Toronto · intersection · signal 1480

Church & Alexander

Church St & Alexander St · Toronto, Ontario · Church-Wellesley · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Church-Wellesley Village BIA

Church & Alexander is a moderately travelled crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Church-Wellesley, in the downtown core. It has 6 schools within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: Wellesley Station (Line 1) 305 m away.

Traffic volume
10,819
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 11, 2026
8,361 pedestrians · 1,372 cyclists · #1648 busiest
Collisions
56
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 40 property damage · #1891 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Wellesley Station 305 m · 2 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 62 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 770 vehicles, 67% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 12.7% of vehicle volume, about 16× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5.6 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 5.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 24%, from 25 in 2016–2020 to 31 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Church & Alexander

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Wellesley Station (Line 1)305 m; College Station (Line 1)346 m; TMU Station (Line 1)733 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)824 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)920 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)938 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
506505 nearest 205 m
TTC bus
949719751365 nearest 227 m
Blue Night
306305320300365
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Church St / Alexander St 14 m · 35 docks · 60 stations, 1,423 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 (53)
  • Church St Jr & Native Learning CtrEnglish Public · 76 m
  • National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie HallPrivate · 120 m
  • National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant TheatrePrivate · 175 m
  • National Ballet School - the Shoe RoomPrivate · 196 m
  • National Ballet SchoolPrivate · 204 m
  • Le College Francais - Carlton CampusPrivate · 223 m
  • and 47 more
Community centres
Parks (47)
  • Alexander Street Parkette219 m
  • Paul Kane House Parkette285 m
  • Barbara Hall Park333 m
  • Montague Parkette380 m
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette396 m
  • Opera Place435 m
  • and 41 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch624 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 171 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 177 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 198 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 242 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 468 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 490 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 506 m
  • Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatrePerforming Arts · 640 m
Signal
1480, activated 1984 · SAP · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 92 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 13 grocery and convenience stores, and 357 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kawa Sushi, 34 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés92 within 300 m · 357 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience13 within 300 m · 43 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Maple Leaf Convenience · 445 Church Stgrocery31 mPassed, Jul 2026
Kawa Sushi · 451 Church St34 mPassed, Jul 2026
Snowday Bingsu & Dessert Cafe · 449 Church St37 mPassed, Jul 2026
Black Eagle · 457 Church St49 mPassed, Jun 2025
Kintaro Izakaya · 459 Church St54 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Drink · 459 Church St, Flr-2nd54 mPassed, Jul 2025
Native Learning Centre Snp · 83 Alexander St Rm-21375 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
North of Brooklyn Pizzeria · 469 Church St80 mPassed, Aug 2025

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 Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 539 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 222 m away at Alexander Street Parkette.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    539 m
  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    631 m
Drinking water
Alexander Street Parkette drinking fountain · 222 m; Barbara Hall Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 338 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

15 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,215 spaces; 12 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. (76 m, 160 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km15 centres · 1,215 spaces
Fee subsidy12 of 15
  • Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. · 83 Alexander St
    160 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    76 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    381 m
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    443 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Community Services Our Lady of Lourdes · 444 Sherbourne St
    91 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    508 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (373 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.3 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 373 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 1.3 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.3 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

166 registered apartment buildings with 24,651 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 35 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 7.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 100 Alexander St (88 m, 96 units, 12 storeys, built 1968), which scored 94 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 166 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 557 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 175 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings166 · 24,651 units · 35 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 4 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026557 across the 166
Open fire-code violations175
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
100 Alexander St · Colonia Treuhand Management Inc.9612196894 · Nov 2025188 m
58 Maitland St · Living Properties Inc.454192888 · Jun 20242153 m
40-50 Alexander St · Greenrock Property Management Limited24418196389 · Aug 20260156 m
40-50 Alexander St · Greenrock Property Management Limited24419196386 · Nov 20250156 m
40-50 Alexander St · Brookfield Properties21729196395 · Nov 20251156 m
100 Maitland St · Westdale Properties10218196593 · Nov 20250157 m
95 Wood StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin728199396 · Jul 20260158 m
54 Maitland St · Akelius Canada Ltd454192778 · Oct 20251162 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 lots944 lots · ≈23,640 spaces · 70.9 ha
Within 500 m86 lots · ≈2,180 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 5,461 spaces
EV charging (City)9 Wellesley St W. · 425 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking215 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 50 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Wellesley St E · Surface307 m12654% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface539 m9175% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface568 m3073% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage748 m64618% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage856 m26258% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 40 m away, ≈8 spaces; 59 m away, ≈34 spaces; 85 m away, ≈76 spaces; 89 m away, ≈28 spaces; 96 m away, ≈22 spaces; 132 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (633 m, 1 ports); 188 Carlton St (640 m, 1 ports); 20 Charles St E. (703 m, 23 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, Jun 11, 2026

The south leg carries the load — 4,288 northbound vehicles, or 40% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 1. Most cyclists arrived from the north (643 of 1,372). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,124 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 46% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (772). Heavy vehicles made up 2.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north3,702southbound · 643 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the west2,828eastbound · 185 bikes · 1.6% heavy
Total vehicles10,8198,361 pedestrians · 1,372 cyclists · 2.1% heavy
From the east1westbound · 39 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south4,288northbound · 505 bikes · 2.0% heavy
AM peak hour772 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,124 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 11, 2026

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

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. Alexander St between Alexander Pl and Mutual St measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 37 km/h (Oct 2019). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Alexander St (53 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 61,958 vehicles logged in July 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Church St · Alexander St – Maitland St · 55 mJun 2022 · 7 days6,94130 km/h38 km/h44 km/h
Alexander St · Alexander Pl – Mutual St · 86 mOct 2019 · 3 days62628 km/h37 km/h42 km/h

School-zone speed sign 53 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct16 · 23 km/h
Over the limit0.2%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Alexander St (eastbound), 90 Alexander Street · 61,958 vehicles logged in July 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; 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 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%). The most recent report on file is from Oct 5, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions56#1891 of 5,508
With an injury9#1845 of 4,660
Property damage only40
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian2#1619 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1052 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
All since 201472latest Oct 5, 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 Jun 13, 2011.

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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle47122street/outdoor (29), apartment parking (14)
Bicycle theft2562street/outdoor (13), apartment parking (9)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Church & Alexander a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 56 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 Church & Alexander?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1648 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 67% of the median for a counted intersection, and #256 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Church & Alexander?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Church St between Alexander St and Maitland St (June 2022), found an average of 30 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 38 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 53 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Church & Alexander?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Wellesley St E (307 m away, 126 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 944 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,640 spaces — 86 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 9 Wellesley St W. (425 m).

How do I get to Church & Alexander by transit?

Wellesley Station (Line 1) is 305 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 205 m away; bus routes 94, 97, 19, 75, 13, 65 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Church & Alexander?

92 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 357 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kawa Sushi (34 m), Snowday Bingsu & Dessert Cafe (37 m), Black Eagle (49 m), Kintaro Izakaya (54 m) and The Drink (54 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 & Alexander?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 539 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Wellesley Community Centre Washroom (631 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 & Alexander?

15 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,215 spaces in total; 12 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. (76 m, 160 spaces), YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (381 m, 144 spaces) and Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (443 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Church & Alexander?

166 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 24,651 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 100 Alexander St (88 m, 96 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 58 Maitland St (153 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 40-50 Alexander St (156 m, 244 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 40-50 Alexander St (156 m, 244 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 166 is 88 out of 100; 4 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 & Alexander?

Toronto Police place 47 thefts from vehicles and 25 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 4 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 Church-Wellesley page.

What neighbourhood is Church & Alexander in?

Church & Alexander is in Church-Wellesley (City of Toronto neighbourhood 167). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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