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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 a school within 250 m. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 385 m away.

Traffic
16,499
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 4, 2025
14,429 pedestrians · 1,842 cyclists · #1194 busiest
Collisions
188
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured · #549 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 385 m · 27 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
77/100
city median 48 · #439 of 5,672
54 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 334 m

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Church & Adelaide

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Live traffic camera RESCU 8012 · 13 m

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Live camera RESCU 8012 · Adelaide St E & Church St
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Live camera · RESCU 8012 · Adelaide St E & Church St
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Traffic volume14-hour count · 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 16,177 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

Peak hours: 1,278 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,614 from 5:15 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 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, 17 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 15, 2026.

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 reported collisions188#549 of 5,519
With an injury23#699 of 4,669
Property damage only144
Fail to remain27
Involving a pedestrian6#521 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist5#397 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified21
Since January 2026 (outside the window)17
Killed or seriously injured1#637 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#330 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20063latest Jan 10, 2017

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2017

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; 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 0017, activated 1948 · leading pedestrian interval East/West · bicycle signal

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
King Station (Line 1)385 m · 5 min; Queen Station (Line 1)498 m · 6 min; Union Station (Line 1)888 m · 11 min; TMU Station (Line 1)930 m · 11 min; St Andrew Station (Line 1)1 km · 11 min
Streetcar
501 503 504 508 505 506 509 510 nearest 172 m
TTC bus
97 121 19 75 114 202 65 nearest 406 m · 5 min
Blue Night
301 304 305 306 310 320 365
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Adelaide St E installed 2015
Bike Share
Church St / Lombard St 67 m · 17 docks · 60 stations, 1,430 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
22 car parks · about 6,877 spaces
EV charging
2 Church St. · 551 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports; also Yonge Street at Dundas St. (935 m), Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (1 km)
Bike parking
172 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 51 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1 km)
Other lots
24 mapped lots within 500 m, 539 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
87 Richmond St E · Surface211 m2092% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage342 m63152% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage553 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage680 m25253% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage855 m26258% (Q1 2026)

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Rabba Fine Foods, 334 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 54 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 352 — 8.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 23 m away. Three pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Whole Health Phcy Church St, 77 m away. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 427 m away, then SickKids at 1.7 km. Haven Toronto runs a seniors' active living programme 622 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Tim Hortons · 82 Adelaide St E23 m
  • Aaamazing Salad · 82a Adelaide St E35 m
  • Versus Coffee · 70 Adelaide St E53 m
  • Gyukaku Japanese BBQ · 81 Church St77 m
  • Terroni · 57 Adelaide St E98 m
54 within 300 m · 352 within 1 km
Grocery
Rabba Fine Foods 334 m · 4 min · 16 within 1 km
Food shops
Velvet Lane Cakes 378 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Whole Health Phcy Church St 77 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day344 m · 4 min
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 44 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten419 m · 5 min
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 40 spaces, infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day594 m · 7 min
7 licensed centres · 466 spaces within 1 km · 5 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • St Lawrence North · Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible451 m · 5 min
  • St Lawrence South · Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible473 m · 6 min
Drinking water: Courthouse Square Park 151 m (off); St. James Park 271 m · 3 min
Health and care
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site427 m · 5 min
  • SickKids · hospital site1.7 km · 21 min
  • Haven Toronto · seniors' active living centre622 m · 7 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (32)
  • Courthouse Square Park158 m
  • St. James Park216 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden228 m
  • Market Lane Park316 m · 4 min
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park436 m · 5 min
and 27 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (23)
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 127 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 263 m · 3 min
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 447 m · 5 min
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 569 m · 7 min
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 604 m · 7 min
and 18 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch687 m · 8 min
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1 km · 12 min
Places of interest
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 188 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 228 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 342 m · 4 min
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 397 m · 5 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

77of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #439 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food21/30

    16 grocery stores within 1 km · 54 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit23/28

    King Station 0.4 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 27 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go12/14

    library 687 m away · 5 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    7 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care8/8

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

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 30 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 3,799 rental units, 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 23 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 90 Adelaide St E (103 m, 60 units, 8 storeys, built 1980), which scored 92 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 2025103 m
60 Richmond St E Toronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 2026227 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 2025248 m
25 Dalhousie St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc240302024100 · Nov 2025397 m · 5 min
30 Mutual St · Ontari Holdings Ltd and 88 Queen Fitzrovia Inc302312024100 · Nov 2025417 m · 5 min
25 Mutual St Toronto Community Housing · Greenwin9711198395 · Jul 2026450 m · 5 min

30 registered buildings · 3,799 units · 23 social housing · tallest 37 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.

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)

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 #1194 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #132 for pedestrians.

Is Church & Adelaide a walkable intersection?

Church & Adelaide scores 77 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #439 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; library 687 m away · 5 places of interest within 500 m; King Station 0.4 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 27 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

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 (211 m away, 20 spaces, 92% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 539 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,720 spaces — 24 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (551 m).

How do I get to Church & Adelaide by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 385 m away; streetcar routes 501, 503, 504, 508 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 172 m away; bus routes 97, 121, 19, 75, 114, 202, 65 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Church & Adelaide?

54 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 352 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (23 m), Aaamazing Salad (35 m), Versus Coffee (53 m), Gyukaku Japanese BBQ (77 m) and Terroni (98 m). 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, 451 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence South (473 m); St Lawrence Tent (618 m).

Is there child care near Church & Adelaide?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 466 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (344 m, 64 spaces), Bloomsbury Academy (419 m, 44 spaces) and St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (594 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Church & Adelaide?

30 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,799 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 90 Adelaide St E (103 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 60 Richmond St E (227 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 36 Church St (248 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 25 Dalhousie St (397 m, 240 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 30 is 90 out of 100.

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. 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

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined