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Prince Arthur & Bedford

Prince Arthur Ave & Bedford Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In the Annex, in central Toronto, Prince Arthur & Bedford is a lightly travelled intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: St George Station, a bike lane and 2 schools within 250 m.

Traffic volume
5,282
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 10, 2024
7,666 pedestrians · 743 cyclists · #2001 busiest
Collisions
56
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
6 with an injury · 32 property damage · #1887 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
St George Station
subway station within 250 m
2 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 380 vehicles, 33% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.5 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 14.1% of vehicle volume, about 18× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5.6 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 10.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.1× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 24%, from 25 in 2016–2020 to 31 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Prince Arthur & Bedford

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)77 m; Museum Station (Line 1)425 m; Bay Station (Line 2)495 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)531 m; Dupont Station (Line 1)867 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)915 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
506510 nearest 507 m
TTC bus
2613127941997 nearest 67 m
Blue Night
306310300320
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — St George Station
Cycling
Bike Lane on Prince Arthur Ave installed 2001; Bike Lane on Bedford Rd installed 2001
Bike Share
Taddle Creek Park 82 m · 15 docks · 42 stations, 772 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)
  • The Shire SchoolPrivate · 67 m
  • Munk School of Global Affairs at the Observatory - U of T, Bldg 89University · 207 m
  • School of Continuing Studies - U of T, Bldg 103University · 328 m
  • Career Quest - TorontoPrivate · 378 m
  • Huron Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 393 m
  • Howlett Academy SchoolPrivate · 417 m
  • and 35 more
Community centres
  • William H. Bolton Arena1.4 km
Parks (65)
  • Taddle Creek Park103 m
  • Bloor - Bedford Parkette130 m
  • Huron Street Playground319 m
  • Boswell Parkette407 m
  • Huron - Washington Parkette444 m
  • Paul Martel Park471 m
  • and 59 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch569 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch801 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch946 m
Places of interest
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 191 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 196 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 285 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 302 m
  • Gardiner MuseumMuseum · 403 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 413 m
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 479 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 507 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 18 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 376 — 5.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Duke of York Restaurant, 39 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés18 within 300 m · 376 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 24 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Duke of York Restaurant · 39 Prince Arthur Ave Unit-239 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Opus Restaurant · 37 Prince Arthur Ave Unit-156 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Trattoria Fieramosca · 36a Prince Arthur Ave59 mPassed, May 2025 · 6 infractions
Starbucks Coffee · 1 Bedford Rd76 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 246 Bloor St W128 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Caffe'in · 252 Bloor St W155 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
The Yorkville Royal Sonesta Hotel · 220 Bloor St W163 mPassed, Apr 2025 · 5 infractions
Varsity Stadium Concession · 299 Bloor St W166 mPassed, Jun 2026

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 Ramsden Park Washroom, 809 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 66 m away at Taddle Creek Park.

  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    809 m
  • Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    896 m
  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    949 m
Drinking water
Taddle Creek Park drinking fountain · 66 m; Huron Street Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 345 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,185 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - O.i.s.e. (110 m, 26 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,185 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 16
  • University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - O.i.s.e. · 252 Bloor St W
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    110 m
  • Friends Day Care Centre · 60 Lowther Ave
    22 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    160 m
  • Huron Superfriends Inc. · 541 Huron St
    111 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    393 m
  • Huron Playschool Co-Operative · 383 Huron St
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    435 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 312 (779 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 710 m away.

FireFire Station 312 · 779 m34 Yorkville Ave
Police52 Division · 1.8 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 710 m135 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

Within a kilometre there are 74 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 8,212 rental units, 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 Prince Arthur Ave (62 m, 149 units, 19 storeys, built 1968), which scored 86 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 74 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 161 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 63 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings74 · 8,212 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026161 across the 74
Open fire-code violations63
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 Prince Arthur Ave14919196886 · Aug 20240 · 6 fire62 m
25 Bedford Rd · Firm Capital628200496 · Aug 2026586 m
20 Prince Arthur Ave · Hollyburn Properties Ltd19323196883 · Jul 20247129 m
145 St George St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.13012196096 · Aug 20265158 m
149 St George St487196888 · Sep 20250177 m
151 St George St487195297 · Aug 20263184 m
153 St George St · Hollyburn Properties Ltd487196295 · Aug 20263191 m
85 Lowther Ave · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.448195586 · Jun 20240201 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 lots968 lots · ≈25,150 spaces · 75.5 ha
Within 500 m79 lots · ≈2,040 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 2,979 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Spadina Rd · 522 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking78 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 56 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
9 Bedford Rd · Garage70 m37151% (Q1 2026)
465 Huron Street · Surface343 m15 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface437 m38 *
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage493 m17575% (Q1 2026)
19 Spadina Road · Surface528 m65 *

Nearest lots: 33 m away, ≈4 spaces; 35 m away, ≈10 spaces (Green P); 42 m away, ≈11 spaces; 66 m away, ≈52 spaces; 91 m away, ≈45 spaces; 95 m away, ≈54 spaces. More EV charging: 74 Yorkville Ave (574 m, 9 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1 km, 23 ports); 365 Lippincott St. (1 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 — 14-hour, Apr 10, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 2,119 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 40% of the total, against 15 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 488 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 458 from 3:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,666southbound · 277 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the west1,482eastbound · 140 bikes · 1.4% heavy
Total vehicles5,2827,666 pedestrians · 743 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east15westbound · 44 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south2,119northbound · 282 bikes · 4.1% heavy
AM peak hour488 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour458 vehicles from 3:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 10, 2024

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

On Bedford Rd between Elgin Ave and Boswell Ave, 271 m from the corner, a 3-day count in February 2024 put the average speed at 37 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 5,700 vehicles a day. Prince Arthur Ave between Avenue Rd and Bedford Rd measured slower: 25 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Apr 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Huron St (399 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 29,792 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Prince Arthur Ave · Avenue Rd – Bedford Rd · 137 mApr 2024 · 3 days1,79225 km/h34 km/h40 km/h
Bedford Rd · Elgin Ave – Boswell Ave · 271 mFeb 2024 · 3 days5,67937 km/h44 km/h49 km/h

School-zone speed sign 399 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct26 · 31 km/h
Over the limit4.0%
40 km/h or more0.3%

Huron St (northbound), 521 Huron Street · 29,792 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 9 collisions. 6 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 20 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 36% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported, 1 of them fatal; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 3, 2026.

By year

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Exposure-adjusted: 10.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions56#1887 of 5,508
With an injury6#2383 of 4,660
Property damage only32
Fail to remain20
Involving a pedestrian4#873 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)31 fatal
All since 201474latest Jun 3, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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

26 thefts from vehicles and 21 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 7.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 4.7 a year. 85% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 43% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2670street/outdoor (22), apartment parking (3)
Bicycle theft2170apartment parking (9), street/outdoor (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 16, 2025. 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 Annex.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Prince Arthur & Bedford a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 56 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 Prince Arthur & Bedford?

A lightly travelled intersection. It ranks #2001 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 33% of the median for a counted intersection, and #281 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Prince Arthur & Bedford?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bedford Rd between Elgin Ave and Boswell Ave (February 2024), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 399 m away (30 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Prince Arthur & Bedford?

The nearest Green P car park is 9 Bedford Rd (70 m away, 371 spaces, 51% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 968 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,150 spaces — 79 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (522 m).

How do I get to Prince Arthur & Bedford by transit?

St George Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 77 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 507 m away; bus routes 26, 13, 127, 94, 19, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: St George Station, 67 m).

What restaurants are near Prince Arthur & Bedford?

18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 376 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Duke of York Restaurant (39 m), Opus Restaurant (56 m), Trattoria Fieramosca (59 m), Starbucks Coffee (76 m) and Tim Hortons (128 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 Prince Arthur & Bedford?

The nearest is Ramsden Park Washroom, 1020 Yonge St, 809 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (896 m); Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom (949 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 Prince Arthur & Bedford?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,185 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - O.i.s.e. (110 m, 26 spaces), Friends Day Care Centre (160 m, 22 spaces) and Huron Superfriends Inc. (393 m, 111 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Prince Arthur & Bedford?

74 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,212 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 Prince Arthur Ave (62 m, 149 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 25 Bedford Rd (86 m, 62 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 20 Prince Arthur Ave (129 m, 193 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 145 St George St (158 m, 130 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 74 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 Prince Arthur & Bedford?

Toronto Police place 26 thefts from vehicles and 21 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Prince Arthur & Bedford in?

Prince Arthur & Bedford is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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