Church & Alexander

Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 26, 2026 · weekend

The south leg carries the load — 3,745 northbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 12. Most cyclists arrived from the north (437 of 1,069). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 793 vehicles in the hour from 4:30 p.m., 69% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (468). Heavy vehicles made up 2.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

Peak hours: 468 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 793 from 4:30 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 10 collisions. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 8, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jun 13, 2011.

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

The City's counter on Church St between Alexander St and Maitland St (55 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 38 km/h. That segment carries about 6,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Alexander St between Alexander Street Parkette Trl and Donna Shaw Lane measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 37 km/h (Oct 2019). At the school-zone speed sign on Alexander St (53 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 55,240 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Alexander Street between Yonge St and Church St, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Speed sign

Alexander St (eastbound), 53 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 14 km/h, 85th percentile 22 km/h; 0.2% at 40 km/h or more. 55,240 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Alexander Street (Yonge St – Church St): 3 speed humps; Alexander Street (Church St – Mutual St): 1 speed hump

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 1480, activated 1984 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 44 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit22/28

  Wellesley Station 0.5 km · 4 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 786 m away · 4 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation7/10

  3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.8 km

• Schools and child care8/8

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

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · traffic calming

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.

114 registered apartment buildings with 13,189 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 21 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 7.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 100 Alexander St (96 m, 96 units, 12 storeys, built 1968), which scored 94 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 114 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

114 registered buildings · 13,189 units · 21 social housing · tallest 43 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.

Toronto Police place 47 thefts from vehicles and 25 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 12× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 7.2 a year. 62% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 52% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on May 23, 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 Church-Wellesley.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Sep 26, 2026.
• 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); Traffic Calming Database.
• 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: 43.66370, -79.38011 · centreline node 13464545.