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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- TTC bus
- 202114 nearest 14 m
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Cherry St at Unwin Ave; Cherry St at Unwin Ave North Side
- Cycling
- Multi-Use Trail on Unwin Ave installed 2023; Multi-Use Trail on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2001
- Bike Share
- Cherry Beach 178 m · 49 docks · 9 stations, 224 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
- none within 1.5 km
- Community centres
- Parks (6)
- Cherry Beach Sports Fields454 m
- Cherry Beach Clarke Beach Park611 m
- Jennifer Kateryna Koval's'kyj Park725 m
- Biidaasige Park875 m
- Toronto Islands - Ward's Island Park1.2 km
- Aitken Place Park1.4 km
- Places of interest
- Cherry Beach/ Clarke Beach ParkNature/ Park · 322 m
- Polson PierLandmark · 751 m
- Ward's Island BeachNature/ Park · 1.1 km
- Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 1.4 km
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 12 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Enterprise 2000, 435 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise 2000 · 176 Cherry St | 435 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Stella Borealis · 176 Cherry St Unit-36 | 435 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Spike's Snack Bar · 176 Cherry St | 436 m | Passed, Jun 2024 · 2 infractions |
| Kotowski, B. - Toronto Plate No. 04603 (Hot Dog Cart) · Polson 18 None | 544 m | Passed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction |
| River Gambler · 176 Cherry St | 565 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| M. Jafari (Hot Dog Cart) · 11 Polson St | 685 m | Passed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction |
| M. Jafari - Toronto Plate No. 01631 (Hot Dog Cart) · 11 Polson St | 685 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
| Mehdi Jafari - Toronto Plate No. 01632 (Hot Dog Cart) · 11 Polson St | 685 m | Passed, Feb 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 Cherry Beach Clarke Beach Park Washroom, 309 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 467 m away at Cherry Beach Sports Fields (currently off).
- Cherry Beach Clarke Beach Park Washroom · 1 Cherry St
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible309 m - Cherry Beach Sports Fields Washroom · 275 Unwin Ave
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible472 m - Old Fire Hall 30 Park Washroom · 31 Commissioners St
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible796 m
- Drinking water
- Cherry Beach Sports Fields bottle filling station · 467 m · off; Cherry Beach Sports Fields bottle filling station · 478 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
No licensed child care centre within 1 km.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 335 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.
Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.
Parking
Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 Unwin Avenue · Surface | 465 m | 123 * | — |
| 70 Distillery Lane · Garage | 1.5 km | 103 * | — |
| 51 Dockside Dr · Garage | 1.6 km | 306 | 19% (Q1 2026) |
| 40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage | 1.7 km | 25 * | — |
| 31A Parliament Street · Surface | 1.7 km | 230 * | — |
Nearest lots: 43 m away, ≈21 spaces; 48 m away, ≈48 spaces; 70 m away, ≈363 spaces; 76 m away, ≈109 spaces; 89 m away, ≈38 spaces; 105 m away, ≈167 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr (1.6 km, 6 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, Feb 26, 2026
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 1,425 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 394 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 283 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:45 p.m., against 247 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 35.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
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 Unwin Ave between Martin Goodman Trl and Cherry Beach Sports Fields Trl, 148 m from the corner, a 3-day count in February 2026 put the average speed at 31 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 47 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,800 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry St · Unwin Ave – Polson St · 126 m | Jun 2011 · 3 days | 9,493 | — | — | — |
| Unwin Ave · Martin Goodman Trl – Cherry Beach Sports Fields Trl · 148 m | Feb 2026 · 3 days | 1,754 | 31 km/h | 40 km/h | 47 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 2023, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 11 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (9%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Aug 6, 2025.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 22.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 68 | #1618 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 11 | #1639 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 38 | |
| Fail to remain | 22 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #3096 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 5 | #493 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 19 | |
| All since 2014 | 75 | latest Aug 6, 2025 |
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 Aug 12, 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 four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 19, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 12 | 5 | 1 | street/outdoor (9), other (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (1) |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 19, 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 South Riverdale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Cherry & Unwin a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 68 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 Cherry & Unwin?
A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #2144 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 19% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Cherry & Unwin?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Unwin Ave between Martin Goodman Trl and Cherry Beach Sports Fields Trl (February 2026), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Cherry & Unwin?
The nearest Green P car park is 115 Unwin Avenue (465 m away, 123 spaces). The City's mapping shows 175 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,440 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (1.6 km).
How do I get to Cherry & Unwin by transit?
Bus routes 202, 114 within 1 km (nearest stop: Cherry St at Unwin Ave, 14 m).
What restaurants are near Cherry & Unwin?
None within 300 m, and 12 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Enterprise 2000 (435 m), Stella Borealis (435 m), Spike's Snack Bar (436 m), Kotowski, B. - Toronto Plate No. 04603 (Hot Dog Cart) (544 m) and River Gambler (565 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 Cherry & Unwin?
The nearest is Cherry Beach Clarke Beach Park Washroom, 1 Cherry St, 309 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Cherry Beach Sports Fields Washroom (472 m); Old Fire Hall 30 Park Washroom (796 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.
How many thefts are reported at Cherry & Unwin?
Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and four 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 South Riverdale page.
What neighbourhood is Cherry & Unwin in?
Cherry & Unwin is in South Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 070). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 26, 2026.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Feb 19, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 14 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.63906, -79.34666 · centreline node 13468233.