Toronto · intersection · signal 1760

Spadina & Sussex

Spadina Ave & Sussex Ave · Toronto, Ontario · University · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Spadina & Sussex, in University, in the downtown core, is a moderately heavy crossing. It has 2 schools within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) 305 m away.

Traffic volume
10,680
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 15, 2011
2,639 pedestrians · 217 cyclists
Collisions
32
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 26 property damage · #2719 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
4
TTC stops within 100 m
Spadina Station 305 m · 3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,340 vehicles, 1.15× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.0% of vehicle volume, about 2.6× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 3.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 40%, from 20 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Spadina & Sussex

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 1, Line 2)305 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)470 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)649 m; Museum Station (Line 1)797 m
Streetcar
510506511 nearest 17 m
TTC bus
9412726713 nearest 175 m
Blue Night
310306300307
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Ave at Sussex Ave; Spadina Ave at Sussex Ave South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Spadina Ave / Sussex Ave 60 m · 15 docks · 42 stations, 797 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 (46)
  • Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community CentrePrivate · 205 m
  • University of Toronto SchoolsPrivate · 215 m
  • School of Continuing Studies - U of T, Bldg 103University · 320 m
  • Rotman School of Management - U of T, Bldg 134University · 347 m
  • Howlett Academy SchoolPrivate · 370 m
  • Taddle Creek Montessori SchoolPrivate · 450 m
  • and 40 more
Parks (49)
  • Matt Cohen Park190 m
  • Huron - Washington Parkette202 m
  • Paul Martel Park327 m
  • Sally Bird Park370 m
  • Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park426 m
  • Huron Street Playground526 m
  • and 43 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch370 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch818 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch919 m
Places of interest
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 220 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 300 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 359 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 461 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 582 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 623 m
  • Royal Conservatory of MusicPerforming Arts · 635 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 662 m
Signal
1760, activated 1997 · SAP · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · 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 43 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 371 eating places within a kilometre — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Bhoj Fine Indian Cuisine, 9 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés43 within 300 m · 371 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 29 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Bhoj Fine Indian Cuisine · 673 Spadina Ave9 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pita Land · 720 Spadina Ave95 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Booster Juice · 651 Spadina Ave Unit-12097 mPassed, May 2026
Casa Donato · 660 Spadina Ave129 mPassed, Aug 2026
Cora Pizza · 656 Spadina Ave148 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Shakes N Shawarma · 656 Spadina Ave148 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bb.q Chicken · 652 Spadina Ave156 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pig Out BBQ · 650 Spadina Ave164 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 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, 935 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 362 m away at Sally Bird Park.

  • Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom · 50 Kendal Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    935 m
Drinking water
Sally Bird Park drinking fountain · 362 m; Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 421 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 1,500 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris (151 m, 96 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,500 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 18
  • University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris · 7 Glen Morris St
    96 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    151 m
  • Campus Community Co-Operative Day Care · 370 Huron St
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    162 m
  • Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School · 750 Spadina Ave
    194 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day
    205 m
  • Huron Playschool Co-Operative · 383 Huron St
    16 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    214 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (884 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 855 m away.

FireFire Station 315 · 884 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1.6 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 855 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

71 registered apartment buildings with 5,282 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 666 Spadina Ave (76 m, 334 units, 24 storeys, built 1971), which scored 94 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 71 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 90 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 29 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings71 · 5,282 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202690 across the 71
Open fire-code violations29
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
666 Spadina Ave · Cromwell Management Inc.33424197194 · Aug 2024476 m
710 Spadina Ave · Camden Property Management627195987 · Aug 2025177 m
334 Bloor St W243191999 · Aug 20260262 m
409 Huron St · Impressions Group424189853 · Sep 20253 · 14 fire268 m
341 Bloor St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation32618198082 · Sep 20255297 m
360 Bloor St W · Maple Leaf Property Management17020197074 · Sep 20250306 m
11 Walmer Rd · Cromewll Management Inc.637196598 · Sep 20251 · 1 fire360 m
10 Walmer Rd · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.13118196590 · Aug 20253 · 1 fire381 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 lots989 lots · ≈24,020 spaces · 72.1 ha
Within 500 m84 lots · ≈1,790 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 3,206 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Spadina Rd · 372 m · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking228 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
4 Spadina Road · Surface273 m51 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface325 m38 *
465 Huron Street · Surface360 m15 *
19 Spadina Road · Surface390 m65 *
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface403 m19 *

Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈2 spaces; 67 m away, ≈18 spaces; 71 m away, ≈12 spaces; 97 m away, ≈3 spaces; 101 m away, ≈52 spaces; 163 m away, ≈73 spaces. More EV charging: 365 Lippincott St. (565 m, 10 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (1.2 km, 9 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1.3 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, Nov 15, 2011

The north leg carries the load — 5,019 southbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 342. Most cyclists arrived from the south (124 of 217). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,718 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 21% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,415). Trucks and buses were 7.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 15 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2011, 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 north5,019southbound · 0 bikes · 7.6% heavy
From the west342eastbound · 93 bikes · 0.9% heavy
Total vehicles10,6802,639 pedestrians · 217 cyclists · 7.1% heavy
From the east484westbound · 0 bikes · 0.2% heavy
From the south4,835northbound · 124 bikes · 7.7% heavy
AM peak hour1,415 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,718 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 15, 2011

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 counter on Spadina Rd between Spadina Ave and Annex Lane (289 m away) recorded an average of 43 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2015; 85% of drivers were at or under 56 km/h. That segment carries about 7,800 vehicles a day. Sussex Ave between Spadina Ave and Lane W of Spadina and N of Sussex Ave measured slower: 22 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Apr 2022). The reading is 11 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Sussex Avenue between Robert St and Spadina Ave, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sussex Ave · Spadina Ave – Lane W of Spadina and N of Sussex Ave · 27 mApr 2022 · 3 days75722 km/h30 km/h35 km/h
Spadina Ave · Sussex Ave – Washington Ave · 51 mFeb 2022 · 2 days17,13339 km/h49 km/h57 km/h
Spadina Rd · Spadina Ave – Annex Lane · 289 mMar 2015 · 3 days7,78943 km/h56 km/h63 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Sussex Avenue · Robert St – Spadina Ave
    2 speed humps
  • Sussex Avenue · Spadina Ave – Robert St
    2 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

2019 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 6% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions32#2719 of 5,508
With an injury2#3966 of 4,660
Property damage only26
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian1#3021 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201439latest Jun 28, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection 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 vehicle310street/outdoor (3)
Bicycle theft310street/outdoor (2), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 25, 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 University.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Spadina & Sussex a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 32 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 & Sussex?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 15, 2011, 1.15× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Spadina & Sussex?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Spadina Rd between Spadina Ave and Annex Lane (March 2015), found an average of 43 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 56 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Spadina & Sussex?

The nearest Green P car park is 4 Spadina Road (273 m away, 51 spaces). The City's mapping shows 989 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,020 spaces — 84 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (372 m).

How do I get to Spadina & Sussex by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 305 m away; streetcar routes 510, 506, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 17 m away; bus routes 94, 127, 26, 7, 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Spadina Ave at Sussex Ave, 175 m).

What restaurants are near Spadina & Sussex?

43 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 371 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Bhoj Fine Indian Cuisine (9 m), Pita Land (95 m), Booster Juice (97 m), Casa Donato (129 m) and Cora Pizza (148 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 & Sussex?

The nearest is Jean Sibelius Square Fieldhouse Washroom, 50 Kendal Ave, 935 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. 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 & Sussex?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,500 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris (151 m, 96 spaces), Campus Community Co-Operative Day Care (162 m, 49 spaces) and Miles Nadal Community Centre Nursery School (205 m, 194 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Spadina & Sussex?

71 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,282 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 666 Spadina Ave (76 m, 334 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 710 Spadina Ave (77 m, 62 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 334 Bloor St W (262 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 409 Huron St (268 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 53). The average RentSafeTO score across the 71 is 88 out of 100; 2 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 & Sussex?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles 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 University page.

What neighbourhood is Spadina & Sussex in?

Spadina & Sussex 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