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Harbord & Spadina

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

In University, in the downtown core, Harbord & Spadina is a busier-than-typical intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) 488 m away.

Traffic volume
21,266
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 15, 2025
11,310 pedestrians · 2,708 cyclists · #788 busiest
Collisions
148
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 119 property damage · #734 of 5,508 · +9 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 4 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
6
TTC stops within 100 m
Spadina Station 488 m · 3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 51 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,520 vehicles an hour, 1.31× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.9 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 12.7% of vehicle volume, about 16× the typical share. On average 15 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 7.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.40× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 34%, from 89 in 2016–2020 to 59 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Harbord & Spadina

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)488 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)610 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)754 m; Museum Station (Line 1)801 m
Streetcar
506510511 nearest 23 m
TTC bus
9412713267 nearest 23 m
Blue Night
306310300307
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — Harbord St at Spadina Ave; Spadina Ave at Harbord St
Cycling
Cycle Track on Harbord St installed 2001
Bike Share
Spadina Ave / Harbord St - SMART 26 m · 36 docks · 43 stations, 817 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)
  • Rotman School of Management - U of T, Bldg 134University · 376 m
  • Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community CentrePrivate · 384 m
  • University of Toronto SchoolsPrivate · 392 m
  • School of Graduate Studies - U of T, Bldg 43University · 408 m
  • School of Continuing Studies - U of T, Bldg 103University · 441 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 456 m
  • and 41 more
Community centres
  • Native Youth Resource Centre1.1 km
  • Scadding Court Community Centre1.3 km
  • William H. Bolton Arena1.4 km
Parks (36)
  • Huron - Washington Parkette356 m
  • Sally Bird Park365 m
  • Matt Cohen Park374 m
  • Margaret Fairley Park419 m
  • Paul Martel Park509 m
  • Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park574 m
  • and 30 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch552 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch638 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 119 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 402 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 487 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 496 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 508 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 634 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 705 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 706 m
Signal
0280, activated 1948 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

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 43 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 370 — 5.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Pig Out BBQ, 21 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés43 within 300 m · 370 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pig Out BBQ · 650 Spadina Ave21 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Brothway · 648 Spadina Ave39 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Mian & More · 648 Spadina Ave39 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Myungrang Hot Dog · 648 Spadina Ave39 mPassed, May 2026
Osaka Katsu Street · 648 Spadina Ave39 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Cora Pizza · 656 Spadina Ave42 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Shakes N Shawarma · 656 Spadina Ave42 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bb.q Chicken · 652 Spadina Ave45 mPassed, Jun 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 358 m away at Sally Bird Park.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Sally Bird Park drinking fountain · 358 m; Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 572 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 1,728 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kodomoen Childcare Centre (61 m, 24 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,728 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 20
  • Kodomoen Childcare Centre · 630 Spadina Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    61 m
  • University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris · 7 Glen Morris St
    96 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    128 m
  • Campus Community Co-Operative Day Care · 370 Huron St
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    203 m
  • Huron Playschool Co-Operative · 383 Huron St
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    337 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (725 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 725 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1.4 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1 km674 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 63 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,581 rental units, 2.9× the median for a Toronto intersection — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 666 Spadina Ave (129 m, 334 units, 24 storeys, built 1971), which scored 94 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 63 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 74 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 24 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings63 · 4,581 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202674 across the 63
Open fire-code violations24
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
666 Spadina Ave · Cromwell Management Inc.33424197194 · Aug 20244129 m
710 Spadina Ave · Camden Property Management627195987 · Aug 20251250 m
153 Borden Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes453198774 · Sep 20252398 m
409 Huron St · Impressions Group424189853 · Sep 20253 · 14 fire409 m
334 Bloor St W243191999 · Aug 20260443 m
341 Bloor St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation32618198082 · Sep 20255445 m
360 Bloor St W · Maple Leaf Property Management17020197074 · Sep 20250480 m
11 Walmer Rd · Cromewll Management Inc.637196598 · Sep 20251 · 1 fire535 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 lots937 lots · ≈22,800 spaces · 68.4 ha
Within 500 m60 lots · ≈1,080 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 4,761 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Spadina Rd · 555 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking156 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
4 Spadina Road · Surface455 m51 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface504 m38 *
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface514 m19 *
465 Huron Street · Surface527 m15 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface573 m65 *

Nearest lots: 51 m away, ≈11 spaces; 96 m away, ≈6 spaces; 109 m away, ≈6 spaces; 109 m away, ≈3 spaces; 114 m away, ≈17 spaces; 114 m away, ≈13 spaces. More EV charging: 365 Lippincott St. (661 m, 10 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (1.3 km, 9 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1.3 km, 4 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, Oct 15, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 7,552 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 36% of the total, against 3,629 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,969 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:45 p.m., against 1,750 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north6,086southbound · 442 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the west3,629eastbound · 893 bikes · 3.9% heavy
Total vehicles21,26611,310 pedestrians · 2,708 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east3,999westbound · 933 bikes · 4.7% heavy
From the south7,552northbound · 440 bikes · 3.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,750 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,969 vehicles from 5:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 15, 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

On Spadina Ave between Sussex Ave and Washington Ave, 234 m from the corner, a 2-day count in February 2022 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 57 km/h or more. That segment carries about 17,100 vehicles a day. Harbord St between Boys of Major Lane and Brunswick Ave measured slower: 34 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Jun 2022). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spadina Ave · Sussex Ave – Washington Ave · 234 mFeb 2022 · 2 days17,13339 km/h49 km/h57 km/h
Harbord St · Boys of Major Lane – Brunswick Ave · 300 mJun 2022 · 7 days8,55334 km/h43 km/h48 km/h

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 29 collisions; 2025 recorded 9. 12 collisions (8%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions148#734 of 5,508
With an injury12#1499 of 4,660
Property damage only119
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian1#3018 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#658 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified17
Since January 2026 (outside the window)9
All since 2014190latest Apr 16, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 4 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Apr 8, 2014.

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

19 thefts from vehicles and 58 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 13× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 14 in 2023–2025, about 4.7 a year, against 9.0 a year before that. 53% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 79% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1920street/outdoor (10), school/campus (5)
Bicycle theft58121school/campus (46), other (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 13, 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 University.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Harbord & Spadina a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 148 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 & Spadina?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #788 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.31× the median for a counted intersection, and #180 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Harbord & Spadina?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Spadina Ave between Sussex Ave and Washington Ave (February 2022), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Harbord & Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 4 Spadina Road (455 m away, 51 spaces). The City's mapping shows 937 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,800 spaces — 60 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (555 m).

How do I get to Harbord & Spadina by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 488 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 23 m away; bus routes 94, 127, 13, 26, 7 within 1 km (nearest stop: Harbord St at Spadina Ave, 23 m).

What restaurants are near Harbord & Spadina?

43 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 Pig Out BBQ (21 m), Brothway (39 m), Mian & More (39 m), Myungrang Hot Dog (39 m) and Osaka Katsu Street (39 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 & Spadina?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 358 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 & Spadina?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,728 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kodomoen Childcare Centre (61 m, 24 spaces), University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris (128 m, 96 spaces) and Campus Community Co-Operative Day Care (203 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Harbord & Spadina?

63 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,581 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 666 Spadina Ave (129 m, 334 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 710 Spadina Ave (250 m, 62 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 153 Borden St (398 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 74) and 409 Huron St (409 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 53). The average RentSafeTO score across the 63 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 & Spadina?

Toronto Police place 19 thefts from vehicles and 58 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 University page.

What neighbourhood is Harbord & Spadina in?

Harbord & Spadina 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