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Church & Carlton

Church St & Carlton St · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

In Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core, Church & Carlton is a moderately heavy crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2022 that issued 121 tickets in 2025, a live City traffic camera and 6 schools within 250 m. Nearby: College Station (Line 1) 305 m away.

Traffic volume
20,870
vehicles · 14-hour count, Apr 8, 2025
27,990 pedestrians · 1,855 cyclists · #817 busiest
Collisions
269
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
44 with an injury · 177 property damage · #344 of 5,508 · +9 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
121
tickets in 2025
since 2022 · 72 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
College Station 305 m · 2 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 70 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,490 vehicles, 1.29× the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.3 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 8.9% of vehicle volume, about 11× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 27 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 12.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.6× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 25%, from 154 in 2016–2020 to 115 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Church & Carlton

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Carlton St & 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 8035 · Carlton St & Church St
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Church & Carlton, 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 8035 · Carlton St & 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
College Station (Line 1)305 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)478 m; TMU Station (Line 1)546 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)925 m; Queen Station (Line 1)948 m
Streetcar
506505 nearest 17 m
TTC bus
949775191365 nearest 257 m
Blue Night
306305320365
Nearest stops
5 surface stops within 300 m — Carlton St at Church St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Granby St / Church St - SMART 56 m · 24 docks · 60 stations, 1,482 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 (51)
  • Taie International Institute SchoolPrivate · 34 m
  • Le College Francais - Carlton CampusPrivate · 134 m
  • Church St Jr & Native Learning CtrEnglish Public · 193 m
  • National Ballet School - Margaret McCain Acedemic CentrePrivate · 217 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Theatre SchoolUniversity · 233 m
  • National Ballet SchoolPrivate · 238 m
  • and 45 more
Community centres
  • Wellesley Community Centre754 m
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre1 km
  • Moss Park Arena1.1 km
Parks (49)
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette262 m
  • Alexander Street Parkette326 m
  • Montague Parkette379 m
  • Allan Gardens403 m
  • Paul Kane House Parkette490 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Square490 m
  • and 43 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch740 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch910 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 87 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 280 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 291 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 315 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 340 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 385 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 447 m
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 465 m
Signal
0023, activated 1932 · FT · 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

Toronto Public Health inspects 81 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 354 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Guac Mexi Grill, 24 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés81 within 300 m · 354 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Guac Mexi Grill · 436 Church St Unit-B24 mPassed, Aug 2026
Wing Stop · 432 Church St Unit-C32 mPassed, Apr 2026
Pi Co. · 432 Church St32 mPassed, Aug 2026
Pi Co. · 432 Church St32 mPassed, Jul 2025
Ajisen Ramen · 399 Church St Bldg-134 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
J-Mart · 399 Church St Bldg--34 mPassed, Apr 2026
Matcha Matcha · 407 Church St Bldg--43 mPassed, Jul 2026
Globol Foodtech · 60 Carlton St60 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction

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, 436 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 254 m away at Joseph Sheard Parkette.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    436 m
  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    754 m
Drinking water
Joseph Sheard Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 254 m; Allan Gardens drinking fountain · 280 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

16 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,204 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. (193 m, 160 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km16 centres · 1,204 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 16
  • Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. · 83 Alexander St
    160 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    193 m
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    424 m
  • Gerrard Early Learning Centre · 163 Gerrard St E
    56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    445 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) · 350 Victoria St
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    466 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (448 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 448 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 1.2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.1 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 163 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 20,699 rental units, 7.4× the median for a Toronto intersection — 40 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 385 Church St (55 m, 120 units, 13 storeys, built 1972), which scored 93 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Four buildings of the 163 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 461 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 187 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings163 · 20,699 units · 40 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 4 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026461 across the 163
Open fire-code violations187
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
385 Church StToronto Community Housing12013197293 · Jul 2026055 m
84 Carlton Stsocial housing · Aykler Management15412199492 · Jul 20261 · 7 fire70 m
92 Carlton StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin11012201098 · Nov 20250102 m
95 Wood StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin728199396 · Jul 20260117 m
33 Wood St · First Elnor Holdings Ltd24030197295 · Sep 20263 · 5 fire166 m
20 Carlton St · Park Property Management Inc.21616197993 · Aug 20263182 m
330 Jarvis StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation8210199597 · Aug 20260197 m
25 Wood St · Park Property Management Inc.28426197983 · Oct 20255 · 4 fire199 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 lots842 lots · ≈21,940 spaces · 65.8 ha
Within 500 m72 lots · ≈1,800 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 7,887 spaces
EV charging (City)9 Wellesley St W. · 565 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking201 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 58 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Wellesley St E · Surface475 m12654% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface554 m9175% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage654 m26258% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface767 m3073% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface866 m27 *

Nearest lots: 101 m away, ≈23 spaces; 108 m away, ≈13 spaces; 116 m away, ≈32 spaces; 120 m away, ≈14 spaces; 134 m away, ≈10 spaces; 140 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (594 m, 1 ports); 188 Carlton St (603 m, 1 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (630 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, Apr 8, 2025

No single direction dominates: each approach carried between 4,802 and 5,659 vehicles. Evening rush dominates here: 1,937 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 1,677 in the morning peak from 9:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north5,234southbound · 550 bikes · 2.6% heavy
From the west5,659eastbound · 438 bikes · 1.9% heavy
Total vehicles20,87027,990 pedestrians · 1,855 cyclists · 2.3% heavy
From the east5,175westbound · 426 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the south4,802northbound · 441 bikes · 3.1% heavy
AM peak hour1,677 vehicles from 9:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,937 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Apr 8, 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 Church St between Alexander St and Maitland St, 267 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 30 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 38 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. 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. At the school-zone speed sign on Alexander St (227 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.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Church St · Alexander St – Maitland St · 267 mJun 2022 · 7 days6,94130 km/h38 km/h44 km/h

School-zone speed sign 227 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.

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 2016, with 44 collisions; 2025 recorded 29. 44 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 54 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 20% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 32 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (12%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 12.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions269#344 of 5,508
With an injury44#286 of 4,660
Property damage only177
Fail to remain54
Involving a pedestrian12#146 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist20#19 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
With a fatality0
Severity not classified48
Since January 2026 (outside the window)9
All since 2014345latest Jun 9, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Aug 12, 2012.

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

16 thefts from vehicles and 97 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 19× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 11.3 a year. 88% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 38% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 3 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 4, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1632street/outdoor (14), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft97321street/outdoor (37), commercial premises (29)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 4, 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 & Carlton a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 269 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 & Carlton?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #817 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.29× the median for a counted intersection, and #44 for pedestrians.

Is there a red-light camera at Church & Carlton?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Church & Carlton since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 121 tickets in 2025 (133 in 2024) and 72 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 469 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Church & Carlton?

121 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — about the same as 133 in 2024, and 72 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 469 tickets since 2022. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

How fast do cars go at Church & Carlton?

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 227 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 & Carlton?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Wellesley St E (475 m away, 126 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 842 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,940 spaces — 72 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 9 Wellesley St W. (565 m).

How do I get to Church & Carlton by transit?

College Station (Line 1) is 305 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 17 m away; bus routes 94, 97, 75, 19, 13, 65 within 1 km (nearest stop: Carlton St at Church St, 257 m).

What restaurants are near Church & Carlton?

81 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 354 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Guac Mexi Grill (24 m), Wing Stop (32 m), Pi Co. (32 m), Pi Co. (32 m) and Ajisen Ramen (34 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 & Carlton?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 436 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Wellesley Community Centre Washroom (754 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 & Carlton?

16 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,204 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. (193 m, 160 spaces), Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (424 m, 16 spaces) and Gerrard Early Learning Centre (445 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Church & Carlton?

163 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 20,699 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 385 Church St (55 m, 120 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 84 Carlton St (70 m, 154 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 92 Carlton St (102 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 95 Wood St (117 m, 72 units, RentSafeTO score 96). The average RentSafeTO score across the 163 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 & Carlton?

Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and 97 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 3 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 & Carlton in?

Church & Carlton is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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