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Spadina & Russell

Spadina Cres & Russell St · Toronto, Ontario · University · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Spadina & Russell is a mid-volume intersection, with significant cycling traffic. It sits in University, in the downtown core. At the corner: a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Spadina Station (Line 2) 881 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
4,626
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 22, 2017
896 pedestrians · 482 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 8 property damage · #3914 of 5,508
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
Spadina Station 881 m · 4 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 580 vehicles, 50% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 5 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 10.4% of vehicle volume, about 13× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1.4 collisions a year here over 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 & Russell

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Spadina Station (Line 2)881 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)888 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)1 km; Museum Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
510506511505 nearest 158 m
TTC bus
9413127 nearest 389 m
Blue Night
310306305307300
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Spadina Ave / Willcocks St 242 m · 15 docks · 43 stations, 846 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 (53)
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 65 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 364 m
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 383 m
  • School of Graduate Studies - U of T, Bldg 43University · 451 m
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 477 m
  • King Edward Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Separate · 486 m
  • and 47 more
Parks (39)
  • The Doctors' Parkette295 m
  • Margaret Fairley Park333 m
  • Lillian H. Smith Park336 m
  • Sonya's Park395 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette401 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park479 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch310 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch876 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch940 m
Places of interest
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 279 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 622 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 765 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 771 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 791 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 863 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 874 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 874 m
Signal
2511, activated 2020 · PA - MPS · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

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 50 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 360 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Cafe 059, 77 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés50 within 300 m · 360 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 40 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cafe 059 · 1 Spadina Cres77 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
The Scott Mission Kitchen · 502 Spadina Ave, Unit-1111 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 1 infraction
The Scott Mission · 502 Spadina Ave112 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Dina's Tavern · 486 Spadina Ave145 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
No 10 Dean Bar Cafe · 484 Spadina Ave160 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Easy GO · 288 College St160 mPassed, Jul 2026
Robert Street Cookies - Truck · 1 Robert St174 mPassed, May 2026
Graduate Students' Union Pub · 16 Bancroft Ave, Flr-Ground177 mPassed, Jul 2024 · 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, 657 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 300 m away at The Doctors' Parkette.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    657 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    937 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    1 km
Drinking water
The Doctors' Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 300 m; Sonya's Park bottle filling station · 386 m · off

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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,381 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care (65 m, 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,381 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 17
  • The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care · 33 Robert St
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    65 m
  • Kodomoen Childcare Centre · 630 Spadina Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    344 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 95 Bellevue Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool
    383 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 91 Bellevue Ave
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    401 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (391 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 391 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1.1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.2 km674 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 41 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,296 rental units — 13 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 484 Spadina Ave (152 m, 166 units, 16 storeys, built 2021), which scored 99 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 41 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 55 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 28 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings41 · 3,296 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202655 across the 41
Open fire-code violations28
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 20240 · 1 fire152 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250289 m
99 Bellevue Ave · Fv Property Management164198872 · Jul 20260362 m
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 20260383 m
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263394 m
87 Bellevue Avesocial housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 20250402 m
88 Oxford St · Turtledove Management114189575 · Jul 20260474 m
666 Spadina Ave · Cromwell Management Inc.33424197194 · Aug 20244513 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 lots1,036 lots · ≈22,740 spaces · 68.2 ha
Within 500 m83 lots · ≈1,240 spaces
Green P (public)33 car parks · about 5,143 spaces
EV charging (City)365 Lippincott St. · 919 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking134 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 98 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.6 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 St Andrew St · Garage591 m41727% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface604 m91 *
205 Mc Caul St · Surface778 m3979% (Q1 2026)
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface813 m19 *
40 Larch St · Garage816 m33231% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 53 m away, ≈7 spaces; 100 m away, ≈10 spaces; 102 m away, ≈14 spaces; 121 m away, ≈5 spaces; 127 m away, ≈10 spaces; 143 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (948 m, 6 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1.1 km, 4 ports); 10 Soho St. (1.2 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, Jun 22, 2017

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,083 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 88% of the total, against 543 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (418 of 482). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 692 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m., 18% above the afternoon peak from 2:00 p.m. (586). 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 9 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2017, 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 north4,083southbound · 418 bikes · 7.9% heavy
From the west543eastbound · 49 bikes · 3.7% heavy
Total vehicles4,626896 pedestrians · 482 cyclists · 7.4% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 15 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour692 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour586 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 22, 2017

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 Spadina Ave between Spadina Cres and Willcocks St (152 m away, Sep 2009) recorded volume only — about 11,649 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Robert St (115 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 15,276 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spadina Ave · Spadina Cres – Willcocks St · 152 mSep 2009 · 3 days11,649

School-zone speed sign 115 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct16 · 27 km/h
Over the limit2.4%
40 km/h or more0.4%

Robert St (northbound), Opp 30, Robert St · 15,276 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 2022, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 1 collision (7%) involved an injury. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 36% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%). The most recent report on file is from Nov 13, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3914 of 5,508
With an injury1#4554 of 4,660
Property damage only8
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2376 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
All since 201415latest Nov 13, 2025

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 (3), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft100apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 30, 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 University.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Spadina & Russell a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 & Russell?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Jun 22, 2017, 50% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Spadina & Russell?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 St Andrew St (591 m away, 417 spaces, 27% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,036 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,740 spaces — 83 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (919 m).

How do I get to Spadina & Russell by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 2) is 881 m away; streetcar routes 510, 506, 511, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 158 m away; bus routes 94, 13, 127 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Spadina & Russell?

50 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 360 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cafe 059 (77 m), The Scott Mission Kitchen (111 m), The Scott Mission (112 m), Dina's Tavern (145 m) and No 10 Dean Bar Cafe (160 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 & Russell?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 657 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (937 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool 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 & Russell?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,381 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care (65 m, 142 spaces), Kodomoen Childcare Centre (344 m, 24 spaces) and Westside Montessori School (383 m, 73 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Spadina & Russell?

41 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,296 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 484 Spadina Ave (152 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 34 Oxford St (289 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 99 Bellevue Ave (362 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 72) and 162 Huron St (383 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 41 is 87 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 & Russell?

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 University page.

What neighbourhood is Spadina & Russell in?

Spadina & Russell is in University (City of Toronto neighbourhood 079). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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