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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 mid-volume intersection, 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 2 schools within 250 m. Nearby: College Station (Line 1) 318 m away.

Traffic
15,841
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 26, 2026
25,215 pedestrians · 1,840 cyclists
Collisions
269
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #344 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
College Station 318 m · 15 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
83/100
city median 48 · #209 of 5,672
47 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 60 m

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Church & Carlton

Traffic and safety

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

Live traffic camera RESCU 8035 · 15 m

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Live camera RESCU 8035 · Carlton St & Church St
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 26, 2026 · weekend

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,380 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 28% of the total, against 3,248 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,651 vehicles in the peak hour from 6:45 p.m., against 954 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north4,145southbound · 550 bikes · 2.1% heavy
From the west4,380eastbound · 428 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles15,84125,215 pedestrians · 1,840 cyclists · 2.9% heavy
From the east3,248westbound · 392 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the south4,068northbound · 470 bikes · 2.1% heavy

Peak hours: 954 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,651 from 6:45 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 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, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 27, 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 Aug 12, 2012.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions269#344 of 5,519
With an injury44#286 of 4,669
Property damage only177
Fail to remain54
Involving a pedestrian12#146 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist20#19 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
Severity not classified48
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Aug 12, 2012

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

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), 0.2% of the 55,240 vehicles logged in August 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
Speed sign
Alexander St (eastbound), 227 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.

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.

Red-light camera
In operation since 2022; 121 tickets in 2025, 72 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Toronto and East York.
The crossing
Signal 0023, activated 1932 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Subway
College Station (Line 1)318 m · 4 min; Wellesley Station (Line 1)679 m · 8 min; TMU Station (Line 1)745 m · 9 min
Streetcar
506 505 nearest 17 m
TTC bus
94 97 75 19 13 65 nearest 265 m · 3 min
Blue Night
306 305 320 365
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 71 m · 24 docks · 44 stations, 1,045 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
15 car parks · about 5,990 spaces
EV charging
186 Carlton St · 595 m · 1 Level 2 ports; also 188 Carlton St (603 m), 9 Wellesley St W. (788 m)
Bike parking
157 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 58 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.5 km)
Other lots
43 mapped lots within 500 m, 663 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
405 Sherbourne St · Surface686 m9175% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface693 m12654% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage841 m26258% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface1 km3073% (Q1 2026)
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface1 km3555% (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

A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Loblaws, 60 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Hitotoki Bakery, 222 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 47 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 356 — 8.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Guac Mexi Grill, 24 m away. Three pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Maple Leaf Medical Pharmacy, 35 m away. The nearest hospital site is Holland Centre, 580 m away, then Women's College Hospital at 717 m. For seniors' housing: Sherbourne Place, a long-term care home 628 m away (three within a kilometre). Sunshine Centres For Seniors - St. James Town Seniors Active Living Program runs a seniors' active living programme 105 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Guac Mexi Grill · 436 Church St Unit-B24 m
  • Pi Co. · 432 Church St32 m
  • Wing Stop · 432 Church St Unit-C32 m
  • Ajisen Ramen · 399 Church St Bldg-134 m
  • J-Mart · 399 Church St Bldg--34 m
47 within 300 m · 356 within 1 km
Grocery
Loblaws 60 m · 18 within 1 km
Food shops
Hitotoki Bakery 222 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Maple Leaf Medical Pharmacy 35 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. · 160 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day294 m · 4 min
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 16 spaces, preschool453 m · 5 min
  • Gerrard Early Learning Centre · 56 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day588 m · 7 min
7 licensed centres · 576 spaces within 1 km · 5 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Maintenance/Repairs588 m · 7 min
Drinking water: Joseph Sheard Parkette 316 m · 4 min; McGill Parkette 383 m · 5 min (off)
Health and care
  • Holland Centre · hospital site580 m · 7 min
  • Women's College Hospital · hospital site717 m · 9 min
  • Sherbourne Place · long-term care home · 3 within 1 km628 m · 7 min
  • Sunshine Centres For Seniors - St. James Town Seniors Active Living Program · seniors' active living centre105 m

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 (40)
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette338 m · 4 min
  • Alexander Street Parkette461 m · 5 min
  • Allan Gardens478 m · 6 min
  • Paul Kane House Parkette552 m · 7 min
  • Montague Parkette585 m · 7 min
and 35 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (35)
  • Taie International Institute SchoolPrivate · 34 m
  • Le College Francais - Carlton CampusPrivate · 159 m
  • Church St Jr & Native Learning CtrEnglish Public · 294 m · 4 min
  • National Ballet SchoolPrivate · 331 m · 4 min
  • National Ballet School - Margaret McCain Acedemic CentrePrivate · 348 m · 4 min
and 30 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1 km · 12 min
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1 km · 12 min
Places of interest
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 122 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 385 m · 5 min
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 387 m · 5 min
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 469 m · 6 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.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #209 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 47 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit22/28

    College Station 0.3 km · 5 stops within 300 m · 15 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go12/14

    library 1 km away · 6 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    3 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1 km

  • Schools and child care8/8

    8 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 121 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 13,324 rental units, 8.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — 24 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 385 Church St (75 m, 120 units, 13 storeys, built 1972), which scored 93 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 121 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
385 Church St Toronto Community Housing12013197293 · Jul 202675 m
84 Carlton St social housing · Aykler Management15412199492 · Jul 202690 m
92 Carlton St Toronto Community Housing · Greenwin11012201098 · Nov 2025120 m
20 Carlton St · Park Property Management Inc.21616197993 · Aug 2026203 m
95 Wood St Toronto Community Housing · Greenwin728199396 · Jul 2026208 m
330 Jarvis St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation8210199597 · Aug 2026222 m

121 registered buildings · 13,324 units · 24 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.

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)

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 mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Sep 26, 2026, about the median for a counted intersection, and #53 for pedestrians.

Is Church & Carlton a walkable intersection?

Church & Carlton scores 83 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #209 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: 8 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 47 places to eat within 300 m; library 1 km away · 6 places of interest within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.

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 penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.

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), 0.2% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Church & Carlton?

The nearest Green P car park is 405 Sherbourne St (686 m away, 91 spaces, 75% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 663 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,190 spaces — 43 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 186 Carlton St (595 m).

How do I get to Church & Carlton by transit?

College Station (Line 1) is 318 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, 265 m).

What restaurants are near Church & Carlton?

47 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 356 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Guac Mexi Grill (24 m), Pi Co. (32 m), Wing Stop (32 m), Ajisen Ramen (34 m) and J-Mart (34 m). 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, 588 m away. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs.

Is there child care near Church & Carlton?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 576 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. (294 m, 160 spaces), Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (453 m, 16 spaces) and Gerrard Early Learning Centre (588 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Church & Carlton?

121 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 13,324 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 385 Church St (75 m, 120 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 84 Carlton St (90 m, 154 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 92 Carlton St (120 m, 110 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 20 Carlton St (203 m, 216 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 121 is 89 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

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. 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