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Richmond & Brant

Richmond St W & Brant St · Toronto, Ontario · Wellington Place · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Toronto Downtown West BIA

Richmond & Brant, in Wellington Place, in the downtown core, is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
8,966
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 24, 2025
6,160 pedestrians · 3,042 cyclists · #1783 busiest
Collisions
25
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 18 property damage · #3108 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Bi-Directional Cycle Track, Cycle Track
Bike Share: 23 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 640 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 55% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 33.9% of vehicle volume, about 44× the typical share. That comes with about 2.5 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 53%, from 17 in 2016–2020 to 8 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Richmond & Brant

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501510504508511505 nearest 103 m
Blue Night
301310304305307
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Brant St installed 2021; Bi-Directional Cycle Track on Richmond St W installed 2014; Cycle Track on Richmond St W installed 2014
Bike Share
Vanauley St / Queen St W - SMART 109 m · 12 docks · 60 stations, 1,190 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 (30)
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 198 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 400 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 514 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 519 m
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 829 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 834 m
  • and 24 more
Parks (51)
  • St. Andrew's Playground122 m
  • Portland Street Parkette228 m
  • Randy Padmore Park314 m
  • Adelaide Place Parkette374 m
  • Clarence Square Park546 m
  • Victoria Memorial Square Park549 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch757 m
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch927 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 52 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 294 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 332 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 402 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 518 m
  • The WellLandmark · 570 m
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 664 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 696 m
Signal
2023, activated 2004 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 130 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 15 grocery and convenience stores, and 360 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Darna, 60 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés130 within 300 m · 360 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience15 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Darna · 499 Richmond St W60 mPassed, May 2026
Hanoi Bites · 499 Richmond St W None60 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Island Oysters · 499 Richmond St W Unit-K6 None60 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Musoshin Waterworks · 499 Richmond St W Unit-K2 None60 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizzeria Popolo · 499 Richmond St W, Unit-R8-B None60 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 1 infraction
Soi Thaifoon · 499 Richmond St W Unit-K 14-16 None60 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Tantxo Steak Bar · 499 Richmond St W None60 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
The Arepa Republic · 499 Richmond St W Unit-K1 None60 mPassed, May 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 Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 606 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 134 m away at St. Andrew's Playground.

  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    606 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    640 m
  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    735 m
Drinking water
St. Andrew's Playground bottle filling station · 134 m; St. Andrew's Playground dog fountain · 152 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

22 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,877 spaces; 16 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha (198 m, 26 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km22 centres · 1,877 spaces
Fee subsidy16 of 22
  • Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha · 20 Brant St
    26 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    198 m
  • Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre · 401 Richmond St W
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    316 m
  • Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 75 Augusta Sq
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    324 m
  • Ogden Day Care Centre · 33 Phoebe St
    136 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    400 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (737 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 332 · 737 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1.4 km339 Queens Quay W

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

32 registered apartment buildings with 4,709 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 15 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 525 Richmond St W (146 m, 103 units, 10 storeys, built 2003), which scored 81 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 52 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 16 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings32 · 4,709 units · 15 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202652 across the 32
Open fire-code violations16
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
525 Richmond St W10310200381 · Aug 20240146 m
20 Vanauley StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1358198690 · Sep 20240164 m
163 Portland Stsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.464199185 · Jul 20243183 m
552 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.845200593 · Jul 20250370 m
91 Augusta AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation25714196886 · Jul 20251 · 2 fire399 m
165 Bathurst St · Hazelview Properties Inc476191879 · Jul 20251405 m
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 20242438 m
50 Portland St · Morguard23210200596 · Aug 20260466 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 lots725 lots · ≈20,420 spaces · 61.3 ha
Within 500 m93 lots · ≈2,120 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 4,833 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 50 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking315 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 88 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.3 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Denison Ave · Surface169 m12054% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface289 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface313 m2295% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage623 m33231% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage651 m3797% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 61 m away, ≈16 spaces; 72 m away, ≈3 spaces; 85 m away, ≈25 spaces; 108 m away, ≈15 spaces; 123 m away, ≈9 spaces; 135 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (470 m, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (655 m, 2 ports); 40 York St (1.3 km, 12 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, Jun 24, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 7,366 westbound vehicles, or 82% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 4. Most cyclists arrived from the east (2,618 of 3,042). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 930 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 95% above the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. (477). Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north0southbound · 6 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4eastbound · 203 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles8,9666,160 pedestrians · 3,042 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east7,366westbound · 2,618 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the south1,596northbound · 215 bikes · 4.1% heavy
AM peak hour477 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour930 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 24, 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 Brant St between King St W and Lane S of Adelaide and E of Brant (240 m away) recorded an average of 26 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 37 km/h. That segment carries about 2,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Bulwer St (387 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 4,378 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Richmond St W · Mc Dougall Lane – Brant St · 34 mSep 2013 · 3 days16,915
Brant St · King St W – Lane S of Adelaide and E of Brant · 240 mMar 2022 · 3 days1,97726 km/h37 km/h42 km/h

School-zone speed sign 387 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 6 km/h
Over the limit0.0%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Bulwer St (eastbound), 33 Phoebe Street · 4,378 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

2019 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 4% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 12% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions25#3108 of 5,508
With an injury1#4489 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#2930 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1327 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201437latest Jun 7, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle330street/outdoor (3)
Bicycle theft210street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 20, 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 Wellington Place.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Richmond & Brant a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 25 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 Richmond & Brant?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1783 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 55% of the median for a counted intersection, and #342 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Richmond & Brant?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Brant St between King St W and Lane S of Adelaide and E of Brant (March 2022), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 387 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Richmond & Brant?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Denison Ave (169 m away, 120 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 725 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,420 spaces — 93 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (50 m).

How do I get to Richmond & Brant by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 510, 504, 508 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 103 m away.

What restaurants are near Richmond & Brant?

130 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 360 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Darna (60 m), Hanoi Bites (60 m), Island Oysters (60 m), Musoshin Waterworks (60 m) and Pizzeria Popolo (60 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 Richmond & Brant?

The nearest is Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 275 Bathurst St, 606 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (640 m); Bellevue Square Park Washroom (735 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 Richmond & Brant?

22 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,877 spaces in total; 16 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha (198 m, 26 spaces), Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre (316 m, 30 spaces) and Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (324 m, 36 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Richmond & Brant?

32 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,709 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 525 Richmond St W (146 m, 103 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 20 Vanauley St (164 m, 135 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 163 Portland St (183 m, 46 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 552 Adelaide St W (370 m, 84 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 32 is 89 out of 100. 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 Richmond & Brant?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and two 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 Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is Richmond & Brant in?

Richmond & Brant 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