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Eastern & Cherry

Eastern Ave & Cherry St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Eastern & Cherry, in Moss Park, in central Toronto, is a moderately heavy crossing. It has a live City traffic camera, a bike lane and a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
18,101
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 25, 2025
3,504 pedestrians · 862 cyclists · #1037 busiest
Collisions
58
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1843 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
14 routes within 1 km · bikeway
Within a walk
79/100
city median 48 · #361 of 5,672
13 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 269 m

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Eastern & Cherry

Traffic and safety

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

Live traffic camera RESCU 8237 · 21 m

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Live camera RESCU 8237 · Cherry St & Eastern Ave
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Live camera · RESCU 8237 · Cherry St & Eastern Ave
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Jun 25, 2025

The east leg carries the load — 7,649 westbound vehicles, or 42% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 1,713. Most cyclists arrived from the south (395 of 862). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,582 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 11% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (1,425). Trucks and buses were 6.4% 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 16,177 vehicles. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,713southbound · 356 bikes · 8.6% heavy
From the west6,091eastbound · 60 bikes · 4.9% heavy
Total vehicles18,1013,504 pedestrians · 862 cyclists · 6.4% heavy
From the east7,649westbound · 51 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the south2,648northbound · 395 bikes · 14.5% heavy

Peak hours: 1,425 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,582 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

2019 was the peak year (9 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 9% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 17, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jan 13, 2010.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions58#1843 of 5,519
With an injury5
Property damage only48
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian2
Involving a cyclist2#1109 of 2,576
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Jan 13, 2010

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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on Cherry St between Eastern Ave and Virgin Pl (47 m away, Jun 2011) recorded volume only — about 4,960 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Eastern Ave · Sackville St – Cherry St · 33 mFeb 2010 · 3 days17,121———
Cherry St · Eastern Ave – Virgin Pl · 47 mJun 2011 · 3 days4,960———

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 0816, activated 1964 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
504 508 503 501 505 nearest 128 m
TTC bus
121 202 65 75 114 nearest 198 m
Blue Night
304 301 305 365
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane on Cherry St installed 2005
Bike Share
Sackville St / Eastern Ave - SMART 100 m · 12 docks · 23 stations, 431 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
19 car parks · about 4,603 spaces
EV charging
51 Dockside Dr. · 1.5 km · 5 Level 2 ports; also 51 Dockside Dr (1.5 km), 2 Church St. (1.6 km)
Bike parking
128 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 80 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
57 mapped lots within 500 m, 550 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
100 Cooperage Street · Garage164 m86 *—
373 Front Street East · Surface273 m450 *—
40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage333 m25 *—
83 Tannery Road · Garage406 m27 *—
70 Distillery Lane · Garage471 m103 *—

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: Canary Market is 269 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. There are 13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 164 eating places within a kilometre — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kibo Sushi House, 150 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Healthshield Pharmacy, 409 m away; 7 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, 1.6 km away, then St. Michael's Hospital at 1.8 km. For seniors' housing: The Sumach By Chartwell, a retirement home 620 m away. Les Centres D'accueil Heritage - Centre des Pionniers runs a seniors' active living programme 720 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Kibo Sushi House · 146 Sumach St150 m
  • The Sumach By Chartwell · 146 Sumach St150 m
  • Dark Horse Espresso Bar · 416 Front St E161 m
  • T Spaccio Cafe / Store · 22 Sackville St168 m
  • Terroni Sud Forno Produzione E · 22 Sackville St168 m
13 within 300 m · 164 within 1 km
Grocery
Canary Market 269 m · 3 min · 10 within 1 km
Food shops
Dreamland Cotton Candy (Dwv 2025) 438 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Healthshield Pharmacy 409 m · 5 min · 7 within 1 km
Child care
  • Centre Ward Early Learning Centre (Doodle All Daycare) · 97 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool175 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 52 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day432 m · 5 min
  • George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre · 179 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day635 m · 8 min
9 licensed centres · 691 spaces within 1 km · 5 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · hours not listed · accessible554 m · 7 min
  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed751 m · 9 min
Drinking water: Sackville Playground 221 m; Diamond Jubilee Promenade 247 m
Health and care
  • Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital · hospital site1.6 km · 19 min
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site1.8 km · 22 min
  • The Sumach By Chartwell · retirement home620 m · 7 min
  • Les Centres D'accueil Heritage - Centre des Pionniers · seniors' active living centre720 m · 9 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 (35)
  • Percy Park203 m
  • Sackville Playground238 m
  • Bright Street Playground354 m · 4 min
  • Underpass Park374 m · 4 min
  • Orphan's Green388 m · 5 min
and 30 more within 1.5 km
Schools (15)
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 85 m
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 372 m · 4 min
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 432 m · 5 min
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 527 m · 6 min
  • Nelson Mandela Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 635 m · 8 min
and 10 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch913 m · 11 min
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.2 km · 14 min
Places of interest
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 372 m · 4 min
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 522 m · 6 min
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 613 m · 7 min
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 614 m · 7 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 #361 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food26/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 13 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit17/28

    7 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go10/14

    library 913 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation10/10

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

  • Schools and child care8/8

    3 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

23 registered apartment buildings with 3,036 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 18 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 20 Palace St (224 m, 108 units, 10 storeys), which scored 96 out of 100 at its December 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
20 Palace St social housing · Fred Victor Centre10810—96 · Dec 2025224 m
75 Cooperage St social housing · Wigwamen Incorporated14512201698 · Nov 2025231 m
100 Mill St · Tricon Residentail237112024100 · Nov 2025313 m · 4 min
131 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc23015202299 · Jul 2025344 m · 4 min
45 St Lawrence St Toronto Community Housing · TCH504198096 · Jun 2026371 m · 4 min
585 King St E Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1288201499 · Nov 2025371 m · 4 min

23 registered buildings · 3,036 units · 18 social housing · tallest 29 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 two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft100apartment parking (1)

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 Moss Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Eastern & Cherry a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 58 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 Eastern & Cherry?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1037 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

Is Eastern & Cherry a walkable intersection?

Eastern & Cherry scores 79 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #361 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: 8 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 3 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 13 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

Where can I park near Eastern & Cherry?

The nearest Green P car park is 100 Cooperage Street (164 m away, 86 spaces). The City's mapping shows 550 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,500 spaces — 57 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (1.5 km).

How do I get to Eastern & Cherry by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 503, 501 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 128 m away; bus routes 121, 202, 65, 75, 114 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Eastern & Cherry?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 164 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Kibo Sushi House (150 m), The Sumach By Chartwell (150 m), Dark Horse Espresso Bar (161 m), T Spaccio Cafe / Store (168 m) and Terroni Sud Forno Produzione E (168 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Eastern & Cherry?

The nearest is Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom, 480 Shuter St, 554 m away, with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (751 m); St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom (825 m).

Is there child care near Eastern & Cherry?

Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 691 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Centre Ward Early Learning Centre (Doodle All Daycare) (175 m, 97 spaces), Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (432 m, 52 spaces) and George Brown - Nelson Mandela Child Care Centre (635 m, 179 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Eastern & Cherry?

23 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,036 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 20 Palace St (224 m, 108 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 75 Cooperage St (231 m, 145 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 100 Mill St (313 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 131 Mill St (344 m, 230 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 23 is 92 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Eastern & Cherry?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Eastern & Cherry in?

Eastern & Cherry is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). 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