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Parliament & St James

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

Parliament & St James is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town, in central Toronto. It has a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: Castle Frank Station (Line 2) 369 m away.

Traffic volume
11,220
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 10, 1997
427 pedestrians · 62 cyclists
Collisions
69
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 45 property damage · #1595 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Castle Frank Station 369 m · 1 streetcar route · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,400 vehicles an hour, 1.21× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 26 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 6.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions edged up 9%, from 33 in 2016–2020 to 36 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Parliament & St James

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Castle Frank Station (Line 2)369 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)506 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 703 m
TTC bus
65947582 nearest 67 m
Blue Night
306365300
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Parliament St at St James Ave; Parliament St at St James Ave South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Howard St / Rose Ave 179 m · 19 docks · 26 stations, 591 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 (27)
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 192 m
  • Winchester Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 439 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 530 m
  • Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 541 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella NorthEnglish Separate · 542 m
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 582 m
  • and 21 more
Parks (46)
  • Rekai Family Parkette196 m
  • Dr. Gordon Chong Park252 m
  • St. James Town West Park422 m
  • Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette488 m
  • Bleecker Parkette488 m
  • Winchester Park522 m
  • and 40 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch445 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 509 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 788 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 880 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 910 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 1 km
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.2 km
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 1.3 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 190 eating places within a kilometre — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Nailux Lounge, 185 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés10 within 300 m · 190 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 49 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Nailux Lounge · 100 Howard St 6185 mPassed, Apr 2026
Kava Coffee House · 100 Howard St None185 mPassed, Aug 2025
Kava Coffee House · 100 Howard St None186 mPassed, Jul 2026
Sjt Food Collaborative · 77 Howard St 117grocery204 mPassed, Jun 2026
Wan2 Food Mart · 575 Bloor St Egrocery227 mPassed, Jun 2026
Selam Variety Spices and Injera · 240 Wellesley St Egrocery231 mPassed, Nov 2024
BBQ Chicken Factory · 292 Wellesley St E239 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Pizza · 297 Wellesley St E244 mPassed, Sep 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 Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 438 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 258 m away at Dr. Gordon Chong Park (currently off).

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    438 m
  • Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    786 m
  • Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    893 m
Drinking water
Dr. Gordon Chong Park bottle filling station · 258 m · off; Winchester Park bottle filling station · 442 m · off

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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 662 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre (192 m, 171 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km9 centres · 662 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 9
  • George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre · 675 Ontario St
    171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    192 m
  • The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. · 525 Bloor St E
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    340 m
  • Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi · 495 Sherbourne St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    436 m
  • Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) · 15 Prospect St
    87 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    439 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (462 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.9 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 462 m441 Bloor St E
Police51 Division · 2.1 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.9 km135 Davenport Rd

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

93 registered apartment buildings with 14,007 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 13 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 670 Parliament St (71 m, 239 units, 15 storeys, built 1964), which scored 82 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 93 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 400 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 70 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings93 · 14,007 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026400 across the 93
Open fire-code violations70
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
670 Parliament St · Medallion Corporation23915196482 · Aug 2024271 m
650 Parliament St · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.56822196986 · Nov 202513 · 3 fire76 m
135 Rose Ave · Medallion Corporation23915196474 · Oct 20251100 m
99 Howard St · Medallion Corporation23915196495 · Nov 20253129 m
260 Wellesley St E · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.56532196893 · Nov 20258 · 1 fire169 m
77 Howard St · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.38124196996 · Nov 20257204 m
280 Wellesley St E · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.57132196996 · Nov 202519205 m
666 Ontario St · Greenwin Corp.23119196581 · Sep 202410248 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 lots766 lots · ≈20,250 spaces · 60.8 ha
Within 500 m53 lots · ≈1,650 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 2,008 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 773 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking16 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface627 m3555% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface685 m9175% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface1.2 km3073% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage1.2 km64618% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface1.2 km12654% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 66 m away, ≈84 spaces; 100 m away, ≈72 spaces; 143 m away, ≈5 spaces; 144 m away, ≈73 spaces; 208 m away, ≈146 spaces; 208 m away, ≈47 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (779 m, 1 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.2 km, 23 ports); 35 Erindale Ave (1.3 km, 10 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 — 8-hour, Dec 10, 1997

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 5,691 southbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 271. Most cyclists arrived from the north (61 of 62). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,610 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,697 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 29 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1997, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north5,691southbound · 61 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the west271eastbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,220427 pedestrians · 62 cyclists · 4.1% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south5,258northbound · 0 bikes · 4.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,610 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,697 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 10, 1997

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 Parliament St between Lane N of Wellesley and W of Parliament and St James Ave (81 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 23,500 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Parliament St · Lane N of Wellesley and W of Parliament – St James Ave · 81 mAug 2024 · 3 days23,54737 km/h47 km/h52 km/h

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

2017 was the peak year (11 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions69#1595 of 5,508
With an injury9#1957 of 4,660
Property damage only45
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian4#1050 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201484latest Feb 19, 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 Jun 19, 2012.

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 47 thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 9.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 6.9 a year before that. 62% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 75% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 6, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle4762street/outdoor (29), apartment parking (14)
Bicycle theft810apartment parking (6), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 6, 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 & St James a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 69 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 & St James?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 1997, 1.21× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Parliament & St James?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Parliament St between Lane N of Wellesley and W of Parliament and St James Ave (August 2024), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Parliament & St James?

The nearest Green P car park is 51 Aberdeen Ave (627 m away, 35 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 766 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,250 spaces — 53 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (773 m).

How do I get to Parliament & St James by transit?

Castle Frank Station (Line 2) is 369 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 703 m away; bus routes 65, 94, 75, 82 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parliament St at St James Ave, 67 m).

What restaurants are near Parliament & St James?

10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 190 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Nailux Lounge (185 m), Kava Coffee House (185 m), Kava Coffee House (186 m), BBQ Chicken Factory (239 m) and Pizza Pizza (244 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 & St James?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 438 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom (786 m); Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom (893 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 & St James?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 662 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre (192 m, 171 spaces), The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. (340 m, 49 spaces) and Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi (436 m, 62 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Parliament & St James?

93 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 14,007 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 670 Parliament St (71 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 650 Parliament St (76 m, 568 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 135 Rose Ave (100 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 74) and 99 Howard St (129 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 93 is 87 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 & St James?

Toronto Police place 47 thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 & St James in?

Parliament & St James is in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 071). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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