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Wellington & Niagara

Wellington St W & Niagara St · Toronto, Ontario · West Queen West · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

In West Queen West, in central Toronto, Wellington & Niagara is a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway and a park. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
6,651
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 14, 2024
3,683 pedestrians · 1,511 cyclists · #1921 busiest
Collisions
27
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 20 property damage · #2983 of 5,508 · +3 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
6 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Bi-Directional Cycle Track
Bike Share: 26 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 480 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 41% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 22.7% of vehicle volume, about 29× the typical share. That comes with about 2.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 4.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 70%, from 10 in 2016–2020 to 17 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Wellington & Niagara

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508511501509510 nearest 170 m
TTC bus
6329 nearest 462 m
Blue Night
304301310307363329
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bi-Directional Cycle Track on Wellington St W installed 2020
Bike Share
Tecumseth St / Tecumseth Pl 131 m · 11 docks · 60 stations, 1,278 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 (13)
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 289 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 461 m
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 534 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 768 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 791 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 7 more
Parks (44)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch545 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 329 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 483 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 636 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 745 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 802 m
  • The WellLandmark · 838 m
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 904 m
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 909 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 27 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 363 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Old York Tavern, 6 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés27 within 300 m · 363 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Old York Tavern · 167 Niagara St6 mPassed, Apr 2026
Edulis · 169 Niagara St13 mPassed, Mar 2025
Cafe Negin · 787 King St W131 mPassed, Jul 2026
Simit & Chai Company · 787 King St W133 mPassed, Oct 2025
Koh Samui - Thai Kitchen · 791 King St W134 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Shoppers Drug Mart · 761 King St Wgrocery137 mPassed, Apr 2026
Nourish Marketing Inc · 201 Niagara St140 mPassed, Dec 2025
Greedy Goose Kitchen & Bar · 803 King St W148 mPassed, Apr 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 Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom, 157 m away, View outdoor pool hours. A drinking fountain is 161 m away at Stanley Park South - Toronto.

  • Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom · 700 Wellington St W
    View outdoor pool hours
    157 m
  • Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom · 890 King St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    276 m
  • Automated public toilet, 1 Strachan Ave
    24 hours · accessible
    703 m
Drinking water
Stanley Park South - Toronto drinking fountain · 161 m; Stanley Park South - Toronto drinking fountain, dog fountain · 252 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,206 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Garrison Creek Community Day Care (289 m, 152 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,206 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 13
  • Garrison Creek Community Day Care · 222 Niagara St
    152 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    289 m
  • City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 34 Bathurst St
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    340 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Liberty Village Child Care Centre · 21 Western Battery Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    486 m
  • Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. · 905 King St W
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    492 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (678 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 678 m33 Claremont St
Police52 Division · 1.9 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1.5 km339 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 27 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,988 rental units — 13 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 575 Adelaide St W (362 m, 150 units, 11 storeys, built 1983), which scored 84 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 27 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 49 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue.

Registered buildings27 · 4,988 units · 13 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202649 across the 27
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
575 Adelaide St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation15011198384 · Aug 20241362 m
800 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Homes First Society503198788 · Aug 20260407 m
11 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Service246242021100 · Jul 20252421 m
39 Niagara St · Minto Properties50119201999 · Jul 202510426 m
25 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Services333312021100 · Jul 20257448 m
798 Richmond St W · Akelius Canada Ltd52513197089 · Jul 20257471 m
552 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.845200593 · Jul 20250510 m
15 Solidarity Way · Rhapsody Property Management440262021100 · Aug 20246521 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 lots676 lots · ≈25,430 spaces · 76.3 ha
Within 500 m55 lots · ≈1,160 spaces
Green P (public)25 car parks · about 2,710 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Palmerston Ave · 609 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking118 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
803 Richmond St W · Surface480 m4856% (Q1 2026)
250 Fort York Blvd. · Surface516 m49 *
2 Portland St · Garage561 m3797% (Q1 2026)
800 Fleet Street · Surface629 m94 *
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage814 m152 *

Nearest lots: 46 m away, ≈2 spaces; 85 m away, ≈9 spaces; 86 m away, ≈2 spaces; 95 m away, ≈32 spaces; 96 m away, ≈25 spaces; 110 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (818 m, 4 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (1.2 km, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (1.3 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 — 14-hour, May 14, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,482 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 2 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (654 of 1,511). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 626 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 628 from 5:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% 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 north1,656southbound · 163 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west1,511eastbound · 654 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles6,6513,683 pedestrians · 1,511 cyclists · 2.2% heavy
From the east3,482westbound · 644 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south2northbound · 50 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour626 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour628 vehicles from 5:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 14, 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

On Wellington St W between Walnut Ave and Garrison Crossing, 198 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2021 put the average speed at 41 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,300 vehicles a day. Niagara St between Lane E of Bathurst and S of Wellington and Bathurst St measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Jul 2026). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 6 speed humps slow traffic on Wellington Street West between Niagara St and Strachan Ave, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Wellington St W · Walnut Ave – Garrison Crossing · 198 mDec 2021 · 3 days6,33641 km/h49 km/h54 km/h
Niagara St · Lane E of Bathurst and S of Wellington – Bathurst St · 368 mJul 2026 · 7 days2,21421 km/h30 km/h35 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Wellington Street West · Niagara St – Strachan Ave
    6 speed humps
  • Wellington Street West · Bathurst St – Niagara St
    2 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 5 collisions. 2 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions27#2983 of 5,508
With an injury2#3868 of 4,660
Property damage only20
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian1#2834 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1282 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201433latest Jun 26, 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

Six thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.0 a year. 50% 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 vehicle610street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft420house driveway/garage (2), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 10, 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 West Queen West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Wellington & Niagara a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 27 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 & Niagara?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1921 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 41% of the median for a counted intersection, and #498 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Wellington & Niagara?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Wellington St W between Walnut Ave and Garrison Crossing (December 2021), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Wellington & Niagara?

The nearest Green P car park is 803 Richmond St W (480 m away, 48 spaces, 56% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 676 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,430 spaces — 55 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (609 m).

How do I get to Wellington & Niagara by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 511, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 170 m away; bus routes 63, 29 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Wellington & Niagara?

27 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 363 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Old York Tavern (6 m), Edulis (13 m), Cafe Negin (131 m), Simit & Chai Company (133 m) and Koh Samui - Thai Kitchen (134 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 & Niagara?

The nearest is Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom, 700 Wellington St W, 157 m away (View outdoor pool hours). Next nearest: Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom (276 m); the automated public toilet at 1 Strachan Ave (703 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 & Niagara?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,206 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garrison Creek Community Day Care (289 m, 152 spaces), City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre (340 m, 72 spaces) and Network Child Care Services - Liberty Village Child Care Centre (486 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellington & Niagara?

27 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,988 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 575 Adelaide St W (362 m, 150 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 800 Adelaide St W (407 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 11 Ordnance St (421 m, 246 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 39 Niagara St (426 m, 501 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 27 is 90 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 Wellington & Niagara?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and four 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 West Queen West page.

What neighbourhood is Wellington & Niagara in?

Wellington & Niagara is in West Queen West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 162). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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