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Winchester & Parliament

Winchester St & Parliament St · Toronto, Ontario · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Cabbagetown BIA

Winchester & Parliament is a mid-volume intersection, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town, in the downtown core. It has a bike lane and a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Castle Frank Station (Line 2) 860 m away.

Traffic volume
7,080
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jul 25, 2023
4,327 pedestrians · 470 cyclists
Collisions
67
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 43 property damage · #1643 of 5,508 · +2 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Castle Frank Station 860 m · 2 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Sharrows
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 890 vehicles an hour, 77% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.6 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 6.6% of vehicle volume, about 8.6× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 6.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 24%, from 38 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Winchester & Parliament

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Castle Frank Station (Line 2)860 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)922 m
Streetcar
506505 nearest 194 m
TTC bus
659475121 nearest 13 m
Blue Night
306305365300
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Parliament St at Winchester St
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Winchester St installed 2023; Sharrows on Winchester St installed 2023
Bike Share
Parliament St / Aberdeen Ave 69 m · 15 docks · 33 stations, 727 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 (38)
  • Winchester Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 191 m
  • Monsignor Fraser - St Martin CampusEnglish Separate · 367 m
  • Sprucecourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 414 m
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 490 m
  • Lord Dufferin Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 576 m
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 599 m
  • and 32 more
Parks (51)
  • Winchester Park257 m
  • Winchester Square Park277 m
  • Bleecker Parkette346 m
  • Anniversary Park428 m
  • Oak Street Parkette589 m
  • Montague Parkette595 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch451 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch500 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 132 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 567 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 680 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 764 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 779 m
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 832 m
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 1 km
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 1 km
Signal
0922, activated 1971 · 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

There are 54 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores, and 257 eating places within a kilometre — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kingyo, 5 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 3 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés54 within 300 m · 257 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 65 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Fairway Variety · 520 Parliament Stgrocery4 mPassed, Jun 2026
Kingyo · 537 Parliament St5 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
St Jamestown Steak & Chops · 516 Parliament St14 mPassed, Mar 2026
Kibo Sushi House · 533 Parliament St22 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Subway · 531 Parliament St32 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Star Fruit Market · 523 Parliament Stgrocery61 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Star Fruit Market · 523 Parliament Stgrocery62 mPassed, Feb 2025
Salt & Tobacco · 521 Parliament St63 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 2 infractions

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 Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 520 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 265 m away at Winchester Park (currently off).

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    520 m
  • Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    580 m
  • Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    708 m
Drinking water
Winchester Park bottle filling station · 265 m · off; Anniversary Park drinking fountain · 429 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,222 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Buds and Blossoms (83 m, 32 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,222 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 16
  • Buds and Blossoms · 517 Parliament St
    32 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    83 m
  • Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) · 15 Prospect St
    87 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    191 m
  • The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre · 270 Gerrard St E
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    389 m
  • Sprucecourt Child Care Centre · 70 Spruce St
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    414 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (782 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 782 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 1.6 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.6 km58 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

130 registered apartment buildings with 17,135 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 45 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 5.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 531-535 Parliament St (33 m, 17 units, 3 storeys, built 1888), which scored 90 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 130 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 456 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 113 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings130 · 17,135 units · 45 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026456 across the 130
Open fire-code violations113
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
531-535 Parliament St · 10887609 Canada Inc173188890 · Oct 2025033 m
510 Ontario St133188075 · Aug 20240239 m
2 Prospect St · Caterina Properties Incorporated154191018 · Aug 20260261 m
280 Wellesley St E · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.57132196996 · Nov 202519320 m
55 Bleecker StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation26014198095 · Jun 20256335 m
240 Wellesley St E · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.55429196884 · Jul 202615 · 1 fire352 m
280 Gerrard St Esocial housing · Yonge Street Mission263199190 · Nov 20250382 m
433 Sherbourne St · 1281618 Ontario Limited484193496 · Nov 20252393 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 lots849 lots · ≈22,920 spaces · 68.8 ha
Within 500 m93 lots · ≈1,830 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 5,396 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 394 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking91 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 32 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface134 m3555% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface421 m9175% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface1.2 km12654% (Q1 2026)
573 Gerrard St E · Surface1.2 km3675% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface1.3 km3073% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 50 m away, ≈6 spaces; 55 m away, ≈24 spaces; 60 m away, ≈4 spaces; 72 m away, ≈6 spaces; 81 m away, ≈7 spaces; 104 m away, ≈12 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (403 m, 1 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (1.3 km, 8 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.4 km, 23 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 — 8-hour, Jul 25, 2023

The north leg carries the load — 3,587 southbound vehicles, or 51% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 323. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 979 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,021 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.4% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north3,587southbound · 185 bikes · 6.3% heavy
From the west367eastbound · 68 bikes · 4.1% heavy
Total vehicles7,0804,327 pedestrians · 470 cyclists · 6.4% heavy
From the east323westbound · 40 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south2,803northbound · 177 bikes · 7.1% heavy
AM peak hour979 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,021 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jul 25, 2023

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 Parliament St between Prospect St and Amelia St (152 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2017; 85% of drivers were at or under 47 km/h. That segment carries about 14,500 vehicles a day. Winchester St between Sackville St and Rawlings Ave measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Aug 2001). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 2 speed humps slow traffic on Winchester Street between Ontario St and Parliament St, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Parliament St · Prospect St – Amelia St · 152 mJun 2017 · 3 days14,50437 km/h47 km/h53 km/h
Winchester St · Sackville St – Rawlings Ave · 328 mAug 2001 · 24 h91533 km/h40 km/h44 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Winchester Street · Ontario St – Parliament St
    2 speed humps
  • Winchester Street · Parliament St – Easterly End Of Winchester Street
    6 speed humps
    installed 2005

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

2016 was the peak year (12 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 22% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 12% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 11, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions67#1643 of 5,508
With an injury11#1648 of 4,660
Property damage only43
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian3#1455 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#498 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201493latest May 11, 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 nine thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 1.9 a year before that. 78% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% 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 vehicle900street/outdoor (7), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft510street/outdoor (3), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 22, 2023. 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Winchester & Parliament a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 67 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 Winchester & Parliament?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Jul 25, 2023, 77% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Winchester & Parliament?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Parliament St between Prospect St and Amelia St (June 2017), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 47 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Winchester & Parliament?

The nearest Green P car park is 51 Aberdeen Ave (134 m away, 35 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 849 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,920 spaces — 93 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (394 m).

How do I get to Winchester & Parliament by transit?

Castle Frank Station (Line 2) is 860 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 194 m away; bus routes 65, 94, 75, 121 within 1 km (nearest stop: Parliament St at Winchester St, 13 m).

What restaurants are near Winchester & Parliament?

54 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 257 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kingyo (5 m), St Jamestown Steak & Chops (14 m), Kibo Sushi House (22 m), Subway (32 m) and Salt & Tobacco (63 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 Winchester & Parliament?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 520 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom (580 m); Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom (708 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 Winchester & Parliament?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,222 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Buds and Blossoms (83 m, 32 spaces), Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) (191 m, 87 spaces) and The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre (389 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Winchester & Parliament?

130 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 17,135 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 531-535 Parliament St (33 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 510 Ontario St (239 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 75), 2 Prospect St (261 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 18) and 280 Wellesley St E (320 m, 571 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 130 is 87 out of 100; 3 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 Winchester & Parliament?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and five 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town page.

What neighbourhood is Winchester & Parliament in?

Winchester & Parliament is in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 071). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Cabbagetown Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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