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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: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
7,121
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 29, 2024
11,288 pedestrians · 904 cyclists
Collisions
88
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1263 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
8 routes within 1 km · bikeway
Within a walk
61/100
city median 48 · #1,547 of 5,672
17 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 479 m

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Fort York & Telegram

Traffic and safety

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

Traffic volume14-hour count · 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 16,177 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

Peak hours: 647 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 563 from 7:00 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

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, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 23, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions88#1263 of 5,519
With an injury8#2049 of 4,669
Property damage only60
Fail to remain24
Involving a pedestrian7#438 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist2#1138 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified20
Since January 2026 (outside the window)10
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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.

How fast traffic moves here

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; 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.

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
510 509 504 508 511 nearest 149 m
Blue Night
310 304 307
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane on Fort York Blvd installed 2002
Bike Share
Spadina Ave / Fort York Blvd 128 m · 23 docks · 39 stations, 935 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
12 car parks · about 1,619 spaces
EV charging
10 Portland St · 1.2 km · 4 Level 2 ports; also 40 York St (1.3 km), 10 Soho St. (1.4 km)
Bike parking
46 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (1.2 km)
Other lots
14 mapped lots within 500 m, 331 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface716 m110 *—
2 Portland St · Garage721 m3797% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface848 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface870 m2295% (Q1 2026)
250 Fort York Blvd. · Surface1.3 km49 *—

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

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Right Field Market - 109, 479 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: The Sweet Mama Makes, 148 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 17 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 288 — 7.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Charlie Social House, 41 m away. The nearest pharmacy is City Place Pharmacy, 377 m away; 9 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 779 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Charlie Social House · 15 Fort York Blvd41 m
  • Goppion Caffetteria · 60 Fort York Blvd152 m
  • Bobo Tea & Juice · 62 Fort York Blvd None164 m
  • Mailo's the Pasta Project · 357 Bremner Blvd A11185 m
  • Fat Bastard Burrito · 351 Bremner Blvd207 m
17 within 300 m · 288 within 1 km
Grocery
Right Field Market - 109 479 m · 6 min · 10 within 1 km
Food shops
The Sweet Mama Makes 148 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
City Place Pharmacy 377 m · 4 min · 9 within 1 km
Child care
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day111 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program · 396 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day120 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place · 59 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day226 m
8 licensed centres · 861 spaces within 1 km · 7 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed60 m
  • Automated public toilet, 318 Queens Quay W · 24 hours · accessible809 m · 10 min
Drinking water: Canoe Landing Park 262 m · 3 min; Clarence Square Park 561 m · 7 min
Health and care
  • Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre · seniors' active living centre779 m · 9 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 (32)
  • Northern Linear Park122 m
  • Canoe Landing272 m · 3 min
  • Southern Linear Park425 m · 5 min
  • Clarence Square Park573 m · 7 min
  • Spadina Quay Wetlands585 m · 7 min
and 27 more within 1.5 km
Schools (6)
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 120 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 120 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 704 m · 8 min
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 798 m · 10 min
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
and 1 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch805 m · 10 min
Places of interest
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 496 m · 6 min
  • The WellLandmark · 571 m · 7 min
  • Toronto Music GardenNature/ Park · 688 m · 8 min
  • Ripley's Aquarium of CanadaAttraction · 767 m · 9 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.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

61of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,547 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food21/30

    10 grocery stores within 1 km · 17 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit12/28

    2 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go10/14

    library 805 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

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

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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

Within a kilometre there are 13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,080 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 150 Dan Leckie Way (346 m, 298 units, 41 storeys, built 2012), which scored 93 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
150 Dan Leckie Way Toronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 2026346 m · 4 min
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 2025544 m · 6 min
125 Queens Wharf Rd Toronto Community Housing · Greenwin737199093 · Aug 2026557 m · 7 min
390 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.28921198799 · Sep 2024616 m · 7 min
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 2024645 m · 8 min
350 Queens Quay W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.22819198798 · Sep 2026646 m · 8 min

13 registered buildings · 3,080 units · 5 social housing · tallest 46 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

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

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

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. Its latest count is from May 29, 2024, 44% of the median for a counted intersection, and #183 for pedestrians.

Is Fort York & Telegram a walkable intersection?

Fort York & Telegram scores 61 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,547 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: 3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; library 805 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m.

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 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West (716 m away, 110 spaces). The City's mapping shows 331 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 10,810 spaces — 14 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (1.2 km).

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

Streetcar routes 510, 509, 504, 508 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 149 m away.

What restaurants are near Fort York & Telegram?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 288 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Charlie Social House (41 m), Goppion Caffetteria (152 m), Bobo Tea & Juice (164 m), Mailo's the Pasta Project (185 m) and Fat Bastard Burrito (207 m). 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. Next nearest: the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W (809 m).

Is there child care near Fort York & Telegram?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 861 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care (111 m, 52 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program (120 m, 396 spaces) and Downtown Montessori at Concord City Place (226 m, 59 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Fort York & Telegram?

13 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,080 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 150 Dan Leckie Way (346 m, 298 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 450 Front St W (544 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 125 Queens Wharf Rd (557 m, 73 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 390 Queens Quay W (616 m, 289 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 13 is 96 out of 100.

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. 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