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East Liberty & Lynn Williams

East Liberty St & Lynn Williams St · Toronto, Ontario · Fort York-Liberty Village · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · Liberty Village BIA

East Liberty & Lynn Williams is a quiet local crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence. It sits in Fort York-Liberty Village, in central Toronto. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: Exhibition GO 373 m away and 13 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
4,126
vehicles · 8-hour count, Apr 13, 2022
2,079 pedestrians · 201 cyclists
Collisions
236
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
13 with an injury · 176 property damage · #413 of 5,508 · +11 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
1
TTC stop within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 520 vehicles an hour, 45% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 2.0 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 4.9% of vehicle volume, about 6.3× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 24 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 7.6× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. The pace has been steady: 121 collisions in 2016–2020 and 115 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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East Liberty & Lynn Williams

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

GO Transit
Exhibition GO — Lakeshore West373 m
Streetcar
504508511509501 nearest 245 m
TTC bus
6329 nearest 17 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304301307363329
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — East Liberty St at Lynn Williams St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lynn Williams St / East Liberty St 39 m · 15 docks · 44 stations, 1,030 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 (9)
  • Discovering Minds Montessori SchoolPrivate · 833 m
  • Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 841 m
  • Niagara Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 928 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • Charles G Fraser Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.3 km
  • and 3 more
Parks (39)
  • Liberty Village Park199 m
  • 34 Hanna Avenue Park209 m
  • Bill Johnston Park320 m
  • Joseph Workman Park369 m
  • Gateway Park431 m
  • Massey Harris Park438 m
  • and 33 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Coca-Cola Coliseum (formerly Ricoh Coliseum)Sports / Entertainment Venue · 447 m
  • Exhibition PlaceConvention & Trade Centres · 555 m
  • Enercare CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 559 m
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 624 m
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 687 m
  • Beanfield CentreConvention & Trade Centres · 731 m
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 742 m
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 949 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores, and 363 eating places within a kilometre — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Aroma Espresso Bar, 7 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2026.

Restaurants & cafés44 within 300 m · 363 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 37 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Aroma Espresso Bar · 120 Lynn Williams St7 mPassed, Jan 2026
Nodo Liberty · 120 Lynn Williams St Flr-27 mPassed, Jan 2026 · 1 infraction
Panago Pizza · 120 Lynn Williams St Unit-1047 mPassed, Jul 2026
Nani's Gelato · 120 Lynn Williams St7 mPassed, Jul 2026
Nani's Gelato · 120 Lynn Williams St7 mPassed, Oct 2025
Something In the Water Brewing Co./Ghost Taco · 151 East Liberty St Unit-10238 mPassed, Feb 2026
Brazen Head · 165 East Liberty St40 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Osmow's · 165 East Liberty St40 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction

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 the automated public toilet at 1 Strachan Ave, 696 m away, open around the clock; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 209 m away at Liberty Village Park.

  • Automated public toilet, 1 Strachan Ave
    24 hours · accessible
    696 m
  • Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom · 890 King St W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    781 m
  • Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom · 700 Wellington St W
    View outdoor pool hours
    821 m
Drinking water
Liberty Village Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 209 m; Bill Johnston Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 258 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

Nine licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 615 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Liberty Kids (139 m, 18 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km9 centres · 615 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 9
  • Liberty Kids · 125 Western Battery Rd
    18 spaces · toddler, preschool
    139 m
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 1100 King St W
    74 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    437 m
  • Queen Street Childcare Centre · 10 White Squirrel Way
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    464 m
  • Network Child Care Services - Liberty Village Child Care Centre · 21 Western Battery Rd
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    482 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 346 (647 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 614 m away.

FireFire Station 346 · 647 m90 Quebec St
Police14 Division · 1.6 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 35 · 614 m265 Manitoba Dr

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

35 registered apartment buildings with 4,825 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, eight of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 24 Shaw St (417 m, 200 units, 9 storeys, built 1989), which scored 87 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 35 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 102 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 4 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings35 · 4,825 units · 8 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026102 across the 35
Open fire-code violations4
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
24 Shaw Stsocial housing2009198987 · Aug 20261417 m
1100 King St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services - Kings Club Residences Inc.506352019100 · Aug 20262 · 1 fire438 m
15 Solidarity Way · Rhapsody Property Management440262021100 · Aug 20246485 m
25 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Services333312021100 · Jul 20257560 m
45 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation29114201091 · Aug 202620572 m
100 Lower Ossington Ave · Killam Apartment REIT1798201391 · Aug 20240591 m
11 Ordnance St · Bentallgreenoak Residential Service246242021100 · Jul 20252617 m
55 Lisgar St · Medallion Corporation1169200596 · Aug 20261644 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 lots580 lots · ≈24,520 spaces · 73.5 ha
Within 500 m39 lots · ≈3,030 spaces
Green P (public)23 car parks · about 1,731 spaces
EV charging (City)45 Abell St · 616 m · 12 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking80 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 76 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
34 Hanna Ave · Surface216 m14669% (Q1 2026)
1030 King Street West - garage entrance via Shank St. · Garage369 m152 *
1155 King Street West · Surface556 m269 *
800 Fleet Street · Surface636 m94 *
45 Abell St · Garage647 m12460% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 35 m away, ≈23 spaces; 64 m away, ≈16 spaces; 104 m away, ≈71 spaces; 106 m away, ≈161 spaces; 107 m away, ≈29 spaces; 123 m away, ≈146 spaces. More EV charging: 1051 Queen Street W (632 m, 2 ports); 1224 KING ST W (896 m, 2 ports); 248 Shaw St (1.2 km, 2 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 — 8-hour, Apr 13, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The east leg carries the load — 1,865 westbound vehicles, or 45% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 983. Most cyclists arrived from the east (89 of 201). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 688 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 49% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (461). Trucks and buses were 5.1% 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 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north983southbound · 36 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the west1,278eastbound · 76 bikes · 3.6% heavy
Total vehicles4,1262,079 pedestrians · 201 cyclists · 5.1% heavy
From the east1,865westbound · 89 bikes · 7.6% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour461 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour688 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Apr 13, 2022

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 East Liberty St between Lynn Williams St and Liberty St (130 m away) recorded an average of 33 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 40 km/h. That segment carries about 6,000 vehicles a day. Lynn Williams St between Western Battery Rd and East Liberty St measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Apr 2022). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lynn Williams St · Western Battery Rd – East Liberty St · 63 mApr 2022 · 3 days2,22426 km/h34 km/h39 km/h
East Liberty St · Lynn Williams St – Liberty St · 130 mNov 2022 · 3 days6,03833 km/h40 km/h44 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

2020 was the peak year (33 collisions), and 2025 closed with 29. 6% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 59 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 11 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions236#413 of 5,508
With an injury13#1384 of 4,660
Property damage only176
Fail to remain59
Involving a pedestrian11#185 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2093 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified47
Since January 2026 (outside the window)11
All since 2014280latest May 28, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.2 a year. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle821street/outdoor (5), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft420street/outdoor (2), commercial premises (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 28, 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 Fort York-Liberty Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is East Liberty & Lynn Williams a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 236 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 East Liberty & Lynn Williams?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Apr 13, 2022, 45% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at East Liberty & Lynn Williams?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on East Liberty St between Lynn Williams St and Liberty St (November 2022), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near East Liberty & Lynn Williams?

The nearest Green P car park is 34 Hanna Ave (216 m away, 146 spaces, 69% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 580 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,520 spaces — 39 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 45 Abell St (616 m).

How do I get to East Liberty & Lynn Williams by transit?

Exhibition GO is 373 m away; streetcar routes 504, 508, 511, 509 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 245 m away; bus routes 63, 29, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: East Liberty St at Lynn Williams St, 17 m).

What restaurants are near East Liberty & Lynn Williams?

44 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 363 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Aroma Espresso Bar (7 m), Nodo Liberty (7 m), Panago Pizza (7 m), Nani's Gelato (7 m) and Nani's Gelato (7 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 East Liberty & Lynn Williams?

The nearest is the automated public toilet at 1 Strachan Ave, 696 m away (open around the clock), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Stanley Park North Toronto Playground Washroom (781 m); Stanley Park South Outdoor Pool Washroom (821 m). 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 East Liberty & Lynn Williams?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 615 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Liberty Kids (139 m, 18 spaces), Kids & Company King and Highline (437 m, 74 spaces) and Queen Street Childcare Centre (464 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near East Liberty & Lynn Williams?

35 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,825 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 24 Shaw St (417 m, 200 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 1100 King St W (438 m, 506 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 15 Solidarity Way (485 m, 440 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 25 Ordnance St (560 m, 333 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 35 is 89 out of 100; 2 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 East Liberty & Lynn Williams?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 Fort York-Liberty Village page.

What neighbourhood is East Liberty & Lynn Williams in?

East Liberty & Lynn Williams is in Fort York-Liberty Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 163). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the Liberty Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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