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Spadina & Ursula Franklin

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

In University, in the downtown core, Spadina & Ursula Franklin is a moderately travelled crossing. At the corner: a school within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Queen's Park Station (Line 1) 747 m away.

Traffic volume
5,225
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 27, 2010
437 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
9
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4466 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #1351 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Queen's Park Station 747 m · 4 streetcar routes · 4 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 650 vehicles, 57% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 12 vehicles, close to the citywide median. That comes with about 0.9 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. Just one of those 9 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Spadina & Ursula Franklin

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen's Park Station (Line 1)747 m; Museum Station (Line 1)882 m; Spadina Station (Line 2)887 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)939 m
Streetcar
510506511505 nearest 146 m
TTC bus
941312726 nearest 402 m
Blue Night
310306305307300
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Ursula Franklin St / Huron St - SMART 159 m · 20 docks · 47 stations, 916 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 (52)
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 186 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 269 m
  • School of Graduate Studies - U of T, Bldg 43University · 327 m
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 488 m
  • Ronald McDonald HousePrivate · 561 m
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 563 m
  • and 46 more
Parks (46)
  • Lillian H. Smith Park269 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette361 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park414 m
  • The Doctors' Parkette418 m
  • Sonya's Park460 m
  • Margaret Fairley Park462 m
  • and 40 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch237 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 299 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 500 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 648 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 679 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 722 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 803 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 833 m
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 911 m
Signal
2117, activated 2007 · 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 49 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 362 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Cafe 059, 64 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés49 within 300 m · 362 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 38 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cafe 059 · 1 Spadina Cres64 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Graduate Students' Union Pub · 16 Bancroft Ave, Flr-Ground102 mPassed, Jul 2024 · 1 infraction
Graduate Students' Union Pub · 16 Bancroft Ave Flr-Ground102 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
The Scott Mission Kitchen · 502 Spadina Ave, Unit-1143 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 1 infraction
The Scott Mission · 502 Spadina Ave143 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Smoke's Poutine · 457 Spadina Ave Unit-100165 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Tim Hortons · 455 Spadina Ave168 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
No 10 Dean Bar Cafe · 484 Spadina Ave169 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 Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 712 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 350 m away at Glasgow Parkette.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    712 m
Drinking water
Glasgow Parkette bottle filling station · 350 m; Julius Deutsch Park drinking fountain · 414 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

19 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,469 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care (186 m, 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km19 centres · 1,469 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 19
  • The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care · 33 Robert St
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    186 m
  • Kodomoen Childcare Centre · 630 Spadina Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    364 m
  • University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris · 7 Glen Morris St
    96 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    471 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 95 Bellevue Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool
    488 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (512 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 512 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.3 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 34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,759 rental units — 12 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 484 Spadina Ave (181 m, 166 units, 16 storeys, built 2021), which scored 99 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 34 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 53 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 25 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 2,759 units · 12 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202653 across the 34
Open fire-code violations25
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 20240 · 1 fire181 m
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 20260325 m
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263340 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250356 m
210 Beverley St · Prudence Management Inc21418920453 m
99 Bellevue Ave · Fv Property Management164198872 · Jul 20260471 m
123 Huron St · Phymetrix Ltd.183191486 · Aug 20260485 m
87 Bellevue Avesocial housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 20250500 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 lots1,052 lots · ≈23,710 spaces · 71.1 ha
Within 500 m85 lots · ≈1,600 spaces
Green P (public)32 car parks · about 5,702 spaces
EV charging (City)19 Spadina Rd · 1 km · 6 Level 2 ports
Bike parking197 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 90 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.5 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 St Andrew St · Garage612 m41727% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface664 m3979% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface677 m91 *
40 Larch St · Garage796 m33231% (Q1 2026)
4 Spadina Road · Surface856 m51 *

Nearest lots: 48 m away, ≈23 spaces; 91 m away, ≈22 spaces; 100 m away, ≈6 spaces; 137 m away, ≈49 spaces; 143 m away, ≈44 spaces; 167 m away, ≈29 spaces. More EV charging: 365 Lippincott St. (1 km, 10 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (1.1 km, 2 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, May 27, 2010

Evening rush dominates here: 977 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 534 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 8.8% 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 16 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2010, 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles5,225437 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 8.8% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south5,225northbound · 0 bikes · 8.8% heavy
AM peak hour534 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour977 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 27, 2010

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 (155 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 (227 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 · 155 mSep 2009 · 3 days11,649

School-zone speed sign 227 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 2017, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 1 collision (11%) involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 2, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions9#4466 of 5,508
With an injury1#4555 of 4,660
Property damage only6
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#2377 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201411latest Feb 2, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Aug 21, 2017.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1351 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#239 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Aug 21, 2017

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

Two thefts from vehicles and 18 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 78% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (1), other (1)
Bicycle theft1830school/campus (14), other (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 5, 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 & Ursula Franklin a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1351 of 1,505), out of 9 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Ursula Franklin?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from May 27, 2010, 57% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Spadina & Ursula Franklin?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 St Andrew St (612 m away, 417 spaces, 27% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,052 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,710 spaces — 85 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 19 Spadina Rd (1.0 km).

How do I get to Spadina & Ursula Franklin by transit?

Queen's Park Station (Line 1) is 747 m away; streetcar routes 510, 506, 511, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 146 m away; bus routes 94, 13, 127, 26 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Spadina & Ursula Franklin?

49 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 362 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cafe 059 (64 m), Graduate Students' Union Pub (102 m), Graduate Students' Union Pub (102 m), The Scott Mission Kitchen (143 m) and The Scott Mission (143 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 & Ursula Franklin?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 712 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.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 & Ursula Franklin?

19 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,469 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care (186 m, 142 spaces), Kodomoen Childcare Centre (364 m, 24 spaces) and University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris (471 m, 96 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Spadina & Ursula Franklin?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,759 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 484 Spadina Ave (181 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 162 Huron St (325 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 160 Huron St (340 m, 69 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 34 Oxford St (356 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 86 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 & Ursula Franklin?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and 18 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 & Ursula Franklin in?

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

Sources

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