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Wellington & Spadina

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

Wellington & Spadina is a busier-than-typical intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Wellington Place, in the downtown core. It has a protected bikeway, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: St Andrew Station (Line 1) 868 m away.

Traffic volume
21,754
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 29, 2026
21,841 pedestrians · 3,102 cyclists · #750 busiest
Collisions
169
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
22 with an injury · 120 property damage · #620 of 5,508 · +6 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 868 m · 7 streetcar routes · within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Bi-Directional Cycle Track
Bike Share: 61 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,550 vehicles, 1.34× the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.0 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 14.3% of vehicle volume, about 18× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 17 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 7.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.57× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 11%, from 80 in 2016–2020 to 89 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Wellington & Spadina

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)868 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)1 km
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 876 m — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
510504508501511509503 nearest 100 m
Blue Night
310304301307
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bi-Directional Cycle Track on Wellington St W installed 2023
Bike Share
The Well 113 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,243 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 (22)
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 358 m
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 530 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 530 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 667 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 845 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 894 m
  • and 16 more
Parks (50)
  • Clarence Square Park64 m
  • Draper Park311 m
  • Northern Linear Park311 m
  • St. Andrew's Playground452 m
  • Isabella Valancy Crawford Park457 m
  • Grasett Park463 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch718 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The WellLandmark · 176 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 238 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 414 m
  • TIFF Bell LightboxLandmark · 422 m
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 488 m
  • Princess of Wales TheatrePerforming Arts · 528 m
  • Glenn Gould StudioPerforming Arts · 537 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 540 m
Signal
2118, activated 2007 · PA - MPS · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority · bicycle signal

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 65 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 11 grocery and convenience stores, and 370 eating places within a kilometre — 5.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Sister Sister Coffee Bar, 95 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés65 within 300 m · 370 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience11 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Shell · 38 Spadina Avegrocery24 mPassed, Aug 2026
Petro Canada · 55 Spadina Avegrocery50 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Sister Sister Coffee Bar · 49 Spadina Ave Unit-M10095 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Aera · 8 Spadina Ave Unit-3800110 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
de Mello Coffee · 8 Spadina Ave Unit-100g110 mPassed, Aug 2026
Bridgette Bar · 423 Wellington St W112 mPassed, Aug 2026
Lulu Bar · 423 Wellington St W112 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Neo Coffee Bar · 61 Spadina Ave115 mPassed, Jul 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 Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 481 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 68 m away at Clarence Square Park.

  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    481 m
  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    502 m
  • Automated public toilet, 318 Queens Quay W
    24 hours · accessible
    827 m
Drinking water
Clarence Square Park bottle filling station · 68 m; Clarence Square Park dog fountain · 71 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 1,648 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company - Front Street Site (275 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,648 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 20
  • Kids & Company - Front Street Site · 320 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    275 m
  • Macaulay - the Well · 486 Front St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    303 m
  • Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha · 20 Brant St
    26 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    358 m
  • Studio 1,2,3 Early Learning Centre · 401 Richmond St W
    30 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    415 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (616 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 847 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 616 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 1.2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 847 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

28 registered apartment buildings with 4,549 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 14 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 57 Spadina Ave (103 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 89, 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 buildings28 · 4,549 units · 14 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202670 across the 28
Open fire-code violations40
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
57 Spadina Ave · Tricon286362022100 · Jun 20242103 m
425 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP17113202399 · Jul 20241125 m
435 Wellington St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services LP16013202398 · Jul 20241170 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252179 m
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253425 m
50 Portland St · Morguard23210200596 · Aug 20260450 m
39 Niagara St · Minto Properties50119201999 · Jul 202510564 m
525 Richmond St W10310200381 · Aug 20240574 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 lots647 lots · ≈19,050 spaces · 57.2 ha
Within 500 m51 lots · ≈1,940 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 6,492 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 507 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking160 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 60 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
363 Adelaide St W · Surface300 m2295% (Q1 2026)
105 Spadina Ave · Surface301 m14over 100% (Q1 2026)
2 Portland St · Garage464 m3797% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface678 m12054% (Q1 2026)
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface909 m110 *

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈19 spaces; 71 m away, ≈179 spaces; 91 m away, ≈7 spaces; 127 m away, ≈423 spaces; 133 m away, ≈19 spaces; 160 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (651 m, 4 ports); 40 York St (917 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 — 14-hour, Jul 29, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 10,447 southbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 1,637. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,776 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 1,810 from 7:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north10,447southbound · 1,212 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the west1,637eastbound · 357 bikes · 5.3% heavy
Total vehicles21,75421,841 pedestrians · 3,102 cyclists · 3.7% heavy
From the east0westbound · 943 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south9,670northbound · 590 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour1,776 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour1,810 vehicles from 7:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 29, 2026

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 Spadina Ave between King St W and Lane N of King and E of Spadina (194 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 5-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 51 km/h. That segment carries about 8,300 vehicles a day. Wellington St W between Draper St and Portland St measured slower: 29 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Sep 2023). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spadina Ave · King St W – Lane N of King and E of Spadina · 194 mSep 2021 · 5 days8,33441 km/h51 km/h57 km/h
Wellington St W · Draper St – Portland St · 352 mSep 2023 · 3 days4,59029 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

2023 was the peak year (26 collisions), and 2025 closed with 20. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 33 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 27, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions169#620 of 5,508
With an injury22#779 of 4,660
Property damage only120
Fail to remain33
Involving a pedestrian1#3022 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist13#85 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified27
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014192latest Jun 27, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 83% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1230street/outdoor (10), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft650street/outdoor (3), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 20, 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 & Spadina a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 169 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 & Spadina?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #750 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.34× the median for a counted intersection, and #73 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Wellington & Spadina?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Spadina Ave between King St W and Lane N of King and E of Spadina (September 2021), found an average of 41 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 51 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Wellington & Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 363 Adelaide St W (300 m away, 22 spaces, 95% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 647 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,050 spaces — 51 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (507 m).

How do I get to Wellington & Spadina by transit?

St Andrew Station (Line 1) is 868 m away; streetcar routes 510, 504, 508, 501 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 100 m away.

What restaurants are near Wellington & Spadina?

65 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 370 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Sister Sister Coffee Bar (95 m), Aera (110 m), de Mello Coffee (110 m), Bridgette Bar (112 m) and Lulu Bar (112 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 & Spadina?

The nearest is Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 95 Fort York Blvd, 481 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Metro Hall (502 m); the automated public toilet at 318 Queens Quay W (827 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 & Spadina?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,648 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 (275 m, 62 spaces), Macaulay - the Well (303 m, 62 spaces) and Westend Parents Daycare Centre Alpha (358 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellington & Spadina?

28 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,549 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 57 Spadina Ave (103 m, 286 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 425 Wellington St W (125 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 435 Wellington St W (170 m, 160 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 450 Front St W (179 m, 592 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 28 is 89 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 & Spadina?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and six 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 & Spadina in?

Wellington & Spadina 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