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St George & Ursula Franklin

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

St George & Ursula Franklin is a mid-volume intersection, with a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in University, in the downtown core. It has a bike lane and a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Queen's Park Station (Line 1) 503 m away.

Traffic volume
6,330
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 11, 2020
1,554 pedestrians · 863 cyclists
Collisions
42
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 22 property damage · #2327 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1371 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 503 m · 4 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 53 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 790 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 68% of 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 13.6% of vehicle volume, about 18× the typical share. That comes with about 4.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 38%, from 26 in 2016–2020 to 16 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 42 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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St George & 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)503 m; Museum Station (Line 1)689 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)895 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)898 m; Spadina Station (Line 2)941 m
Streetcar
506510505511 nearest 207 m
TTC bus
94131926127 nearest 403 m
Blue Night
306310305300307
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane on St George St installed 2001
Bike Share
Ursula Franklin St / St. George St - SMART 22 m · 16 docks · 52 stations, 1,006 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 (57)
  • School of Graduate Studies - U of T, Bldg 43University · 177 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 262 m
  • Ronald McDonald HousePrivate · 384 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 433 m
  • Orde Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 436 m
  • Munk School of Global Affairs at Trinity - U of T, Bldg 12aUniversity · 508 m
  • and 51 more
Parks (49)
  • Lillian H. Smith Park324 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park419 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette428 m
  • McCaul - Orde Parkette470 m
  • Queen's Park592 m
  • Sonya's Park645 m
  • and 43 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch298 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 316 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 447 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 449 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 474 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 570 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 805 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 826 m
  • Royal Ontario MuseumMuseum · 826 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 42 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores, and 362 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Second Cup, 49 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés42 within 300 m · 362 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 38 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Second Cup · 55 St George St49 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
The Blue Truck · 50 St George St56 mPassed, Jun 2026
Grill N Thrill Kabob · 40 St George St82 mPassed, Feb 2025
Hyderabadi Wraps · 40 St George St82 mPassed, Sep 2025
Ali's Wraps · 40 St George St83 mPassed, Mar 2026
Food From East Express · 40 St George Stgrocery83 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Luchi Recipe · 40 St George St83 mPassed, Dec 2025
Wheels & Co. Beans · 31 Kings College Crcl137 mPassed, Dec 2025

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, 868 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 421 m away at Glasgow Parkette.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    868 m
  • Grange Park North Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    1 km
  • Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    1 km
Drinking water
Glasgow Parkette bottle filling station · 421 m; Julius Deutsch Park drinking fountain · 433 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 1,397 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care (433 m, 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,397 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 18
  • The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care · 33 Robert St
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    433 m
  • Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) · 18 Orde St
    146 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    436 m
  • Hydrokids - Opg · 700 University Ave
    82 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    489 m
  • Kodomoen Childcare Centre · 630 Spadina Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    497 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (749 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (905 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 749 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 905 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.4 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

38 registered apartment buildings with 4,142 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 15 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 162 Huron St (371 m, 18 units, 4 storeys, built 1903), which scored 97 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 38 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 81 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 47 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings38 · 4,142 units · 15 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202681 across the 38
Open fire-code violations47
Tallest33 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 20260371 m
210 Beverley St · Prudence Management Inc21418920375 m
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263388 m
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 20240 · 1 fire390 m
123 Huron St · Phymetrix Ltd.183191486 · Aug 20260492 m
6 Henry StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1054197892 · Aug 20260530 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250555 m
69 Baldwin St · Dpm2 Ltd173192798 · Jul 20260574 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 · ≈23,970 spaces · 71.9 ha
Within 500 m84 lots · ≈2,400 spaces
Green P (public)32 car parks · about 5,745 spaces
EV charging (City)91 Elizabeth St · 895 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking160 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 58 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.4 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
205 Mc Caul St · Surface507 m3979% (Q1 2026)
20 St Andrew St · Garage728 m41727% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage833 m33231% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface858 m91 *
465 Huron Street · Surface899 m15 *

Nearest lots: 124 m away, ≈44 spaces; 147 m away, ≈43 spaces; 148 m away, ≈70 spaces; 160 m away, ≈29 spaces; 163 m away, ≈54 spaces; 186 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (1 km, 6 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (1.1 km, 8 ports); 365 Lippincott St. (1.2 km, 10 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, Feb 11, 2020

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The south leg carries the load — 3,527 northbound vehicles, or 56% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 640. Most cyclists arrived from the south (409 of 863). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 900 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 853 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 8.2% 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 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, 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 north2,163southbound · 354 bikes · 8.1% heavy
From the west640eastbound · 100 bikes · 20.0% heavy
Total vehicles6,3301,554 pedestrians · 863 cyclists · 8.2% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,527northbound · 409 bikes · 6.2% heavy
AM peak hour900 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour853 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 11, 2020

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 St George St between Willcocks St and Hoskin Ave (307 m away, Nov 2010) recorded volume only — about 8,852 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
St George St · Willcocks St – Hoskin Ave · 307 mNov 2010 · 3 days8,852

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

2016 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 17% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 31% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 12% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions42#2327 of 5,508
With an injury7#2334 of 4,660
Property damage only22
Fail to remain13
Involving a pedestrian1#3039 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#662 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201454latest Feb 5, 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 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Oct 5, 2016.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1371 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#789 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Oct 5, 2016

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 one theft from a vehicle and 42 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 5.0 a year before that. 86% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft4280school/campus (36), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 14, 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 St George & Ursula Franklin a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1371 of 1,505), out of 42 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 St George & Ursula Franklin?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 11, 2020, 68% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near St George & Ursula Franklin?

The nearest Green P car park is 205 Mc Caul St (507 m away, 39 spaces, 79% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,052 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,970 spaces — 84 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 91 Elizabeth St (895 m).

How do I get to St George & Ursula Franklin by transit?

Queen's Park Station (Line 1) is 503 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 505, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 207 m away; bus routes 94, 13, 19, 26, 127 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near St George & Ursula Franklin?

42 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 Second Cup (49 m), The Blue Truck (56 m), Grill N Thrill Kabob (82 m), Hyderabadi Wraps (82 m) and Ali's Wraps (83 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 St George & Ursula Franklin?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 868 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Grange Park North Washroom (1.0 km); Grange Park South 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 St George & Ursula Franklin?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,397 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 (433 m, 142 spaces), Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) (436 m, 146 spaces) and Hydrokids - Opg (489 m, 82 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near St George & Ursula Franklin?

38 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,142 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 162 Huron St (371 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 210 Beverley St (375 m, 21 units), 160 Huron St (388 m, 69 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 484 Spadina Ave (390 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 38 is 88 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 St George & Ursula Franklin?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and 42 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 St George & Ursula Franklin in?

St George & 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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