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Eastern & Front

Eastern Ave & Front St E · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Eastern & Front is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core. It has a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
10,035
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 24, 2022
342 pedestrians · 86 cyclists
Collisions
34
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 26 property damage · #2624 of 5,508 · +3 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
6 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 38 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,250 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 29 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 3.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 62%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 21 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Eastern & Front

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
503504508501505506 nearest 177 m
TTC bus
6512120211475 nearest 125 m
Blue Night
304301305306365
Nearest stops
19 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Trinity St /Front St E 109 m · 19 docks · 41 stations, 893 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 (23)
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 233 m
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 280 m
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 333 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 355 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 403 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 444 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (46)
  • Little Trinity Church Lands137 m
  • Parliament Square Park237 m
  • 40 Power St Park299 m
  • Sackville Playground308 m
  • Orphan's Green327 m
  • Percy Park465 m
  • and 40 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch595 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 225 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 250 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 254 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 255 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 308 m
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 314 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 635 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 695 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 53 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 304 eating places within a kilometre — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Icha Tea, 127 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés53 within 300 m · 304 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 61 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Icha Tea · 8 Eastern Ave127 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Corner Convenience · 393 King St Egrocery176 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 3 infractions
Roselle · 362 King St E179 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 3 infractions
Reyna On King · 354 King St E188 mPassed, Jul 2025
Amelie's Dubai Chocolate · 55 Mill St193 mPassed, Nov 2025
Bruleed Crepes - Dwv 2025 · 55 Mill St193 mPassed, Nov 2025
Real Empanada - Dwv 2025 · 55 Mill St 55193 mPassed, Nov 2025
Rick's Good Eats - Dwv 2025 · 55 Mill St193 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 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 St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 374 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 119 m away at Little Trinity Church Lands.

  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 230 The Esplanade
    View centre hours
    374 m
  • East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms · 261 Queens Quay East
    View centre hours · accessible
    616 m
  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    712 m
Drinking water
Little Trinity Church Lands drinking fountain · 119 m; Parliament Square Park drinking fountain · 297 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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 899 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Distillery District Early Learning Centre (236 m, 85 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km13 centres · 899 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 13
  • Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 8 Distillery Lane
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    236 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    373 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    403 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    444 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (416 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (65 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 333 · 416 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 65 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.2 km58 Richmond St E

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

46 registered apartment buildings with 6,439 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 36 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 33 Hahn Pl (296 m, 135 units, 8 storeys, built 1980), which scored 84 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 107 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 62 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings46 · 6,439 units · 36 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026107 across the 46
Open fire-code violations62
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
33 Hahn Plsocial housing · Les Centres D'accueil Heritage (Owns and Manages Bldg Cah Is Not A Property Mngmt Co)1358198084 · Jul 20255 · 4 fire296 m
501 Adelaide St EToronto Community Housing · Greenwin18013200990 · Nov 20250 · 1 fire331 m
100 Mill St · Tricon Residentail237112024100 · Nov 20256347 m
5 Hahn Plsocial housing · St Clare's Multifaith Housing324198090 · Sep 20240364 m
131 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc23015202299 · Jul 202510 · 15 fire368 m
75 Cooperage Stsocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated14512201698 · Nov 20255403 m
31 Princess Stsocial housing · Kral Property Management Inc.8210199481 · Jun 20240426 m
20 Palace Stsocial housing · Fred Victor Centre1081096 · Dec 20250436 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 lots726 lots · ≈34,220 spaces · 102.7 ha
Within 500 m67 lots · ≈3,040 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 7,026 spaces
EV charging (City)51 Dockside Dr. · 943 m · 5 Level 2 ports
Bike parking206 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.8 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
271 Front Street East · Surface149 m83 *
373 Front Street East · Surface158 m450 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface191 m120 *
31A Parliament Street · Surface260 m230 *
70 Distillery Lane · Garage364 m103 *

Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈29 spaces; 63 m away, ≈37 spaces; 67 m away, ≈15 spaces; 72 m away, ≈332 spaces; 100 m away, ≈38 spaces; 103 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr (943 m, 6 ports); 2 Church St. (1.1 km, 28 ports); 188 Carlton St (1.6 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 — 8-hour, Mar 24, 2022

The east leg carries the load — 5,661 westbound vehicles, or 56% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 4,374. Most cyclists arrived from the west (50 of 86). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,566 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 16% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,354). Trucks and buses were 5.0% 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 5 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 north0southbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,374eastbound · 50 bikes · 4.4% heavy
Total vehicles10,035342 pedestrians · 86 cyclists · 5.0% heavy
From the east5,661westbound · 32 bikes · 5.5% heavy
From the south0northbound · 2 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,354 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,566 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 24, 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 Front St E between Princess St and Berkeley St (293 m away) recorded an average of 30 km/h in its 3-day count in March 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 40 km/h. That segment carries about 7,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Eastern Ave · Sackville St – Cherry St · 277 mFeb 2010 · 3 days17,121
Front St E · Princess St – Berkeley St · 293 mMar 2022 · 3 days6,99230 km/h40 km/h47 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

2024 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% 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 May 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions34#2624 of 5,508
With an injury4#2957 of 4,660
Property damage only26
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1873 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201437latest May 25, 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 six thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 83% of the vehicle thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle610commercial premises (5), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft201street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 9, 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Eastern & Front a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 34 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 & Front?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 24, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Eastern & Front?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Front St E between Princess St and Berkeley St (March 2022), found an average of 30 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 Eastern & Front?

The nearest Green P car park is 271 Front Street East (149 m away, 83 spaces). The City's mapping shows 726 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 34,220 spaces — 67 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (943 m).

How do I get to Eastern & Front by transit?

Streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 177 m away; bus routes 65, 121, 202, 114, 75 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Eastern & Front?

53 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 304 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Icha Tea (127 m), Roselle (179 m), Reyna On King (188 m), Amelie's Dubai Chocolate (193 m) and Bruleed Crepes - Dwv 2025 (193 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 Eastern & Front?

The nearest is St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 230 The Esplanade, 374 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms (616 m); Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (712 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 Eastern & Front?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 899 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Distillery District Early Learning Centre (236 m, 85 spaces), St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (373 m, 74 spaces) and Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (403 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Eastern & Front?

46 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,439 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 33 Hahn Pl (296 m, 135 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 501 Adelaide St E (331 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 100 Mill St (347 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 5 Hahn Pl (364 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 46 is 91 out of 100. 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 Eastern & Front?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and two 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Eastern & Front in?

Eastern & Front is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). 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