Toronto · intersection · signal 1489

Wellington & John

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

Wellington & John is an intersection of typical volume, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Wellington Place, in the downtown core. At the corner: parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: St Andrew Station (Line 1) 426 m away and Union Station GO 692 m away.

Traffic volume
9,511
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 17, 2024
21,181 pedestrians · 1,285 cyclists · #1739 busiest
Collisions
72
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 52 property damage · #1512 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
St Andrew Station 426 m · 6 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 39 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 680 vehicles an hour, 59% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.2 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 13.5% of vehicle volume, about 17× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 7.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 7.6 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.53× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 40%, from 45 in 2016–2020 to 27 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Wellington & John

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)426 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)614 m; Union Station (Line 1)621 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)1 km; King Station (Line 1)1 km
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville692 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal1 km
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 468 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 716 m
Streetcar
504508510501503509 nearest 148 m
TTC bus
1997114121202 nearest 805 m
Blue Night
304310301320
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Metro Hall Plaza 83 m · 27 docks · 60 stations, 1,346 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 (28)
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 705 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 710 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 728 m
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 735 m
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 784 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 784 m
  • and 22 more
Parks (50)
  • David Pecaut Square140 m
  • Simcoe Park198 m
  • Isabella Valancy Crawford Park204 m
  • Grasett Park299 m
  • Clarence Square Park381 m
  • Bobbie Rosenfeld Park440 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Glenn Gould StudioPerforming Arts · 152 m
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 175 m
  • Princess of Wales TheatrePerforming Arts · 179 m
  • Metro Toronto Convention CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 258 m
  • Royal Alexandra TheatrePerforming Arts · 262 m
  • Roy Thomson HallPerforming Arts · 268 m
  • Canada's Walk of FameLandmark · 285 m
  • CN TowerAttraction · 348 m
Signal
1489, activated 1985 · FT · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South

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 138 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 368 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Mofer Coffee, 5 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés138 within 300 m · 368 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 32 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Mofer Coffee · 224 Wellington St W5 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Bevy Cafe · 225 Wellington St W 229 mPassed, Jul 2026
Ins Market · 224 Wellington St Wgrocery36 mPassed, Mar 2026
Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen · 228 Wellington St W38 mPassed, May 2026
Jz's Pizza · 232 Wellington St W43 mPassed, Aug 2026
Milagro Restaurant and Cantina · 50 John St45 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Jamaican Spiked Patties · 8 Mercer St98 mPassed, Oct 2025
A & W · 8 Mercer St98 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction

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, 99 m away, Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 371 m away at Bobbie Rosenfeld Park.

  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    99 m
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    659 m
  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    716 m
Drinking water
Bobbie Rosenfeld Park drinking fountain · 371 m; Clarence Square Park bottle filling station · 376 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

23 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,836 spaces; 17 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre (99 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km23 centres · 1,836 spaces
Fee subsidy17 of 23
  • Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 55 John St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    99 m
  • Kids & Company - Front Street Site · 320 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    205 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Simcoe Place · 200 Front St W
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    298 m
  • Kids & Company St Andrews · 73 Simcoe St
    37 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    337 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (337 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 846 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 337 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 846 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 20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,435 rental units — nine social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 John St (48 m, 14 units, 3 storeys, built 1940), which scored 93 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 55 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 38 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings20 · 3,435 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202655 across the 20
Open fire-code violations38
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 2025348 m
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 20242426 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241566 m
168 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 20254581 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252593 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241613 m
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 20246 · 7 fire632 m
190 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation264199293 · Aug 20260667 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 lots684 lots · ≈19,520 spaces · 58.6 ha
Within 500 m33 lots · ≈1,580 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 6,916 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 484 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking229 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 92 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (570 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
363 Adelaide St W · Surface487 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface510 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage521 m31141% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage839 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage899 m3797% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 120 m away, ≈9 spaces; 161 m away, ≈54 spaces; 226 m away, ≈14 spaces; 267 m away, ≈34 spaces; 279 m away, ≈97 spaces; 290 m away, ≈25 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (633 m, 4 ports); 10 Portland St (820 m, 4 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (0.9 km, 11 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, Jul 17, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 4,728 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 8 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,109 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 625 in the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north2,755southbound · 363 bikes · 3.8% heavy
From the west8eastbound · 185 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles9,51121,181 pedestrians · 1,285 cyclists · 3.6% heavy
From the east4,728westbound · 511 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south2,020northbound · 226 bikes · 3.8% heavy
AM peak hour625 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,109 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 17, 2024

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 John St between Wellington St W and Mercer St (38 m away, Nov 2011) recorded volume only — about 4,105 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
John St · Wellington St W – Mercer St · 38 mNov 2011 · 3 days4,105
Wellington St W · Simcoe St – John St · 154 mApr 2010 · 3 days12,362

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 2019, with 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 11 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 18, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions72#1512 of 5,508
With an injury11#1589 of 4,660
Property damage only52
Fail to remain10
Involving a pedestrian5#735 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#815 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 2014103latest Jun 18, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jul 30, 2009.

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 picked up: 9 in 2023–2025, about 3.0 a year, against 1.1 a year before that. 71% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle310commercial premises (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft1480commercial premises (10), street/outdoor (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 24, 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 Wellington Place.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Wellington & John a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 72 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 & John?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1739 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 59% of the median for a counted intersection, and #78 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Wellington & John?

The nearest Green P car park is 363 Adelaide St W (487 m away, 22 spaces, 95% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 684 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,520 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (484 m).

How do I get to Wellington & John by transit?

St Andrew Station (Line 1) is 426 m away; Union Station GO is 692 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 510, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 148 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 114, 121, 202 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Wellington & John?

138 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 368 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Mofer Coffee (5 m), Bevy Cafe (29 m), Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen (38 m), Jz's Pizza (43 m) and Milagro Restaurant and Cantina (45 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 & John?

The nearest is Metro Hall, 55 John Street, 99 m away (Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Harrison Pool Washroom (659 m); Union Station (716 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 & John?

23 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,836 spaces in total; 17 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Metro Hall Early Learning & Child Care Centre (99 m, 62 spaces), Kids & Company - Front Street Site (205 m, 62 spaces) and Downtown Montessori at Simcoe Place (298 m, 75 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellington & John?

20 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,435 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 John St (48 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 57 Spadina Ave (426 m, 286 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 425 Wellington St W (566 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 168 John St (581 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 20 is 91 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 & John?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and 14 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 Wellington Place page.

What neighbourhood is Wellington & John in?

Wellington & John 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