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Adelaide & Jarvis

Adelaide St E & Jarvis St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

In Moss Park, in the downtown core, Adelaide & Jarvis is a busier-than-typical intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 508 m away and Union Station GO 1.0 km away.

Traffic volume
27,065
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 3, 2025
14,108 pedestrians · 3,021 cyclists · #455 busiest
Collisions
186
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
20 with an injury · 145 property damage · #558 of 5,508 · +8 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 508 m · 8 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 34 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,930 vehicles, 1.67× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.9 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 11.2% of vehicle volume, about 14× the typical share. That comes with about 19 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 6.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.39× the median rate for counted intersections. The pace has been steady: 95 collisions in 2016–2020 and 91 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Adelaide & Jarvis

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
King Station (Line 1)508 m; Queen Station (Line 1)555 m; TMU Station (Line 1)837 m; Union Station (Line 1)866 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville1 km; 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 Terminal912 m
VIA Rail
Toronto 1 km
Streetcar
503504508501505506509510 nearest 129 m
TTC bus
75121971965114202 nearest 303 m
Blue Night
304301305306310320365
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Adelaide St E installed 2015
Bike Share
Jarvis St / Richmond St E 139 m · 19 docks · 60 stations, 1,414 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 (37)
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 181 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 317 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 428 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 451 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 455 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 560 m
  • and 31 more
Parks (53)
  • St. James Park86 m
  • Market Lane Park199 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden217 m
  • Courthouse Square Park278 m
  • Moss Park405 m
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park412 m
  • and 47 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch361 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch946 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 98 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 161 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 217 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 271 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 323 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 328 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 375 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 506 m
Signal
0004, activated 1958 · SA1 · bicycle signal

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 111 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 26 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 349 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Cafe Oro Di Napoli, 38 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025.

Restaurants & cafés111 within 300 m · 349 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience26 within 300 m · 51 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Cafe Oro Di Napoli · 75 Jarvis St38 mPassed, Jun 2025
Edible Arrangements · 140 Adelaide St E40 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 2 infractions
Aaa Bar · 138 Adelaide St E43 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Mast Coffee · 61 Jarvis St74 mPassed, Mar 2026
Holiday Inn Express · 111 Lombard St80 mPassed, Jan 2026
Salvation Army Gateway · 107 Jarvis St84 mPassed, Jan 2026
Mystic Muffin · 113 Jarvis St94 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 2 infractions
Fahrenheit Coffee · 120 Lombard St112 mPassed, May 2026 · 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 St Lawrence North, 236 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 43 m away at St. James Park.

  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    236 m
  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    280 m
  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    409 m
Drinking water
St. James Park bottle filling station · 43 m; Courthouse Square Park drinking fountain · 270 m · off

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 1,002 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Bloomsbury Academy (389 m, 44 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,002 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 16
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    389 m
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    429 m
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    524 m
  • Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. · 14 Pembroke St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    560 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (511 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (822 m) and the nearest ambulance station 362 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 511 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 822 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 362 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 71 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,831 rental units, 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — 44 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 90 Adelaide St E (138 m, 60 units, 8 storeys, built 1980), which scored 92 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 71 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 89 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 56 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings71 · 7,831 units · 44 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202689 across the 71
Open fire-code violations56
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250138 m
147 Queen St Esocial housing · Fred Victor Centre767190095 · Nov 20250237 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250315 m
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261328 m
25 Mutual StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin9711198395 · Jul 20260348 m
171 Front St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation613198293 · Nov 20250350 m
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire354 m
160 Jarvis Stsocial housing · Thed Salvation Army Toronto Harbourlight Ministries986200998 · Jul 20260 · 3 fire372 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 lots786 lots · ≈25,540 spaces · 76.6 ha
Within 500 m56 lots · ≈1,500 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 7,305 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 568 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking261 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 73 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (919 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
87 Richmond St E · Surface189 m2092% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage365 m25253% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage413 m63152% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage570 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface755 m83 *

Nearest lots: 74 m away, ≈20 spaces; 75 m away, ≈21 spaces; 81 m away, ≈19 spaces; 86 m away, ≈9 spaces; 100 m away, ≈23 spaces; 105 m away, ≈15 spaces. More EV charging: Yonge Street at Dundas St. (872 m, 8 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (919 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (919 m, 40 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 3, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 10,484 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 3 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the west (2,291 of 3,021). Evening rush dominates here: 2,326 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,959 in the morning peak from 9:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 14 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north8,143southbound · 378 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west10,484eastbound · 2,291 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles27,06514,108 pedestrians · 3,021 cyclists · 3.1% heavy
From the east3westbound · 48 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south8,435northbound · 304 bikes · 3.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,959 vehicles from 9:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,326 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 3, 2025

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 Adelaide St E between Jarvis St Adelaide St E Ramp and George St, 78 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2017 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 43 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 48 km/h or more. That segment carries about 7,900 vehicles a day. Jarvis St between King St E and St. James Park Trl measured slower: 30 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 42 km/h (Sep 2021). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Jarvis St · King St E – St. James Park Trl · 53 mSep 2021 · 5 days6,80530 km/h42 km/h48 km/h
Adelaide St E · Jarvis St Adelaide St E Ramp – George St · 78 mOct 2017 · 3 days7,88734 km/h43 km/h48 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

The worst year was 2022, with 29 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 20 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 11 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions186#558 of 5,508
With an injury20#839 of 4,660
Property damage only145
Fail to remain22
Involving a pedestrian7#399 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#532 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified21
Since January 2026 (outside the window)8
All since 2014224latest Jun 25, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Apr 28, 2013.

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

Two thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 40% 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 vehicle210commercial premises (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft510street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 28, 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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Adelaide & Jarvis a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 186 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 Adelaide & Jarvis?

A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #455 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.67× the median for a counted intersection, and #144 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Adelaide & Jarvis?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Adelaide St E between Jarvis St Adelaide St E Ramp and George St (October 2017), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Adelaide & Jarvis?

The nearest Green P car park is 87 Richmond St E (189 m away, 20 spaces, 92% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 786 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,540 spaces — 56 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (568 m).

How do I get to Adelaide & Jarvis by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 508 m away; Union Station GO is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 129 m away; bus routes 75, 121, 97, 19, 65, 114, 202 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Adelaide & Jarvis?

111 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 349 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Cafe Oro Di Napoli (38 m), Edible Arrangements (40 m), Aaa Bar (43 m), Mast Coffee (74 m) and Holiday Inn Express (80 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 Adelaide & Jarvis?

The nearest is St Lawrence North, 92 Front Street East, 236 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence South (280 m); St Lawrence Tent (409 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 Adelaide & Jarvis?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,002 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bloomsbury Academy (389 m, 44 spaces), St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (429 m, 40 spaces) and Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (524 m, 64 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Adelaide & Jarvis?

71 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,831 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 90 Adelaide St E (138 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 147 Queen St E (237 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 36 Church St (315 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 60 Richmond St E (328 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 71 is 88 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 Adelaide & Jarvis?

Toronto Police place two 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Adelaide & Jarvis in?

Adelaide & Jarvis is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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