Sackville & Spruce

Traffic volume8-hour count · May 3, 2007

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 858 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 61% of the total, against 560 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 238 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 173 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 20 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, 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.

Peak hours: 173 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 238 from 4:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2019, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (14%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (14%). The most recent report on file is from Jun 10, 2023.

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

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Speeds here, last measured in 2020

On Sackville St between Corn Chamomile Lane and Spruce St, 52 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2020 put the average speed at 25 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 33 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 37 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Spruce St between Gifford St and Nasmith Ave measured slower: 18 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 28 km/h (Dec 2019). 2 speed humps slow traffic on Spruce Street between Parliament St and Sackville St.

Traffic calming

Spruce Street (Parliament St – Sackville St): 2 speed humps

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

• Groceries and food28/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 10 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit12/28

  2 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 471 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation10/10

  3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot2/10

  traffic calming

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Within a kilometre there are 42 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,292 rental units, 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection — 24 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 26 Gifford St (124 m, 15 units, 4 storeys, built 1930), which scored 81 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 42 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

42 registered buildings · 4,292 units · 24 social housing · tallest 32 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Six thefts from vehicles and three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count May 3, 2007.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; Traffic Calming Database.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 13 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.66386, -79.36454 · centreline node 13464477.