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Church & Isabella

Church St & Isabella St · Toronto, Ontario · Church-Wellesley · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Church & Isabella is a mid-volume intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Church-Wellesley, in central Toronto. At the corner: 2 schools within 250 m and parks. Nearby: Wellesley Station (Line 1) 281 m away.

Traffic volume
11,768
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 9, 2025
7,188 pedestrians · 1,904 cyclists · #1567 busiest
Collisions
77
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 60 property damage · #1424 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Wellesley Station 281 m · 1 streetcar route · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 27 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 840 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 73% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 16.2% of vehicle volume, about 21× the typical share. That comes with about 7.7 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 6.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.32× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 40%, from 48 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Church & Isabella

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)281 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)331 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)433 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)631 m; Bay Station (Line 2)679 m; College Station (Line 1)770 m; Museum Station (Line 1)921 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
506 nearest 418 m
TTC bus
949775191365 nearest 300 m
Blue Night
306300320365
Nearest stops
no surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Isabella St / Church St 26 m · 27 docks · 55 stations, 1,190 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 (45)
  • The Abelard Centre For EducationPrivate · 138 m
  • Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 219 m
  • Jarvis Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 424 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 437 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella NorthEnglish Separate · 449 m
  • National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie HallPrivate · 459 m
  • and 39 more
Community centres
Parks (50)
  • Charles Street Parkette155 m
  • Barbara Hall Park221 m
  • George Hislop Park235 m
  • Norman Jewison Park239 m
  • James Canning Gardens279 m
  • Paul Kane House Parkette287 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch553 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch620 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch665 m
Places of interest
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 299 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 453 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 538 m
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 544 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 561 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 565 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 699 m
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 799 m
Signal
0572, activated 1967 · 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 50 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 357 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Say Coffee, 68 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés50 within 300 m · 357 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 43 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Say Coffee · 66 Isabella St68 mPassed, Jul 2026
Town Star Food Mart · 599 Church Stgrocery73 mPassed, May 2026
Town Inn Suites · 620 Church St98 mPassed, May 2024
Onoir · 620 Church St99 mPassed, Aug 2026
Cafe Our Hours · 557 Church St137 mPassed, Jul 2026
Cafe Our Hours · 557 Church St138 mPassed, Jul 2025
Elmspa · 557 Church St, Flr-3138 mPassed, Aug 2025
Hakka & Co · 555 Church St159 mPassed, Mar 2026

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 Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 605 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 212 m away at Barbara Hall Park.

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    605 m
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    1 km
Drinking water
Barbara Hall Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 212 m; Barbara Hall Park dog fountain · 242 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

12 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,014 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site (376 m, 85 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km12 centres · 1,014 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 12
  • Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site · 160 Bloor St E
    85 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    376 m
  • University of Toronto Childcare On Charles · 35 Charles St W
    73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    441 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 15 Breadalbane St
    144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    570 m
  • Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. · 83 Alexander St
    160 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    573 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (624 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 624 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 1.7 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.1 km135 Davenport Rd

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 143 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 22,721 rental units, 6.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — 21 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 608 Church St (37 m, 35 units, 4 storeys, built 1910), which scored 95 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 143 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 532 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 150 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings143 · 22,721 units · 21 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026532 across the 143
Open fire-code violations150
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
608 Church St · Cogir Real Estate354191095 · Nov 2025037 m
81 Isabella St · Akelius Canada Ltd483192896 · Jun 2025158 m
59 Isabella St · Falconwin Property Management10114196387 · Jun 20250 · 8 fire60 m
66 Isabella St · Park Property Management Inc.41127201695 · Jun 20246 · 6 fire68 m
55 Isabella St · Cromwell Management Inc.8212196593 · Jul 20250106 m
89 Isabella St · Signet Group Inc7613195991 · Aug 20260110 m
48 Isabella St · Hollyburn Properties Ltd8410196095 · Jun 20251114 m
60 Gloucester St · Hollyburn Properties Ltd7711196092 · Aug 20260 · 7 fire119 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 lots887 lots · ≈22,180 spaces · 66.5 ha
Within 500 m96 lots · ≈2,660 spaces
Green P (public)21 car parks · about 4,669 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Charles St E. · 255 m · 22 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking147 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 72 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.7 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
13 Isabella St · Surface232 m3073% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage283 m64618% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface409 m12654% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface806 m9175% (Q1 2026)
74 Yorkville Ave · Garage870 m17575% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 36 m away, ≈3 spaces; 39 m away, ≈18 spaces; 54 m away, ≈31 spaces; 54 m away, ≈7 spaces; 60 m away, ≈10 spaces; 70 m away, ≈13 spaces. More EV charging: 9 Wellesley St W. (484 m, 8 ports); 74 Yorkville Ave (810 m, 9 ports); 186 Carlton St (1 km, 1 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, Sep 9, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,782 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 41% of the total, against 6 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,089 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 887 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north4,782southbound · 661 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the west3,599eastbound · 332 bikes · 1.3% heavy
Total vehicles11,7687,188 pedestrians · 1,904 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east6westbound · 154 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,381northbound · 757 bikes · 3.1% heavy
AM peak hour887 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,089 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 9, 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 Isabella St between George Hislop Park Trl and Church St, 107 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2019 put the average speed at 33 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 41 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 4,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Church St · Gloucester St – Isabella St · 57 mSep 2012 · 3 days9,421
Isabella St · George Hislop Park Trl – Church St · 107 mOct 2019 · 3 days4,60133 km/h41 km/h45 km/h

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 2020, with 14 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 9 collisions (12%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 7 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (9%) — 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 Apr 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions77#1424 of 5,508
With an injury9#1896 of 4,660
Property damage only60
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian3#1260 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#599 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 2014100latest Apr 26, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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

45 thefts from vehicles and 37 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 14× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 13 in 2023–2025, about 4.3 a year, against 9.9 a year before that. 73% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 62% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle45121street/outdoor (33), apartment parking (9)
Bicycle theft3711apartment parking (23), street/outdoor (8)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 1, 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 & Isabella a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 77 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 & Isabella?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1567 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 73% of the median for a counted intersection, and #299 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Church & Isabella?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Isabella St between George Hislop Park Trl and Church St (October 2019), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 41 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Church & Isabella?

The nearest Green P car park is 13 Isabella St (232 m away, 30 spaces, 73% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 887 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,180 spaces — 96 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Charles St E. (255 m).

How do I get to Church & Isabella by transit?

Wellesley Station (Line 1) is 281 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 418 m away; bus routes 94, 97, 75, 19, 13, 65 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Church & Isabella?

50 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 Say Coffee (68 m), Town Inn Suites (98 m), Onoir (99 m), Cafe Our Hours (137 m) and Cafe Our Hours (138 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 & Isabella?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 605 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Isabella?

12 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,014 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company - Bloor Street Site (376 m, 85 spaces), University of Toronto Childcare On Charles (441 m, 73 spaces) and YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (570 m, 144 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Church & Isabella?

143 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 22,721 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 608 Church St (37 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 81 Isabella St (58 m, 48 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 59 Isabella St (60 m, 101 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 66 Isabella St (68 m, 411 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 143 is 88 out of 100; 3 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 & Isabella?

Toronto Police place 45 thefts from vehicles and 37 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 & Isabella in?

Church & Isabella is in Church-Wellesley (City of Toronto neighbourhood 167). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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