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Spadina & Bernard

Spadina Rd & Bernard Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Annex · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In the Annex, Spadina & Bernard is an intersection of typical volume, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: Dupont Station and a park.

Traffic volume
15,155
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 17, 2025
1,932 pedestrians · 960 cyclists · #1284 busiest
Collisions
50
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 35 property damage · #2073 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
Dupont Station
subway station within 250 m
3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 1,080 vehicles an hour, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 6.3% of vehicle volume, about 8.2× the typical share. On average 5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 3.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions rose 38%, from 21 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Spadina & Bernard

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Dupont Station (Line 1)181 m; Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2)226 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)673 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)784 m
Streetcar
506510511 nearest 563 m
TTC bus
1272619713 nearest 18 m
Blue Night
306310307300
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Rd at Bernard Ave; Spadina Rd at Bernard Ave South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kendal Ave / Bernard Ave 198 m · 15 docks · 30 stations, 519 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 (38)
  • Jackman Institute of Child Study Elementary SchoolUniversity · 287 m
  • Huron Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 342 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori SchoolPrivate · 431 m
  • Royal St Georges College School - AdvancementPrivate · 449 m
  • Royal St George's College School - Jr SchoolPrivate · 458 m
  • Royal St Georges College School - Main AddressPrivate · 479 m
  • and 32 more
Community centres
Parks (51)
  • Jean Sibelius Square236 m
  • Gwendolyn MacEwen Parkette390 m
  • Huron Street Playground464 m
  • Walmer Rd Parkette505 m
  • St. Alban's Square537 m
  • Paul Martel Park562 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch515 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 629 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 664 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 705 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 720 m
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 775 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 913 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 913 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1 km
Signal
1003, activated 1973 · SA2 · 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 3 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 224 — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Native Child and Family Services, 123 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés3 within 300 m · 224 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Native Child and Family Services · 111 Spadina Rd123 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 117 Spadina Ave141 mPassed, May 2026
Fred Victor House · 191 Spadina Rd159 mPassed, Mar 2026
Country Style · 272 Dupont St308 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 3 infractions
D & D Express · 272 Dupont St308 mPassed, Oct 2024
Euphoria Cake & Dessert · 258 Dupont St312 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 3 infractions
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts · 284 Dupont St312 mPassed, May 2025
Shoppers Drug Mart · 292 Dupont Stgrocery314 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 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 Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 264 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 256 m away at Jean Sibelius Square.

  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    264 m
  • Ramsden Park Washroom · 1020 Yonge St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km
Drinking water
Jean Sibelius Square drinking fountain · 256 m; Huron Street Playground bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 439 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 1,410 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Institute of Child Study After School Daycare (287 m, 214 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,410 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 18
  • Institute of Child Study After School Daycare · 45 Walmer Rd
    214 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age
    287 m
  • Dr Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School Nursery · 45 Walmer Rd
    20 spaces · preschool
    287 m
  • Huron Superfriends Inc. · 541 Huron St
    111 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    342 m
  • Atelier Kids Annex · 34 Madison Ave
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
    427 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (473 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 892 m away.

FireFire Station 344 · 473 m240 Howland Ave
Police52 Division · 2.4 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 892 m674 Markham St

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 70 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,597 rental units, 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 100 Spadina Rd (44 m, 216 units, 23 storeys, built 1969), which scored 79 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 70 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 103 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 54 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings70 · 5,597 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026103 across the 70
Open fire-code violations54
Tallest25 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
100 Spadina Rd · Park Property Management Inc.21623196979 · Aug 2025644 m
88 Spadina Rd · Park Property Management Inc.915200991 · Aug 2026097 m
110 Walmer Rd · Charles Green Inc.10419200131 m
68-72 Spadina Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management15711196392 · Sep 20240199 m
93-99 Madison Ave · 1652333 Ontario Inc.173190790 · Aug 20250221 m
66 Spadina Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management7511196591 · Aug 20254238 m
276 St George St · Cromwell Management Inc.889196597 · Sep 20260284 m
280 St George St · Westdale Properties8516196786 · Sep 20250297 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 lots919 lots · ≈23,760 spaces · 71.3 ha
Within 500 m99 lots · ≈2,170 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 3,023 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Spadina Rd · 509 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking27 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 40 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
19 Spadina Road · Surface491 m65 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface577 m38 *
465 Huron Street · Surface604 m15 *
4 Spadina Road · Surface610 m51 *
251 Maherson Ave · Surface737 m4024% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 29 m away, ≈2 spaces; 43 m away, ≈11 spaces; 51 m away, ≈10 spaces; 56 m away, ≈33 spaces; 59 m away, ≈5 spaces; 60 m away, ≈23 spaces. More EV charging: 365 Lippincott St. (815 m, 10 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (1.2 km, 9 ports); 273 Christie St (1.2 km, 2 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 17, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 6,412 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 1,119 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,370 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,297 from 3:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 15 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north5,799southbound · 207 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west1,119eastbound · 287 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles15,1551,932 pedestrians · 960 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east1,825westbound · 314 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the south6,412northbound · 152 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,370 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,297 vehicles from 3:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 17, 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 Spadina Rd between Bernard Ave and Dupont St, 154 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2025 put the average speed at 40 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 15,000 vehicles a day. Bernard Ave between Madison Ave and Spadina Rd measured slower: 27 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (May 2019). At the school-zone speed sign on Huron St (347 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 29,792 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bernard Ave · Madison Ave – Spadina Rd · 50 mMay 2019 · 3 days6,22227 km/h34 km/h39 km/h
Spadina Rd · Bernard Ave – Dupont St · 154 mMay 2025 · 3 days14,97540 km/h48 km/h53 km/h

School-zone speed sign 347 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct26 · 31 km/h
Over the limit4.0%
40 km/h or more0.3%

Huron St (northbound), 521 Huron Street · 29,792 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 worst year was 2023, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 11 collisions (22%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (12%) — 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 Apr 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions50#2073 of 5,508
With an injury11#1631 of 4,660
Property damage only35
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian3#1403 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#895 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201460latest Apr 9, 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 Oct 16, 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

Three thefts from vehicles and 23 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 3.1 a year before that. 43% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle301street/outdoor (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft2340apartment parking (10), other (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 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 Annex.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Spadina & Bernard a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 50 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 Spadina & Bernard?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1284 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Spadina & Bernard?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Spadina Rd between Bernard Ave and Dupont St (May 2025), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 347 m away (30 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Spadina & Bernard?

The nearest Green P car park is 19 Spadina Road (491 m away, 65 spaces). The City's mapping shows 919 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,760 spaces — 99 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (509 m).

How do I get to Spadina & Bernard by transit?

Dupont Station (Line 1) is 181 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 563 m away; bus routes 127, 26, 19, 7, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Spadina Rd at Bernard Ave, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Spadina & Bernard?

3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 224 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Native Child and Family Services (123 m), Tim Hortons (141 m), Fred Victor House (159 m), Country Style (308 m) and D & D Express (308 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 Spadina & Bernard?

The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 264 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Ramsden Park Washroom (1.0 km). 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 Spadina & Bernard?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,410 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Institute of Child Study After School Daycare (287 m, 214 spaces), Dr Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School Nursery (287 m, 20 spaces) and Huron Superfriends Inc. (342 m, 111 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Spadina & Bernard?

70 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,597 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 100 Spadina Rd (44 m, 216 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 88 Spadina Rd (97 m, 91 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 110 Walmer Rd (131 m, 10 units) and 68-72 Spadina Rd (199 m, 157 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 70 is 88 out of 100; 3 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 Spadina & Bernard?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and 23 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 Annex page.

What neighbourhood is Spadina & Bernard in?

Spadina & Bernard is in Annex (City of Toronto neighbourhood 095). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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