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Spadina & Lonsdale

Spadina Rd & Lonsdale Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Forest Hill South · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's · Forest Hill Village BIA

In Forest Hill South, Spadina & Lonsdale is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: St Clair West Station (Line 1) 468 m away.

Traffic volume
10,902
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 7, 2026
6,301 pedestrians · 258 cyclists · #1644 busiest
Collisions
127
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 107 property damage · #854 of 5,508 · +8 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
St Clair West Station 468 m · 1 streetcar route · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 780 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 67% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 2.4% of vehicle volume, about 3.1× the typical share. That comes with about 13 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 11.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.3× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 21%, from 71 in 2016–2020 to 56 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Spadina & Lonsdale

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Clair West Station (Line 1)468 m
Streetcar
512 nearest 465 m
TTC bus
3312690713 nearest 12 m
Blue Night
312307
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Rd at Lonsdale Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lonsdale Rd / Spadina Rd 24 m · 15 docks · 12 stations, 188 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 (20)
  • Forest Hill TutoringPrivate · 34 m
  • Bishop Strachan SchoolPrivate · 328 m
  • Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 423 m
  • St Michael's College SchoolPrivate · 592 m
  • City High SchoolPrivate · 616 m
  • Arrowsmith School - Bldg 1Private · 655 m
  • and 14 more
Parks (37)
  • Montclair Avenue Parkette88 m
  • Suydam Park196 m
  • Cedarvale Ravine413 m
  • Tichester Park552 m
  • Vesta Parkette569 m
  • Nordheimer Ravine635 m
  • and 31 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Wychwood branch816 m
Places of interest
  • Spadina MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km
  • Casa LomaAttraction · 1.2 km
  • Artscape Wychwood BarnsLandmark · 1.3 km
Signal
0852, activated 1967 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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 15 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 46. The nearest is Sushi Lovers, 25 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés15 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 14 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Sushi Lovers · 327 Lonsdale Rd25 mPassed, Feb 2026
Second Cup Coffee · 415 Spadina Rd27 mPassed, Jun 2026
Greenhouse Juice Co. · 417 Spadina Rd29 mPassed, Feb 2024
Pizza Banfi · 333 Lonsdale Rd30 mPassed, Dec 2025
Village Chill · 325b Lonsdale Rd32 mPassed, Aug 2024
What A Bagel · 421 Spadina Rd33 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Edo-Ko · 425 Spadina Rd38 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
The Kitchen Market · 389 Spadina Rdgrocery38 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 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 Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom, 594 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 242 m away at Suydam Park.

  • Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom · 301 St. Clair Ave W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    594 m
  • Wells Hill Park Washroom · 145 Hilton Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    762 m
Drinking water
Suydam Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 242 m; Tichester Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 549 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 403 spaces; two accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Grace Church On-the-Hill Child Care Centre (255 m, 92 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km5 centres · 403 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 5
  • Grace Church On-the-Hill Child Care Centre · 300 Lonsdale Rd
    92 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    255 m
  • Dunloe Children's Centre · 78 Dunloe Rd
    86 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    755 m
  • St. Alphonsus Day Care Centre · 540 St Clair Ave W
    65 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    871 m
  • Kinder Grove St. Clair · 94 Vaughan Rd
    41 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    899 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 311 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 53 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 311 · 1.5 km20 Balmoral Ave
Police53 Division · 2.2 km75 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 18 · 1.6 km643 Eglinton Ave W

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 120 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,043 rental units, 5.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — nine social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 404 Spadina Rd (54 m, 31 units, 4 storeys, built 1931), which scored 90 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 114 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings120 · 7,043 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026114 across the 120
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest30 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
404 Spadina Rd314193190 · Nov 2025154 m
323 Lonsdale Rd2041930100 · Aug 2026059 m
320 Lonsdale Rd · Qmw Properties Inc.324192370 · Sep 2025060 m
321 Lonsdale Rd · Goldview Property Management Ltd.125192088 · Aug 2024073 m
340 Lonsdale Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.366195795 · Jul 2026076 m
316 Lonsdale Rd · Qmw Properties Inc.104192393 · Jul 2026082 m
448 Spadina Rd · Cogir Real Estate324193589 · Nov 2025288 m
312 Lonsdale Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management194192794 · Sep 20252117 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 lots667 lots · ≈27,300 spaces · 81.9 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈700 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 1,742 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Delisle Ave. · 1.4 km · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking19 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 40 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
453 Spadina Rd · Surface101 m5584% (Q1 2026)
320 Tweedsmuir Avenue · Garage338 m26 *
1445 BATHURST ST · Surface802 m4887% (Q1 2026)
11 Kenwood Ave · Surface1 km2568% (Q1 2026)
640 St Clair Ave W · Surface1.2 km1866% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 54 m away, ≈8 spaces; 73 m away, ≈8 spaces; 77 m away, ≈32 spaces; 93 m away, ≈16 spaces; 94 m away, ≈2 spaces; 109 m away, ≈13 spaces (Green P). More EV charging: 10 Delisle St (1.4 km, 4 ports); 580 Christie St (1.4 km, 2 ports); 168 Chiltern Hill Rd (1.8 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 — 14-hour, Jul 7, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,212 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 615 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (106 of 258). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 979 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,029 from 3:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% 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 north4,097southbound · 67 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west615eastbound · 43 bikes · 3.6% heavy
Total vehicles10,9026,301 pedestrians · 258 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east978westbound · 42 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the south5,212northbound · 106 bikes · 3.7% heavy
AM peak hour979 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,029 vehicles from 3:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 7, 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

On Lonsdale Rd between Lallie Haye Lane and Spadina Rd, 23 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2019 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Tweedsmuir Ave (350 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 38,612 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Lonsdale Road between Spadina Rd and Russell Hill Rd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lonsdale Rd · Lallie Haye Lane – Spadina Rd · 23 mApr 2019 · 3 days2,91235 km/h44 km/h49 km/h
Spadina Rd · Lonsdale Rd – Thelma Ave · 45 mSep 2009 · 3 days7,014

School-zone speed sign 350 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct19 · 25 km/h
Over the limit0.2%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Tweedsmuir Ave (southbound) · 38,612 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Lonsdale Road · Spadina Rd – Russell Hill Rd
    4 speed humps

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 2022, with 19 collisions; 2025 recorded 9. 5 collisions (4%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 11.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions127#854 of 5,508
With an injury5#2807 of 4,660
Property damage only107
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian1#3028 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2380 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified15
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014164latest Jun 30, 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

One theft from a vehicle and three bike thefts 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 vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft310apartment parking (2), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 22, 2023. 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 Forest Hill South.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Spadina & Lonsdale a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 127 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 & Lonsdale?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1644 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 67% of the median for a counted intersection, and #332 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Spadina & Lonsdale?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lonsdale Rd between Lallie Haye Lane and Spadina Rd (April 2019), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 350 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Spadina & Lonsdale?

The nearest Green P car park is 453 Spadina Rd (101 m away, 55 spaces, 84% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 667 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,300 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Delisle Ave. (1.4 km).

How do I get to Spadina & Lonsdale by transit?

St Clair West Station (Line 1) is 468 m away; streetcar route 512 stop within 1 km, the nearest 465 m away; bus routes 33, 126, 90, 7, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Spadina Rd at Lonsdale Rd, 12 m).

What restaurants are near Spadina & Lonsdale?

15 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 46 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Sushi Lovers (25 m), Second Cup Coffee (27 m), Greenhouse Juice Co. (29 m), Pizza Banfi (30 m) and Village Chill (32 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 & Lonsdale?

The nearest is Sir Winston Churchill Park Washroom, 301 St. Clair Ave W, 594 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Wells Hill Park Washroom (762 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 & Lonsdale?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 403 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Grace Church On-the-Hill Child Care Centre (255 m, 92 spaces), Dunloe Children's Centre (755 m, 86 spaces) and St. Alphonsus Day Care Centre (871 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Spadina & Lonsdale?

120 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,043 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 404 Spadina Rd (54 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 323 Lonsdale Rd (59 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 320 Lonsdale Rd (60 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 70) and 321 Lonsdale Rd (73 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 120 is 90 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 & Lonsdale?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and three bicycle thefts 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 Forest Hill South page.

What neighbourhood is Spadina & Lonsdale in?

Spadina & Lonsdale is in Forest Hill South (City of Toronto neighbourhood 101). It is in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's, represented by Councillor Josh Matlow. The corner falls inside the Forest Hill Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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