Toronto · intersection · signal 1559

Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl

Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl is an above-average intersection for traffic. It sits in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in central Toronto. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, a bike lane and a school within 250 m. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
11,607
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 1, 2009
256 pedestrians · 39 cyclists
Collisions
22
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 12 property damage · #3273 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
4 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Multi-Use Trail, Bike Lane
Bike Share: 30 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,450 vehicles, 1.26× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 45 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 2.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 31%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 9 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at F G Gardiner Xy W & Cherry St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 9325 · F G Gardiner Xy W & Cherry St
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 9325 · F G Gardiner Xy W & Cherry St
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508503501 nearest 162 m
TTC bus
114202121657572 nearest 116 m
Blue Night
304301365
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on Lower Don River Trl installed 2001; Bike Lane on Cherry St installed 2014
Bike Share
Cherry St / Distillery Ln 99 m · 15 docks · 36 stations, 755 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 (13)
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 176 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 280 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 557 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 662 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 794 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 908 m
  • and 7 more
Parks (40)
  • Diamond Jubilee Promenade459 m
  • Parliament Square Park505 m
  • Little Trinity Church Lands599 m
  • Percy Park638 m
  • Lawren Harris Square645 m
  • Corktown Common646 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 192 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 229 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 296 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 332 m
  • Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 342 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 612 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 773 m
  • Polson PierLandmark · 936 m
Signal
1559, activated 1989 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval East/West · 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 36 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 165 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Old Flame Brewing Co., 162 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2025.

Restaurants & cafés36 within 300 m · 165 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 17 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Old Flame Brewing Co. · 43 Tank House Lane162 mPassed, Sep 2025
Cluny · 35 Tank House Lane170 mPassed, May 2026
Pepper Palace · 9 Case Goods Lane182 mPassed, Aug 2026
Archeo Trattoria · 55 Mill St188 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Boku (Dwv 2025) · 55 Mill St188 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Donut Princess - Dwv 2025 · 55 Mill St188 mPassed, Nov 2023
Dreamland Cotton Candy (Dwv 2025) · 55 Mill St188 mPassed, Nov 2024
Drink of the Gods - Dwv 2025 · 55 Mill St188 mPassed, Nov 2024

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 East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 507 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 408 m away at Diamond Jubilee Promenade.

  • East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · 261 Queens Quay East
    View centre hours · accessible
    507 m
  • Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom · 155 Bayview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    565 m
  • Old Fire Hall 30 Community Centre Washroom · 31 Commissioners St
    hours not listed · accessible
    663 m
Drinking water
Diamond Jubilee Promenade drinking fountain · 408 m; Diamond Jubilee Promenade drinking fountain · 437 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

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 432 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Distillery District Early Learning Centre (381 m, 85 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km7 centres · 432 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 7
  • Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 8 Distillery Lane
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    381 m
  • Aquabella Child Care · 75 Edgewater Dr
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    623 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    680 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    759 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (783 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (532 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 333 · 783 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 532 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.7 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 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,772 rental units — 16 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 131 Mill St (209 m, 230 units, 15 storeys, built 2022), which scored 99 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 71 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 49 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings21 · 2,772 units · 16 social housing
RentSafeTO score93 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202671 across the 21
Open fire-code violations49
Tallest26 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
131 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc23015202299 · Jul 202510 · 15 fire209 m
151 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc232162022100 · Jul 20258 · 13 fire256 m
100 Mill St · Tricon Residentail237112024100 · Nov 20256259 m
181 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc310262022100 · Jul 202523 · 14 fire286 m
75 Cooperage Stsocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated14512201698 · Nov 20255433 m
20 Palace Stsocial housing · Fred Victor Centre1081096 · Dec 20250488 m
33 Hahn Plsocial housing · Les Centres D'accueil Heritage (Owns and Manages Bldg Cah Is Not A Property Mngmt Co)1358198084 · Jul 20255 · 4 fire495 m
5 Hahn Plsocial housing · St Clare's Multifaith Housing324198090 · Sep 20240503 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 lots636 lots · ≈38,670 spaces · 116 ha
Within 500 m35 lots · ≈2,260 spaces
Green P (public)20 car parks · about 4,726 spaces
EV charging (City)51 Dockside Dr. · 942 m · 5 Level 2 ports
Bike parking61 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 40 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
70 Distillery Lane · Garage112 m103 *
40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage367 m25 *
373 Front Street East · Surface386 m450 *
31A Parliament Street · Surface415 m230 *
100 Cooperage Street · Garage466 m86 *

Nearest lots: 88 m away, ≈27 spaces (Green P); 195 m away, ≈111 spaces; 225 m away, ≈3 spaces; 240 m away, ≈6 spaces; 258 m away, ≈3 spaces; 269 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr (942 m, 6 ports); 2 Church St. (1.4 km, 28 ports); 220 Carlaw Ave. (1.9 km, 2 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, Dec 1, 2009

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,439 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 1,818 from the north. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,602 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,643 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 9.8% 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. The count is 17 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2009, 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 north1,818southbound · 16 bikes · 7.5% heavy
From the west4,350eastbound · 0 bikes · 13.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,607256 pedestrians · 39 cyclists · 9.8% heavy
From the east5,439westbound · 23 bikes · 8.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,602 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,643 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 1, 2009

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 Cherry St between Lower Don River Trl and Distillery Lane, 28 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2026 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 37 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 41 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,500 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Cherry St · Lower Don River Trl – Distillery Lane · 28 mAug 2026 · 3 days6,52226 km/h37 km/h41 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 2017, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 3 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (14%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Mar 1, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions22#3273 of 5,508
With an injury3#3225 of 4,660
Property damage only12
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist3#744 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
All since 201426latest Mar 1, 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

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

18 thefts from vehicles and 17 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.5 a year. 78% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 59% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle18100street/outdoor (14), apartment parking (3)
Bicycle theft1710apartment parking (10), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 24, 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 22 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 St & Lower Don River Trl?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Dec 1, 2009, 1.26× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Cherry St between Lower Don River Trl and Distillery Lane (August 2026), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl?

The nearest Green P car park is 70 Distillery Lane (112 m away, 103 spaces). The City's mapping shows 636 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 38,670 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (942 m).

How do I get to Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 503, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 162 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 65, 75, 72 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl?

36 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 165 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Old Flame Brewing Co. (162 m), Cluny (170 m), Pepper Palace (182 m), Archeo Trattoria (188 m) and Boku (Dwv 2025) (188 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 St & Lower Don River Trl?

The nearest is East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms, 261 Queens Quay East, 507 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom (565 m); Old Fire Hall 30 Community Centre Washroom (663 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 Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 432 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Distillery District Early Learning Centre (381 m, 85 spaces), Aquabella Child Care (623 m, 62 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (680 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl?

21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,772 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 131 Mill St (209 m, 230 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 151 Mill St (256 m, 232 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 100 Mill St (259 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 181 Mill St (286 m, 310 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 93 out of 100. 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 Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl?

Toronto Police place 18 thefts from vehicles and 17 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl in?

Cherry St & Lower Don River Trl is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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