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Spadina & Dundas

Spadina Ave & Dundas St W · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Chinatown BIA

In Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core, Spadina & Dundas is a busier-than-typical intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a live City traffic camera and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: St Patrick Station (Line 1) 818 m away.

Traffic volume
24,150
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 2, 2026
27,518 pedestrians · 3,750 cyclists · #605 busiest
Collisions
512
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
79 with an injury · 363 property damage · #121 of 5,508 · +29 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
3 +1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 3 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #90 of 1,505 · 1 since Jan 2026 (Jun 27, 2026)
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
St Patrick Station 818 m · 7 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 12 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,730 vehicles, 1.49× the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.1 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 15.5% of vehicle volume, about 20× the typical share. That comes with about 51 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 21.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 4.3× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged down 10%, from 270 in 2016–2020 to 242 in 2021–2025. About one in 171 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury. Since January 2026, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here.

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Spadina & Dundas

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Spadina Ave & Dundas St W — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8165 · Spadina Ave & Dundas St W
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Spadina & Dundas, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8165 · Spadina Ave & Dundas St W
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Patrick Station (Line 1)818 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)940 m
Streetcar
505510501506511504508 nearest 29 m
TTC bus
13 nearest 874 m
Blue Night
305310301306304307
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Dundas St West at Spadina Ave; Spadina Ave at Dundas St West South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Spadina Ave / Dundas St W - SMART 64 m · 12 docks · 54 stations, 1,056 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 (32)
  • Heydon Park Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 362 m
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 376 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 394 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 400 m
  • Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main CampusPrivate · 423 m
  • OCAD University - Main Building 416 977-6000University · 550 m
  • and 26 more
Community centres
  • Scadding Court Community Centre569 m
  • Harrison Pool615 m
Parks (31)
  • Bellevue Square Park351 m
  • Randy Padmore Park414 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park423 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette425 m
  • Sonya's Park464 m
  • Grange Park472 m
  • and 25 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch562 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch607 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 450 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 558 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 604 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 726 m
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 857 m
  • Campbell HouseMuseum · 888 m
  • Onsite Gallery [at] OCADUGallery · 889 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 901 m
Signal
0277, activated 1929 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 171 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 25 grocery and convenience stores, and 351 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is King's Noodle Restaurant, 35 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés171 within 300 m · 351 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience25 within 300 m · 49 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
King's Noodle Restaurant · 296 Spadina Ave35 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Fruity Mix · 497 Dundas St W35 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Daikuang Wah Herb Market · 280 Spadina Ave, Unit-17grocery36 mPassed, Apr 2025
Can Teen Restaurant · 280 Spadina Ave36 mPassed, Jun 2026
Dragon City Corner Snack · 280 Spadina Ave Flr-Main Floor36 mPassed, Feb 2026
Juicy Dumpling · 280 Spadina Ave36 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Master Pot · 280 Spadina Ave Unit-C36 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 infractions
Sky Dragon Chinese Restaurant · 280 Spadina Ave Unit-436 mPassed, Aug 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 Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 336 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 381 m away at Bellevue Square Park.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    336 m
  • Grange Park North Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    538 m
  • Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    540 m
Drinking water
Bellevue Square Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 381 m; Julius Deutsch Park drinking fountain · 408 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 1,562 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (334 m, 36 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km21 centres · 1,562 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 21
  • Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 75 Augusta Sq
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    334 m
  • George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre · 96 Denison Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    394 m
  • Jingbao (Downtown) Bilingual Children's Centre (96 Denison Avenue) · 96 Denison Ave
    65 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    394 m
  • Ogden Day Care Centre · 33 Phoebe St
    136 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    400 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (694 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (685 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 694 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 685 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.7 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

35 registered apartment buildings with 3,172 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 17 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 15 Larch St (130 m, 20 units, 3 storeys, built 1993), which scored 71 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 51 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 18 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings35 · 3,172 units · 17 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202651 across the 35
Open fire-code violations18
Tallest36 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
15 Larch StToronto Community Housing · TCH203199371 · Aug 20240130 m
76 Grange AveToronto Community Housing · TCH113199380 · Jul 20250130 m
123 D'Arcy St · 583647 Ontario Limited243198588 · Sep 20250137 m
170 Vanauley WalkToronto Community Housing · Atikson Co-Op406196988 · Aug 20260245 m
164 Grange Ave · Grange Apartments Inc.243197071 · Jul 20250305 m
91 Augusta AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation25714196886 · Jul 20251 · 2 fire308 m
69 Baldwin St · Dpm2 Ltd173192798 · Jul 20260350 m
123 Huron St · Phymetrix Ltd.183191486 · Aug 20260355 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 lots840 lots · ≈20,240 spaces · 60.7 ha
Within 500 m101 lots · ≈1,580 spaces
Green P (public)31 car parks · about 4,787 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 479 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking235 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 90 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 Larch St · Garage82 m33231% (Q1 2026)
20 St Andrew St · Garage224 m41727% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface436 m91 *
15 Denison Ave · Surface535 m12054% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface655 m3979% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 80 m away, ≈6 spaces (Green P); 83 m away, ≈20 spaces; 86 m away, ≈14 spaces; 92 m away, ≈4 spaces; 99 m away, ≈5 spaces; 102 m away, ≈12 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (650 m, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (943 m, 2 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (1.1 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, Jul 2, 2026

The south leg carries the load — 7,408 northbound vehicles, or 31% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 5,419. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,304 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 38% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,671). Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north5,591southbound · 984 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the west5,419eastbound · 1,000 bikes · 2.6% heavy
Total vehicles24,15027,518 pedestrians · 3,750 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east5,732westbound · 991 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south7,408northbound · 775 bikes · 3.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,671 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,304 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 2, 2026

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 Dundas St W between Lane E of Spadina and S of Dundas and Spadina Ave (26 m away, Jan 2016) recorded volume only — about 6,770 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dundas St W · Lane E of Spadina and S of Dundas – Spadina Ave · 26 mJan 2016 · 7 days6,770
Spadina Ave · Willison Sq – Dundas St W · 39 mSep 2009 · 3 days13,976

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

2024 was the peak year (61 collisions), and 2025 closed with 42. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 79 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 12% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 29 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 21.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions512#121 of 5,508
With an injury79#97 of 4,660
Property damage only363
Fail to remain79
Involving a pedestrian24#16 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist38#1 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified70
Since January 2026 (outside the window)29
All since 2014632latest Jun 27, 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 three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 3 pedestrians were among those hurt. 1 of the 3 happened in darkness — 33%, about the citywide 39%. The last one inside the window was in 2023. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here, the latest on Jun 27, 2026. Going back to 2006, the total is 6.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions3#90 of 1,505
Fatal1#271 of 319
Involving a pedestrian3#25 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness133% here vs 39% citywide
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1latest Jun 27, 2026
All KSI since 20066latest Jun 27, 2026

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

Toronto Police place 119 thefts from vehicles and 21 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 23× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 20 in 2023–2025, about 6.7 a year, against 17.1 a year before that. 88% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 6 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 21, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle119155street/outdoor (105), commercial premises (9)
Bicycle theft2151street/outdoor (14), other (4)

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 Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Spadina & Dundas a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #90 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded since January 2026, after the ranking window closed. 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 & Dundas?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #605 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.49× the median for a counted intersection, and #45 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Spadina & Dundas?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 Larch St (82 m away, 332 spaces, 31% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 840 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,240 spaces — 101 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (479 m).

How do I get to Spadina & Dundas by transit?

St Patrick Station (Line 1) is 818 m away; streetcar routes 505, 510, 501, 506 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 29 m away; bus route 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dundas St West at Spadina Ave, 874 m).

What restaurants are near Spadina & Dundas?

171 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 351 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are King's Noodle Restaurant (35 m), Fruity Mix (35 m), Can Teen Restaurant (36 m), Dragon City Corner Snack (36 m) and Juicy Dumpling (36 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 & Dundas?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 336 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Grange Park North Washroom (538 m); Grange Park South Washroom (540 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 & Dundas?

21 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,562 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (334 m, 36 spaces), George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre (394 m, 56 spaces) and Jingbao (Downtown) Bilingual Children's Centre (96 Denison Avenue) (394 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Spadina & Dundas?

35 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,172 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 15 Larch St (130 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 71), 76 Grange Ave (130 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 80), 123 D'Arcy St (137 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 170 Vanauley Walk (245 m, 40 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 35 is 87 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 Spadina & Dundas?

Toronto Police place 119 thefts from vehicles and 21 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 6 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Spadina & Dundas in?

Spadina & Dundas is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Chinatown Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined