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Harbord & Bathurst

Harbord St & Bathurst St · Toronto, Ontario · University · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Harbord & Bathurst is a busier-than-typical intersection, with a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in University, in central Toronto. It has a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Bathurst Station (Line 2) 497 m away.

Traffic volume
20,006
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 25, 2026
4,499 pedestrians · 2,074 cyclists · #883 busiest
Collisions
222
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
55 with an injury · 151 property damage · #439 of 5,508 · +11 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 2 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #271 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Bathurst Station 497 m · 3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,430 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.24× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 10.4% of vehicle volume, about 13× the typical share. That comes with about 22 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 11.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.2× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 36%, from 135 in 2016–2020 to 87 in 2021–2025. About one in 111 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Harbord & Bathurst

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Bathurst Station (Line 2)497 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)686 m; Christie Station (Line 2)689 m
Streetcar
511506510 nearest 15 m
TTC bus
947126127 nearest 16 m
Blue Night
306310307300
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Bathurst St at Harbord St; Harbord St at Bathurst St
Cycling
Cycle Track on Harbord St installed 2001
Bike Share
Central Tech (Harbord St) 157 m · 11 docks · 33 stations, 665 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 (47)
  • Central Technical SchoolEnglish Public · 177 m
  • City As School TorontoPrivate · 204 m
  • Harbord Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 365 m
  • King Edward Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Separate · 410 m
  • Clinton Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 553 m
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 655 m
  • and 41 more
Parks (36)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch533 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch798 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 253 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 617 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 716 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 1 km
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 1.1 km
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1.3 km
Signal
0303, activated 1929 · FT

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 14 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores, and 370 eating places within a kilometre — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Krispy Kreme Harbord, 14 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés14 within 300 m · 370 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Stop and GO Variety · 681 Bathurst Stgrocery11 mPassed, May 2026
Krispy Kreme Harbord · 215 Harbord St14 mPassed, Aug 2026
La Diperie · 203 Harbord St46 mPassed, Sep 2026
Bampot House of Tea and Board Games · 201 Harbord St59 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Eon Specialty Coffee · 246 Harbord St74 mPassed, May 2026
Pizza Nova · 268 Lippincott St83 mPassed, Aug 2026
Fantasy Kitchen Co · 195 Harbord St87 mPassed, Jun 2026
Willy Wacky Candy Shop · 175 Harbord St163 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 Bickford Park Washroom, 680 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 300 m away at Sally Bird Park.

  • Bickford Park Washroom · 400 Grace St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    680 m
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 485 Montrose Ave
    View centre hours
    855 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 750 Bloor St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    1 km
Drinking water
Sally Bird Park drinking fountain · 300 m; Healey Willan Park drinking fountain · 360 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

19 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,827 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group King Edward Child Care (410 m, 105 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km19 centres · 1,827 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 19
  • The Neighbourhood Group King Edward Child Care · 112 Lippincott St
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    410 m
  • Centro Clinton Day Care Centre · 460 Manning Ave
    174 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    553 m
  • Annex Montessori School · 427 Bloor St W
    68 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    598 m
  • Kodomoen Childcare Centre · 630 Spadina Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    602 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (658 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 574 m away.

FireFire Station 315 · 658 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police14 Division · 1.7 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 574 m674 Markham St

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

51 registered apartment buildings with 3,261 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, nine of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 686 Bathurst St (81 m, 24 units, 4 storeys, built 1947), which scored 93 out of 100 at its December 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 51 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 42 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 33 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings51 · 3,261 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202642 across the 51
Open fire-code violations33
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
686 Bathurst St · Stein & Regency Construction Management Co.244194793 · Dec 2025081 m
469 Palmerston Blvd10319320193 m
481 Palmerston Blvd113190787 · Aug 20250213 m
153 Borden Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes453198774 · Sep 20252240 m
456 Palmerston Blvd324190481 · Aug 20250240 m
748 Bathurst St · Westbank Ontario Realty Corp95122024100 · Sep 20251304 m
378 Markham St · Berkley Property Management Inc174190095 · Jul 20260346 m
532 Palmerston Blvd214191194 · Aug 20250399 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 lots983 lots · ≈23,020 spaces · 69 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈850 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 2,492 spaces
EV charging (City)365 Lippincott St. · 426 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking61 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 71 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
365 Lippincott St · Surface393 m13654% (Q1 2026)
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface460 m19 *
557 Palmerston Ave · Surface498 m5580% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface613 m4981% (Q1 2026)
80 Clinton Street · Surface693 m25 *

Nearest lots: 45 m away, ≈6 spaces; 143 m away, ≈9 spaces; 158 m away, ≈3 spaces; 185 m away, ≈10 spaces; 186 m away, ≈95 spaces; 197 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 74 Clinton Street (730 m, 4 ports); 19 Spadina Rd (837 m, 6 ports); 705 Shaw St (1 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, Jul 25, 2026 (a weekend day)

The north leg carries the load — 6,889 southbound vehicles, or 34% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 3,373. Most cyclists arrived from the east (883 of 2,074). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,847 vehicles in the hour from 5:45 p.m., 35% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,368). Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north6,889southbound · 220 bikes · 1.1% heavy
From the west3,628eastbound · 806 bikes · 1.7% heavy
Total vehicles20,0064,499 pedestrians · 2,074 cyclists · 1.4% heavy
From the east3,373westbound · 883 bikes · 2.3% heavy
From the south6,116northbound · 165 bikes · 1.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,368 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,847 vehicles from 5:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 25, 2026 · weekend

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 Harbord St between Boys of Major Lane and Brunswick Ave (338 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 43 km/h. That segment carries about 8,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Harbord St (168 m away, 40 km/h limit), 1.3% of the 51,066 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Harbord St · Boys of Major Lane – Brunswick Ave · 338 mJun 2022 · 7 days8,55334 km/h43 km/h48 km/h
Bathurst St · Lennox St – Bloor St W · 342 mMay 2015 · 7 days10,081

School-zone speed sign 168 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 41 km/h
Over the limit5.5%
50 km/h or more1.3%

Harbord St (westbound), N Side Harbord St In Front of Hp#62 · 51,066 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

2019 was the peak year (34 collisions), and 2025 closed with 13. 25% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 12% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 11 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

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Exposure-adjusted: 11.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions222#439 of 5,508
With an injury55#193 of 4,660
Property damage only151
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian10#206 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist16#42 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified16
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11
All since 2014282latest Jun 28, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. Both happened in darkness. The most recent was on Nov 5, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#271 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian2#100 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness2
All KSI since 20064latest Nov 5, 2022

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 four thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 0 in 2023–2025, about 0.0 a year, against 1.9 a year before that. 33% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle400street/outdoor (3), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft900house driveway/garage (3), apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 21, 2022. 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 University.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Harbord & Bathurst a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#271 of 1,505), out of 222 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Harbord & Bathurst?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #883 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.24× the median for a counted intersection, and #437 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Harbord & Bathurst?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Harbord St between Boys of Major Lane and Brunswick Ave (June 2022), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 168 m away (40 km/h), 1.3% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Harbord & Bathurst?

The nearest Green P car park is 365 Lippincott St (393 m away, 136 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 983 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,020 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (426 m).

How do I get to Harbord & Bathurst by transit?

Bathurst Station (Line 2) is 497 m away; streetcar routes 511, 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 15 m away; bus routes 94, 7, 126, 127 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bathurst St at Harbord St, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Harbord & Bathurst?

14 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 370 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Krispy Kreme Harbord (14 m), La Diperie (46 m), Bampot House of Tea and Board Games (59 m), Eon Specialty Coffee (74 m) and Pizza Nova (83 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 Harbord & Bathurst?

The nearest is Bickford Park Washroom, 400 Grace St, 680 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom (855 m); Christie Pits Park Washroom (1.0 km). 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 Harbord & Bathurst?

19 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,827 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group King Edward Child Care (410 m, 105 spaces), Centro Clinton Day Care Centre (553 m, 174 spaces) and Annex Montessori School (598 m, 68 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Harbord & Bathurst?

51 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,261 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 686 Bathurst St (81 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 469 Palmerston Blvd (193 m, 10 units), 481 Palmerston Blvd (213 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 153 Borden St (240 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 74). The average RentSafeTO score across the 51 is 86 out of 100; 2 scored below 70. 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 Harbord & Bathurst?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and nine 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 University page.

What neighbourhood is Harbord & Bathurst in?

Harbord & Bathurst is in University (City of Toronto neighbourhood 079). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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