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Nassau & Augusta

Nassau St & Augusta Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Kensington Market BIA

Nassau & Augusta, in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core, is a quiet local crossing, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,914
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 11, 2023
7,083 pedestrians · 795 cyclists
Collisions
28
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 18 property damage · #2886 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
5 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 240 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 21% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 3.7 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 41.5% of vehicle volume, about 54× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 2.8 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. The pace has been steady: 14 collisions in 2016–2020 and 14 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Nassau & Augusta

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
506510505511501 nearest 237 m
TTC bus
94 nearest 833 m
Blue Night
306310305301307
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Nassau St / Bellevue Ave 106 m · 15 docks · 42 stations, 787 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 (44)
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 184 m
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 305 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 416 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 438 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 503 m
  • King Edward Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Separate · 531 m
  • and 38 more
Parks (39)
  • Sonya's Park85 m
  • Bellevue Square Park190 m
  • The Doctors' Parkette284 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette357 m
  • Lillian H. Smith Park426 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park447 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch429 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch440 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 741 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 752 m
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 807 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 869 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 1 km
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 1.2 km
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 1.2 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 183 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 21 grocery and convenience stores, and 356 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kensington Kitchen, 3 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés183 within 300 m · 356 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience21 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Augusta Fruit Market · 255 Augusta Avegrocery3 mPassed, Oct 2025
Kensington Kitchen · 255 Augusta Ave3 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Dolce Gelato · 234 Augusta Ave7 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
The Organic Press · 257 Augusta Ave7 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizzeria Da Mario · 253 Augusta Ave19 mPassed, Jun 2026
Nina's Brunch · 238 Augusta Ave21 mPassed, Jun 2026
Marallo · 224 Augusta Ave, Unit-A23 mPassed, Oct 2025
Film Cafe · 230 Augusta Ave23 mPassed, Jul 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 Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 181 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 93 m away at Sonya's Park (currently off).

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    181 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    468 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    500 m
Drinking water
Sonya's Park bottle filling station · 93 m · off; Bellevue Square Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 199 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 1,720 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (169 m, 34 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,720 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 20
  • The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 91 Bellevue Ave
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    169 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 95 Bellevue Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool
    184 m
  • Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre · 401 College St
    99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    305 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care · 33 Robert St
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    416 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (267 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 267 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.5 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

34 registered apartment buildings with 2,734 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 15 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 87 Bellevue Ave (149 m, 28 units, 3 storeys, built 1885), which scored 76 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 45 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 2,734 units · 15 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202645 across the 34
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
87 Bellevue Avesocial housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 20250149 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250191 m
88 Oxford St · Turtledove Management114189575 · Jul 20260203 m
99 Bellevue Ave · Fv Property Management164198872 · Jul 20260208 m
25 Leonard Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society776196096 · Aug 20264 · 7 fire214 m
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 20240 · 1 fire363 m
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263397 m
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 20260406 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 lots925 lots · ≈20,760 spaces · 62.3 ha
Within 500 m107 lots · ≈1,730 spaces
Green P (public)34 car parks · about 4,973 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 903 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking193 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 104 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.5 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface135 m91 *
20 St Andrew St · Garage206 m41727% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage494 m33231% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface774 m12054% (Q1 2026)
201 Claremont St · Surface822 m4361% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 59 m away, ≈26 spaces; 71 m away, ≈26 spaces; 124 m away, ≈86 spaces (Green P); 176 m away, ≈17 spaces; 186 m away, ≈41 spaces; 197 m away, ≈43 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (937 m, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (1 km, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1 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 — 8-hour, May 11, 2023

Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 934 vehicles entering from the west to 980 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the south (361 of 795). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 273 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 55% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (176). Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north0southbound · 200 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west934eastbound · 146 bikes · 4.8% heavy
Total vehicles1,9147,083 pedestrians · 795 cyclists · 4.8% heavy
From the east0westbound · 88 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south980northbound · 361 bikes · 4.7% heavy
AM peak hour176 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour273 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 11, 2023

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 Nassau St between Lippincott St and Alley Cat Lane (303 m away) recorded an average of 26 km/h in its 7-day count in September 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 34 km/h. That segment carries about 4,000 vehicles a day. Augusta Ave between Oxford St and College St measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (May 2023). At the school-zone speed sign on Robert St (367 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 15,276 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Nassau Street between Augusta Ave and Spadina Ave.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Augusta Ave · Oxford St – College St · 176 mMay 2023 · 3 days2,39121 km/h30 km/h34 km/h
Nassau St · Lippincott St – Alley Cat Lane · 303 mSep 2025 · 7 days3,97526 km/h34 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 367 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct16 · 27 km/h
Over the limit2.4%
40 km/h or more0.4%

Robert St (northbound), Opp 30, Robert St · 15,276 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Nassau Street · Augusta Ave – Spadina Ave
    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

2022 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 7% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 14% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions28#2886 of 5,508
With an injury2#3582 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian3#1131 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1534 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201432latest Apr 5, 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 three thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 33% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle301street/outdoor (3)
Bicycle theft910street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 20, 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 Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Nassau & Augusta a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 28 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 Nassau & Augusta?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from May 11, 2023, 21% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Nassau & Augusta?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Nassau St between Lippincott St and Alley Cat Lane (September 2025), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 367 m away (30 km/h), 0.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Nassau & Augusta?

The nearest Green P car park is 35 Bellevue Avenue (135 m away, 91 spaces). The City's mapping shows 925 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,760 spaces — 107 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (903 m).

How do I get to Nassau & Augusta by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 510, 505, 511 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 237 m away; bus route 94 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Nassau & Augusta?

183 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 356 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kensington Kitchen (3 m), Dolce Gelato (7 m), The Organic Press (7 m), Pizzeria Da Mario (19 m) and Nina's Brunch (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 Nassau & Augusta?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 181 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (468 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (500 m). 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 Nassau & Augusta?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,720 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (169 m, 34 spaces), Westside Montessori School (184 m, 73 spaces) and Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre (305 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Nassau & Augusta?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,734 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 87 Bellevue Ave (149 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 34 Oxford St (191 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 88 Oxford St (203 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 75) and 99 Bellevue Ave (208 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 72). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 86 out of 100. 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 Nassau & Augusta?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and nine 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Nassau & Augusta in?

Nassau & Augusta is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Kensington Market Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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