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Church & Adelaide

Church St & Adelaide St E · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

Church & Adelaide, in Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core, is a moderately heavy crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, a protected bikeway and 2 schools within 250 m. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 306 m away and Union Station GO 807 m away.

Traffic volume
16,499
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 4, 2025
14,429 pedestrians · 1,842 cyclists · #1172 busiest
Collisions
188
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
23 with an injury · 144 property damage · #549 of 5,508 · +11 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #637 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 306 m · 8 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 17 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,180 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.1 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 — 11.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.3× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 42%, from 119 in 2016–2020 to 69 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 188 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Church & Adelaide

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Adelaide St E & Church 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 8012 · Adelaide St E & Church St
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Church & Adelaide, 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 8012 · Adelaide St E & Church 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

Subway
King Station (Line 1)306 m; Queen Station (Line 1)359 m; Union Station (Line 1)706 m; TMU Station (Line 1)709 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)880 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)934 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville807 m; 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 Terminal811 m
VIA Rail
Toronto 831 m
Streetcar
503504508501505506509510 nearest 150 m
TTC bus
97191217511420265 nearest 311 m
Blue Night
304301305306310320365
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Adelaide St E installed 2015
Bike Share
Church St / Lombard St 60 m · 17 docks · 60 stations, 1,471 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 (40)
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 112 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 218 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 382 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 478 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 500 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - ElementaryEnglish Separate · 523 m
  • and 34 more
Parks (54)
  • Courthouse Square Park91 m
  • St. James Park160 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden181 m
  • Market Lane Park258 m
  • Berczy Park349 m
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park372 m
  • and 48 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch545 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch756 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 155 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 181 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 311 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 373 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 387 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 408 m
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 408 m
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 413 m
Signal
0017, activated 1948 · SA1 · 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 85 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 7 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 351 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 23 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2026.

Restaurants & cafés85 within 300 m · 351 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience7 within 300 m · 49 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tim Hortons · 82 Adelaide St E23 mPassed, Sep 2026
Aaamazing Salad · 82a Adelaide St E35 mPassed, Sep 2026
Adelaide Resource Centre For Women · 67 Adelaide St E37 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Versus Coffee · 70 Adelaide St E41 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Gyukaku Japanese BBQ · 81 Church St65 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Terroni · 57 Adelaide St E83 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Pearl Diver · 100 Adelaide St E94 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Complex19 · 19 Toronto St119 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 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, 306 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 87 m away at Courthouse Square Park (currently off).

  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    306 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
    340 m
  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    466 m
Drinking water
Courthouse Square Park drinking fountain · 87 m · off; St. James Park bottle filling station · 195 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 827 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (317 m, 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 827 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 14
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    317 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    351 m
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    465 m
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street · 161 Bay St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    604 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (710 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 197 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 710 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 1 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 197 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 65 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 8,238 rental units, 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection — 39 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 90 Adelaide St E (83 m, 60 units, 8 storeys, built 1980), which scored 92 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 65 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 91 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 59 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings65 · 8,238 units · 39 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202691 across the 65
Open fire-code violations59
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 2025083 m
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261181 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250243 m
147 Queen St Esocial housing · Fred Victor Centre767190095 · Nov 20250329 m
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire331 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 20251340 m
25 Mutual StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin9711198395 · Jul 20260351 m
160 Jarvis Stsocial housing · Thed Salvation Army Toronto Harbourlight Ministries986200998 · Jul 20260 · 3 fire396 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 lots825 lots · ≈24,910 spaces · 74.7 ha
Within 500 m39 lots · ≈1,180 spaces
Green P (public)26 car parks · about 7,313 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 546 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking261 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 51 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (723 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
87 Richmond St E · Surface150 m2092% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage250 m63152% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage548 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage566 m25253% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage670 m26258% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 75 m away, ≈28 spaces; 82 m away, ≈30 spaces; 116 m away, ≈15 spaces; 119 m away, ≈106 spaces; 162 m away, ≈22 spaces (Green P); 164 m away, ≈21 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (723 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (723 m, 40 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (748 m, 8 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, Nov 4, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 10,704 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 65% of the total, against 2,734 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,450 of 1,842). Evening rush dominates here: 1,614 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 1,278 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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.

From the north3,061southbound · 195 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the west10,704eastbound · 1,450 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles16,49914,429 pedestrians · 1,842 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east0westbound · 48 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south2,734northbound · 149 bikes · 4.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,278 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,614 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 4, 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 Church St and St. James Park Trl, 46 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2017 put the average speed at 37 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 9,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Adelaide St E · Church St – St. James Park Trl · 46 mOct 2017 · 3 days9,50837 km/h48 km/h54 km/h
Church St · Ditty Lane – Queen St E · 209 mMar 2021 · 7 days3,984

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 2018, with 34 collisions; 2025 recorded 14. 23 collisions (12%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 27 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 11 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 11 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 11.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions188#549 of 5,508
With an injury23#699 of 4,660
Property damage only144
Fail to remain27
Involving a pedestrian6#521 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#397 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified21
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11
All since 2014227latest Jun 22, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jan 10, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#637 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#330 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Jan 10, 2017

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

Eight thefts from vehicles and 11 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 45% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 13, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle801street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft1120apartment parking (5), street/outdoor (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 13, 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 Downtown Yonge East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Church & Adelaide a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#637 of 1,505), out of 188 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Church & Adelaide?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1172 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #132 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Church & Adelaide?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Adelaide St E between Church St and St. James Park Trl (October 2017), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Church & Adelaide?

The nearest Green P car park is 87 Richmond St E (150 m away, 20 spaces, 92% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 825 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,910 spaces — 39 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (546 m).

How do I get to Church & Adelaide by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 306 m away; Union Station GO is 807 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 150 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 121, 75, 114, 202, 65 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Church & Adelaide?

85 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 351 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (23 m), Aaamazing Salad (35 m), Adelaide Resource Centre For Women (37 m), Versus Coffee (41 m) and Gyukaku Japanese BBQ (65 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 Church & Adelaide?

The nearest is St Lawrence North, 92 Front Street East, 306 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence South (340 m); St Lawrence Tent (466 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 Church & Adelaide?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 827 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (317 m, 64 spaces), Bloomsbury Academy (351 m, 44 spaces) and St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (465 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Church & Adelaide?

65 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 8,238 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 90 Adelaide St E (83 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 60 Richmond St E (181 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 36 Church St (243 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 147 Queen St E (329 m, 76 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 65 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 Church & Adelaide?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and 11 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 Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is Church & Adelaide in?

Church & Adelaide is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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