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Wellington & York

Wellington St W & York St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Financial District BIA

In Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, Wellington & York is an intersection of typical volume, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: St Andrew Station. Nearby: Union Station GO 251 m away.

Traffic volume
11,961
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 5, 2024
32,411 pedestrians · 920 cyclists · #1544 busiest
Collisions
117
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 93 property damage · #940 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1505 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
St Andrew Station
subway station within 250 m
7 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 86 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 850 vehicles an hour, 74% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 2.7 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 7.7% of vehicle volume, about 9.9× the typical share. On average 12 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 9.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.97× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 42%, from 74 in 2016–2020 to 43 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 117 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Wellington & York

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)127 m; Union Station (Line 1)171 m; King Station (Line 1)476 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)510 m; Queen Station (Line 1)690 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)919 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville251 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 Terminal567 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 267 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 296 m
Streetcar
503504508509510501505 nearest 144 m
TTC bus
1997114202121 nearest 288 m
Blue Night
304310301305320
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
York St / Wellington St W (1) 14 m · 23 docks · 60 stations, 1,360 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 (32)
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 659 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 715 m
  • OCAD University - Inclusive Design InstituteUniversity · 792 m
  • OCAD University - Student CentreUniversity · 818 m
  • OCAD University - Aboveground Art SuppliesUniversity · 909 m
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 1 km
  • and 26 more
Parks (51)
  • Simcoe Park370 m
  • David Pecaut Square406 m
  • Olympic Park454 m
  • Cloud Gardens575 m
  • Isabella Valancy Crawford Park582 m
  • Roundhouse Park644 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch755 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto Tourist Information CentreVisitor Information · 223 m
  • The 48th Highlanders MuseumMuseum · 231 m
  • Travellers' Aid Society of TorontoVisitor Information · 248 m
  • Design ExchangeMuseum · 249 m
  • Union StationTransportation · 254 m
  • Roy Thomson HallPerforming Arts · 272 m
  • Canada's Walk of FameLandmark · 306 m
  • Royal Alexandra TheatrePerforming Arts · 375 m
Signal
0071, activated 1928 · FT · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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 237 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 22 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 364 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Humble Donkey, 36 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés237 within 300 m · 364 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience22 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Humble Donkey · 60 York St36 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Toronto Club · 107 Wellington St W37 mPassed, Dec 2025
Hello Nori · 70 York St43 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Eat Canteen · 100 Wellington St W None47 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Fast Fresh Foods · 100 Wellington St W Nonegrocery47 mPassed, Aug 2026
Freshwest Grill · 100 Wellington St W None47 mPassed, Jun 2026
Jimmy the Greek · 100 Wellington St W Box 220 None47 mPassed, Jul 2026
Koha Pacific Kitchen · 100 Wellington St W None47 mPassed, Mar 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 Union Station, 258 m away, Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 581 m away at Cloud Gardens.

  • Union Station · 65 Front Street West
    Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am · accessible
    258 m
  • Metro Hall · 55 John Street
    Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm, Sat 10:00am-6:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    477 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    626 m
Drinking water
Cloud Gardens bottle filling station · 581 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

22 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,364 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company St Andrews (204 m, 37 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km22 centres · 1,364 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 22
  • Kids & Company St Andrews · 73 Simcoe St
    37 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    204 m
  • Downtown Montessori at Simcoe Place · 200 Front St W
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    277 m
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street · 161 Bay St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    342 m
  • George Brown - Richmond Adelaide Childcare Centre · 130 Adelaide St W
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    348 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (559 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 825 m away.

FireFire Station 332 · 559 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 825 m58 Richmond St E

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 19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,830 rental units — ten social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 50 John St (541 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 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 30 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 22 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings19 · 2,830 units · 10 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202630 across the 19
Open fire-code violations22
Tallest36 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 John St · 1725460 Ontario Inc143194093 · Nov 20253541 m
20 St Patrick St · Fidelity Property Management Limited25614198282 · Aug 20246 · 7 fire703 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250724 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250759 m
32 Freeland St100420220788 m
168 John StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1807197994 · Jul 20254792 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire814 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243819 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 lots701 lots · ≈21,250 spaces · 63.8 ha
Within 500 m22 lots · ≈380 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 7,565 spaces
EV charging (City)40 York St · 139 m · 12 Level 2 ports
Bike parking135 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (178 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
40 York St · Garage121 m31141% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage569 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage802 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage824 m63152% (Q1 2026)
363 Adelaide St W · Surface1 km2295% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 61 m away, ≈44 spaces; 146 m away, ≈3 spaces; 152 m away, ≈7 spaces; 158 m away, ≈6 spaces; 172 m away, ≈8 spaces; 206 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (693 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (693 m, 40 ports); 2 Church St. (800 m, 28 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, Jun 5, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 8,424 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 70% of the total, against 2 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (446 of 920). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,124 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 8% above the afternoon peak from 5:45 p.m. (1,036). Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% 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 north2southbound · 113 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 53 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,96132,411 pedestrians · 920 cyclists · 4.8% heavy
From the east8,424westbound · 446 bikes · 4.4% heavy
From the south3,535northbound · 308 bikes · 5.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,124 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,036 vehicles from 5:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 5, 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 York St between Heenan Pl and Wellington St W (30 m away, Sep 2012) recorded volume only — about 11,106 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
York St · Heenan Pl – Wellington St W · 30 mSep 2012 · 3 days11,106
Wellington St W · Bay St – York St · 140 mMay 2015 · 7 days13,702

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 21 collisions; 2025 recorded 10. 10 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 9.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions117#940 of 5,508
With an injury10#1796 of 4,660
Property damage only93
Fail to remain17
Involving a pedestrian2#2088 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1455 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 2014135latest May 29, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Mar 3, 2018. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1505 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20064latest Mar 3, 2018

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

One theft from a vehicle and 16 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 slowed: 3 in 2023–2025, about 1.0 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 69% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle101street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft1630commercial premises (11), street/outdoor (5)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 23, 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Wellington & York a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1505 of 1,505), out of 117 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & York?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1544 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 74% of the median for a counted intersection, and #27 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Wellington & York?

The nearest Green P car park is 40 York St (121 m away, 311 spaces, 41% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 701 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,250 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 40 York St (139 m).

How do I get to Wellington & York by transit?

St Andrew Station (Line 1) is 127 m away; Union Station GO is 251 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 509 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 144 m away; bus routes 19, 97, 114, 202, 121 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Wellington & York?

237 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 364 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Humble Donkey (36 m), Toronto Club (37 m), Hello Nori (43 m), Eat Canteen (47 m) and Freshwest Grill (47 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 & York?

The nearest is Union Station, 65 Front Street West, 258 m away (Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:45am), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Metro Hall (477 m); Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (626 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 & York?

22 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,364 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company St Andrews (204 m, 37 spaces), Downtown Montessori at Simcoe Place (277 m, 75 spaces) and Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street (342 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellington & York?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,830 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 John St (541 m, 14 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 20 St Patrick St (703 m, 256 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 55 The Esplanade (724 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80) and 36 Church St (759 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 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 & York?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and 16 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor page.

What neighbourhood is Wellington & York in?

Wellington & York is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Financial District Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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