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Wellington & Tecumseth

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

Wellington & Tecumseth, in West Queen West, in the downtown core, is a quiet local crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway at the corner. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
3,980
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 23, 2024
3,694 pedestrians · 2,434 cyclists · #2076 busiest
Collisions
25
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 16 property damage · #3111 of 5,508 · +1 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, Cycle Track - Contraflow, Sharrows
Bike Share: 26 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 280 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 25% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.1 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 61.2% of vehicle volume, about 79× the typical share. On average 2.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 6.3 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 21%, from 14 in 2016–2020 to 11 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Wellington & Tecumseth

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508511501509510 nearest 141 m
TTC bus
6329 nearest 576 m
Blue Night
304301310307363329
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bi-Directional Cycle Track on Wellington St W installed 2001; Cycle Track - Contraflow on Tecumseth St installed 2022; Sharrows on Tecumseth St installed 2022
Bike Share
Tecumseth St / Tecumseth Pl 68 m · 11 docks · 60 stations, 1,287 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 · 348 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 415 m
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 609 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 660 m
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 809 m
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 895 m
  • and 7 more
Parks (46)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch475 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 323 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 404 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 527 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 630 m
  • The WellLandmark · 724 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 739 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 820 m
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores, and 366 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Old York Tavern, 121 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés44 within 300 m · 366 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 34 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Old York Tavern · 167 Niagara St121 mPassed, Apr 2026
Edulis · 169 Niagara St124 mPassed, Mar 2025
Shoppers Drug Mart · 761 King St Wgrocery138 mPassed, Apr 2026
Freshslice Pizza · 744 King St W152 mPassed, Apr 2026
Domino's Pizza · 51 Niagara St157 mPassed, Jan 2026
Sizzler Kabab · 754 King St W159 mPassed, Mar 2026
Bamboo Buddha · 752 King St W160 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Ichiban Sushi · 750 King St W160 mPassed, May 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, 268 m away, View outdoor pool hours. A drinking fountain is 274 m away at Stanley Park South - Toronto.

  • Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom · 700 Wellington St W
    View outdoor pool hours
    268 m
  • Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom · 890 King St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    375 m
  • Automated public toilet, 1 Strachan Ave
    24 hours · accessible
    778 m
Drinking water
Stanley Park South - Toronto drinking fountain · 274 m; Victoria Memorial Square Park drinking fountain · 342 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,242 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre (242 m, 72 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,242 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 14
  • City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 34 Bathurst St
    72 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    242 m
  • Garrison Creek Community Day Care · 222 Niagara St
    152 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    348 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Liberty Village Child Care Centre · 21 Western Battery Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    598 m
  • Downtown Kids Academy, Inc. · 905 King St W
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    605 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 331 (708 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 331 · 708 m33 Claremont St
Police52 Division · 1.8 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 1.4 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

26 registered apartment buildings with 4,970 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 12 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 575 Adelaide St W (287 m, 150 units, 11 storeys, built 1983), which scored 84 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 26 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 buildings26 · 4,970 units · 12 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202649 across the 26
Open fire-code violations0
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
575 Adelaide St WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation15011198384 · Aug 20241287 m
39 Niagara St · Minto Properties50119201999 · Jul 202510315 m
50 Portland St · Morguard23210200596 · Aug 20260410 m
552 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Par-Med Property Services Inc.845200593 · Jul 20250427 m
800 Adelaide St Wsocial housing · Homes First Society503198788 · Aug 20260490 m
125 Queens Wharf RdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin737199093 · Aug 20262500 m
11 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Service246242021100 · Jul 20252520 m
165 Bathurst St · Hazelview Properties Inc476191879 · Jul 20251522 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 lots665 lots · ≈24,690 spaces · 74.1 ha
Within 500 m57 lots · ≈1,190 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 2,749 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Palmerston Ave · 600 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking157 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
2 Portland St · Garage452 m3797% (Q1 2026)
803 Richmond St W · Surface556 m4856% (Q1 2026)
250 Fort York Blvd. · Surface563 m49 *
800 Fleet Street · Surface711 m94 *
15 Denison Ave · Surface786 m12054% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 29 m away, ≈2 spaces; 69 m away, ≈2 spaces; 69 m away, ≈2 spaces; 70 m away, ≈8 spaces; 79 m away, ≈16 spaces; 85 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (722 m, 4 ports); 10 Soho St. (1.2 km, 4 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (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, Jul 23, 2024

The east leg carries the load — 3,647 westbound vehicles, or 92% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 20. Most cyclists arrived from the east (987 of 2,434). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 458 vehicles in the hour from 7:00 p.m., 50% above the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. (306). Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north77southbound · 345 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west20eastbound · 980 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles3,9803,694 pedestrians · 2,434 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east3,647westbound · 987 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the south236northbound · 122 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour306 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour458 vehicles from 7:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 23, 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 counter on Wellington St W between Walnut Ave and Garrison Crossing (313 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 3-day count in December 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 49 km/h. That segment carries about 6,300 vehicles a day. Tecumseth St between Whitaker Ave and Adelaide St W measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Sep 2025). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 7 speed humps slow traffic on Wellington Street West between Tecumseth St and Strachan Ave (installed 2025).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Tecumseth St · Whitaker Ave – Adelaide St W · 260 mSep 2025 · 7 days2,08621 km/h30 km/h35 km/h
Wellington St W · Walnut Ave – Garrison Crossing · 313 mDec 2021 · 3 days6,33641 km/h49 km/h54 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Wellington Street West · Tecumseth St – Strachan Ave
    7 speed humps
    installed 2025

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

2024 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 4% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.3 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions25#3111 of 5,508
With an injury1#4591 of 4,660
Property damage only16
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201431latest Feb 15, 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 eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 2.6 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 38% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1220street/outdoor (9), apartment parking (2)
Bicycle theft800apartment parking (3), house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 3, 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 & Tecumseth a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 25 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 & Tecumseth?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2076 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 25% of the median for a counted intersection, and #496 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Wellington & Tecumseth?

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 & Tecumseth?

The nearest Green P car park is 2 Portland St (452 m away, 37 spaces, 97% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 665 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,690 spaces — 57 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Palmerston Ave (600 m).

How do I get to Wellington & Tecumseth by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 511, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 141 m away; bus routes 63, 29 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Wellington & Tecumseth?

44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 366 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Old York Tavern (121 m), Edulis (124 m), Freshslice Pizza (152 m), Domino's Pizza (157 m) and Sizzler Kabab (159 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 & Tecumseth?

The nearest is Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom, 700 Wellington St W, 268 m away (View outdoor pool hours). Next nearest: Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom (375 m); the automated public toilet at 1 Strachan Ave (778 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 & Tecumseth?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,242 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are City Kids Early Learning & Child Care Centre (242 m, 72 spaces), Garrison Creek Community Day Care (348 m, 152 spaces) and Network Child Care Services - Liberty Village Child Care Centre (598 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellington & Tecumseth?

26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,970 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 575 Adelaide St W (287 m, 150 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 39 Niagara St (315 m, 501 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 50 Portland St (410 m, 232 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 552 Adelaide St W (427 m, 84 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 26 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 & Tecumseth?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and eight 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 & Tecumseth in?

Wellington & Tecumseth 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