Nassau & Spadina

Traffic volume8-hour count · May 10, 2023

The south leg carries the load — 4,272 northbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 221. Most cyclists arrived from the north (608 of 1,240). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,085 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,164 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 4 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.

Peak hours: 1,085 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,164 from 4:45 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

2018 was the peak year (17 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 26% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 6 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jul 24, 2013.

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

The City's counter on Nassau St between Chinatown Mural Lane and Augusta Ave (157 m away) recorded an average of 23 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 30 km/h. That segment carries about 1,700 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Robert St (379 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 14,121 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Nassau Street between Augusta Ave and Spadina Ave.

Speed sign

Robert St (northbound), 379 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 16 km/h, 85th percentile 27 km/h; 0.4% at 40 km/h or more. 14,121 vehicles logged in August 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; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing

Signal 0278, activated 1952 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

• Groceries and food30/30

  4 grocery stores within 300 m · 114 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  8 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 390 m away · 8 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation7/10

  5 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.8 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot10/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · traffic calming

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

23 registered apartment buildings with 1,737 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 11 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 160 Huron St (228 m, 69 units, 5 storeys, built 1805), which scored 98 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

23 registered buildings · 1,737 units · 11 social housing · tallest 16 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Toronto Police place 20 thefts from vehicles and 28 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 8.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 4.8 a year. 90% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 46% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 10, 2023.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary); Traffic Calming Database.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 11 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.65585, -79.39920 · centreline node 13465836.