Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Osgoode Station (Line 1)266 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)313 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)587 m; Union Station (Line 1)698 m; Queen Station (Line 1)865 m; King Station (Line 1)875 m
- GO Transit
- Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville779 m
- UP Express
- UP Express Union Station 666 m — trains to Pearson
- VIA Rail
- Toronto 821 m
- Streetcar
- 501504508503510505509506 nearest 188 m
- TTC bus
- 199713114202121 nearest 641 m
- Blue Night
- 301304310305306320
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Nelson St / Duncan St 68 m · 31 docks · 60 stations, 1,336 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 (34)
- OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 323 m
- OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 353 m
- OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 437 m
- OCAD University - Main Building 416 977-6000University · 502 m
- Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 519 m
- OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 528 m
- and 28 more
- Community centres
- Parks (51)
- Grasett Park240 m
- St. Patricks Square252 m
- David Pecaut Square295 m
- Simcoe Park482 m
- Grange Park484 m
- Isabella Valancy Crawford Park594 m
- and 45 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library City Hall branch650 m
- Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.3 km
- Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.4 km
- Places of interest
- Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 101 m
- Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 120 m
- 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 141 m
- Royal Alexandra TheatrePerforming Arts · 196 m
- Princess of Wales TheatrePerforming Arts · 215 m
- Canada's Walk of FameLandmark · 252 m
- Campbell HouseMuseum · 279 m
- TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 284 m
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 152 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 13 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 365 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Gibbons Irish Pub, 31 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Gibbons Irish Pub · 26 Duncan St | 31 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Par Tee Pong · 26 Duncan St Flr-2 | 31 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Maaya / Mia · 244 Adelaide St W | 58 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Thai Tavern · 221 Richmond St W | 67 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Matt's Burger Lab · 254 Adelaide St W | 85 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Nganda · 254 Adelaide St W | 85 m | Passed, Aug 2026 |
| Mizunara Japanese Whisky Experience · 19 Duncan St | 88 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Rendezviews - East Bar · 229 Richmond St W | 90 m | Passed, 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
The nearest public washroom is Metro Hall, 295 m away, Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 232 m away at St. Patricks Square.
- Metro Hall · 55 John Street
Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible295 m - Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
View centre hours297 m - Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible462 m
- Drinking water
- St. Patricks Square drinking fountain · 232 m; Grange Park bottle filling station · 443 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
25 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,594 spaces; 17 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kinder College Early Learning Centre (133 m, 97 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 218 Richmond St W
97 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day133 m - Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. · 300 Richmond St W
62 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day225 m - Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 55 John St
62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day296 m - Life-Bridge Child Care · 330 University Ave
57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day338 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (78 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (604 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.
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 29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,232 rental units — 16 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 20 St Patrick St (242 m, 256 units, 14 storeys, built 1982), which scored 82 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 73 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 28 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited | 256 | 14 | 1982 | 82 · Aug 2024 | 6 · 7 fire | 242 m |
| 168 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 180 | 7 | 1979 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 4 | 262 m |
| 190 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 26 | 4 | 1992 | 93 · Aug 2026 | 0 | 339 m |
| 50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc | 14 | 3 | 1940 | 93 · Nov 2025 | 3 | 363 m |
| 50 Stephanie St · Bernada Properties | 284 | 24 | 1966 | 80 · Jul 2025 | 0 | 407 m |
| 11 Sullivan StToronto Community Housing · TCH | 17 | 3 | 1923 | 83 · Sep 2024 | 2 | 486 m |
| 127 St Patrick StToronto Community Housing · TCH | 54 | 12 | 1980 | 92 · Aug 2024 | 0 | 560 m |
| 248 Simcoe StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 53 | 12 | 1991 | 92 · Aug 2024 | 0 | 568 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
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 Queen St W · Garage | 527 m | 1,636 | 28% (Q1 2026) |
| 363 Adelaide St W · Surface | 537 m | 22 | 95% (Q1 2026) |
| 105 Spadina Ave · Surface | 562 m | 14 | over 100% (Q1 2026) |
| 40 York St · Garage | 616 m | 311 | 41% (Q1 2026) |
| 130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface | 799 m | 27 * | — |
Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈29 spaces; 87 m away, ≈22 spaces; 107 m away, ≈4 spaces; 143 m away, ≈91 spaces; 145 m away, ≈38 spaces; 146 m away, ≈65 spaces. More EV charging: 40 York St (599 m, 12 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (615 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (615 m, 40 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, Aug 11, 2026
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 1,261 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 350 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 394 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 236 in the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% 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.
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.
All police-reported collisions
Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025
The worst year was 2019, with 8 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 23% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 11.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 39 | #2416 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 33 | |
| Fail to remain | 9 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| All since 2014 | 50 | latest Jun 28, 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Aug 13, 2010.
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
12 thefts from vehicles and 14 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 2.9 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 12 | 2 | 0 | street/outdoor (8), apartment parking (4) |
| Bicycle theft | 14 | 4 | 0 | apartment parking (7), street/outdoor (5) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 8, 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 Wellington Place.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Nelson & Duncan a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 39 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 Nelson & Duncan?
A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2124 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 20% of the median for a counted intersection, and #330 for pedestrians.
Where can I park near Nelson & Duncan?
The nearest Green P car park is 110 Queen St W (527 m away, 1,636 spaces, 28% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 808 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,120 spaces — 41 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (416 m).
How do I get to Nelson & Duncan by transit?
Osgoode Station (Line 1) is 266 m away; Union Station GO is 779 m away; streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 503 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 188 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 13, 114, 202, 121 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Nelson & Duncan?
152 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 365 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Gibbons Irish Pub (31 m), Par Tee Pong (31 m), Maaya / Mia (58 m), Thai Tavern (67 m) and Matt's Burger Lab (85 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 Nelson & Duncan?
The nearest is Metro Hall, 55 John Street, 295 m away (Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Harrison Pool Washroom (297 m); Grange Park South Washroom (462 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 Nelson & Duncan?
25 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,594 spaces in total; 17 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kinder College Early Learning Centre (133 m, 97 spaces), Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. (225 m, 62 spaces) and Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre (296 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Nelson & Duncan?
29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,232 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 20 St Patrick St (242 m, 256 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 168 John St (262 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 190 John St (339 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 50 John St (363 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 29 is 89 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 Nelson & Duncan?
Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and 14 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 Wellington Place page.
What neighbourhood is Nelson & Duncan in?
Nelson & Duncan is in Wellington Place (City of Toronto neighbourhood 164). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Aug 11, 2026.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Oct 8, 2025.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 10 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.64881, -79.38890 · centreline node 13466953.