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Nassau & Spadina

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

In Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core, Nassau & Spadina is an intersection of typical volume, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has parks and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Queen's Park Station (Line 1) 811 m away.

Traffic volume
8,530
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 10, 2023
7,192 pedestrians · 1,240 cyclists
Collisions
86
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 58 property damage · #1296 of 5,508 · +5 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 6 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Queen's Park Station 811 m · 5 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 20 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,070 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.2 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 14.5% of vehicle volume, about 19× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 8.6 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 49%, from 57 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Nassau & Spadina

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen's Park Station (Line 1)811 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)873 m
Streetcar
510506505511501 nearest 24 m
TTC bus
1394 nearest 796 m
Blue Night
310306305301307
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Ave at Nassau St; Spadina Ave at Nassau St South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Baldwin St / Spadina Ave - SMART 121 m · 20 docks · 48 stations, 919 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)
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 287 m
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 290 m
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 379 m
  • Heydon Park Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 388 m
  • Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main CampusPrivate · 400 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 408 m
  • and 38 more
Parks (40)
  • Glasgow Street Parkette119 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park191 m
  • Lillian H. Smith Park219 m
  • Sonya's Park226 m
  • Bellevue Square Park362 m
  • The Doctors' Parkette425 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch246 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch654 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 592 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 720 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 853 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 858 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 884 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 937 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 1 km
Signal
0278, activated 1952 · SAP · 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

There are 195 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 30 grocery and convenience stores, and 353 eating places within a kilometre — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, 10 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés195 within 300 m · 353 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience30 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts · 400 Spadina Ave10 mPassed, Aug 2026
Coco Fresh Tea & Juice · 371 Spadina Ave13 mPassed, Jul 2026
Grossman's Tavern · 377 Spadina Ave Unit-218 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Yin Ji Chang Fen · 369 Spadina Ave20 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Flaming Noodles · 373 Spadina Ave28 mPassed, Aug 2025
Shuyi Tealicious · 394 Spadina Ave28 mPassed, Aug 2026
Ba'nk Bao · 375 Spadina Ave29 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Cosmo Bar · 398 Spadina Ave32 mPassed, Aug 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, 343 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 123 m away at Glasgow Parkette.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    343 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    661 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    684 m
Drinking water
Glasgow Parkette bottle filling station · 123 m; Julius Deutsch Park drinking fountain · 168 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

22 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,639 spaces; 16 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (376 m, 34 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km22 centres · 1,639 spaces
Fee subsidy16 of 22
  • The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 91 Bellevue Ave
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    376 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 95 Bellevue Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool
    379 m
  • Children's Primary Centre · 177 Beverley St
    44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    400 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care · 33 Robert St
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    408 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (462 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (785 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 462 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 785 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.6 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 3,135 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 17 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 160 Huron St (162 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. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 54 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 18 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 3,135 units · 17 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202654 across the 34
Open fire-code violations18
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263162 m
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 20260176 m
123 Huron St · Phymetrix Ltd.183191486 · Aug 20260184 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250239 m
123 D'Arcy St · 583647 Ontario Limited243198588 · Sep 20250257 m
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 20240 · 1 fire298 m
69 Baldwin St · Dpm2 Ltd173192798 · Jul 20260313 m
210 Beverley St · Prudence Management Inc21418920329 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 lots943 lots · ≈21,140 spaces · 63.4 ha
Within 500 m111 lots · ≈1,780 spaces
Green P (public)33 car parks · about 5,999 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 792 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking225 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 104 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.3 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 St Andrew St · Garage186 m41727% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage367 m33231% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface370 m91 *
205 Mc Caul St · Surface563 m3979% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface832 m12054% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 37 m away, ≈5 spaces; 47 m away, ≈4 spaces; 47 m away, ≈15 spaces; 54 m away, ≈19 spaces; 61 m away, ≈13 spaces; 64 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (1 km, 4 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (1.1 km, 2 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (1.1 km, 2 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 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 16,183 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 north3,200southbound · 608 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the west837eastbound · 95 bikes · 4.7% heavy
Total vehicles8,5307,192 pedestrians · 1,240 cyclists · 4.4% heavy
From the east221westbound · 63 bikes · 5.0% heavy
From the south4,272northbound · 474 bikes · 3.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,085 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,164 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 10, 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 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 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
Spadina Ave · Nassau St – Cecil St · 14 mSep 2009 · 3 days11,058
Nassau St · Chinatown Mural Lane – Augusta Ave · 157 mMay 2023 · 3 days1,68923 km/h30 km/h34 km/h

School-zone speed sign 379 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

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, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions86#1296 of 5,508
With an injury10#1769 of 4,660
Property damage only58
Fail to remain22
Involving a pedestrian1#3019 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2374 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014107latest May 25, 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. 6 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jul 24, 2013.

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 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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2040street/outdoor (18), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft28130commercial premises (13), street/outdoor (9)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 21, 2025. 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 & Spadina a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 86 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 & Spadina?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from May 10, 2023, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Nassau & Spadina?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Nassau St between Chinatown Mural Lane and Augusta Ave (May 2023), found an average of 23 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 30 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 379 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 & Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 St Andrew St (186 m away, 417 spaces, 27% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 943 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,140 spaces — 111 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (792 m).

How do I get to Nassau & Spadina by transit?

Queen's Park Station (Line 1) is 811 m away; streetcar routes 510, 506, 505, 511 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 24 m away; bus routes 13, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Spadina Ave at Nassau St, 796 m).

What restaurants are near Nassau & Spadina?

195 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 353 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (10 m), Coco Fresh Tea & Juice (13 m), Grossman's Tavern (18 m), Yin Ji Chang Fen (20 m) and Flaming Noodles (28 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 & Spadina?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 343 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (661 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (684 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 & Spadina?

22 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,639 spaces in total; 16 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (376 m, 34 spaces), Westside Montessori School (379 m, 73 spaces) and Children's Primary Centre (400 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Nassau & Spadina?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,135 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 160 Huron St (162 m, 69 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 162 Huron St (176 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 123 Huron St (184 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 34 Oxford St (239 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 89). 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 & Spadina?

Toronto Police place 20 thefts from vehicles and 28 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Nassau & Spadina in?

Nassau & Spadina 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 Chinatown Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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