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Nelson & Duncan

Nelson St & Duncan St · Toronto, Ontario · Wellington Place · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Toronto Downtown West BIA

Nelson & Duncan, in Wellington Place, in the downtown core, is a quiet local crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. Nearby is Osgoode Station (Line 1) 361 m away.

Traffic
3,270
vehicles · 14-hour count, Aug 11, 2026
6,326 pedestrians · 712 cyclists
Collisions
39
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #2416 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Osgoode Station 361 m · 18 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
80/100
city median 48 · #315 of 5,672
81 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 161 m

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Nelson & Duncan

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume14-hour count · 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 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north1,261southbound · 277 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west350eastbound · 195 bikes · 6.0% heavy
Total vehicles3,2706,326 pedestrians · 712 cyclists · 4.1% heavy
From the east550westbound · 87 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south1,109northbound · 153 bikes · 4.8% heavy

Peak hours: 236 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 394 from 5:00 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

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, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 20, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Aug 13, 2010.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions39#2416 of 5,519
With an injury0
Property damage only33
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Aug 13, 2010

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.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Osgoode Station (Line 1)361 m · 4 min; St Andrew Station (Line 1)411 m · 5 min; St Patrick Station (Line 1)772 m · 9 min; Union Station (Line 1)912 m · 11 min; Queen Station (Line 1)1 km · 12 min
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 856 m · 10 min — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
501 504 508 503 505 510 nearest 246 m
TTC bus
19 97 nearest 737 m · 9 min
Blue Night
301 304 305 310 320
Nearest stops
2 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, 1,169 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
17 car parks · about 6,231 spaces
EV charging
10 Soho St. · 565 m · 4 Level 2 ports; also 40 York St (784 m), 10 Portland St (948 m)
Bike parking
251 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (856 m)
Other lots
22 mapped lots within 500 m, 539 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
363 Adelaide St W · Surface618 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface641 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage677 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage809 m31141% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface1 km3979% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Rabba Marche, 161 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Shah's Halal Food Duncan, 131 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 81 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 371 — 9.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Gibbons Irish Pub, 42 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 304 m away; 12 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is SickKids, 1.1 km away, then Toronto Rehab University Centre at 1.1 km. For seniors' housing: Mon Sheong Home For the Aged, a long-term care home 908 m away. University Settlement Elderly Persons Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 532 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Gibbons Irish Pub · 26 Duncan St42 m
  • Par Tee Pong · 26 Duncan St Flr-242 m
  • Maaya / Mia · 244 Adelaide St W72 m
  • Thai Tavern · 221 Richmond St W89 m
  • Mizunara Japanese Whisky Experience · 19 Duncan St93 m
81 within 300 m · 371 within 1 km
Grocery
Rabba Marche 161 m · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Shah's Halal Food Duncan 131 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Rexall 304 m · 4 min · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 97 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day188 m
  • Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. · 62 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day302 m · 4 min
  • Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day444 m · 5 min
16 licensed centres · 1,045 spaces within 1 km · 10 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · hours not listed363 m · 4 min
  • Metro Hall · Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible444 m · 5 min
Drinking water: St. Patricks Square 303 m · 4 min; Grange Park 566 m · 7 min (off)
Health and care
  • SickKids · hospital site1.1 km · 13 min
  • Toronto Rehab University Centre · hospital site1.1 km · 13 min
  • Mon Sheong Home For the Aged · long-term care home908 m · 11 min
  • University Settlement Elderly Persons Centre · seniors' active living centre532 m · 6 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (32)
  • David Pecaut Square297 m · 4 min
  • Grasett Park310 m · 4 min
  • St. Patricks Square316 m · 4 min
  • Grange Park599 m · 7 min
  • Gallery Park690 m · 8 min
and 27 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (21)
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 357 m · 4 min
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 379 m · 5 min
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 469 m · 6 min
  • OCAD University - Main Building 416 977-6000University · 547 m · 7 min
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 616 m · 7 min
and 16 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1 km · 12 min
Places of interest
  • Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 140 m
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 168 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 201 m
  • Royal Alexandra TheatrePerforming Arts · 245 m

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #315 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 81 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit20/28

    Osgoode Station 0.4 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 18 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go12/14

    library 1 km away · 8 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    3 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,923 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 20 St Patrick St (293 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 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 2024293 m · 3 min
168 John St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 2025367 m · 4 min
190 John St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation264199293 · Aug 2026460 m · 5 min
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 2025464 m · 6 min
50 Stephanie St · Bernada Properties28424196680 · Jul 2025542 m · 6 min
127 St Patrick St Toronto Community Housing · TCH5412198092 · Aug 2024643 m · 8 min

14 registered buildings · 1,923 units · 8 social housing · tallest 36 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.

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

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1220street/outdoor (8), apartment parking (4)
Bicycle theft1440apartment parking (7), street/outdoor (5)

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. Its latest count is from Aug 11, 2026, 20% of the median for a counted intersection, and #332 for pedestrians.

Is Nelson & Duncan a walkable intersection?

Nelson & Duncan scores 80 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #315 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 81 places to eat within 300 m; 3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 3 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m.

Where can I park near Nelson & Duncan?

The nearest Green P car park is 363 Adelaide St W (618 m away, 22 spaces, 95% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 539 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,170 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (565 m).

How do I get to Nelson & Duncan by transit?

Osgoode Station (Line 1) is 361 m away; streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 503 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 246 m away; bus routes 19, 97 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Nelson & Duncan?

81 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 371 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Gibbons Irish Pub (42 m), Par Tee Pong (42 m), Maaya / Mia (72 m), Thai Tavern (89 m) and Mizunara Japanese Whisky Experience (93 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Nelson & Duncan?

The nearest is Harrison Pool Washroom, 15 Stephanie St, 363 m away. Next nearest: Metro Hall (444 m); Grange Park South Washroom (528 m).

Is there child care near Nelson & Duncan?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,045 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kinder College Early Learning Centre (188 m, 97 spaces), Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. (302 m, 62 spaces) and Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre (444 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Nelson & Duncan?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,923 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 20 St Patrick St (293 m, 256 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 168 John St (367 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 190 John St (460 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 50 John St (464 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 88 out of 100.

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. 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