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Wellington & Clarence Square

Wellington St W & Clarence Sq · Toronto, Ontario · Wellington Place · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Toronto Downtown West BIA

Wellington & Clarence Square is a quiet local crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Wellington Place, in the downtown core. At the corner: a protected bikeway and a park. Nearby: St Andrew Station (Line 1) 754 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,215
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 20, 2013
1,958 pedestrians · 144 cyclists
Collisions
17
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 11 property damage · #3602 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
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
St Andrew Station 754 m · 7 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Bi-Directional Cycle Track
Bike Share: 69 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 150 vehicles, 13% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.6 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 11.9% of vehicle volume, about 15× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Wellington & Clarence Square

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Andrew Station (Line 1)754 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)856 m; Union Station (Line 1)945 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 771 m — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
504508510501511509503 nearest 152 m
Blue Night
304310301307
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bi-Directional Cycle Track on Wellington St W installed 2023
Bike Share
Clarence Square 44 m · 23 docks · 60 stations, 1,239 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 (23)
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 434 m
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 581 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 581 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 641 m
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 834 m
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 860 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (52)
  • Clarence Square Park53 m
  • Isabella Valancy Crawford Park364 m
  • Grasett Park373 m
  • Northern Linear Park377 m
  • Draper Park424 m
  • David Pecaut Square455 m
  • and 46 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch822 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The WellLandmark · 282 m
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 316 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 351 m
  • Princess of Wales TheatrePerforming Arts · 418 m
  • Glenn Gould StudioPerforming Arts · 430 m
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 437 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 510 m
  • Metro Toronto Convention CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 520 m

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 79 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 11 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 367 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Moretti Caffe, 68 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés79 within 300 m · 367 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience11 within 300 m · 33 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Moretti Caffe · 328 Wellington St W68 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Pizzeria Moretti · 328 Wellington St W68 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 4 infractions
Sister Sister Coffee Bar · 49 Spadina Ave Unit-M100108 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Petro Canada · 55 Spadina Avegrocery110 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Annalakshmi · 277 Wellington St W Unit-100b119 mPassed, Aug 2026
Jc Food Lane · 270 Wellington St Wgrocery125 mPassed, Mar 2026
Pizza Rustica · 270 Wellington St W125 mPassed, Jul 2026
Shell · 38 Spadina Avegrocery127 mPassed, Aug 2026

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 Metro Hall, 388 m away, Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 48 m away at Clarence Square Park.

  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    388 m
  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    541 m
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    763 m
Drinking water
Clarence Square Park bottle filling station · 48 m; Clarence Square Park dog fountain · 56 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

20 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,612 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company - Front Street Site (177 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,612 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 20
  • Kids & Company - Front Street Site · 320 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    177 m
  • Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 55 John St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    388 m
  • Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre · 401 Richmond St W
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    392 m
  • Macaulay - the Well · 486 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    411 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (517 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 833 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 517 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 1.1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 833 m339 Queens Quay W

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 26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,485 rental units — 13 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 57 Spadina Ave (123 m, 286 units, 36 storeys, built 2022), which scored 100 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 70 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 40 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings26 · 4,485 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202670 across the 26
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 20242123 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241238 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252280 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241284 m
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253311 m
50 Portland St · Morguard23210200596 · Aug 20260562 m
525 Richmond St W10310200381 · Aug 20240643 m
168 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 20254658 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 lots650 lots · ≈18,850 spaces · 56.5 ha
Within 500 m49 lots · ≈1,930 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 6,492 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 563 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking190 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (890 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
363 Adelaide St W · Surface291 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface302 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage576 m3797% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface728 m12054% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage846 m31141% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈423 spaces; 72 m away, ≈19 spaces; 80 m away, ≈25 spaces; 98 m away, ≈19 spaces; 167 m away, ≈179 spaces; 204 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (608 m, 4 ports); 40 York St (807 m, 12 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (1.1 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, Mar 20, 2013

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 1,041 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 86% of the total, against 174 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the east (94 of 144). Evening rush dominates here: 254 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 142 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 14 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, 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 · 8 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 39 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,2151,958 pedestrians · 144 cyclists · 4.4% heavy
From the east1,041westbound · 94 bikes · 4.2% heavy
From the south174northbound · 3 bikes · 5.7% heavy
AM peak hour142 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour254 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 20, 2013

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 Wellington St W between Lane W of Spadina and N of Wellington and Draper St, 297 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2021 put the average speed at 30 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 39 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 4,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Clarence Sq · Spadina Ave – Clarence Square Park Trl (Id: 30064110) · 109 mApr 2010 · 3 days4,004
Wellington St W · Lane W of Spadina and N of Wellington – Draper St · 297 mSep 2021 · 3 days4,33030 km/h39 km/h44 km/h

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 2018, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 1 collision (6%) involved an injury. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 47% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions17#3602 of 5,508
With an injury1#4157 of 4,660
Property damage only11
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201419latest Mar 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

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

Nine thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 1.0 a year before that. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. 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 vehicle951street/outdoor (5), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft410apartment parking (2), street/outdoor (1)

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 Wellington Place.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Wellington & Clarence Square a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 17 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 Wellington & Clarence Square?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Mar 20, 2013, 13% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Wellington & Clarence Square?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Wellington St W between Lane W of Spadina and N of Wellington and Draper St (September 2021), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 39 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Wellington & Clarence Square?

The nearest Green P car park is 363 Adelaide St W (291 m away, 22 spaces, 95% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 650 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,850 spaces — 49 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (563 m).

How do I get to Wellington & Clarence Square by transit?

St Andrew Station (Line 1) is 754 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 510, 501 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 152 m away.

What restaurants are near Wellington & Clarence Square?

79 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 367 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Moretti Caffe (68 m), Pizzeria Moretti (68 m), Sister Sister Coffee Bar (108 m), Annalakshmi (119 m) and Pizza Rustica (125 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 Wellington & Clarence Square?

The nearest is Metro Hall, 55 John Street, 388 m away (Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom (541 m); Harrison Pool Washroom (763 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 Wellington & Clarence Square?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,612 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company - Front Street Site (177 m, 62 spaces), Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre (388 m, 62 spaces) and Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre (392 m, 30 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellington & Clarence Square?

26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,485 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 57 Spadina Ave (123 m, 286 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 425 Wellington St W (238 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 450 Front St W (280 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 435 Wellington St W (284 m, 160 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 26 is 90 out of 100. 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 Wellington & Clarence Square?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and four 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 Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is Wellington & Clarence Square in?

Wellington & Clarence Square is in Wellington Place (City of Toronto neighbourhood 164). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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