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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.
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
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 39 | #2416 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 33 | |
| Fail to remain | 9 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest 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 park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 363 Adelaide St W · Surface | 618 m | 22 | 95% (Q1 2026) |
| 105 Spadina Ave · Surface | 641 m | 14 | over 100% (Q1 2026) |
| 110 Queen St W · Garage | 677 m | 1,636 | 28% (Q1 2026) |
| 40 York St · Garage | 809 m | 311 | 41% (Q1 2026) |
| 205 Mc Caul St · Surface | 1 km | 39 | 79% (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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Community centres
- Harrison Pool363 m · 4 min
- 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
- 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.
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.
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 buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited | 256 | 14 | 1982 | 82 · Aug 2024 | 293 m · 3 min |
| 168 John St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 180 | 7 | 1979 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 367 m · 4 min |
| 190 John St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 26 | 4 | 1992 | 93 · Aug 2026 | 460 m · 5 min |
| 50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc | 14 | 3 | 1940 | 93 · Nov 2025 | 464 m · 6 min |
| 50 Stephanie St · Bernada Properties | 284 | 24 | 1966 | 80 · Jul 2025 | 542 m · 6 min |
| 127 St Patrick St Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 54 | 12 | 1980 | 92 · Aug 2024 | 643 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
| 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) |
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
- 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 Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- 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 10 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: 43.64881, -79.38890 · centreline node 13466953.