Toronto · intersection · signal 2462

Richmond & Simcoe

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

Richmond & Simcoe, in Wellington Place, in the downtown core, is an intersection of typical volume, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: Osgoode Station, a protected bikeway and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Union Station GO 742 m away.

Traffic volume
12,259
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 15, 2025
15,643 pedestrians · 4,549 cyclists · #1522 busiest
Collisions
62
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 52 property damage · #1751 of 5,508 · +2 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
Osgoode Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track, Cycle Track - Contraflow
Bike Share: 116 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 880 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 76% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.3 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 37.1% of vehicle volume, about 48× the typical share. That comes with about 6.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 5.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 18%, from 34 in 2016–2020 to 28 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Richmond & Simcoe

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)80 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)247 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)466 m; Union Station (Line 1)664 m; Queen Station (Line 1)686 m; King Station (Line 1)729 m; TMU Station (Line 1)844 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville742 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 693 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 789 m
Streetcar
501504508503505506510509 nearest 88 m
TTC bus
199713114202121 nearest 457 m
Blue Night
301304305306310320
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Queen St West at University Ave - Osgoode Station
Cycling
Cycle Track on Richmond St W installed 2014; Cycle Track - Contraflow on Simcoe St installed 2014
Bike Share
University Ave / Richmond St W 59 m · 14 docks · 60 stations, 1,400 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 (37)
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 301 m
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 325 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 416 m
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 464 m
  • OCAD University - Main Building 416 977-6000University · 475 m
  • Contact Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 503 m
  • and 31 more
Parks (51)
  • St. Patricks Square296 m
  • David Pecaut Square415 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square415 m
  • Grasett Park426 m
  • Toronto City Hall476 m
  • Grange Park497 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch468 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 88 m
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 95 m
  • Campbell HouseMuseum · 128 m
  • Four Seasons Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 136 m
  • Osgoode HallLandmark · 259 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 271 m
  • Royal Alexandra TheatrePerforming Arts · 289 m
  • The 48th Highlanders MuseumMuseum · 307 m
Signal
2462, activated 2019 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 133 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 12 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 362 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 27 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés133 within 300 m · 362 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience12 within 300 m · 38 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 144 Simcoe St27 mPassed, Jul 2026
Jc Convenience · 132 Simcoe Stgrocery63 mPassed, Aug 2026
Starbucks Coffee · 219 Queen St W None77 mPassed, Mar 2026
Jabistro · 222 Richmond St W85 mPassed, Aug 2026
Real Fruit Bubble Tea · 223 Queen St Wgrocery86 mPassed, Jul 2026
Delicious Empanadas - Half-Time Market · 235 Queen St Wgrocery99 mPassed, Jun 2026
Big Way Hot Pot · 235 Queen St W99 mPassed, Aug 2026
Azkadenya Mezzanine Diner · 235 Queen St W100 mPassed, Jul 2025 · 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 Harrison Pool Washroom, 325 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 281 m away at St. Patricks Square.

  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    325 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    362 m
  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    441 m
Drinking water
St. Patricks Square drinking fountain · 281 m; Grange Park bottle filling station · 459 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

21 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,411 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kinder College Early Learning Centre (76 m, 97 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km21 centres · 1,411 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 21
  • Kinder College Early Learning Centre · 218 Richmond St W
    97 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    76 m
  • Life-Bridge Child Care · 330 University Ave
    57 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    202 m
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 130 Adelaide St W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    269 m
  • Kids & Company St Andrews · 73 Simcoe St
    37 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    370 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (264 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (522 m) and the nearest ambulance station 888 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 264 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 522 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 888 m58 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

Within a kilometre there are 29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,617 rental units — 15 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 20 St Patrick St (214 m, 256 units, 14 storeys, built 1982), which scored 82 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 89 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings29 · 4,617 units · 15 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202689 across the 29
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 20246 · 7 fire214 m
168 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 20254353 m
190 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation264199293 · Aug 20260399 m
50 Stephanie St · Bernada Properties28424196680 · Jul 20250457 m
248 Simcoe StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation5312199192 · Aug 20240476 m
127 St Patrick StToronto Community Housing · TCH5412198092 · Aug 20240483 m
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253519 m
11 Sullivan StToronto Community Housing · TCH173192383 · Sep 20242552 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 lots858 lots · ≈22,790 spaces · 68.4 ha
Within 500 m36 lots · ≈770 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 7,223 spaces
EV charging (City)Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. · 430 m · 8 Level 2 + 3 fast ports
Bike parking307 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 54 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (430 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
110 Queen St W · Garage341 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage602 m31141% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface646 m27 *
363 Adelaide St W · Surface719 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface744 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 96 m away, ≈65 spaces; 135 m away, ≈8 spaces; 136 m away, ≈8 spaces; 182 m away, ≈19 spaces; 186 m away, ≈21 spaces; 195 m away, ≈38 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (430 m, 40 ports); 10 Soho St. (540 m, 4 ports); 40 York St (597 m, 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, Oct 15, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 11,145 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 91% of the total, against 1 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the east (3,524 of 4,549). Evening rush dominates here: 1,139 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 798 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north1,073southbound · 296 bikes · 7.3% heavy
From the west1eastbound · 40 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles12,25915,643 pedestrians · 4,549 cyclists · 4.1% heavy
From the east11,145westbound · 3,524 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the south40northbound · 689 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour798 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,139 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 15, 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 Simcoe St between Richmond St W and Lane S of Queen and W of Simcoe (21 m away, Jun 2007) recorded volume only — about 3,388 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Simcoe St · Richmond St W – Lane S of Queen and W of Simcoe · 21 mJun 2007 · 3 days3,388
Richmond St W · Duncan St – John St · 237 mSep 2013 · 3 days16,891

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 worst year was 2018, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 9 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 3% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions62#1751 of 5,508
With an injury9#1942 of 4,660
Property damage only52
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian4#1021 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#644 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201479latest Jun 11, 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 Jul 5, 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

Four thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 40% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410street/outdoor (3), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft510street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 23, 2024. 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 & Simcoe a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 62 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 & Simcoe?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1522 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 76% of the median for a counted intersection, and #121 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Richmond & Simcoe?

The nearest Green P car park is 110 Queen St W (341 m away, 1,636 spaces, 28% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 858 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,790 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (430 m).

How do I get to Richmond & Simcoe by transit?

Osgoode Station (Line 1) is 80 m away; Union Station GO is 742 m away; streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 503 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 88 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 13, 114, 202, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Queen St West at University Ave - Osgoode Station, 457 m).

What restaurants are near Richmond & Simcoe?

133 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 362 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (27 m), Starbucks Coffee (77 m), Jabistro (85 m), Big Way Hot Pot (99 m) and Azkadenya Mezzanine Diner (100 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 & Simcoe?

The nearest is Harrison Pool Washroom, 15 Stephanie St, 325 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (362 m); Metro Hall (441 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 & Simcoe?

21 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,411 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kinder College Early Learning Centre (76 m, 97 spaces), Life-Bridge Child Care (202 m, 57 spaces) and George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre (269 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Richmond & Simcoe?

29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,617 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 20 St Patrick St (214 m, 256 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 168 John St (353 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 190 John St (399 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 50 Stephanie St (457 m, 284 units, RentSafeTO score 80). The average RentSafeTO score across the 29 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 & Simcoe?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and five 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 & Simcoe in?

Richmond & Simcoe 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