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Richmond & John

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

Richmond & John is a moderately travelled crossing, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Wellington Place, in the downtown core. It has a protected bikeway and parks at the corner. Nearby: Osgoode Station (Line 1) 374 m away and Union Station GO 926 m away.

Traffic volume
16,138
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 9, 2025
31,571 pedestrians · 4,644 cyclists · #1200 busiest
Collisions
99
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
16 with an injury · 71 property damage · #1131 of 5,508 · +5 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Osgoode Station 374 m · 7 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 54 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,150 vehicles, about the citywide median. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.0 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 28.8% of vehicle volume, about 37× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 9.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 17%, from 54 in 2016–2020 to 45 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Richmond & John

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Osgoode Station (Line 1)374 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)466 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)592 m; Union Station (Line 1)845 m; Queen Station (Line 1)1 km
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville926 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 794 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 1 km
Streetcar
501504508510505503506 nearest 79 m
TTC bus
191397 nearest 757 m
Blue Night
301304310305306320
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at John St
Cycling
Cycle Track on Richmond St W installed 2014
Bike Share
Nelson St / Duncan St 94 m · 31 docks · 60 stations, 1,209 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 (35)
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 281 m
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 308 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 366 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 372 m
  • OCAD University - Main Building 416 977-6000University · 433 m
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 487 m
  • and 29 more
Parks (50)
  • St. Patricks Square175 m
  • Grasett Park184 m
  • David Pecaut Square388 m
  • Grange Park388 m
  • Simcoe Park580 m
  • Clarence Square Park600 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch731 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 42 m
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 211 m
  • Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 220 m
  • Princess of Wales TheatrePerforming Arts · 278 m
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 288 m
  • Royal Alexandra TheatrePerforming Arts · 324 m
  • Campbell HouseMuseum · 350 m
  • Canada's Walk of FameLandmark · 389 m
Signal
0269, activated 1963 · FT · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 141 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 14 grocery and convenience stores, and 360 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Ballroom Bowl, 26 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés141 within 300 m · 360 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience14 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Ballroom Bowl · 145 John St26 mPassed, Aug 2026
Blessing In Disguise Bistro & Bar · 150 John St28 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 infractions
Tim Hortons · 150 John St28 mPassed, Mar 2026
Famous Players Theater · 259 Richmond St W55 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Bo's Nofrills · 261 Richmond St W55 mPassed, Mar 2026
Friar & Firkin · 160 John St56 mPassed, Jun 2026
Kabbana Bar & Grill · 132 John St59 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Rendezviews - East Bar · 229 Richmond St W66 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 Harrison Pool Washroom, 219 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 158 m away at St. Patricks Square.

  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    219 m
  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    361 m
  • Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    386 m
Drinking water
St. Patricks Square drinking fountain · 158 m; Grange Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 348 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

24 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,502 spaces; 16 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. (73 m, 62 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km24 centres · 1,502 spaces
Fee subsidy16 of 24
  • Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. · 300 Richmond St W
    62 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    73 m
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 218 Richmond St W
    97 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    230 m
  • Kids & Company Queen West · 308 Queen St W
    107 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    262 m
  • University Settlement Day Care Centre · 23 Grange Rd
    54 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    330 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (132 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (572 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 332 · 132 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 572 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.2 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

33 registered apartment buildings with 4,527 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 16 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 168 John St (138 m, 180 units, 7 storeys, built 1979), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 73 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 28 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings33 · 4,527 units · 16 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202673 across the 33
Open fire-code violations28
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
168 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 20254138 m
190 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation264199293 · Aug 20260224 m
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 20246 · 7 fire234 m
50 Stephanie St · Bernada Properties28424196680 · Jul 20250292 m
11 Sullivan StToronto Community Housing · TCH173192383 · Sep 20242354 m
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253403 m
127 St Patrick StToronto Community Housing · TCH5412198092 · Aug 20240528 m
248 Simcoe StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation5312199192 · Aug 20240547 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 lots809 lots · ≈21,770 spaces · 65.3 ha
Within 500 m51 lots · ≈990 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 6,559 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 263 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking401 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 69 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (706 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
363 Adelaide St W · Surface428 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface451 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage636 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage661 m33231% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage759 m31141% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 94 m away, ≈91 spaces; 99 m away, ≈4 spaces; 113 m away, ≈29 spaces; 122 m away, ≈26 spaces; 146 m away, ≈22 spaces; 149 m away, ≈13 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (703 m, 4 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (706 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (706 m, 40 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, Sep 9, 2025

The east leg carries the load — 11,259 westbound vehicles, or 70% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 1. Most cyclists arrived from the east (3,447 of 4,644). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,562 vehicles in the hour from 6:45 p.m., 50% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,042). 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 recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north2,106southbound · 659 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the west1eastbound · 68 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles16,13831,571 pedestrians · 4,644 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east11,259westbound · 3,447 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the south2,772northbound · 470 bikes · 5.1% heavy
AM peak hour1,042 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,562 vehicles from 6:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 9, 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 most recent midblock count on John St between Richmond St W and Lane S of Queen and W of John (20 m away, Nov 2011) recorded volume only — about 4,516 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Bulwer St (355 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
John St · Richmond St W – Lane S of Queen and W of John · 20 mNov 2011 · 3 days4,516
Richmond St W · Duncan St – John St · 67 mSep 2013 · 3 days16,891

School-zone speed sign 355 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

2024 was the peak year (17 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 13% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions99#1131 of 5,508
With an injury16#1135 of 4,660
Property damage only71
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian5#780 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#217 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)5
All since 2014132latest Jun 5, 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 Jun 17, 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 16 thefts from vehicles and 32 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 8.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 10 in 2023–2025, about 3.3 a year, against 5.4 a year before that. 94% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 63% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1620street/outdoor (15), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft3282street/outdoor (20), commercial premises (7)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 19, 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 Wellington Place.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Richmond & John a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 99 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 & John?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1200 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #28 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Richmond & John?

The nearest Green P car park is 363 Adelaide St W (428 m away, 22 spaces, 95% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 809 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,770 spaces — 51 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (263 m).

How do I get to Richmond & John by transit?

Osgoode Station (Line 1) is 374 m away; Union Station GO is 926 m away; streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 510 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 79 m away; bus routes 19, 13, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at John St, 757 m).

What restaurants are near Richmond & John?

141 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 The Ballroom Bowl (26 m), Blessing In Disguise Bistro & Bar (28 m), Tim Hortons (28 m), Famous Players Theater (55 m) and Bo's Nofrills (55 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 & John?

The nearest is Harrison Pool Washroom, 15 Stephanie St, 219 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Metro Hall (361 m); Grange Park South Washroom (386 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 & John?

24 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,502 spaces in total; 16 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Blue Butterfly Montessori School Inc. (73 m, 62 spaces), Kinder College Early Learning Centre (230 m, 97 spaces) and Kids & Company Queen West (262 m, 107 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Richmond & John?

33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,527 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 168 John St (138 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 190 John St (224 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 20 St Patrick St (234 m, 256 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 50 Stephanie St (292 m, 284 units, RentSafeTO score 80). The average RentSafeTO score across the 33 is 88 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 & John?

Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and 32 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 Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is Richmond & John in?

Richmond & John 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