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
- Streetcar
- 506505501 nearest 79 m
- TTC bus
- 659475121 nearest 57 m
- Blue Night
- 306305301365
- Nearest stops
- 13 surface stops within 300 m — Parliament St at Carlton St; Parliament St at Gerrard St East
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Carlton St / Parliament St 150 m · 27 docks · 34 stations, 706 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 (41)
- Lord Dufferin Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 269 m
- Sprucecourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 331 m
- Winchester Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 440 m
- Monsignor Fraser - St Martin CampusEnglish Separate · 508 m
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 656 m
- Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 787 m
- and 35 more
- Community centres
- Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre563 m
- Regent Park Community Centre723 m
- Wellesley Community Centre754 m
- John Innes Community Recreation Centre894 m
- Moss Park Arena936 m
- Parks (53)
- Anniversary Park123 m
- Oak Street Parkette297 m
- Winchester Square Park322 m
- Winchester Park438 m
- Regent Park493 m
- Bleecker Parkette546 m
- and 47 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch158 m
- Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch729 m
- Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.2 km
- Places of interest
- Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 351 m
- Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 562 m
- Allan GardensNature/ Park · 596 m
- Riverdale FarmAttraction · 628 m
- Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 847 m
- Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 850 m
- Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 1 km
- Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.1 km
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There are 55 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 15 grocery and convenience stores, and 272 eating places within a kilometre — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Super Bargain, 22 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2024.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| No Frills · 449 Parliament Stgrocery | 6 m | Passed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Super Bargain · 441 Parliament St | 22 m | Passed, Dec 2024 |
| Vel Mart · 430 Parliament St | 22 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Viet Caphe · 434 Parliament St | 25 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Saigon Pai Stars · 446 Parliament St | 31 m | Passed, Jul 2026 · 4 infractions |
| Saigon Pai · 446 Parliament St | 32 m | Passed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions |
| Golden Pigeon · 424 Parliament St | 38 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| 241 Pizza · 451 Parliament St | 39 m | Passed, Mar 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 Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom, 563 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 123 m away at Anniversary Park.
- Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom · 640 Dundas St E
View centre hours563 m - Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.648 m - Riverdale Park West Washroom · 375 Sumach St
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.692 m
- Drinking water
- Anniversary Park drinking fountain · 123 m; Regent Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 469 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
20 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,691 spaces; 16 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre (113 m, 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre · 270 Gerrard St E
65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day113 m - Buds and Blossoms · 517 Parliament St
32 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day230 m - Lord Dufferin Community Day Care Centre · 350 Parliament St
140 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day269 m - Tng Central Neighbourhood House · 349 Ontario St
46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day317 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (478 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 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
125 registered apartment buildings with 16,809 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 53 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 5.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 280 Gerrard St E (93 m, 26 units, 3 storeys, built 1991), which scored 90 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 125 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 372 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 105 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 Gerrard St Esocial housing · Yonge Street Mission | 26 | 3 | 1991 | 90 · Nov 2025 | 0 | 93 m |
| 330 Gerrard St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 81 | 7 | 1976 | 81 · Jul 2024 | 2 | 186 m |
| 531-535 Parliament St · 10887609 Canada Inc | 17 | 3 | 1888 | 90 · Oct 2025 | 0 | 278 m |
| 40 Oak Stsocial housing · Fred Victor | 87 | 4 | 2012 | 89 · Oct 2025 | 5 | 280 m |
| 1 Oak StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 84 | 10 | 2010 | 84 · Jul 2026 | 1 | 309 m |
| 26 Gifford St | 15 | 4 | 1930 | 81 · Jun 2025 | 1 | 310 m |
| 320 Seaton StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 25 | 6 | 1961 | 78 · Oct 2025 | 0 | 324 m |
| 510 Ontario St | 13 | 3 | 1880 | 75 · Aug 2024 | 0 | 380 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface | 206 m | 35 | 55% (Q1 2026) |
| 405 Sherbourne St · Surface | 501 m | 91 | 75% (Q1 2026) |
| 323 Richmond St E · Garage | 1.1 km | 252 | 53% (Q1 2026) |
| 573 Gerrard St E · Surface | 1.2 km | 36 | 75% (Q1 2026) |
| 20 Dundas Sq · Garage | 1.3 km | 262 | 58% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈9 spaces; 49 m away, ≈5 spaces; 55 m away, ≈14 spaces; 66 m away, ≈5 spaces; 74 m away, ≈13 spaces; 84 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (380 m, 1 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.3 km, 8 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (1.4 km, 8 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, Feb 25, 2025
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 5,280 southbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 338. Most cyclists arrived from the south (324 of 654). Morning rush is the busier period: 945 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:30 a.m., compared with 868 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 18 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
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 Spruce St between Gifford St and Nasmith Ave (358 m away) recorded an average of 18 km/h in its 2-day count in December 2019; 85% of drivers were at or under 28 km/h. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Spruce Street between Parliament St and River St, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament St · Carlton St – Aberdeen Ave · 179 m | Sep 2012 · 3 days | 11,202 | — | — | — |
| Spruce St · Gifford St – Nasmith Ave · 358 m | Dec 2019 · 2 days | 724 | 18 km/h | 28 km/h | 32 km/h |
Traffic calming
- Spruce Street · Parliament St – River St
6 speed humps - Spruce Street · Parliament St – Sackville St
2 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
The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 8 collisions. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 16% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 9, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 4.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 50 | #2074 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 5 | #2808 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 31 | |
| Fail to remain | 16 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 5 | #796 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #898 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 14 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 4 | |
| All since 2014 | 68 | latest Mar 9, 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. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 1, 2015.
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 18 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 5.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.3 a year. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 15, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 18 | 3 | 1 | street/outdoor (10), house driveway/garage (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 15 | 5 | 0 | street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (5) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 15, 2026. 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Parliament & Spruce a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 50 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 Parliament & Spruce?
A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1675 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 64% of the median for a counted intersection, and #367 for pedestrians.
How fast do cars go at Parliament & Spruce?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Spruce St between Gifford St and Nasmith Ave (December 2019), found an average of 18 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 28 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Parliament & Spruce?
The nearest Green P car park is 51 Aberdeen Ave (206 m away, 35 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 861 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,650 spaces — 93 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (372 m).
How do I get to Parliament & Spruce by transit?
Streetcar routes 506, 505, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 79 m away; bus routes 65, 94, 75, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parliament St at Carlton St, 57 m).
What restaurants are near Parliament & Spruce?
55 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 272 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Super Bargain (22 m), Vel Mart (22 m), Viet Caphe (25 m), Saigon Pai Stars (31 m) and Saigon Pai (32 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 Parliament & Spruce?
The nearest is Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom, 640 Dundas St E, 563 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom (648 m); Riverdale Park West Washroom (692 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 Parliament & Spruce?
20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,691 spaces in total; 16 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre (113 m, 65 spaces), Buds and Blossoms (230 m, 32 spaces) and Lord Dufferin Community Day Care Centre (269 m, 140 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Parliament & Spruce?
125 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 16,809 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 280 Gerrard St E (93 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 330 Gerrard St E (186 m, 81 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 531-535 Parliament St (278 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 40 Oak St (280 m, 87 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 125 is 88 out of 100; 2 scored below 70. 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 Parliament & Spruce?
Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town page.
What neighbourhood is Parliament & Spruce in?
Parliament & Spruce is in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 071). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Cabbagetown 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 Feb 25, 2025.
- 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.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; Traffic Calming Database.
- 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 Mar 15, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 13 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: 43.66321, -79.36754 · centreline node 13464595.