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Parliament & Spruce

Parliament St & Spruce St · Toronto, Ontario · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Cabbagetown BIA

Parliament & Spruce is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town, in the downtown core. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
10,402
vehicles · 14-hour count, Feb 25, 2025
5,694 pedestrians · 654 cyclists · #1675 busiest
Collisions
50
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 31 property damage · #2074 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 27 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 740 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 64% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.8 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 6.3% of vehicle volume, about 8.1× the typical share. On average 5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 4.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 8%, from 24 in 2016–2020 to 26 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Parliament & Spruce

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
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.

Restaurants & cafés55 within 300 m · 272 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience15 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
No Frills · 449 Parliament Stgrocery6 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Super Bargain · 441 Parliament St22 mPassed, Dec 2024
Vel Mart · 430 Parliament St22 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Viet Caphe · 434 Parliament St25 mPassed, Jun 2026
Saigon Pai Stars · 446 Parliament St31 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 4 infractions
Saigon Pai · 446 Parliament St32 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions
Golden Pigeon · 424 Parliament St38 mPassed, Jun 2026
241 Pizza · 451 Parliament St39 mPassed, 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 hours
    563 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).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,691 spaces
Fee subsidy16 of 20
  • The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre · 270 Gerrard St E
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    113 m
  • Buds and Blossoms · 517 Parliament St
    32 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    230 m
  • Lord Dufferin Community Day Care Centre · 350 Parliament St
    140 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    269 m
  • Tng Central Neighbourhood House · 349 Ontario St
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    317 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.

FireFire Station 325 · 478 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 1.3 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.4 km58 Richmond St E

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.

Registered buildings125 · 16,809 units · 53 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026372 across the 125
Open fire-code violations105
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
280 Gerrard St Esocial housing · Yonge Street Mission263199190 · Nov 2025093 m
330 Gerrard St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation817197681 · Jul 20242186 m
531-535 Parliament St · 10887609 Canada Inc173188890 · Oct 20250278 m
40 Oak Stsocial housing · Fred Victor874201289 · Oct 20255280 m
1 Oak StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation8410201084 · Jul 20261309 m
26 Gifford St154193081 · Jun 20251310 m
320 Seaton StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation256196178 · Oct 20250324 m
510 Ontario St133188075 · Aug 20240380 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 lots861 lots · ≈25,650 spaces · 77 ha
Within 500 m93 lots · ≈1,610 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 7,156 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 372 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking104 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 32 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.7 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface206 m3555% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface501 m9175% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage1.1 km25253% (Q1 2026)
573 Gerrard St E · Surface1.2 km3675% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage1.3 km26258% (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.

From the north5,280southbound · 270 bikes · 5.5% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 11 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles10,4025,694 pedestrians · 654 cyclists · 5.7% heavy
From the east338westbound · 49 bikes · 6.8% heavy
From the south4,784northbound · 324 bikes · 5.8% heavy
AM peak hour945 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour868 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Feb 25, 2025

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 segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Parliament St · Carlton St – Aberdeen Ave · 179 mSep 2012 · 3 days11,202
Spruce St · Gifford St – Nasmith Ave · 358 mDec 2019 · 2 days72418 km/h28 km/h32 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

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions50#2074 of 5,508
With an injury5#2808 of 4,660
Property damage only31
Fail to remain16
Involving a pedestrian5#796 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#898 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201468latest 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

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1831street/outdoor (10), house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft1550street/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

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