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Church & Maitland

Church St & Maitland St · Toronto, Ontario · Church-Wellesley · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Church-Wellesley Village BIA

Church & Maitland is an intersection of typical volume, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Church-Wellesley, in the downtown core. It has 2 schools within 250 m, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal at the corner. Nearby: Wellesley Station (Line 1) 358 m away.

Traffic
9,966
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 26, 2026
12,240 pedestrians · 1,110 cyclists
Collisions
97
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured · #1150 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Wellesley Station 358 m · 14 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
86/100
city median 48 · #129 of 5,672
36 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 121 m

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Church & Maitland

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 · Sep 26, 2026 · weekend

The south leg carries the load — 4,205 northbound vehicles, or 42% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 19. Most cyclists arrived from the north (475 of 1,110). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 976 vehicles in the hour from 6:15 p.m., 73% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (563). Heavy vehicles made up 1.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north3,260southbound · 475 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the west19eastbound · 58 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles9,96612,240 pedestrians · 1,110 cyclists · 1.9% heavy
From the east2,482westbound · 144 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the south4,205northbound · 433 bikes · 2.0% heavy

Peak hours: 563 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 976 from 6:15 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

2022 was the peak year (14 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 8% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 cyclist was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Oct 27, 2024.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions97#1150 of 5,519
With an injury8#2084 of 4,669
Property damage only75
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian4#982 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist5#463 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified14
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
Killed or seriously injured1
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Oct 27, 2024

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

The City's counter on Maitland Pl between Homewood Ave and Jarvis St (318 m away) recorded an average of 32 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2017; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 2,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Maitland St between Church St and Wellspring Lane measured slower: 19 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 27 km/h (Sep 2026) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Alexander St (113 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
Maitland St · Church St – Wellspring Lane · 26 mSep 2026 · 7 days4,08119 km/h27 km/h32 km/h
Church St · Alexander St – Maitland St · 55 mJun 2022 · 7 days6,94130 km/h38 km/h44 km/h
Maitland Pl · Homewood Ave – Jarvis St · 318 mNov 2017 · 3 days1,98332 km/h42 km/h47 km/h
Speed sign
Alexander St (eastbound), 113 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.

The crossing
Signal 2016, activated 2004 · 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
Wellesley Station (Line 1)358 m · 4 min; College Station (Line 1)585 m · 7 min; Bloor Station (Line 1)894 m · 11 min
Streetcar
506 505 nearest 329 m · 4 min
TTC bus
94 97 19 75 13 nearest 132 m
Blue Night
306 305 320 300
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Church St / Alexander St 115 m · 35 docks · 41 stations, 951 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
14 car parks · about 4,018 spaces
EV charging
9 Wellesley St W. · 489 m · 8 Level 2 ports; also 20 Charles St E. (776 m), 186 Carlton St (916 m)
Bike parking
141 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 18 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.8 km)
Other lots
62 mapped lots within 500 m, 632 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
15 Wellesley St E · Surface372 m12654% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface638 m3073% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage825 m64618% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface934 m9175% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage1.2 km26258% (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

You can do a shop on foot from here: Sr-Express Composite Food Market is 121 m away. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Craig's Cookies at 38 m. There are 36 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 351 eating places within a kilometre — 8.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Churchmouse & Firkin, 28 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Village Pharmacy, 26 m away, one of six within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is Holland Centre, 259 m away, then Toronto Grace Health Centre at 725 m. For seniors' housing: Wellesley Central Place, a long-term care home 614 m away (three within a kilometre). Sunshine Centres For Seniors - St. James Town Seniors Active Living Program runs a seniors' active living programme 336 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • The Churchmouse & Firkin · 475 Church St28 m
  • O'grady's(St. John's Fish & Chips) · 518 Church St32 m
  • Mr. Tobacconist · 473 Church St34 m
  • Pizza Nova · 526 Church St Bldg-036 m
  • Indian Roti House · 471 Church St37 m
36 within 300 m · 351 within 1 km
Grocery
Sr-Express Composite Food Market 121 m · 19 within 1 km
Food shops
Craig's Cookies 38 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
The Village Pharmacy 26 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-day191 m
  • YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) · 144 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day377 m · 4 min
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 16 spaces, preschool673 m · 8 min
9 licensed centres · 752 spaces within 1 km · 7 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed719 m · 9 min
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · closed — Maintenance/Repairs866 m · 10 min
Drinking water: Barbara Hall Park 282 m · 3 min
Health and care
  • Holland Centre · hospital site259 m · 3 min
  • Toronto Grace Health Centre · hospital site725 m · 9 min
  • Wellesley Central Place · long-term care home · 3 within 1 km614 m · 7 min
  • Sunshine Centres For Seniors - St. James Town Seniors Active Living Program · seniors' active living centre336 m · 4 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 (34)
  • Paul Kane House Parkette231 m
  • Barbara Hall Park298 m · 4 min
  • Alexander Street Parkette358 m · 4 min
  • Dr. Lillian McGregor Park437 m · 5 min
  • Opera Place456 m · 5 min
and 29 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (33)
  • National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie HallPrivate · 90 m
  • Church St Jr & Native Learning CtrEnglish Public · 191 m
  • National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant TheatrePrivate · 270 m · 3 min
  • The Abelard Centre For EducationPrivate · 317 m · 4 min
  • National Ballet School - the Shoe RoomPrivate · 329 m · 4 min
and 28 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch677 m · 8 min
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.2 km · 14 min
Places of interest
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 281 m · 3 min
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 299 m · 4 min
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 316 m · 4 min
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 378 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.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #129 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 · 36 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit20/28

    Wellesley Station 0.4 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go12/14

    library 677 m away · 4 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    7 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care8/8

    8 schools within 500 m · 2 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

115 registered apartment buildings with 15,171 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 18 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 7.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 58 Maitland St (83 m, 45 units, 4 storeys, built 1928), which scored 88 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 115 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
58 Maitland St · Living Properties Inc.454192888 · Jun 202483 m
100 Maitland St · Westdale Properties10218196593 · Nov 202589 m
54 Maitland St · Akelius Canada Ltd454192778 · Oct 202594 m
56 Maitland St · Akelius Canada Ltd474192879 · Oct 202597 m
77 Wellesley St E · Metcap Living Management Inc.304192692 · Nov 2025122 m
42 Maitland St · Hazelview Property Services Inc274190987 · Oct 2025141 m

115 registered buildings · 15,171 units · 18 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

Toronto Police place 25 thefts from vehicles and 41 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 11× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 6.6 a year. 92% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 34% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 2, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle2571street/outdoor (23), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft4191street/outdoor (14), apartment parking (12)

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 & Maitland a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 97 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Maitland?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Sep 26, 2026, 62% of the median for a counted intersection, and #168 for pedestrians.

Is Church & Maitland a walkable intersection?

Church & Maitland scores 86 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #129 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: 7 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 8 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 36 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

How fast do cars go at Church & Maitland?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Maitland Pl between Homewood Ave and Jarvis St (November 2017), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 113 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 & Maitland?

The nearest Green P car park is 15 Wellesley St E (372 m away, 126 spaces, 54% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 632 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,950 spaces — 62 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 9 Wellesley St W. (489 m).

How do I get to Church & Maitland by transit?

Wellesley Station (Line 1) is 358 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 329 m away; bus routes 94, 97, 19, 75, 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Church & Maitland?

36 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 351 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are The Churchmouse & Firkin (28 m), O'grady's(St. John's Fish & Chips) (32 m), Mr. Tobacconist (34 m), Pizza Nova (36 m) and Indian Roti House (37 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Church & Maitland?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 719 m away. Next nearest: Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom (866 m).

Is there child care near Church & Maitland?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 752 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Church Street School Day Care Service Inc. (191 m, 160 spaces), YMCA Child Development Centre (YMCA) (377 m, 144 spaces) and Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (673 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Church & Maitland?

115 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 15,171 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 58 Maitland St (83 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 100 Maitland St (89 m, 102 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 54 Maitland St (94 m, 45 units, RentSafeTO score 78) and 56 Maitland St (97 m, 47 units, RentSafeTO score 79). The average RentSafeTO score across the 115 is 88 out of 100; 3 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Church & Maitland?

Toronto Police place 25 thefts from vehicles and 41 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Church-Wellesley page.

What neighbourhood is Church & Maitland in?

Church & Maitland is in Church-Wellesley (City of Toronto neighbourhood 167). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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