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Spadina & Castle View

Spadina Rd & Castle View Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Casa Loma · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's · Dupont by the Castle BIA

Spadina & Castle View is a mid-volume intersection. It sits in Casa Loma. At the corner: parks. Nearby: Dupont Station (Line 1) 533 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,436
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 11, 2020
73 pedestrians · 35 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4626 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Dupont Station 533 m · 1 streetcar route · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 17 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 800 vehicles an hour, 70% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 88 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 0.8 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Spadina & Castle View

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)533 m; St Clair West Station (Line 1)710 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 587 m
TTC bus
12726337199012613 nearest 279 m
Blue Night
312307
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Spadina Rd / Austin Terrace 82 m · 17 docks · 17 stations, 273 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 (29)
  • Waldorf Academy Elementary SchoolPrivate · 300 m
  • George Brown College - Casa Loma CampusCollege · 426 m
  • The Mabin SchoolPrivate · 454 m
  • Hillcrest Community SchoolEnglish Public · 554 m
  • Arrowsmith School - Bldg 1Private · 709 m
  • Arrowsmith School - Bldg 2Private · 714 m
  • and 23 more
Community centres
Parks (46)
  • Casa Loma Parkette156 m
  • Spadina Park162 m
  • Austin Terrace Boulevard Lands217 m
  • Spadina Road Park247 m
  • Roycroft Park Lands326 m
  • Walmer Rd Parkette363 m
  • and 40 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Wychwood branch750 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 91 m
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 172 m
  • Tarragon TheatrePerforming Arts · 599 m
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.2 km

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 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 86. The nearest is Blue Blood Steakhouse, 164 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 86 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Blue Blood Steakhouse · 1 Austin Ter164 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Casa Loma · 1 Austin Ter164 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Casa Loma Cafe · 1 Austin Ter164 mPassed, Aug 2026
Louf · 501 Davenport Rd271 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Pizza Nova · 603 Davenport Rd, Unit-2379 mPassed, Mar 2025
Tim Hortons · 603 Davenport Rd, Unit-A379 mPassed, Mar 2025
Ins Market · 146 Kendal Ave, Unit-E110grocery422 mPassed, Nov 2024 · 1 infraction
La Dolce Vita · 142 Kendal Ave444 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 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 Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom, 530 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 191 m away at Spadina Park.

  • Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom · 301 St. Clair Ave W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    530 m
  • Wells Hill Park Washroom · 145 Hilton Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    668 m
  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    882 m
Drinking water
Spadina Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 191 m; Sir Winston Churchill Park dog fountain · 317 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 712 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre-Madison (300 m, 31 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 712 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 8
  • Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre-Madison · 250 Madison Ave
    31 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    300 m
  • Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre · 263 Spadina Rd
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    302 m
  • George Brown - Casa Loma Child Care Centre · 160 Kendal Ave
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    426 m
  • Wychwood Tigers Daycare Centre · 44 Hilton Ave
    166 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    554 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 344 (766 m), the nearest police station 53 Division (3.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 344 · 766 m240 Howland Ave
Police53 Division · 3 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.4 km135 Davenport Rd

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 62 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,600 rental units, 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 159 Russell Hill Rd (364 m, 18 units, 4 storeys, built 1957), which scored 97 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 62 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 74 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 43 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings62 · 4,600 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202674 across the 62
Open fire-code violations43
Tallest30 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
159 Russell Hill Rd · Pinedale Properties Ltd184195797 · Jul 20250364 m
155 Kendal Avesocial housing · Greenwin Corp.595199296 · Aug 20261378 m
200 Madison Ave · Madison View Homes826201995 · Nov 20250378 m
221 Russell Hill Rd · Pinedale Properties Ltd184195999 · Jul 20260420 m
640 Davenport Rd · Atlantis Realty Services Inc255196795 · Jul 20260454 m
330 Spadina Rd · CAPREIT14122196795 · Aug 20243 · 1 fire474 m
345 St Clair Ave W · Miramar Property Management154192087 · Sep 20250562 m
341 St Clair Ave W · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc.103192087 · Jun 20261565 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 lots779 lots · ≈21,290 spaces · 63.9 ha
Within 500 m24 lots · ≈770 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 2,587 spaces
EV charging (City)580 Christie St · 1.3 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
251 Maherson Ave · Surface736 m4024% (Q1 2026)
1445 BATHURST ST · Surface786 m4887% (Q1 2026)
320 Tweedsmuir Avenue · Garage823 m26 *
11 Kenwood Ave · Surface1.1 km2568% (Q1 2026)
453 Spadina Rd · Surface1.2 km5584% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 167 m away, ≈91 spaces; 277 m away, ≈34 spaces; 279 m away, ≈5 spaces; 283 m away, ≈18 spaces; 287 m away, ≈5 spaces; 306 m away, ≈5 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (1.4 km, 6 ports); 273 Christie St (1.4 km, 2 ports); 20 Delisle Ave. (1.5 km, 4 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 — 8-hour, Feb 11, 2020

No single direction dominates: each approach carried between 3,013 and 3,423 vehicles. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 989 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m., 16% above the afternoon peak from 4:45 p.m. (851). Trucks and buses were 7.4% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, 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.

From the north3,013southbound · 21 bikes · 7.1% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles6,43673 pedestrians · 35 cyclists · 7.4% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,423northbound · 14 bikes · 7.7% heavy
AM peak hour989 vehicles from 7:45 a.m.
PM peak hour851 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 11, 2020

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 Ardwold Gt and Russell Hill Dr, 188 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in October 2021 put the average speed at 46 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 53 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 18,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spadina Rd · Ardwold Gt – Russell Hill Dr · 188 mOct 2021 · 24 h18,40246 km/h53 km/h59 km/h

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 2024, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4626 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only6
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201411latest Jun 24, 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

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

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 one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 14, 2025. 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 Casa Loma.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Spadina & Castle View a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 8 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 & Castle View?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 11, 2020, 70% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Spadina & Castle View?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Spadina Rd between Ardwold Gt and Russell Hill Dr (October 2021), found an average of 46 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Spadina & Castle View?

The nearest Green P car park is 251 Maherson Ave (736 m away, 40 spaces, 24% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 779 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,290 spaces — 24 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 580 Christie St (1.3 km).

How do I get to Spadina & Castle View by transit?

Dupont Station (Line 1) is 533 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 587 m away; bus routes 127, 26, 33, 7, 19, 90, 126, 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Spadina & Castle View?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 86 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Blue Blood Steakhouse (164 m), Casa Loma (164 m), Casa Loma Cafe (164 m), Louf (271 m) and Pizza Nova (379 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 & Castle View?

The nearest is Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom, 301 St. Clair Ave W, 530 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Wells Hill Park Washroom (668 m); Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom (882 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 Spadina & Castle View?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 712 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre-Madison (300 m, 31 spaces), Waldorf Academy Childcare Centre (302 m, 44 spaces) and George Brown - Casa Loma Child Care Centre (426 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Spadina & Castle View?

62 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,600 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 159 Russell Hill Rd (364 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 155 Kendal Ave (378 m, 59 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 200 Madison Ave (378 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 221 Russell Hill Rd (420 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 62 is 91 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 Spadina & Castle View?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 Casa Loma page.

What neighbourhood is Spadina & Castle View in?

Spadina & Castle View is in Casa Loma (City of Toronto neighbourhood 096). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow. The corner falls inside the Dupont by the Castle Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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