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Alexander & Mutual

Alexander St & Mutual St · Toronto, Ontario · Church-Wellesley · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Alexander & Mutual, in Church-Wellesley, in the downtown core, is a low-volume local intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: 6 schools within 250 m. Nearby: Wellesley Station (Line 1) 399 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
406
vehicles · 8-hour count, Aug 29, 2007
413 pedestrians · 121 cyclists
Collisions
8
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 7 property damage · #4587 of 5,508
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
Wellesley Station 399 m · 2 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 52 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 50 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 4% of 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 29.8% of vehicle volume, about 38× the typical share. That comes with about 0.8 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Alexander & Mutual

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Wellesley Station (Line 1)399 m; College Station (Line 1)451 m; TMU Station (Line 1)786 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)862 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)925 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
506505 nearest 227 m
TTC bus
947597196513 nearest 244 m
Blue Night
306305320365300
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Church St / Alexander St 130 m · 35 docks · 60 stations, 1,407 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 (47)
  • Church St Jr & Native Learning CtrEnglish Public · 56 m
  • National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant TheatrePrivate · 59 m
  • National Ballet School - the Shoe RoomPrivate · 81 m
  • National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie HallPrivate · 94 m
  • National Ballet SchoolPrivate · 101 m
  • National Ballet School - Margaret McCain Acedemic CentrePrivate · 135 m
  • and 41 more
Parks (51)
  • Montague Parkette270 m
  • Barbara Hall Park332 m
  • Alexander Street Parkette335 m
  • Paul Kane House Parkette343 m
  • Allan Gardens423 m
  • Wellesley - Magill Park450 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch521 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch892 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 60 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 86 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 241 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 359 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 430 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 532 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 580 m
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 702 m

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 69 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 353 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Native Learning Centre Snp, 56 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés69 within 300 m · 353 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Native Learning Centre Snp · 83 Alexander St Rm-21356 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Maple Leaf Convenience · 445 Church Stgrocery91 mPassed, Jul 2026
Snowday Bingsu & Dessert Cafe · 449 Church St93 mPassed, Jul 2026
Kawa Sushi · 451 Church St100 mPassed, Jul 2026
Black Eagle · 457 Church St112 mPassed, Jun 2025
Kintaro Izakaya · 459 Church St114 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Drink · 459 Church St, Flr-2nd114 mPassed, Jul 2025
North of Brooklyn Pizzeria · 469 Church St121 mPassed, Aug 2025

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, 531 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 323 m away at Barbara Hall Park.

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    531 m
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    633 m
Drinking water
Barbara Hall Park dog fountain · 323 m; Alexander Street Parkette drinking fountain · 339 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,413 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. (56 m, 160 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,413 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 17
  • Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. · 83 Alexander St
    160 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    56 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Community Services Our Lady of Lourdes · 444 Sherbourne St
    91 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    396 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    495 m
  • Gerrard Early Learning Centre · 163 Gerrard St E
    56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    528 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (490 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 490 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 1.4 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.3 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

Within a kilometre there are 169 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 25,365 rental units, 7.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — 34 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 100 Alexander St (44 m, 96 units, 12 storeys, built 1968), which scored 94 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 169 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 556 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 161 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings169 · 25,365 units · 34 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 4 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026556 across the 169
Open fire-code violations161
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
100 Alexander St · Colonia Treuhand Management Inc.9612196894 · Nov 2025144 m
414 Jarvis St · Firm Capital Properties Inc354196087 · Jun 20253 · 1 fire98 m
95 Wood StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin728199396 · Jul 20260135 m
100 Maitland St · Westdale Properties10218196593 · Nov 20250143 m
120 Maitland St · 1789331 Ontario Limited243192889 · Oct 20253145 m
432 Jarvis St · 1789331 Ontario Limited263192894 · Jun 20253147 m
437 Jarvis St · 683927 Ontario Limited767196083 · Aug 20267159 m
438 Jarvis St · 1789331 Ontario Limited303192897 · Jun 20251161 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 lots921 lots · ≈23,560 spaces · 70.7 ha
Within 500 m93 lots · ≈2,440 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 4,928 spaces
EV charging (City)186 Carlton St · 523 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking172 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 58 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.3 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Wellesley St E · Surface404 m12654% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface423 m9175% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface626 m3073% (Q1 2026)
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface781 m3555% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage791 m64618% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 55 m away, ≈22 spaces; 70 m away, ≈3 spaces; 73 m away, ≈15 spaces; 78 m away, ≈26 spaces; 89 m away, ≈8 spaces; 136 m away, ≈21 spaces. More EV charging: 9 Wellesley St W. (529 m, 8 ports); 188 Carlton St (531 m, 1 ports); 20 Charles St E. (749 m, 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, Aug 29, 2007

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 267 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 66% of the total, against 139 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 84 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 43 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 19 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2007, not today's volume. 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 north139southbound · 36 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west267eastbound · 40 bikes · 0.7% heavy
Total vehicles406413 pedestrians · 121 cyclists · 1.5% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 45 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour43 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour84 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Aug 29, 2007

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 Alexander St between Alexander Pl and Mutual St, 31 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2019 put the average speed at 28 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 37 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 42 km/h or more. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. Mutual St between Alexander St and Maitland St measured slower: 21 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 29 km/h (Aug 2026). The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Mutual St (3 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 53,743 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 1 speed hump slow traffic on Alexander Street between Church St and Mutual St.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Alexander St · Alexander Pl – Mutual St · 31 mOct 2019 · 3 days62628 km/h37 km/h42 km/h
Mutual St · Alexander St – Maitland St · 55 mAug 2026 · 3 days1,57021 km/h29 km/h33 km/h

School-zone speed sign 3 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct20 · 27 km/h
Over the limit0.8%
40 km/h or more0.1%

Mutual St (southbound), 83 Alexander Street · 53,743 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Alexander Street · Church St – Mutual St
    1 speed hump

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 2020, with 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Jun 30, 2024.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions8#4587 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only7
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 20148latest Jun 30, 2024

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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

12 thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 1.1 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1240street/outdoor (8), house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft110other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 1, 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 Church-Wellesley.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Alexander & Mutual a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 8 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 Alexander & Mutual?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Aug 29, 2007, 4% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Alexander & Mutual?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Alexander St between Alexander Pl and Mutual St (October 2019), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 3 m away (30 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Alexander & Mutual?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Wellesley St E (404 m away, 126 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 921 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,560 spaces — 93 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 186 Carlton St (523 m).

How do I get to Alexander & Mutual by transit?

Wellesley Station (Line 1) is 399 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 227 m away; bus routes 94, 75, 97, 19, 65, 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Alexander & Mutual?

69 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 353 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Native Learning Centre Snp (56 m), Snowday Bingsu & Dessert Cafe (93 m), Kawa Sushi (100 m), Black Eagle (112 m) and Kintaro Izakaya (114 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 Alexander & Mutual?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 531 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom (633 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 Alexander & Mutual?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,413 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. (56 m, 160 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Community Services Our Lady of Lourdes (396 m, 91 spaces) and YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (495 m, 144 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Alexander & Mutual?

169 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 25,365 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 100 Alexander St (44 m, 96 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 414 Jarvis St (98 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 95 Wood St (135 m, 72 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 100 Maitland St (143 m, 102 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 169 is 88 out of 100; 4 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 Alexander & Mutual?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 Church-Wellesley page.

What neighbourhood is Alexander & Mutual in?

Alexander & Mutual is in Church-Wellesley (City of Toronto neighbourhood 167). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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