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Harbord & Robert

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

Harbord & Robert is an intersection of typical volume, with significant cycling traffic. It sits in University, in the downtown core. At the corner: a protected bikeway, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) 495 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,574
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 7, 2005
936 pedestrians · 848 cyclists
Collisions
30
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 17 property damage · #2788 of 5,508 · +2 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
Spadina Station 495 m · 3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 820 vehicles, 71% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 12.9% of vehicle volume, about 17× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 3 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 42%, from 19 in 2016–2020 to 11 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Harbord & Robert

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)495 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)652 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)702 m; Museum Station (Line 1)945 m
Streetcar
506510511 nearest 124 m
TTC bus
9412772613 nearest 123 m
Blue Night
306310300307
Nearest stops
16 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Harbord St installed 2001
Bike Share
Spadina Ave / Harbord St - SMART 163 m · 36 docks · 43 stations, 840 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 (48)
  • Central Technical SchoolEnglish Public · 376 m
  • Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community CentrePrivate · 390 m
  • University of Toronto SchoolsPrivate · 443 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 445 m
  • Rotman School of Management - U of T, Bldg 134University · 512 m
  • School of Graduate Studies - U of T, Bldg 43University · 537 m
  • and 42 more
Parks (41)
  • Sally Bird Park225 m
  • Margaret Fairley Park306 m
  • Matt Cohen Park403 m
  • Huron - Washington Parkette435 m
  • Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park515 m
  • Paul Martel Park542 m
  • and 35 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch556 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch684 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch870 m
Places of interest
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 162 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 413 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 573 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 589 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 626 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 650 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 778 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 830 m
Signal
2508, activated 2020 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · pedestrian crossover

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 37 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 368 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Maven Toronto, 4 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés37 within 300 m · 368 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 32 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Harbord Convenience · 99 Harbord Stgrocery3 mPassed, Mar 2026
Maven Toronto · 112 Harbord St Unit-Front4 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Rasa · 196 Robert St13 mPassed, May 2026
Parquet · 97 Harbord St16 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Rose's Pantry · 112 Harbord St20 mPassed, Jul 2026
Magic Noodle · 93 Harbord St21 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
The Harbord House · 124 Harbord St35 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 4 infractions
Bar Eugenie · 89 Harbord St37 mPassed, May 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

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 220 m away at Sally Bird Park.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Sally Bird Park drinking fountain · 220 m; Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 517 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 1,674 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kodomoen Childcare Centre (119 m, 24 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km19 centres · 1,674 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 19
  • Kodomoen Childcare Centre · 630 Spadina Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    119 m
  • University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris · 7 Glen Morris St
    96 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    260 m
  • Campus Community Co-Operative Day Care · 370 Huron St
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    327 m
  • Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School · 750 Spadina Ave
    194 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    390 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 52 Division (1.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 838 m away.

FireFire Station 315 · 658 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1.5 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 838 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 64 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,571 rental units, 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 666 Spadina Ave (158 m, 334 units, 24 storeys, built 1971), which scored 94 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 64 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 75 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings64 · 4,571 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202675 across the 64
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
666 Spadina Ave · Cromwell Management Inc.33424197194 · Aug 20244158 m
153 Borden Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes453198774 · Sep 20252253 m
710 Spadina Ave · Camden Property Management627195987 · Aug 20251265 m
334 Bloor St W243191999 · Aug 20260450 m
360 Bloor St W · Maple Leaf Property Management17020197074 · Sep 20250465 m
409 Huron St · Impressions Group424189853 · Sep 20253 · 14 fire498 m
10 Walmer Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.13118196590 · Aug 20253 · 1 fire513 m
686 Bathurst St · Stein & Regency Construction Management Co.244194793 · Dec 20250519 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 lots1,013 lots · ≈24,450 spaces · 73.3 ha
Within 500 m56 lots · ≈1,140 spaces
Green P (public)30 car parks · about 3,208 spaces
EV charging (City)365 Lippincott St. · 554 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking96 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 40 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface425 m19 *
4 Spadina Road · Surface465 m51 *
365 Lippincott St · Surface536 m13654% (Q1 2026)
9 Madison Ave. · Surface547 m38 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface587 m65 *

Nearest lots: 37 m away, ≈5 spaces; 40 m away, ≈5 spaces; 42 m away, ≈2 spaces; 55 m away, ≈17 spaces; 58 m away, ≈6 spaces; 72 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (572 m, 6 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1.1 km, 4 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (1.4 km, 9 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, Sep 7, 2005

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 3,332 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 62 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (557 of 848). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 911 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 977 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 21 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2005, 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 north205southbound · 35 bikes · 5.9% heavy
From the west3,332eastbound · 557 bikes · 3.5% heavy
Total vehicles6,574936 pedestrians · 848 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east2,975westbound · 239 bikes · 3.9% heavy
From the south62northbound · 17 bikes · 9.7% heavy
AM peak hour911 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour977 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Sep 7, 2005

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, 155 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. Robert St between Barker Fairley Lane and Porretta Lane measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Nov 2017). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Borden St (295 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.1% of the 16,108 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Robert Street between Harbord St and Willcocks St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Robert St · Barker Fairley Lane – Porretta Lane · 100 mNov 2017 · 3 days22126 km/h35 km/h40 km/h
Harbord St · Boys of Major Lane – Brunswick Ave · 155 mJun 2022 · 7 days8,55334 km/h43 km/h48 km/h

School-zone speed sign 295 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct27 · 33 km/h
Over the limit11%
40 km/h or more1.1%

Borden St (northbound), 187 Borden St · 16,108 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Robert Street · Harbord St – Willcocks St
    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 worst year was 2019, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 7 collisions (23%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (20%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jan 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions30#2788 of 5,508
With an injury7#2243 of 4,660
Property damage only17
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian2#1766 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#596 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201434latest Jan 29, 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

Ten thefts from vehicles and eight bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.1 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 38% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1020street/outdoor (8), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft810apartment parking (3), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 16, 2023. 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 & Robert a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 30 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 & Robert?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Sep 7, 2005, 71% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Harbord & Robert?

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 295 m away (30 km/h), 1.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Harbord & Robert?

The nearest Green P car park is 292 Brunswick Avenue (425 m away, 19 spaces). The City's mapping shows 1,013 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,450 spaces — 56 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (554 m).

How do I get to Harbord & Robert by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 495 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 124 m away; bus routes 94, 127, 7, 26, 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Harbord & Robert?

37 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 368 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Maven Toronto (4 m), Rasa (13 m), Parquet (16 m), Rose's Pantry (20 m) and Magic Noodle (21 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 & Robert?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 220 m away at Sally Bird Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Harbord & Robert?

19 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,674 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kodomoen Childcare Centre (119 m, 24 spaces), University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris (260 m, 96 spaces) and Campus Community Co-Operative Day Care (327 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Harbord & Robert?

64 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,571 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 666 Spadina Ave (158 m, 334 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 153 Borden St (253 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 710 Spadina Ave (265 m, 62 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 334 Bloor St W (450 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 64 is 88 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 & Robert?

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and eight 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 & Robert in?

Harbord & Robert 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

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