Carlton & Sherbourne

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jun 19, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,680 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 30% of the total, against 3,053 from the north. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,429 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,364 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 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.

Peak hours: 1,429 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,364 from 4:45 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2019, with 23 collisions; 2025 recorded 17. 35 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 30 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 29 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (20%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 21, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Dec 30, 2015.

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

On Sherbourne St between Carlton St and Wellesley St E, 225 m from the corner, a 7-day count in September 2026 put the average speed at 37 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 8,000 vehicles a day. Carlton St between Homewood Ave and Sherbourne St measured slower: 30 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 41 km/h (Feb 2022). At the school-zone speed sign on Sherbourne St (189 m away, 30 km/h limit), 19% of the 126,351 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Speed sign

Sherbourne St (northbound), 189 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 32 km/h, 85th percentile 41 km/h; 19% at 40 km/h or more. 126,351 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing

Signal 0260, activated 1941 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

• Groceries and food26/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 12 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit21/28

  College Station 0.8 km · 12 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 502 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation10/10

  5 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  4 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Within a kilometre there are 123 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 15,991 rental units, 8.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — 37 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 380 Sherbourne St (32 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1910), which scored 88 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 123 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

123 registered buildings · 15,991 units · 37 social housing · tallest 51 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

14 thefts from vehicles and 22 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 6.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 4.0 a year before that. 79% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 59% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 19, 2024.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 13 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.66319, -79.37306 · centreline node 13464607.