange Park North Washroom, 283 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 313 m away at Grange Park.

  • Grange Park North Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    283 m
  • Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    291 m
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    420 m
Drinking water
Grange Park bottle filling station · 313 m; Grange Park bottle filling station · 358 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 1,404 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Orde Day Care Satellite (St. Patrick Street) (139 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km21 centres · 1,404 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 21
  • Orde Day Care Satellite (St. Patrick Street) · 132 St Patrick St
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    139 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre · 292 Dundas St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    153 m
  • University Settlement Day Care Centre · 23 Grange Rd
    54 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    345 m
  • Life-Bridge Child Care · 330 University Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    358 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (710 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (66 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 332 · 710 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 66 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1 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

36 registered apartment buildings with 5,716 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 17 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 248 Simcoe St (86 m, 53 units, 12 storeys, built 1991), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 99 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 37 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 5,716 units · 17 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202699 across the 36
Open fire-code violations37
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
248 Simcoe StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation5312199192 · Aug 2024086 m
127 St Patrick StToronto Community Housing · TCH5412198092 · Aug 20240106 m
2 Murray StToronto Community Housing · Deep Quongg Community Fund Inc866196182 · Sep 20244225 m
200 Elm St · Sterling Karamar Property Management12014196186 · Jun 20246241 m
222 Elm St · Sterling Karamar Property Management26815197083 · Jun 202415 · 1 fire267 m
111 Chestnut StToronto Community Housing · TCH14415198786 · Sep 20241294 m
110 Edward Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto505201188 · Oct 20254 · 16 fire295 m
150 Elizabeth Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto25017201185 · Dec 202510334 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 lots1,029 lots · ≈25,950 spaces · 77.8 ha
Within 500 m67 lots · ≈1,590 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 7,888 spaces
EV charging (City)91 Elizabeth St · 442 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking258 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 67 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (496 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface296 m27 *
205 Mc Caul St · Surface385 m3979% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage555 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage656 m33231% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage762 m26258% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 64 m away, ≈57 spaces; 70 m away, ≈32 spaces; 113 m away, ≈8 spaces; 132 m away, ≈33 spaces; 156 m away, ≈12 spaces; 166 m away, ≈21 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (496 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (496 m, 40 ports); 10 Soho St. (651 m, 4 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 — 8-hour, Apr 8, 2013

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 4,824 westbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 587. Most cyclists arrived from the west (409 of 777). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,481 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,539 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.4% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 13 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,043eastbound · 409 bikes · 7.0% heavy
Total vehicles9,4546,116 pedestrians · 777 cyclists · 5.4% heavy
From the east4,824westbound · 368 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the south587northbound · 0 bikes · 0.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,481 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,539 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 8, 2013

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 Dundas St W between Bay St and Elizabeth St (394 m away, Mar 2021) recorded volume only — about 5,030 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on St. Patrick St (119 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dundas St W · Bay St – Elizabeth St · 394 mMar 2021 · 7 days5,030

School-zone speed sign 119 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

2017 was the peak year (13 collisions), and 2025 closed with 7. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions82#1354 of 5,508
With an injury6#2431 of 4,660
Property damage only66
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian1#2434 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#320 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014105latest Jun 26, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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 ten thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.5 a year. 70% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 47% 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 vehicle1030street/outdoor (7), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft1530street/outdoor (7), commercial premises (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 7, 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 & Simcoe a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 82 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 & Simcoe?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 8, 2013, about the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Dundas & Simcoe?

The nearest Green P car park is 130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal (296 m away, 27 spaces). The City's mapping shows 1,029 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,950 spaces — 67 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 91 Elizabeth St (442 m).

How do I get to Dundas & Simcoe by transit?

St Patrick Station (Line 1) is 92 m away; streetcar routes 505, 506, 501, 510 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 39 m away; bus routes 13, 19, 97, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dundas St West at University Ave - St Patrick Station, 226 m).

What restaurants are near Dundas & Simcoe?

76 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 357 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Aaha! Truly South (5 m), Cafe Plenty (5 m), Ins (5 m), Yo Doner (5 m) and Mr Sub (55 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 & Simcoe?

The nearest is Grange Park North Washroom, 26 Grange Rd W, 283 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 (291 m); Harrison Pool Washroom (420 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 & Simcoe?

21 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,404 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Orde Day Care Satellite (St. Patrick Street) (139 m, 49 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre (153 m, 62 spaces) and University Settlement Day Care Centre (345 m, 54 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Dundas & Simcoe?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,716 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 248 Simcoe St (86 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 127 St Patrick St (106 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 2 Murray St (225 m, 86 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 200 Elm St (241 m, 120 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 is 90 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 & Simcoe?

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and 15 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 & Simcoe in?

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

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined