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Harbord & Brunswick

Harbord St & Brunswick Ave · Toronto, Ontario · University · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Harbord Street BIA

In University, in central Toronto, Harbord & Brunswick is a mid-volume intersection, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) 522 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
7,231
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 26, 2018
1,870 pedestrians · 2,526 cyclists
Collisions
15
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 7 property damage · #3773 of 5,508 · +1 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Spadina Station 522 m · 3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track, Bike Lane - Contraflow
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 900 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 78% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 34.9% of vehicle volume, about 45× the typical share. On average 1.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Harbord & Brunswick

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)522 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)551 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)837 m; Christie Station (Line 2)940 m
Streetcar
506511510 nearest 304 m
TTC bus
94127726 nearest 13 m
Blue Night
306310307300
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m — Harbord St at Brunswick Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Harbord St installed 2001; Bike Lane - Contraflow on Brunswick Ave installed 2020
Bike Share
Central Tech (Harbord St) 155 m · 11 docks · 40 stations, 778 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 (46)
  • Central Technical SchoolEnglish Public · 212 m
  • City As School TorontoPrivate · 399 m
  • King Edward Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Separate · 461 m
  • Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community CentrePrivate · 466 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 494 m
  • University of Toronto SchoolsPrivate · 555 m
  • and 40 more
Parks (36)
  • Sally Bird Park85 m
  • Margaret Fairley Park224 m
  • Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park495 m
  • Matt Cohen Park499 m
  • Seaton Park547 m
  • The Doctors' Parkette558 m
  • and 30 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch611 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch727 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch776 m
Places of interest
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 316 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 419 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 490 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 729 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 802 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 828 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1 km
Signal
0834, activated 1950 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West · bicycle signal

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 33 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 365 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Matha Roti - East Indian Cuisine, 27 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés33 within 300 m · 365 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 35 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Matha Roti - East Indian Cuisine · 141 Harbord St27 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Pedaal Inc · 168 Brunswick Ave27 mPassed, Jun 2026
Blondies Pizza · 147 Harbord St45 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Emmer · 161 Harbord St50 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
The Nice Slice · 196 Borden St107 mPassed, Jun 2026
Harbord Bakery · 117 Harbord St Unit-1grocery112 mPassed, Jun 2026
Alebrije · 119 Harbord St114 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Harbord Esso Convenience · 132 Harbord Stgrocery117 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction

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, 1.0 km away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 86 m away at Sally Bird Park.

  • Bickford Park Washroom · 400 Grace St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km
Drinking water
Sally Bird Park drinking fountain · 86 m; Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 502 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

20 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,847 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kodomoen Childcare Centre (293 m, 24 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,847 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 20
  • Kodomoen Childcare Centre · 630 Spadina Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    293 m
  • Annex Montessori School · 427 Bloor St W
    68 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    421 m
  • University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris · 7 Glen Morris St
    96 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    436 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group King Edward Child Care · 112 Lippincott St
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    461 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (613 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 714 m away.

FireFire Station 315 · 613 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1.6 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 714 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

Within a kilometre there are 61 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,972 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 153 Borden St (75 m, 45 units, 3 storeys, built 1987), which scored 74 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 61 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 60 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 36 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings61 · 3,972 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202660 across the 61
Open fire-code violations36
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
153 Borden Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes453198774 · Sep 2025275 m
666 Spadina Ave · Cromwell Management Inc.33424197194 · Aug 20244306 m
686 Bathurst St · Stein & Regency Construction Management Co.244194793 · Dec 20250342 m
710 Spadina Ave · Camden Property Management627195987 · Aug 20251372 m
748 Bathurst St · Westbank Ontario Realty Corp95122024100 · Sep 20251452 m
469 Palmerston Blvd10319320498 m
481 Palmerston Blvd113190787 · Aug 20250504 m
360 Bloor St W · Maple Leaf Property Management17020197074 · Sep 20250507 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 lots1,006 lots · ≈24,530 spaces · 73.6 ha
Within 500 m67 lots · ≈1,150 spaces
Green P (public)30 car parks · about 3,239 spaces
EV charging (City)365 Lippincott St. · 453 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking68 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 58 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface369 m19 *
365 Lippincott St · Surface427 m13654% (Q1 2026)
4 Spadina Road · Surface535 m51 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface643 m38 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface651 m65 *

Nearest lots: 49 m away, ≈5 spaces; 59 m away, ≈4 spaces; 61 m away, ≈2 spaces; 64 m away, ≈7 spaces; 112 m away, ≈11 spaces; 121 m away, ≈18 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (639 m, 6 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1 km, 4 ports); 705 Shaw St (1.4 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 — 8-hour, Jun 26, 2018

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,282 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 276 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,191 of 2,526). Evening rush dominates here: 1,096 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 874 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 8 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2018, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north276southbound · 174 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west3,282eastbound · 1,191 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles7,2311,870 pedestrians · 2,526 cyclists · 2.7% heavy
From the east2,983westbound · 982 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the south690northbound · 179 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour874 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,096 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 26, 2018

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 Harbord St between Boys of Major Lane and Brunswick Ave, 26 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. 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 (144 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 · 26 mJun 2022 · 7 days8,55334 km/h43 km/h48 km/h

School-zone speed sign 144 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

The worst year was 2021, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 4 collisions (27%) involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 27% of collisions. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (27%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions15#3773 of 5,508
With an injury4#2901 of 4,660
Property damage only7
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian2#1609 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1044 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201418latest Jan 20, 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

Four thefts from vehicles and 13 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.7 a year. 31% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle400street/outdoor (4)
Bicycle theft1340commercial premises (4), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 17, 2025. 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 & Brunswick a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 15 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 Harbord & Brunswick?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Jun 26, 2018, 78% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Harbord & Brunswick?

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 144 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 & Brunswick?

The nearest Green P car park is 292 Brunswick Avenue (369 m away, 19 spaces). The City's mapping shows 1,006 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,530 spaces — 67 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (453 m).

How do I get to Harbord & Brunswick by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 522 m away; streetcar routes 506, 511, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 304 m away; bus routes 94, 127, 7, 26 within 1 km (nearest stop: Harbord St at Brunswick Ave, 13 m).

What restaurants are near Harbord & Brunswick?

33 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 365 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Matha Roti - East Indian Cuisine (27 m), Pedaal Inc (27 m), Blondies Pizza (45 m), Emmer (50 m) and The Nice Slice (107 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 & Brunswick?

The nearest is Bickford Park Washroom, 400 Grace St, 1.0 km away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Brunswick?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,847 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kodomoen Childcare Centre (293 m, 24 spaces), Annex Montessori School (421 m, 68 spaces) and University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris (436 m, 96 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Harbord & Brunswick?

61 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,972 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 153 Borden St (75 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 666 Spadina Ave (306 m, 334 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 686 Bathurst St (342 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 710 Spadina Ave (372 m, 62 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 61 is 87 out of 100; 3 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 & Brunswick?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and 13 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 & Brunswick in?

Harbord & Brunswick is in University (City of Toronto neighbourhood 079). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Harbord Street Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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