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Ulster & Major

Ulster St & Major St · Toronto, Ontario · University · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Ulster & Major, in University, in the downtown core, is a lightly travelled intersection, with heavy foot traffic. At the corner: a park. Nearby: Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) 697 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
735
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 20, 2005
346 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
6
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 4 property damage · #4932 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 697 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

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 90 vehicles an hour, 8% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.1 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. On average 0.6 collisions a year were reported here in 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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Ulster & Major

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)697 m; Bathurst Station (Line 2)773 m; St George Station (Line 1, Line 2)904 m
Streetcar
506510511505 nearest 205 m
TTC bus
94127713 nearest 222 m
Blue Night
306310305307300
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Spadina Ave / Willcocks St 243 m · 15 docks · 43 stations, 836 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 · 272 m
  • King Edward Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Separate · 385 m
  • Central Technical SchoolEnglish Public · 419 m
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 483 m
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 504 m
  • School of Graduate Studies - U of T, Bldg 43University · 572 m
  • and 46 more
Parks (37)
  • Margaret Fairley Park132 m
  • Sally Bird Park307 m
  • The Doctors' Parkette369 m
  • Sonya's Park564 m
  • Lillian H. Smith Park584 m
  • Matt Cohen Park617 m
  • and 31 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch558 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch767 m
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch937 m
Places of interest
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 212 m
  • Al Green Theatre (at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)Performing Arts · 626 m
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 626 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 722 m
  • George Ignatieff TheatrePerforming Arts · 775 m
  • Bata Shoe MuseumMuseum · 790 m
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 866 m
  • Koerner Hall (at the Telus Centre for Performance and Learning)Performing Arts · 1 km

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 35 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 366 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Alebrije, 191 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés35 within 300 m · 366 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Alebrije · 119 Harbord St191 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Harbord Bakery · 117 Harbord St Unit-1grocery199 mPassed, Jun 2026
Kensington Hospice · 38 Major St Bldg-O199 mPassed, Sep 2026
St Volodymyr Institute · 620 Spadina Ave Unit-1201 mPassed, Jun 2026
The Harbord House · 124 Harbord St204 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 4 infractions
Parquet · 97 Harbord St209 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Harbord Convenience · 99 Harbord Stgrocery213 mPassed, Mar 2026
Maven Toronto · 112 Harbord St Unit-Front216 mPassed, Aug 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 Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 816 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 307 m away at Sally Bird Park.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    816 m
Drinking water
Sally Bird Park drinking fountain · 307 m; The Doctors' Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 371 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 1,731 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kodomoen Childcare Centre (241 m, 24 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km19 centres · 1,731 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 19
  • Kodomoen Childcare Centre · 630 Spadina Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    241 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care · 33 Robert St
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    272 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group King Edward Child Care · 112 Lippincott St
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    385 m
  • University of Toronto Early Learning Centre - Glen Morris · 7 Glen Morris St
    96 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    428 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (443 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 933 m away.

FireFire Station 315 · 443 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1.4 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 933 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

Within a kilometre there are 48 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,369 rental units, 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 153 Borden St (277 m, 45 units, 3 storeys, built 1987), which scored 74 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 48 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 48 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 25 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings48 · 3,369 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202648 across the 48
Open fire-code violations25
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
153 Borden Stsocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes453198774 · Sep 20252277 m
666 Spadina Ave · Cromwell Management Inc.33424197194 · Aug 20244368 m
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 20240 · 1 fire390 m
99 Bellevue Ave · Fv Property Management164198872 · Jul 20260455 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250472 m
710 Spadina Ave · Camden Property Management627195987 · Aug 20251479 m
686 Bathurst St · Stein & Regency Construction Management Co.244194793 · Dec 20250514 m
87 Bellevue Avesocial housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 20250514 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 lots1,035 lots · ≈24,870 spaces · 74.6 ha
Within 500 m73 lots · ≈1,160 spaces
Green P (public)32 car parks · about 4,923 spaces
EV charging (City)365 Lippincott St. · 675 m · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking66 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 78 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
292 Brunswick Avenue · Surface582 m19 *
365 Lippincott St · Surface650 m13654% (Q1 2026)
4 Spadina Road · Surface678 m51 *
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface738 m91 *
9 Madison Ave. · Surface761 m38 *

Nearest lots: 167 m away, ≈10 spaces; 170 m away, ≈5 spaces; 176 m away, ≈5 spaces; 182 m away, ≈2 spaces; 182 m away, ≈14 spaces; 186 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Spadina Rd (784 m, 6 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1 km, 4 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (1.5 km, 2 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, Apr 20, 2005

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 484 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 66% of the total, against 251 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 115 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 75 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 21 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2005, 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 north251southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles735346 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 0.0% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south484northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour75 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour115 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 20, 2005

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

On Major St between Louie Laki Lane and Ulster St, 25 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2014 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Robert St (300 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. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Major Street between College St and Ulster St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Major St · Louie Laki Lane – Ulster St · 25 mApr 2014 · 3 days55234 km/h40 km/h44 km/h

School-zone speed sign 300 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.

Traffic calming

  • Major Street · College St – Ulster St
    5 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

The worst year was 2023, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (17%) involved an injury. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 50% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (17%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 23, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions6#4932 of 5,508
With an injury1#4609 of 4,660
Property damage only4
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#3095 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 20147latest Dec 23, 2024

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

Three thefts from vehicles and 14 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 64% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft1421house driveway/garage (9), other (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 14, 2026. 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 Ulster & Major a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 6 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 Ulster & Major?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 20, 2005, 8% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Ulster & Major?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Major St between Louie Laki Lane and Ulster St (April 2014), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 300 m away (30 km/h), 0.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Ulster & Major?

The nearest Green P car park is 292 Brunswick Avenue (582 m away, 19 spaces). The City's mapping shows 1,035 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,870 spaces — 73 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 365 Lippincott St. (675 m).

How do I get to Ulster & Major by transit?

Spadina Station (Line 1, Line 2) is 697 m away; streetcar routes 506, 510, 511, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 205 m away; bus routes 94, 127, 7, 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Ulster & Major?

35 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 366 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Alebrije (191 m), Kensington Hospice (199 m), St Volodymyr Institute (201 m), The Harbord House (204 m) and Parquet (209 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 Ulster & Major?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 816 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 Ulster & Major?

19 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,731 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kodomoen Childcare Centre (241 m, 24 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care (272 m, 142 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group King Edward Child Care (385 m, 105 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Ulster & Major?

48 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,369 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 153 Borden St (277 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 74), 666 Spadina Ave (368 m, 334 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 484 Spadina Ave (390 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 99 Bellevue Ave (455 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 72). The average RentSafeTO score across the 48 is 89 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 Ulster & Major?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and 14 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Ulster & Major in?

Ulster & Major 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