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Lowther & Huron

Lowther Ave & Huron St · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In the Annex, in central Toronto, Lowther & Huron is a lightly travelled intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has Spadina Station, a bike lane and 3 schools within 250 m at the corner. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
3,211
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 4, 2005
1,755 pedestrians · 741 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 10 property damage · #3895 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
Spadina Station
subway station within 250 m
3 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 20 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 400 vehicles an hour, 35% 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 23.1% of vehicle volume, about 30× the typical share. On average 1.4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lowther & Huron

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)196 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)258 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)588 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)764 m; Museum Station (Line 1)767 m; Bay Station (Line 2)856 m
Streetcar
506510511 nearest 248 m
TTC bus
127261913947 nearest 188 m
Blue Night
306310300307
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Huron St installed 2001; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Lowther Ave installed 2001
Bike Share
541 Huron St - SMART 85 m · 20 docks · 36 stations, 678 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 (42)
  • Huron Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 124 m
  • Howlett Academy SchoolPrivate · 169 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori SchoolPrivate · 181 m
  • Jackman Institute of Child Study Elementary SchoolUniversity · 278 m
  • University of Toronto SchoolsPrivate · 322 m
  • School of Continuing Studies - U of T, Bldg 103University · 363 m
  • and 36 more
Community centres
Parks (60)
  • Huron Street Playground48 m
  • Paul Martel Park223 m
  • Taddle Creek Park300 m
  • Gwendolyn MacEwen Parkette321 m
  • Matt Cohen Park358 m
  • Huron - Washington Parkette367 m
  • and 54 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch266 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 301 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 361 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 517 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 519 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 606 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 644 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 761 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 828 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 344 eating places within a kilometre — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Renascent Madison Avenue Centre, 128 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 344 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 26 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Renascent Madison Avenue Centre · 54 Madison Ave128 mPassed, Jan 2026
Huron Superfriends · 541 Huron St176 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Madison Avenue Pub · 14 Madison Ave Unit-3188 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club · 141 St George St Unit-1213 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
The Fortunate Fox · 280 Bloor St W250 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto · 16 Spadina Rd256 mPassed, Sep 2026
Galleria Express · 351 Bloor St W267 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Bar Mercurio · 270 Bloor St W267 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 6 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 Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 597 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 20 m away at Huron Street Playground.

  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    597 m
  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km
Drinking water
Huron Street Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 20 m; Taddle Creek Park drinking fountain · 336 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,187 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Huron Superfriends Inc. (124 m, 111 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,187 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 17
  • Huron Superfriends Inc. · 541 Huron St
    111 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    124 m
  • Atelier Kids Annex · 34 Madison Ave
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    132 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori School · 39 Spadina Rd
    109 spaces · kindergarten
    181 m
  • Institute of Child Study After School Daycare · 45 Walmer Rd
    214 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age
    278 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (851 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 937 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 851 m240 Howland Ave
Police52 Division · 2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 937 m135 Davenport Rd

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

72 registered apartment buildings with 6,006 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 485 Huron St (68 m, 70 units, 13 storeys, built 1965), which scored 100 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 72 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 114 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 54 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings72 · 6,006 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026114 across the 72
Open fire-code violations54
Tallest26 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
485 Huron St · Cromwell Management Inc.70131965100 · Aug 2024268 m
51 Madison Ave · 51 Madison Toronto Incorporated113189058 · Jul 20250101 m
55 Madison Ave · Sylmar Investments Inc124189685 · Sep 20260111 m
25 Madison AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation124198988 · Dec 20250123 m
206 St George St · Better Living Homes Inc.10511196885 · Sep 20250154 m
41 Spadina Rd244190576 · Aug 20250165 m
85 Lowther Ave · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.448195586 · Jun 20240173 m
161 St George St · Cogir Real Estate627196093 · Sep 20251175 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 lots947 lots · ≈24,350 spaces · 73 ha
Within 500 m106 lots · ≈2,570 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 3,018 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Spadina Rd · 225 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking96 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 56 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
465 Huron Street · Surface197 m15 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface214 m38 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface220 m65 *
4 Spadina Road · Surface318 m51 *
9 Bedford Rd · Garage430 m37151% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 61 m away, ≈21 spaces; 68 m away, ≈14 spaces; 71 m away, ≈22 spaces; 84 m away, ≈21 spaces; 91 m away, ≈29 spaces; 101 m away, ≈14 spaces. More EV charging: 365 Lippincott St. (742 m, 10 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (916 m, 9 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.4 km, 23 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, May 4, 2005

The east leg carries the load — 988 westbound vehicles, or 31% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 569. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 609 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 600 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. 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 north569southbound · 141 bikes · 0.9% heavy
From the west952eastbound · 270 bikes · 0.2% heavy
Total vehicles3,2111,755 pedestrians · 741 cyclists · 0.6% heavy
From the east988westbound · 84 bikes · 0.7% heavy
From the south702northbound · 246 bikes · 0.7% heavy
AM peak hour609 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour600 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 4, 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

The City's counter on Lowther Ave between Bedford Rd and Taddle Creek Park Trl (318 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 24-hour count in September 2014; 85% of drivers were at or under 39 km/h. That segment carries about 2,800 vehicles a day. Huron St between Prince Arthur Ave and Huron Street Playground Trl measured slower: 29 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 36 km/h (Nov 2021). The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Huron St (90 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 29,792 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Huron St · Prince Arthur Ave – Huron Street Playground Trl · 83 mNov 2021 · 3 days3,05729 km/h36 km/h40 km/h
Lowther Ave · Bedford Rd – Taddle Creek Park Trl · 318 mSep 2014 · 24 h2,80630 km/h39 km/h44 km/h

School-zone speed sign 90 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct26 · 31 km/h
Over the limit4.0%
40 km/h or more0.3%

Huron St (northbound), 521 Huron Street · 29,792 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

2016 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 21% of collisions here involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3895 of 5,508
With an injury3#3363 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2744 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201418latest Feb 23, 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 ten thefts from vehicles and ten bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 2.6 a year before that. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1012street/outdoor (5), apartment parking (3)
Bicycle theft1010apartment parking (6), school/campus (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 23, 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 Annex.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lowther & Huron a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 Lowther & Huron?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from May 4, 2005, 35% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lowther & Huron?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lowther Ave between Bedford Rd and Taddle Creek Park Trl (September 2014), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 90 m away (30 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Lowther & Huron?

The nearest Green P car park is 465 Huron Street (197 m away, 15 spaces). The City's mapping shows 947 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,350 spaces — 106 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (225 m).

How do I get to Lowther & Huron by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 196 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 248 m away; bus routes 127, 26, 19, 13, 94, 7 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lowther & Huron?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 344 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Renascent Madison Avenue Centre (128 m), Huron Superfriends (176 m), Madison Avenue Pub (188 m), The Royal Canadian Yacht Club (213 m) and The Fortunate Fox (250 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 Lowther & Huron?

The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 597 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden 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 Lowther & Huron?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,187 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Huron Superfriends Inc. (124 m, 111 spaces), Atelier Kids Annex (132 m, 98 spaces) and Taddle Creek Montessori School (181 m, 109 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lowther & Huron?

72 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,006 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 485 Huron St (68 m, 70 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 51 Madison Ave (101 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 58), 55 Madison Ave (111 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 25 Madison Ave (123 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 72 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 Lowther & Huron?

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and ten 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Lowther & Huron in?

Lowther & Huron is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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