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Fort York & Spadina

Fort York Blvd & Spadina Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Harbourfront-CityPlace · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Toronto Downtown West BIA

Fort York & Spadina is a heavily travelled arterial crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence. It sits in Harbourfront-CityPlace, in the downtown core. It has a red-light camera in place since 2017 that issued 1,573 tickets in 2025, a live City traffic camera and a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: St Andrew Station (Line 1) 1.0 km away. It is among the hundred Toronto intersections with the most reported collisions.

Traffic volume
33,975
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 4, 2025
12,245 pedestrians · 977 cyclists · #225 busiest
Collisions
608
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
66 with an injury · 467 property damage · #77 of 5,508 · +30 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 2 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #241 of 1,505
Red-light camera
1,573
tickets in 2025
since 2017 · 757 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
St Andrew Station 1 km · 6 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 54 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,430 vehicles an hour, 2.1× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.9% of vehicle volume, about 3.7× the typical share. On average 61 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 17.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.6× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 6%, from 313 in 2016–2020 to 295 in 2021–2025. About one in 304 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Fort York & Spadina

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Spadina Ave & Bremner Blvd / Fort York Blvd — 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 8164 · Spadina Ave & Bremner Blvd / Fort York Blvd · 27 m from the node
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Fort York & 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 8164 · Spadina Ave & Bremner Blvd / Fort York Blvd
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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
St Andrew Station (Line 1)1 km
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 863 m — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
510509504508511501 nearest 31 m
Blue Night
310304301307
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Ave at Bremner Blvd; Spadina Ave at Bremner Blvd North Side
Cycling
Bike Lane on Fort York Blvd installed 2002
Bike Share
Spadina Ave / Fort York Blvd 54 m · 23 docks · 60 stations, 1,267 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 (16)
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 176 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 176 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 585 m
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 636 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 711 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 10 more
Community centres
  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre187 m
  • Harrison Pool1.2 km
Parks (39)
  • Northern Linear Park156 m
  • Southern Linear Park199 m
  • Canoe Landing320 m
  • Spadina Quay Wetlands379 m
  • Peter Street Basin Park379 m
  • Clarence Square Park403 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch613 m
Places of interest
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 308 m
  • The WellLandmark · 334 m
  • Toronto Music GardenNature/ Park · 416 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 418 m
  • HTO ParkNature/ Park · 496 m
  • CN TowerAttraction · 527 m
  • Ripley's Aquarium of CanadaAttraction · 545 m
  • Toronto Railway MuseumMuseum · 568 m
Signal
1579, activated 1989 · 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 61 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 359 eating places within a kilometre — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Mailo's the Pasta Project, 51 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés61 within 300 m · 359 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mailo's the Pasta Project · 357 Bremner Blvd A1151 mPassed, Jun 2026
Fat Bastard Burrito · 351 Bremner Blvd70 mPassed, Feb 2026
La Diperie · 351 Bremner Blvd70 mPassed, May 2026
Liberty Shawarma · 4k Spadina Ave81 mPassed, Jul 2026
Starbucks Coffee · 2e Spadina Ave85 mPassed, Mar 2026
Charlie Social House · 15 Fort York Blvd93 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Mr Greek · 333 Bremner Blvd140 mPassed, Jun 2026
Mr Greek · 333 Bremner Blvd151 mPassed, Aug 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 Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 169 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 320 m away at Canoe Landing Park.

  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    169 m
  • Automated public toilet, 318 Queens Quay W
    24 hours · accessible
    523 m
  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    703 m
Drinking water
Canoe Landing Park drinking fountain · 320 m; Clarence Square Park bottle filling station, dog fountain · 373 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

15 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,218 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (89 m, 59 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,218 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 15
  • Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place · 335 Bremner Blvd
    59 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    89 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care · 26 Brunel Crt
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    170 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program · 20 Brunel Crt
    396 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    176 m
  • Macaulay - the Well · 486 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    372 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (476 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 476 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 476 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.5 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 476 m339 Queens Quay W

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

18 registered apartment buildings with 3,477 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 450 Front St W (314 m, 592 units, 46 storeys, built 2023), which scored 100 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 56 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings18 · 3,477 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score94 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202656 across the 18
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252314 m
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 202416 · 15 fire337 m
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 202613 · 16 fire374 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241391 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241408 m
150 Dan Leckie WayToronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 20262450 m
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 20242503 m
146 Fort York BlvdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin257200090 · Sep 20240510 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 lots492 lots · ≈14,970 spaces · 44.9 ha
Within 500 m30 lots · ≈1,700 spaces
Green P (public)19 car parks · about 6,058 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 878 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking74 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2 Portland St · Garage509 m3797% (Q1 2026)
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface646 m110 *
363 Adelaide St W · Surface701 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface703 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage1 km31141% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 96 m away, ≈2 spaces; 121 m away, ≈29 spaces; 130 m away, ≈3 spaces; 145 m away, ≈88 spaces; 156 m away, ≈25 spaces; 171 m away, ≈42 spaces. More EV charging: 40 York St (1 km, 12 ports); 10 Soho St. (1 km, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (1.3 km, 2 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, Nov 4, 2025

The south leg carries the load — 13,927 northbound vehicles, or 41% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 3,882. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 3,015 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 2,823 from 7:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.0% 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 north11,848southbound · 231 bikes · 4.7% heavy
From the west3,882eastbound · 364 bikes · 3.1% heavy
Total vehicles33,97512,245 pedestrians · 977 cyclists · 4.0% heavy
From the east4,318westbound · 309 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south13,927northbound · 73 bikes · 4.0% heavy
AM peak hour3,015 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,823 vehicles from 7:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 4, 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

The City's most recent midblock count on Spadina Ave between Bremner Blvd and Blue Jays Way (45 m away, Sep 2009) recorded volume only — about 47,896 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spadina Ave · Bremner Blvd – Blue Jays Way · 45 mSep 2009 · 3 days47,896

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

2019 was the peak year (78 collisions), and 2025 closed with 62. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 83 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 30 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 17.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions608#77 of 5,508
With an injury66#143 of 4,660
Property damage only467
Fail to remain83
Involving a pedestrian15#85 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#179 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality1
Severity not classified74
Since January 2026 (outside the window)30
All since 2014742latest Jun 23, 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

Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. The most recent was on Jul 20, 2017.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#241 of 1,505
Fatal1#272 of 319
Involving a pedestrian2#90 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Jul 20, 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

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 60% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Feb 8, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle301street/outdoor (3)
Bicycle theft1521street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 8, 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Fort York & Spadina a dangerous intersection?

By collision count, yes: it ranks #77 of 5,508 Toronto intersections for police-reported collisions in 2016–2025, and 2 of those left someone killed or seriously injured. 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 Fort York & Spadina?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. It ranks #225 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.1× the median for a counted intersection, and #167 for pedestrians.

Is there a red-light camera at Fort York & Spadina?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Fort York & Spadina since 2017, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 1,573 tickets in 2025 (1,489 in 2024) and 757 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 12,138 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Fort York & Spadina?

1,573 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — about the same as 1,489 in 2024, and 757 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 12,138 tickets since 2017. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

Where can I park near Fort York & Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 2 Portland St (509 m away, 37 spaces, 97% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 492 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,970 spaces — 30 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (878 m).

How do I get to Fort York & Spadina by transit?

St Andrew Station (Line 1) is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 510, 509, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 31 m away.

What restaurants are near Fort York & Spadina?

61 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 359 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mailo's the Pasta Project (51 m), Fat Bastard Burrito (70 m), La Diperie (70 m), Liberty Shawarma (81 m) and Starbucks Coffee (85 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 Fort York & Spadina?

The nearest is Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 95 Fort York Blvd, 169 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W (523 m); Metro Hall (703 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 Fort York & Spadina?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,218 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (89 m, 59 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care (170 m, 52 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program (176 m, 396 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Fort York & Spadina?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,477 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 450 Front St W (314 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 390 Queens Quay W (337 m, 289 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 350 Queens Quay W (374 m, 228 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 425 Wellington St W (391 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 18 is 94 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 Fort York & Spadina?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace page.

What neighbourhood is Fort York & Spadina in?

Fort York & Spadina is in Harbourfront-CityPlace (City of Toronto neighbourhood 165). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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