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Fort York & Telegram

Fort York Blvd & Telegram Mews · Toronto, Ontario · Harbourfront-CityPlace · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · CityPlace and Fort York BIA

In Harbourfront-CityPlace, in the downtown core, Fort York & Telegram is a low-volume local intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a bike lane, 2 schools within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
7,121
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 29, 2024
11,288 pedestrians · 904 cyclists · #1900 busiest
Collisions
88
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 60 property damage · #1263 of 5,508 · +8 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 70 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 510 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 44% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.6 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 12.7% of vehicle volume, about 16× the typical share. That comes with about 8.8 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 12.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.5× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 34%, from 53 in 2016–2020 to 35 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Fort York & Telegram

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

UP Express
UP Express Union Station 1 km — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
510509511504508501 nearest 122 m
Blue Night
310304301307
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane on Fort York Blvd installed 2002
Bike Share
Spadina Ave / Fort York Blvd 96 m · 23 docks · 60 stations, 1,271 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 (14)
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 105 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 105 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 492 m
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 548 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 685 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • and 8 more
Parks (44)
  • Northern Linear Park117 m
  • Canoe Landing205 m
  • Southern Linear Park280 m
  • Draper Park360 m
  • Toronto Music Garden361 m
  • Spadina Quay Wetlands378 m
  • and 38 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch492 m
Places of interest
  • The WellLandmark · 307 m
  • Toronto Music GardenNature/ Park · 363 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 370 m
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 429 m
  • HTO ParkNature/ Park · 571 m
  • CN TowerAttraction · 648 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 659 m
  • Ripley's Aquarium of CanadaAttraction · 666 m

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 27 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 359 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Charlie Social House, 41 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 4 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés27 within 300 m · 359 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Charlie Social House · 15 Fort York Blvd41 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Evolve Hair Studio · 40 Fort York Blvd74 mPassed, Apr 2025
The Neighborhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program · 20 Brunel Crt83 mPassed, May 2026
Liberty Shawarma · 4k Spadina Ave96 mPassed, Jul 2026
Starbucks Coffee · 2e Spadina Ave110 mPassed, Mar 2026
Goppion Caffetteria · 60 Fort York Blvd142 mPassed, Apr 2026
Bobo Tea & Juice · 62 Fort York Blvd None157 mPassed, Apr 2026
Mailo's the Pasta Project · 357 Bremner Blvd A11169 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 Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 60 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 202 m away at Canoe Landing Park.

  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    60 m
  • Automated public toilet, 318 Queens Quay W
    24 hours · accessible
    623 m
  • Little Norway Park Washroom · 659 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. · accessible
    755 m
Drinking water
Canoe Landing Park drinking fountain · 202 m; Toronto Music Garden drinking fountain · 353 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,119 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care (95 m, 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,119 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 13
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care · 26 Brunel Crt
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    95 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program · 20 Brunel Crt
    396 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    105 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place · 335 Bremner Blvd
    59 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    207 m
  • Macaulay - the Well · 486 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    302 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (545 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 545 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 545 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.6 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 545 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

Within a kilometre there are 18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,477 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 450 Front St W (289 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 20252289 m
150 Dan Leckie WayToronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 20262329 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241377 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241381 m
146 Fort York BlvdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin257200090 · Sep 20240389 m
125 Queens Wharf RdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin737199093 · Aug 20262396 m
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 202416 · 15 fire398 m
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 202613 · 16 fire458 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 lots520 lots · ≈18,390 spaces · 55.2 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈1,600 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 6,210 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 855 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking55 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (1.1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2 Portland St · Garage412 m3797% (Q1 2026)
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface540 m110 *
105 Spadina Ave · Surface723 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface724 m2295% (Q1 2026)
250 Fort York Blvd. · Surface1 km49 *

Nearest lots: 29 m away, ≈2 spaces; 81 m away, ≈29 spaces; 100 m away, ≈14 spaces; 148 m away, ≈25 spaces; 200 m away, ≈2 spaces; 251 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 40 York St (1.1 km, 12 ports); 10 Soho St. (1.1 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, May 29, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,252 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 46% of the total, against 962 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (384 of 904). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 647 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 15% above the afternoon peak from 7:00 p.m. (563). Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,302southbound · 63 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the west3,252eastbound · 384 bikes · 2.6% heavy
Total vehicles7,12111,288 pedestrians · 904 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east1,605westbound · 351 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south962northbound · 106 bikes · 2.0% heavy
AM peak hour647 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour563 vehicles from 7:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 29, 2024

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

On Brunel Crt between Fort York Blvd and Canoe Landing Park Trl, 66 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2025 put the average speed at 21 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 29 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 32 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,900 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Brunel Crt · Fort York Blvd – Canoe Landing Park Trl · 66 mMay 2025 · 3 days2,91821 km/h29 km/h32 km/h

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 2016, with 14 collisions; 2025 recorded 11. 8 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 24 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 27% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 12.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions88#1263 of 5,508
With an injury8#2049 of 4,660
Property damage only60
Fail to remain24
Involving a pedestrian7#438 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1138 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified20
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014115latest Jun 18, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

35 thefts from vehicles and 65 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 17× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 10.0 a year. 74% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 58% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jan 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle35132street/outdoor (26), apartment parking (9)
Bicycle theft65110apartment parking (38), street/outdoor (20)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 14, 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 & Telegram a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 88 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 Fort York & Telegram?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1900 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 44% of the median for a counted intersection, and #182 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Fort York & Telegram?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Brunel Crt between Fort York Blvd and Canoe Landing Park Trl (May 2025), found an average of 21 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 29 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Fort York & Telegram?

The nearest Green P car park is 2 Portland St (412 m away, 37 spaces, 97% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 520 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,390 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (855 m).

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

Streetcar routes 510, 509, 511, 504 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 122 m away.

What restaurants are near Fort York & Telegram?

27 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 Charlie Social House (41 m), Evolve Hair Studio (74 m), The Neighborhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program (83 m), Liberty Shawarma (96 m) and Starbucks Coffee (110 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 & Telegram?

The nearest is Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 95 Fort York Blvd, 60 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W (623 m); Little Norway Park Washroom (755 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 & Telegram?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,119 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care (95 m, 52 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program (105 m, 396 spaces) and Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (207 m, 59 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Fort York & Telegram?

18 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,477 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 450 Front St W (289 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 150 Dan Leckie Way (329 m, 298 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 425 Wellington St W (377 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 435 Wellington St W (381 m, 160 units, RentSafeTO score 98). 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 & Telegram?

Toronto Police place 35 thefts from vehicles and 65 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 & Telegram in?

Fort York & Telegram 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 CityPlace and Fort York Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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