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Church & Gould

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

In Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core, Church & Gould is a mid-volume intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: 3 schools within 250 m, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: TMU Station (Line 1) 322 m away.

Traffic
9,763
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 15, 2025
17,293 pedestrians · 1,559 cyclists
Collisions
38
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #2458 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
TMU Station 322 m · 16 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
83/100
city median 48 · #216 of 5,672
47 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 125 m

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Church & Gould

Traffic and safety

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

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 15, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 4,375 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 517 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (656 of 1,559). Evening rush dominates here: 908 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 743 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north4,330southbound · 656 bikes · 3.6% heavy
From the west517eastbound · 230 bikes · 4.4% heavy
Total vehicles9,76317,293 pedestrians · 1,559 cyclists · 3.6% heavy
From the east541westbound · 243 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the south4,375northbound · 430 bikes · 3.6% heavy

Peak hours: 743 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 908 from 4:45 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 2018, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 6 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 22, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 4 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Apr 12, 2013.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions38#2458 of 5,519
With an injury6
Property damage only27
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian2
Involving a cyclist3#798 of 2,576
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20064latest Apr 12, 2013

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.

The crossing
Signal 0993, activated 1973 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · 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
TMU Station (Line 1)322 m · 4 min; College Station (Line 1)627 m · 7 min; Queen Station (Line 1)773 m · 9 min; St Patrick Station (Line 1)1 km · 12 min
Streetcar
505 506 501 nearest 206 m
TTC bus
97 19 94 75 13 nearest 320 m · 4 min
Blue Night
305 306 301 320
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Gould St / Mutual St 87 m · 31 docks · 43 stations, 1,049 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
16 car parks · about 6,493 spaces
EV charging
Yonge Street at Dundas St. · 420 m · 8 Level 2 ports; also 91 Elizabeth St (837 m), 186 Carlton St (904 m)
Bike parking
101 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1 km)
Other lots
32 mapped lots within 500 m, 680 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Dundas Sq · Garage418 m26258% (Q1 2026)
37 Queen St E · Garage714 m63152% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface764 m27 *—
87 Richmond St E · Surface781 m2092% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface1 km9175% (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

Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Metro, 125 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Spice 66, 272 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 47 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 366 — 8.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Good Food Centre - Tmsu, 78 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Metro Drugs, 278 m away; 12 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 592 m away, then SickKids at 1.0 km. For seniors' housing: Sherbourne Place, a long-term care home 922 m away. Sunshine Centres For Seniors - St. James Town Seniors Active Living Program runs a seniors' active living programme 531 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Good Food Centre - Tmsu · 55 Gould St Unit-B0378 m
  • Bento · 89 Gould St125 m
  • Pizza Shab · 155 Dalhousie St Unit-1015a156 m
  • Tmu - Illc/Maggie's Eatery · 240 Jarvis St174 m
  • Balzac's Coffee · 122 Bond St183 m
47 within 300 m · 366 within 1 km
Grocery
Metro 125 m · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Spice 66 272 m · 3 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Metro Drugs 278 m · 3 min · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) · 39 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day222 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 44 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten544 m · 6 min
  • Gerrard Early Learning Centre · 56 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day581 m · 7 min
7 licensed centres · 547 spaces within 1 km · 5 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Maintenance/Repairs704 m · 8 min
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed913 m · 11 min
Drinking water: Toronto Metropolitan University Square 375 m · 4 min; Arena Gardens 430 m · 5 min
Health and care
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site592 m · 7 min
  • SickKids · hospital site1 km · 12 min
  • Sherbourne Place · long-term care home922 m · 11 min
  • Sunshine Centres For Seniors - St. James Town Seniors Active Living Program · seniors' active living centre531 m · 6 min

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 (36)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Square187 m
  • Arena Gardens435 m · 5 min
  • 45 Dalhousie St Park516 m · 6 min
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette581 m · 7 min
  • Allan Gardens667 m · 8 min
and 31 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (36)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - School of Interior DesignUniversity · 95 m
  • TMU - Heidelberg Centre School of Graphic Comm'ns MgmtUniversity · 123 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - School of Image ArtsUniversity · 184 m
  • TMU - Heaslip HouseUniversity · 281 m · 3 min
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Theatre SchoolUniversity · 308 m · 4 min
and 31 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1 km · 12 min
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.1 km · 13 min
Places of interest
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 140 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 347 m · 4 min
  • Mackenzie HouseMuseum · 379 m · 5 min
  • Little CanadaAttraction · 402 m · 5 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.

83of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #216 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 47 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit20/28

    TMU Station 0.3 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go12/14

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

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    8 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot8/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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 96 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 11,568 rental units, 6.4× the median for a Toronto intersection — 32 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 145 Mutual St (204 m, 145 units, 15 storeys, built 1985), which scored 82 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 96 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
145 Mutual St Toronto Community Housing · Greenwin14515198582 · Sep 2025204 m
177 Mutual St social housing · Myrmex Non-Profit Housing4210199175 · Jul 2024257 m · 3 min
50 Gerrard St E · Peakmade Campus Canada18812200798 · Dec 2025277 m · 3 min
80 Dundas St E social housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp.13815199592 · Oct 2025289 m · 3 min
262 Jarvis St · Signet Group Inc7261929100 · Jun 2025297 m · 4 min
40 Gerrard St E · Maple Leaf Property Management44733196982 · Jul 2026363 m · 4 min

96 registered buildings · 11,568 units · 32 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

Six thefts from vehicles and 16 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.2 a year. 83% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 75% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 20, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle620street/outdoor (5), school/campus (1)
Bicycle theft1641school/campus (12), street/outdoor (4)

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 & Gould a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 38 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 & Gould?

A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 15, 2025, 60% of the median for a counted intersection, and #104 for pedestrians.

Is Church & Gould a walkable intersection?

Church & Gould scores 83 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #216 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: 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 47 places to eat within 300 m; 8 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; library 1 km away · 6 places of interest within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

Where can I park near Church & Gould?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Dundas Sq (418 m away, 262 spaces, 58% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 680 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,100 spaces — 32 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Yonge Street at Dundas St. (420 m).

How do I get to Church & Gould by transit?

TMU Station (Line 1) is 322 m away; streetcar routes 505, 506, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 206 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 94, 75, 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Church & Gould?

47 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 366 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Good Food Centre - Tmsu (78 m), Bento (125 m), Pizza Shab (156 m), Tmu - Illc/Maggie's Eatery (174 m) and Balzac's Coffee (183 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Church & Gould?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 704 m away. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom (913 m); City Hall (1.0 km).

Is there child care near Church & Gould?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 547 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) (222 m, 39 spaces), Bloomsbury Academy (544 m, 44 spaces) and Gerrard Early Learning Centre (581 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Church & Gould?

96 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 11,568 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 145 Mutual St (204 m, 145 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 177 Mutual St (257 m, 42 units, RentSafeTO score 75), 50 Gerrard St E (277 m, 188 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 80 Dundas St E (289 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 96 is 89 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Church & Gould?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and 16 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is Church & Gould in?

Church & Gould 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