Church & Gloucester

Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 9, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,435 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 1 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the south (801 of 1,797). Evening rush dominates here: 1,208 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:30 p.m., against 695 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 14 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 695 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,208 from 5:30 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 worst year was 2023, with 7 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 7 collisions (22%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (25%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 1, 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 Dec 4, 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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2022

On Gloucester St between Church St and Jarvis St, 108 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2019 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Church St between Alexander St and Maitland St measured slower: 30 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Jun 2022). 3 speed humps slow traffic on Gloucester Street between Yonge St and Church St, and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Traffic calming

Gloucester Street (Yonge St – Church St): 3 speed humps; Gloucester Street (Church St – Jarvis St): 2 speed humps

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 2530, activated 2021 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 30 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  Wellesley Station 0.3 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 764 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation7/10

  6 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.8 km

• Schools and child care5/8

  4 schools within 500 m · 7 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot10/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals · 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.

Within a kilometre there are 113 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 16,872 rental units, 7.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — 15 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 67 Gloucester St (47 m, 15 units, 3 storeys, built 1911), which scored 89 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 113 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

113 registered buildings · 16,872 units · 15 social housing · tallest 51 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.

17 thefts from vehicles and 17 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.4 a year. 59% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 41% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 18, 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 9, 2025.
• 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; 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: 43.66735, -79.38162 · centreline node 13463924.