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Earl & Sherbourne

Earl St & Sherbourne St · Toronto, Ontario · North St.James Town · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Earl & Sherbourne is a moderately travelled crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in North St.James Town, in central Toronto. It has a protected bikeway, 2 schools within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Sherbourne Station (Line 2) 383 m away.

Traffic volume
8,127
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jan 31, 2024
7,685 pedestrians · 1,654 cyclists · #1842 busiest
Collisions
52
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 32 property damage · #2013 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1341 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Sherbourne Station 383 m · 1 streetcar route · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 42 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 580 vehicles, 50% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.1 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 20.4% of vehicle volume, about 26× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 6.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 27%, from 30 in 2016–2020 to 22 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 52 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Earl & Sherbourne

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Sherbourne Station (Line 2)383 m; Castle Frank Station (Line 2)700 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)736 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)821 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)890 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 634 m
TTC bus
7594659782 nearest 28 m
Blue Night
306300365320
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Sherbourne St at Earl St North Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on Sherbourne St installed 2001
Bike Share
Bleecker St / St James Ave 90 m · 23 docks · 39 stations, 885 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 (38)
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 173 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella NorthEnglish Separate · 228 m
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 273 m
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 301 m
  • Jarvis Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 350 m
  • Winchester Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 446 m
  • and 32 more
Parks (49)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch156 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 511 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 546 m
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 713 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 801 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 831 m
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 837 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 864 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 927 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 29 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 11 grocery and convenience stores, and 348 eating places within a kilometre — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Homes First Society 50 Earl St, 35 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés29 within 300 m · 348 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience11 within 300 m · 52 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Homes First Society 50 Earl St · 50 Earl St35 mPassed, Aug 2026
Art City In St James Town · 545 Sherbourne St Bldg-140 mPassed, Mar 2026
Freshslice · 545 Sherbourne St Unit-440 mPassed, Jun 2026
Sherbourne Variety & Gift · 545 Sherbourne Stgrocery40 mPassed, Jul 2026
Freshco · 559 Sherbourne Stgrocery63 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Our Lady of Lourdes · 275 Bleecker St77 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
Fife House Foundation · 490 Sherbourne St124 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Tropical Joe's · 563f Sherbourne St128 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions

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, 129 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 237 m away at St. James Town West Park (currently off).

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    129 m
Drinking water
St. James Town West Park drinking fountain · 237 m · off; Dr. Gordon Chong Park bottle filling station · 375 m · off

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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,125 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi (117 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 1,125 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 13
  • Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi · 495 Sherbourne St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    117 m
  • George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre · 675 Ontario St
    171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    273 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Community Services Our Lady of Lourdes · 444 Sherbourne St
    91 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    301 m
  • The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. · 525 Bloor St E
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    373 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (377 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 377 m441 Bloor St E
Police52 Division · 2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.6 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

137 registered apartment buildings with 19,264 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 19 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 6.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 50 Earl St (34 m, 22 units, 4 storeys, built 1993), which scored 91 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 137 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 474 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 122 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings137 · 19,264 units · 19 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026474 across the 137
Open fire-code violations122
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
50 Earl Stsocial housing · Homes First Society224199391 · Nov 2025034 m
555 Sherbourne St · Medallion Corporation29230197893 · Jul 2026346 m
545 Sherbourne St · Medallion Corporation30030197782 · Nov 20254 · 6 fire48 m
40 Earl St · Better Living Homes Inc395192994 · Aug 2024049 m
540 Sherbourne St · Better Living Homes9514196782 · Jul 20260 · 2 fire66 m
561 Sherbourne St · Medallion Corp36943201896 · Jul 202631 · 11 fire82 m
325 Bleecker StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin32724196984 · Nov 20251 · 13 fire109 m
490 Sherbourne Stsocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc11211200879 · Aug 20240125 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 lots825 lots · ≈22,630 spaces · 67.9 ha
Within 500 m94 lots · ≈2,730 spaces
Green P (public)19 car parks · about 2,984 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 641 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking89 post-and-rings within 300 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.9 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
405 Sherbourne St · Surface489 m9175% (Q1 2026)
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface675 m3555% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface763 m3073% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface790 m12654% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage802 m64618% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 35 m away, ≈7 spaces; 55 m away, ≈6 spaces; 74 m away, ≈50 spaces; 87 m away, ≈51 spaces; 99 m away, ≈7 spaces; 125 m away, ≈38 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (642 m, 1 ports); 20 Charles St E. (784 m, 23 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (914 m, 8 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, Jan 31, 2024

The north leg carries the load — 4,351 southbound vehicles, or 54% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 197. Most cyclists arrived from the north (699 of 1,654). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 728 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 16% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (626). Trucks and buses were 5.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north4,351southbound · 699 bikes · 5.1% heavy
From the west197eastbound · 203 bikes · 2.0% heavy
Total vehicles8,1277,685 pedestrians · 1,654 cyclists · 5.5% heavy
From the east1,019westbound · 219 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the south2,560northbound · 533 bikes · 7.2% heavy
AM peak hour626 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour728 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jan 31, 2024

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

The City's counter on Sherbourne St between Selby St and Bloor St E (370 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 3-day count in September 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 40 km/h. That segment carries about 7,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Isabella St (140 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 24,608 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sherbourne St · Selby St – Bloor St E · 370 mSep 2020 · 3 days6,97531 km/h40 km/h45 km/h

School-zone speed sign 140 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct25 · 30 km/h
Over the limit2.0%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Isabella St (westbound), Opposite 141 Isabella St · 24,608 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2020 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 21% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 16 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 31% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 23% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 20, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions52#2013 of 5,508
With an injury11#1626 of 4,660
Property damage only32
Fail to remain16
Involving a pedestrian8#374 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#656 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified9
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201461latest Apr 20, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jun 5, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1341 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#771 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20061latest Jun 5, 2023

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

Toronto Police place 41 thefts from vehicles and 31 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 12× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 29 in 2023–2025, about 9.7 a year, against 6.1 a year before that. 88% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 58% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle41210street/outdoor (36), house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft3180apartment parking (18), street/outdoor (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 16, 2025. 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 North St.James Town.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Earl & Sherbourne a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1341 of 1,505), out of 52 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 Earl & Sherbourne?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1842 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 50% of the median for a counted intersection, and #279 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Earl & Sherbourne?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sherbourne St between Selby St and Bloor St E (September 2020), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 140 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Earl & Sherbourne?

The nearest Green P car park is 405 Sherbourne St (489 m away, 91 spaces, 75% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 825 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,630 spaces — 94 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (641 m).

How do I get to Earl & Sherbourne by transit?

Sherbourne Station (Line 2) is 383 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 634 m away; bus routes 75, 94, 65, 97, 82 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sherbourne St at Earl St North Side, 28 m).

What restaurants are near Earl & Sherbourne?

29 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 348 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Homes First Society 50 Earl St (35 m), Art City In St James Town (40 m), Freshslice (40 m), Our Lady of Lourdes (77 m) and Fife House Foundation (124 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 Earl & Sherbourne?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 129 m away (View centre hours). 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 Earl & Sherbourne?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,125 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi (117 m, 62 spaces), George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre (273 m, 171 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Community Services Our Lady of Lourdes (301 m, 91 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Earl & Sherbourne?

137 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 19,264 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 50 Earl St (34 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 555 Sherbourne St (46 m, 292 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 545 Sherbourne St (48 m, 300 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 40 Earl St (49 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 137 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 Earl & Sherbourne?

Toronto Police place 41 thefts from vehicles and 31 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 North St.James Town page.

What neighbourhood is Earl & Sherbourne in?

Earl & Sherbourne is in North St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 074). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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