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Shuter & Parliament

Shuter St & Parliament St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Shuter & Parliament is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Moss Park, in the downtown core. At the corner: a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
14,493
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 9, 2025
4,847 pedestrians · 2,459 cyclists · #1333 busiest
Collisions
147
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
28 with an injury · 96 property damage · #736 of 5,508 · +7 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #240 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,040 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 3.0 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 17.0% of vehicle volume, about 22× the typical share. On average 15 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 10.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.0× the median rate for counted intersections. The pace has been steady: 72 collisions in 2016–2020 and 75 in 2021–2025. About one in 74 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Shuter & Parliament

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501505506503504508 nearest 151 m
TTC bus
657512120294 nearest 13 m
Blue Night
301305306304365
Nearest stops
14 surface stops within 300 m — Parliament St at Shuter St
Cycling
Cycle Track on Shuter St installed 2003
Bike Share
Queen St E / Berkeley St 197 m · 15 docks · 48 stations, 982 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)
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 215 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 309 m
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 386 m
  • Lord Dufferin Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 459 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 559 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 590 m
  • and 35 more
Parks (52)
  • Ontario Street Parkette227 m
  • 40 Power St Park336 m
  • Orphan's Green346 m
  • Regent Park Boulevard Park429 m
  • Bright Street Playground433 m
  • Sackville Playground435 m
  • and 46 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch595 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch804 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 419 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 469 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 704 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 709 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 825 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 846 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 856 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 882 m
Signal
0247, activated 1953 · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 43 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 343 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Peking Express, 23 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés43 within 300 m · 343 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 57 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Kullubi Food and Spice · 223 Parliament Stgrocery3 mPassed, Sep 2024 · 1 infraction
Captain Cookes Fish & Chips · 219 Parliament Stgrocery16 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Peking Express · 217 Parliament St23 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Wanaag Restaurant · 224 Parliament St36 mPassed, Jan 2025 · 1 infraction
Masala Guys · 234a Parliament St Flr-Lower36 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Kabul Farm Supermarket · 230 Parliament Stgrocery48 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Premium Shawarma & Pizza · 242 Parliament St56 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Hyderabad Express · 234 Parliament St70 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 3 infractions

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 Regent Park Community Centre Washroom, 305 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 237 m away at Ontario Street Parkette.

  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    305 m
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    462 m
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    486 m
Drinking water
Ontario Street Parkette drinking fountain · 237 m; Sackville Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 452 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,323 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. (193 m, 30 spaces, school age).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,323 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 18
  • St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. · 38 Regent St
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    193 m
  • Regent Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 40 Regent St
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    198 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    215 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    309 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (270 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (601 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 270 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 601 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.1 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

Within a kilometre there are 92 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 9,923 rental units, 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 58 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 295 Shuter St (65 m, 300 units, 16 storeys, built 1964), which scored 85 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 92 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 168 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 88 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings92 · 9,923 units · 58 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026168 across the 92
Open fire-code violations88
Tallest31 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
295 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30016196485 · Jun 2024565 m
205 Parliament Stsocial housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp166199297 · Sep 2024071 m
285 Shuter StToronto Community Housing · TCH30015196477 · Nov 20257179 m
10 Tracy Stsocial housing · Good Shepherd Non Profit Homes194199186 · Jul 20260195 m
305-307 Parliament Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes103198992 · Aug 20260236 m
305 Parliament St002236 m
132 Berkeley St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.177102013100 · Nov 20251246 m
180 Sackville StToronto Community Housing · TCH839201593 · Jun 20260259 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 lots828 lots · ≈29,270 spaces · 87.8 ha
Within 500 m82 lots · ≈2,310 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 7,086 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 922 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking88 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 32 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.6 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage490 m25253% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface653 m83 *
373 Front Street East · Surface694 m450 *
100 Cooperage Street · Garage730 m86 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface760 m120 *

Nearest lots: 24 m away, ≈5 spaces; 42 m away, ≈9 spaces; 52 m away, ≈4 spaces; 128 m away, ≈4 spaces; 129 m away, ≈237 spaces; 166 m away, ≈21 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (924 m, 1 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.3 km, 8 ports); 2 Church St. (1.3 km, 28 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 9, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,131 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 2,312 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,364 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,168 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% 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 north3,620southbound · 343 bikes · 6.7% heavy
From the west3,430eastbound · 796 bikes · 3.3% heavy
Total vehicles14,4934,847 pedestrians · 2,459 cyclists · 4.8% heavy
From the east2,312westbound · 944 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south5,131northbound · 376 bikes · 5.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,168 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,364 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 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

On Shuter St between Sackville St and Sumach St, 352 m from the corner, a 2-day count in March 2020 put the average speed at 49 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 65 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Shuter St (362 m away, 30 km/h limit), 21% of the 57,521 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Shuter St · Sackville St – Sumach St · 352 mMar 2020 · 2 days6,49049 km/h59 km/h65 km/h

School-zone speed sign 362 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct34 · 41 km/h
Over the limit47%
40 km/h or more21%

Shuter St (eastbound), 437 Shuter St · 57,521 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 24 collisions. 28 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 26 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 21 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (14%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 10.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions147#736 of 5,508
With an injury28#546 of 4,660
Property damage only96
Fail to remain26
Involving a pedestrian9#263 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist12#87 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality1
Severity not classified22
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 2014178latest May 22, 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

Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Aug 5, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#240 of 1,505
Fatal1#270 of 319
Involving a pedestrian1#299 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Aug 5, 2019

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

18 thefts from vehicles and ten bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.8 a year. 83% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1862street/outdoor (15), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft1040street/outdoor (5), commercial premises (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 21, 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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Shuter & Parliament a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#240 of 1,505), out of 147 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Shuter & Parliament?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1333 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #413 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Shuter & Parliament?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Shuter St between Sackville St and Sumach St (March 2020), found an average of 49 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 362 m away (30 km/h), 21% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Shuter & Parliament?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (490 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 828 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 29,270 spaces — 82 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (922 m).

How do I get to Shuter & Parliament by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 505, 506, 503 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 151 m away; bus routes 65, 75, 121, 202, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parliament St at Shuter St, 13 m).

What restaurants are near Shuter & Parliament?

43 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 343 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Peking Express (23 m), Wanaag Restaurant (36 m), Masala Guys (36 m), Premium Shawarma & Pizza (56 m) and Hyderabad Express (70 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 Shuter & Parliament?

The nearest is Regent Park Community Centre Washroom, 402 Shuter St, 305 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom (462 m); Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom (486 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 Shuter & Parliament?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,323 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Bartholomew's Children's Centre, Regent Park Inc. (193 m, 30 spaces), Regent Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (198 m, 36 spaces) and Liberty Prep Parliament (215 m, 35 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Shuter & Parliament?

92 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,923 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 295 Shuter St (65 m, 300 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 205 Parliament St (71 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 285 Shuter St (179 m, 300 units, RentSafeTO score 77) and 10 Tracy St (195 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 92 is 89 out of 100; 1 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 Shuter & Parliament?

Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and ten 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Shuter & Parliament in?

Shuter & Parliament is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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