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Elm & Murray

Elm St & Murray St · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Elm & Murray is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic. It sits in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core. At the corner: St Patrick Station, a school within 250 m and parks.

Traffic volume
6,700
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 17, 1995
2,361 pedestrians · 158 cyclists
Collisions
110
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 76 property damage · #1005 of 5,508 · +7 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
St Patrick Station
subway station within 250 m
4 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 11 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 840 vehicles an hour, 72% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 2.4% of vehicle volume, about 3.0× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 11 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 28%, from 64 in 2016–2020 to 46 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Elm & Murray

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Patrick Station (Line 1)195 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)344 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)568 m; TMU Station (Line 1)754 m; College Station (Line 1)767 m; Queen Station (Line 1)929 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
505506501510 nearest 203 m
TTC bus
13199794 nearest 210 m
Blue Night
305306301310320
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Simcoe St / Elm St 62 m · 11 docks · 60 stations, 1,380 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 (53)
  • OCAD University - Rosalie Sharp PavilionUniversity · 244 m
  • OCAD University - Annex BuildingUniversity · 254 m
  • Contact Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 266 m
  • OCAD University - the Learning ZoneUniversity · 300 m
  • Orde Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 300 m
  • Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main CampusPrivate · 312 m
  • and 47 more
Parks (46)
  • Gallery Park196 m
  • McCaul - Orde Parkette237 m
  • Grange Park436 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park539 m
  • Larry Sefton Park581 m
  • Toronto City Hall601 m
  • and 40 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch617 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch669 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 330 m
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 353 m
  • Osgoode HallLandmark · 595 m
  • Campbell HouseMuseum · 622 m
  • Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatrePerforming Arts · 643 m
  • Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips SquareLandmark · 646 m
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 681 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 723 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 103 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 13 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 353 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Druxy's, 6 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés103 within 300 m · 353 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience13 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Druxy's · 550 University Ave6 mPassed, Aug 2026
Toronto Rehab · 550 University Ave6 mPassed, May 2026
Hasty Market · 300 Simcoe Stgrocery18 mPassed, Jan 2026
Bread & Bowl · 2 Murray St41 mPassed, Feb 2026
Druxy's Famous Deli · 222 St Patrick Stgrocery78 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
St. Louis Bar and Grill · 1 Baldwin St151 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Aroma Espresso Bar · 600 University Ave Unit-001151 mPassed, Jul 2026
Barburrito · 600 University Ave Unit-7151 mPassed, May 2026

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 Grange Park North Washroom, 395 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 414 m away at Grange Park.

  • Grange Park North Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    395 m
  • Grange Park South Washroom · 26 Grange Rd W
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    406 m
  • Harrison Pool Washroom · 15 Stephanie St
    View centre hours
    565 m
Drinking water
Grange Park bottle filling station · 414 m; Grange Park bottle filling station · 463 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

20 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,555 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre (191 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km20 centres · 1,555 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 20
  • Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre · 292 Dundas St W
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    191 m
  • Orde Day Care Satellite (St. Patrick Street) · 132 St Patrick St
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    266 m
  • Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) · 18 Orde St
    146 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    300 m
  • Children's Primary Centre · 177 Beverley St
    44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    312 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 332 (876 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (225 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 332 · 876 m260 Adelaide St W
Police52 Division · 225 m255 Dundas Street West
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

Within a kilometre there are 40 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,648 rental units — 18 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2 Murray St (41 m, 86 units, 6 storeys, built 1961), which scored 82 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 104 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 46 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings40 · 6,648 units · 18 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026104 across the 40
Open fire-code violations46
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2 Murray StToronto Community Housing · Deep Quongg Community Fund Inc866196182 · Sep 2024441 m
200 Elm St · Sterling Karamar Property Management12014196186 · Jun 2024678 m
222 Elm St · Sterling Karamar Property Management26815197083 · Jun 202415 · 1 fire114 m
6 Henry StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1054197892 · Aug 20260265 m
127 St Patrick StToronto Community Housing · TCH5412198092 · Aug 20240267 m
248 Simcoe StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation5312199192 · Aug 20240269 m
110 Edward Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto505201188 · Oct 20254 · 16 fire346 m
150 Elizabeth Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto25017201185 · Dec 202510368 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 lots1,067 lots · ≈25,340 spaces · 76 ha
Within 500 m77 lots · ≈1,890 spaces
Green P (public)32 car parks · about 8,128 spaces
EV charging (City)91 Elizabeth St · 395 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking295 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 61 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (663 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
205 Mc Caul St · Surface201 m3979% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface381 m27 *
40 Larch St · Garage637 m33231% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage736 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
20 St Andrew St · Garage801 m41727% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 30 m away, ≈21 spaces; 50 m away, ≈17 spaces; 87 m away, ≈12 spaces; 91 m away, ≈12 spaces; 121 m away, ≈8 spaces; 124 m away, ≈33 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (663 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (663 m, 40 ports); 10 Soho St. (750 m, 4 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, Oct 17, 1995

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,671 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 1,016 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (114 of 158). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 910 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 865 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.9% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 31 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1995, 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 north1,016southbound · 10 bikes · 10.9% heavy
From the west2,013eastbound · 114 bikes · 4.0% heavy
Total vehicles6,7002,361 pedestrians · 158 cyclists · 6.9% heavy
From the east3,671westbound · 34 bikes · 7.3% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour910 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour865 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 17, 1995

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

On Murray St between Elm St and Orde St, 129 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2026 put the average speed at 19 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 29 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 34 km/h or more. That segment carries about 5,200 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on St. Patrick St (262 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 35,769 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Murray St · Elm St – Orde St · 129 mMay 2026 · 3 days5,18219 km/h29 km/h34 km/h

School-zone speed sign 262 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct21 · 27 km/h
Over the limit0.5%
40 km/h or more0.1%

St. Patrick St, 132, St. Patrick Street · 35,769 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

The worst year was 2019, with 19 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 5 collisions (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 32 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions110#1005 of 5,508
With an injury5#2678 of 4,660
Property damage only76
Fail to remain32
Involving a pedestrian5#713 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1834 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified29
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
All since 2014135latest Jun 14, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on May 13, 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

187 thefts from vehicles and 50 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 40× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 22 in 2023–2025, about 7.3 a year, against 30.7 a year before that. 97% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 36% of the bike thefts were from other premises. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 6, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle18781street/outdoor (182), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft50140other (18), street/outdoor (15)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 6, 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 Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Elm & Murray a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 110 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 Elm & Murray?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Oct 17, 1995, 72% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Elm & Murray?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Murray St between Elm St and Orde St (May 2026), found an average of 19 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 29 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 262 m away (30 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Elm & Murray?

The nearest Green P car park is 205 Mc Caul St (201 m away, 39 spaces, 79% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,067 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,340 spaces — 77 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 91 Elizabeth St (395 m).

How do I get to Elm & Murray by transit?

St Patrick Station (Line 1) is 195 m away; streetcar routes 505, 506, 501, 510 stop within 1 km, the nearest 203 m away; bus routes 13, 19, 97, 94 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Elm & Murray?

103 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 353 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Druxy's (6 m), Toronto Rehab (6 m), Bread & Bowl (41 m), St. Louis Bar and Grill (151 m) and Aroma Espresso Bar (151 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 Elm & Murray?

The nearest is Grange Park North Washroom, 26 Grange Rd W, 395 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Grange Park South Washroom (406 m); Harrison Pool Washroom (565 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 Elm & Murray?

20 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,555 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - Children's Gallery Child Care Centre (191 m, 62 spaces), Orde Day Care Satellite (St. Patrick Street) (266 m, 49 spaces) and Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) (300 m, 146 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Elm & Murray?

40 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,648 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2 Murray St (41 m, 86 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 200 Elm St (78 m, 120 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 222 Elm St (114 m, 268 units, RentSafeTO score 83) and 6 Henry St (265 m, 105 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 40 is 90 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 Elm & Murray?

Toronto Police place 187 thefts from vehicles and 50 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Elm & Murray in?

Elm & Murray is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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