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Wellesley & Parliament

Wellesley St E & Parliament St · Toronto, Ontario · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Cabbagetown BIA

Wellesley & Parliament is a moderately heavy crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town, in central Toronto. It has a protected bikeway and a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Castle Frank Station (Line 2) 598 m away.

Traffic volume
18,727
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 5, 2023
7,623 pedestrians · 1,726 cyclists · #971 busiest
Collisions
229
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
43 with an injury · 163 property damage · #426 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 1 cyclist · #455 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
Castle Frank Station 598 m · 1 streetcar route · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track, Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,340 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 1.16× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 9.2% of vehicle volume, about 12× the typical share. On average 23 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 12.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.5× the median rate for counted intersections. The pace has been steady: 114 collisions in 2016–2020 and 115 in 2021–2025. About one in 115 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Wellesley & Parliament

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Castle Frank Station (Line 2)598 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)687 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 462 m
TTC bus
659475121 nearest 28 m
Blue Night
306365300
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Parliament St at Wellesley St East South Side; Parliament St at Wellesley St East North Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on Wellesley St E installed 2008; Sharrows on Wellesley St E installed 2005
Bike Share
Parliament St / Aberdeen Ave 337 m · 15 docks · 28 stations, 634 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 (33)
  • Winchester Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 231 m
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 352 m
  • Monsignor Fraser - St Martin CampusEnglish Separate · 428 m
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 476 m
  • Sprucecourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 617 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 620 m
  • and 27 more
Parks (47)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch397 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch716 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 283 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 644 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 786 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 811 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 842 m
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1.1 km
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 1.1 km
Signal
0251, activated 1950 · SA1

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 25 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores, and 220 eating places within a kilometre — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Jamestown Milk, 7 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés25 within 300 m · 220 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 54 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Jamestown Milk · 592 Parliament St7 mPassed, Jun 2026
BBQ Chicken Factory · 292 Wellesley St E15 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Yarl's Super Store · 607 Parliament St16 mPassed, May 2026 · 6 infractions
Pizza Pizza · 297 Wellesley St E36 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Cranberries · 601 Parliament St41 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Tender Trap Restaurant · 580 Parliament St43 mPassed, Jul 2026
Ambal Trading · 591 Parliament St70 mPassed, Aug 2024
Absolute Bakery · 589 Parliament Stgrocery77 mPassed, Mar 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 Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 405 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 266 m away at Winchester Park (currently off).

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    405 m
  • Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    648 m
  • Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    770 m
Drinking water
Winchester Park bottle filling station · 266 m · off; Dr. Gordon Chong Park bottle filling station · 473 m · off

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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,077 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) (231 m, 87 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,077 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 13
  • Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) · 15 Prospect St
    87 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    231 m
  • Buds and Blossoms · 517 Parliament St
    32 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    348 m
  • George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre · 675 Ontario St
    171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    352 m
  • Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi · 495 Sherbourne St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    409 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (650 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 650 m441 Bloor St E
Police51 Division · 1.9 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.8 km58 Richmond St E

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

106 registered apartment buildings with 15,148 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 25 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 280 Wellesley St E (76 m, 571 units, 32 storeys, built 1969), which scored 96 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 106 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 413 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 86 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings106 · 15,148 units · 25 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026413 across the 106
Open fire-code violations86
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
280 Wellesley St E · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.57132196996 · Nov 20251976 m
240 Wellesley St E · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.55429196884 · Jul 202615 · 1 fire177 m
650 Parliament St · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.56822196986 · Nov 202513 · 3 fire182 m
260 Wellesley St E · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.56532196893 · Nov 20258 · 1 fire200 m
2 Prospect St · Caterina Properties Incorporated154191018 · Aug 20260227 m
222 Wellesley St E · Sterling Karamar Property Management697196388 · Jul 20244261 m
214 Wellesley St E · 214 Wellesley Holdings Limited383192389 · Nov 20250283 m
531-535 Parliament St · 10887609 Canada Inc173188890 · Oct 20250299 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 lots809 lots · ≈21,210 spaces · 63.6 ha
Within 500 m67 lots · ≈1,670 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 3,330 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 568 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking40 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 32 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface388 m3555% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface515 m9175% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface1.2 km12654% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface1.2 km3073% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage1.3 km64618% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 38 m away, ≈6 spaces; 53 m away, ≈7 spaces; 82 m away, ≈8 spaces; 82 m away, ≈10 spaces; 87 m away, ≈5 spaces; 106 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (575 m, 1 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.3 km, 23 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (1.3 km, 8 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 — 14-hour, Oct 5, 2023

The north leg carries the load — 9,580 southbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 611. Morning rush is the busier period: 1,567 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 1,416 from 3:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north9,580southbound · 364 bikes · 4.4% heavy
From the west4,010eastbound · 601 bikes · 4.3% heavy
Total vehicles18,7277,623 pedestrians · 1,726 cyclists · 4.3% heavy
From the east611westbound · 389 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the south4,526northbound · 372 bikes · 4.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,567 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,416 vehicles from 3:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 5, 2023

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 Parliament St between Lane N of Wellesley and W of Parliament and St James Ave (160 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 23,500 vehicles a day. Wellesley St E between Sackville St and Wellesley Ave measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Sep 2002). 7 speed humps slow traffic on Wellesley Street East between Parliament St and Easterly End Of Wellesley Street.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Parliament St · Lane N of Wellesley and W of Parliament – St James Ave · 160 mAug 2024 · 3 days23,54737 km/h47 km/h52 km/h
Wellesley St E · Sackville St – Wellesley Ave · 325 mSep 2002 · 24 h36728 km/h35 km/h39 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Wellesley Street East · Parliament St – Easterly End Of Wellesley Street
    7 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 37 collisions. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 28 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 9, 2026.

By year

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Exposure-adjusted: 12.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions229#426 of 5,508
With an injury43#309 of 4,660
Property damage only163
Fail to remain28
Involving a pedestrian15#97 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist9#174 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified23
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014274latest Jun 9, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. The most recent was on Nov 3, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#455 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#841 of 879
Involving a cyclist1#256 of 271
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20064latest Nov 3, 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 ten thefts from vehicles and three bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1020street/outdoor (6), other (2)
Bicycle theft300street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 18, 2024. 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Wellesley & Parliament a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#455 of 1,505), out of 229 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 Wellesley & Parliament?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #971 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.16× the median for a counted intersection, and #282 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Wellesley & Parliament?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Parliament St between Lane N of Wellesley and W of Parliament and St James Ave (August 2024), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Wellesley & Parliament?

The nearest Green P car park is 51 Aberdeen Ave (388 m away, 35 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 809 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,210 spaces — 67 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (568 m).

How do I get to Wellesley & Parliament by transit?

Castle Frank Station (Line 2) is 598 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 462 m away; bus routes 65, 94, 75, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parliament St at Wellesley St East South Side, 28 m).

What restaurants are near Wellesley & Parliament?

25 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 220 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Jamestown Milk (7 m), BBQ Chicken Factory (15 m), Yarl's Super Store (16 m), Pizza Pizza (36 m) and Cranberries (41 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 Wellesley & Parliament?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 405 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom (648 m); Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom (770 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 Wellesley & Parliament?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,077 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) (231 m, 87 spaces), Buds and Blossoms (348 m, 32 spaces) and George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre (352 m, 171 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellesley & Parliament?

106 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 15,148 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 280 Wellesley St E (76 m, 571 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 240 Wellesley St E (177 m, 554 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 650 Parliament St (182 m, 568 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 260 Wellesley St E (200 m, 565 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 106 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 Wellesley & Parliament?

Toronto Police place ten 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town page.

What neighbourhood is Wellesley & Parliament in?

Wellesley & Parliament is in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 071). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Cabbagetown Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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