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Front & Draper

Front St W & Draper St · Toronto, Ontario · Harbourfront-CityPlace · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · CityPlace and Fort York BIA

Front & Draper, in Harbourfront-CityPlace, in the downtown core, is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
8,576
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 24, 2025
4,705 pedestrians · 538 cyclists · #1812 busiest
Collisions
27
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 18 property damage · #2956 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 610 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 53% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 6.3% of vehicle volume, about 8.1× the typical share. On average 2.7 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 3.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions rose 186%, from 7 in 2016–2020 to 20 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Front & Draper

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
510504508511509501 nearest 312 m
Blue Night
310304301307
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Portland St / Front St W 101 m · 11 docks · 60 stations, 1,278 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 (20)
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 382 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 382 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 444 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 614 m
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 675 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 729 m
  • and 14 more
Parks (47)
  • Draper Park79 m
  • Northern Linear Park236 m
  • Victoria Memorial Square Park241 m
  • Canoe Landing324 m
  • Clarence Square Park411 m
  • Adelaide Place Parkette498 m
  • and 41 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch362 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 142 m
  • The WellLandmark · 182 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 380 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 592 m
  • Toronto Music GardenNature/ Park · 596 m
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 602 m
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 653 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 689 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 79 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores, and 361 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Souk Tabule, 28 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés79 within 300 m · 361 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 39 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Souk Tabule · 500 Front St E None28 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Bagels On Fire · 486 Front St W Unit-Wm5453 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Bear Steak Sandwiches · 486 Front St W53 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Bhc Chicken · 486 Front St W53 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Big Fat Cookies · 486 Front St W Unit-Wm5353 mPassed, Feb 2026
Blue Claw Lobster Shack · 486 Front St W Unit-Wm2753 mPassed, May 2026
Chatime · 486 Front St W53 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Cheezed Toronto · 486 Front St W53 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions

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, 320 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 246 m away at Victoria Memorial Square Park.

  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    320 m
  • Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom · 700 Wellington St W
    View outdoor pool hours
    847 m
  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    848 m
Drinking water
Victoria Memorial Square Park drinking fountain · 246 m; Canoe Landing Park drinking fountain · 305 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,472 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Macaulay - the Well (53 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,472 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 16
  • Macaulay - the Well · 486 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    53 m
  • City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 34 Bathurst St
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    361 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care · 26 Brunel Crt
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    373 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program · 20 Brunel Crt
    396 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    382 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (849 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 849 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 849 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.5 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 849 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

20 registered apartment buildings with 3,659 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, nine of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 450 Front St W (186 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 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 57 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings20 · 3,659 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202657 across the 20
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252186 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241202 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241237 m
150 Dan Leckie WayToronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 20262247 m
125 Queens Wharf RdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin737199093 · Aug 20262253 m
39 Niagara St · Minto Properties50119201999 · Jul 202510265 m
50 Portland St · Morguard23210200596 · Aug 20260267 m
146 Fort York BlvdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin257200090 · Sep 20240299 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 lots609 lots · ≈21,830 spaces · 65.5 ha
Within 500 m44 lots · ≈1,690 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 3,773 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 610 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking45 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1.3 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2 Portland St · Garage131 m3797% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface578 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface591 m2295% (Q1 2026)
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface596 m110 *
15 Denison Ave · Surface773 m12054% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 128 m away, ≈2 spaces; 164 m away, ≈13 spaces; 177 m away, ≈26 spaces; 177 m away, ≈13 spaces; 179 m away, ≈12 spaces; 207 m away, ≈14 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (1 km, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (1 km, 2 ports); 40 York St (1.2 km, 12 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, Jun 24, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 4,615 westbound vehicles, or 54% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 6. Most cyclists arrived from the east (310 of 538). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 790 vehicles in the hour from 6:15 p.m., 11% above the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. (711). Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north6southbound · 3 bikes · 16.7% heavy
From the west3,955eastbound · 225 bikes · 3.4% heavy
Total vehicles8,5764,705 pedestrians · 538 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east4,615westbound · 310 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour711 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour790 vehicles from 6:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 24, 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 counter on Front St W between Portland St and Bathurst St (220 m away) recorded an average of 35 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 8,100 vehicles a day. Draper St between Front St W and Wellington St W measured slower: 12 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 19 km/h (Nov 2022). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Draper Street between Front St W and Wellington St W.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Draper St · Front St W – Wellington St W · 89 mNov 2022 · 3 days59512 km/h19 km/h24 km/h
Front St W · Portland St – Bathurst St · 220 mNov 2022 · 3 days8,09335 km/h44 km/h49 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Draper Street · Front St W – Wellington St W
    3 speed humps

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 9 collisions. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% 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 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions27#2956 of 5,508
With an injury3#3254 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1750 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 201442latest 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

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 eight thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from other premises. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Mar 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle832street/outdoor (8)
Bicycle theft940other (3), house driveway/garage (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 11, 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 Front & Draper a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 27 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 Front & Draper?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1812 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 53% of the median for a counted intersection, and #421 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Front & Draper?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Front St W between Portland St and Bathurst St (November 2022), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Front & Draper?

The nearest Green P car park is 2 Portland St (131 m away, 37 spaces, 97% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 609 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,830 spaces — 44 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (610 m).

How do I get to Front & Draper by transit?

Streetcar routes 510, 504, 508, 511 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 312 m away.

What restaurants are near Front & Draper?

79 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 361 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Souk Tabule (28 m), Bagels On Fire (53 m), Bear Steak Sandwiches (53 m), Bhc Chicken (53 m) and Big Fat Cookies (53 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 Front & Draper?

The nearest is Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 95 Fort York Blvd, 320 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom (847 m); Metro Hall (848 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 Front & Draper?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,472 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Macaulay - the Well (53 m, 62 spaces), City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre (361 m, 72 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care (373 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Front & Draper?

20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,659 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 450 Front St W (186 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 435 Wellington St W (202 m, 160 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 425 Wellington St W (237 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 150 Dan Leckie Way (247 m, 298 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 is 93 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 Front & Draper?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and nine 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 Front & Draper in?

Front & Draper 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

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