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St Nicholas & St Mary

St Nicholas St & St Mary St · Toronto, Ontario · Bay-Cloverhill · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Bloor-Yorkville BIA

St Nicholas & St Mary, in Bay-Cloverhill, in central Toronto, was a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic — that was the City's last count here, in 2000. At the corner: a park. Nearby: Bloor Station (Line 1) 361 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
1,550
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 11, 2000
1,390 pedestrians · 150 cyclists
Collisions
13
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Bloor Station 361 m · 15 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
76/100
city median 48 · #518 of 5,672
86 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 107 m

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St Nicholas & St Mary

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Oct 11, 2000

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 786 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 240 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 255 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 228 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 26 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2000, 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 north524southbound · 58 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west786eastbound · 42 bikes · 3.7% heavy
Total vehicles1,5501,390 pedestrians · 150 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east0westbound · 9 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south240northbound · 41 bikes · 6.3% heavy

Peak hours: 228 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 255 from 4:30 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2022, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 46% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 28, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions13
With an injury0
Property damage only10
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Speeds here, last measured in 2019

On St Mary St between St Nicholas St and La Scala Lane, 48 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2019 put the average speed at 23 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 32 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 35 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
St Nicholas St · Cottage Lane – St Mary St · 28 mFeb 2001 · 2 days537———
St Mary St · St Nicholas St – La Scala Lane · 48 mMay 2019 · 3 days2,54423 km/h32 km/h35 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Bloor Station (Line 1)361 m · 4 min; Wellesley Station (Line 1)412 m · 5 min; Yonge Station (Line 2)448 m · 5 min; Bay Station (Line 2)506 m · 6 min; Museum Station (Line 1)618 m · 7 min; College Station (Line 1)838 m · 10 min
Streetcar
506 nearest 431 m · 5 min
TTC bus
97 19 94 13 75 nearest 147 m
Blue Night
306 320 300
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
25 St. Mary St 73 m · 15 docks · 36 stations, 771 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
17 car parks · about 2,109 spaces
EV charging
20 Charles St E. · 240 m · 22 Level 2 + 1 fast ports; also 9 Wellesley St W. (377 m), 74 Yorkville Ave (703 m)
Bike parking
118 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.9 km)
Other lots
36 mapped lots within 500 m, 640 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
13 Isabella St · Surface221 m3073% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage286 m64618% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface519 m12654% (Q1 2026)
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage777 m17575% (Q1 2026)
1010 Yonge St. · Surface1 km48 *—

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

Three grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Bulk Mine, 107 m away. Five specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Cheese Baker at 100 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 86 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 362 — 8.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Cabano's Comfort Food, 31 m away. Three pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Shoppers Drug Mart, 157 m away. The nearest hospital site is Holland Centre, 610 m away, then Toronto Grace Health Centre at 626 m. Sunshine Centres For Seniors - St. James Town Seniors Active Living Program runs a seniors' active living programme 1.0 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Cabano's Comfort Food · 75 St Nicholas St Unit-104-10531 m
  • Joumak · 11 Charles St W84 m
  • 8mile Detroit Style Pizza · 9 Charles St W91 m
  • 8 Mile Pizza · 9 Charles St W92 m
  • 99 Grill · 692 Yonge St96 m
86 within 300 m · 362 within 1 km
Grocery
Bulk Mine 107 m · 3 within 300 m
Food shops
Cheese Baker 100 m · 5 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 157 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day104 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 144 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day517 m · 6 min
  • Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site · 85 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day729 m · 9 min
5 licensed centres · 344 spaces within 1 km · 3 accept City fee subsidy
Health and care
  • Holland Centre · hospital site610 m · 7 min
  • Toronto Grace Health Centre · hospital site626 m · 7 min
  • Sunshine Centres For Seniors - St. James Town Seniors Active Living Program · seniors' active living centre1 km · 11 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (35)
  • St. Mary Street Parkette15 m
  • Norman Jewison Park258 m · 3 min
  • George Hislop Park260 m · 3 min
  • Clover Hill Park306 m · 4 min
  • James Canning Gardens360 m · 4 min
and 30 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (31)
  • Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 461 m · 5 min
  • The YMCA Academy Secondary SchoolPrivate · 517 m · 6 min
  • The Abelard Centre For EducationPrivate · 573 m · 7 min
  • St Joseph's College SchoolEnglish Separate · 583 m · 7 min
  • Toronto School of Theology - U of T, Bldg 434University · 638 m · 8 min
and 26 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch575 m · 7 min
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch633 m · 8 min
Places of interest
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 87 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 430 m · 5 min
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 548 m · 7 min
  • Isabel Bader TheatrePerforming Arts · 565 m · 7 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

76of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #518 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    3 grocery stores within 300 m · 86 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit23/28

    Bloor Station 0.4 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go10/14

    library 575 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    6 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km

  • Schools and child care6/8

    1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 78 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 11,035 rental units, 5.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 St Mary St (86 m, 260 units, 25 storeys, built 1965), which scored 92 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 78 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
25 St Mary St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.26025196592 · Jul 202486 m
1101 Bay St · Bentallgreenoak26528197987 · Jun 2026162 m
16 St Joseph St · Akelius374192789 · Nov 2025167 m
55 Charles St W · Azuria Group Incorporated14732198183 · Oct 2025196 m
26 St Joseph St · Sk Properties & Development Inc656192095 · Nov 2025218 m
44 Charles St W · Jll79351197291 · Aug 2024218 m

78 registered buildings · 11,035 units · 6 social housing · tallest 51 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

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 21 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 2.9 a year before that. 43% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle420apartment parking (3), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft2130street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (9)

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 Bay-Cloverhill.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is St Nicholas & St Mary a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 13 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 St Nicholas & St Mary?

A low-volume local intersection at the City's last count here, in 2000. Its latest count is from Oct 11, 2000, 17% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is St Nicholas & St Mary a walkable intersection?

St Nicholas & St Mary scores 76 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #518 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 grocery stores within 300 m · 86 places to eat within 300 m; Bloor Station 0.4 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m.

How fast do cars go at St Nicholas & St Mary?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on St Mary St between St Nicholas St and La Scala Lane (May 2019), found an average of 23 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 32 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near St Nicholas & St Mary?

The nearest Green P car park is 13 Isabella St (221 m away, 30 spaces, 73% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 640 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,690 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Charles St E. (240 m).

How do I get to St Nicholas & St Mary by transit?

Bloor Station (Line 1) is 361 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 431 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 94, 13, 75 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near St Nicholas & St Mary?

86 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 362 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Cabano's Comfort Food (31 m), Joumak (84 m), 8mile Detroit Style Pizza (91 m), 8 Mile Pizza (92 m) and 99 Grill (96 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near St Nicholas & St Mary?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 15 m away at St. Mary Street Parkette.

Is there child care near St Nicholas & St Mary?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 344 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (104 m, 73 spaces), YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (517 m, 144 spaces) and Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site (729 m, 85 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near St Nicholas & St Mary?

78 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 11,035 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 St Mary St (86 m, 260 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 1101 Bay St (162 m, 265 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 16 St Joseph St (167 m, 37 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 55 Charles St W (196 m, 147 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 78 is 89 out of 100; 2 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at St Nicholas & St Mary?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and 21 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Bay-Cloverhill page.

What neighbourhood is St Nicholas & St Mary in?

St Nicholas & St Mary is in Bay-Cloverhill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 169). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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