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Elm & Sherbourne

Elm Ave & Sherbourne St N · Toronto, Ontario · Rosedale-Moore Park · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In Rosedale-Moore Park, Elm & Sherbourne is a low-volume local intersection. It has a bike lane and a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: Sherbourne Station (Line 2) 347 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
4,336
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 22, 2001
826 pedestrians · 180 cyclists
Collisions
31
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 20 property damage · #2752 of 5,508 · +4 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Sherbourne Station 347 m · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane, Sharrows - Wayfinding
Bike Share: 22 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 540 vehicles an hour, 47% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 4.2% of vehicle volume, about 5.4× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 3.1 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 38%, from 13 in 2016–2020 to 18 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Elm & 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)347 m; Castle Frank Station (Line 2)670 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)787 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)793 m; Rosedale Station (Line 1)831 m
TTC bus
7582659497 nearest 17 m
Blue Night
300365320
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Elm Ave at Sherbourne St; Sherbourne St at Maple Ave
Cycling
Bike Lane on Sherbourne St N installed 2001; Sharrows - Wayfinding on Elm Ave installed 2001
Bike Share
Sherbourne St N / Elm Ave 25 m · 22 docks · 25 stations, 564 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 (30)
  • Branksome Hall Girls SchoolPrivate · 158 m
  • Rosedale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 423 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella NorthEnglish Separate · 531 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 594 m
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 665 m
  • Humber College - International Graduate SchoolCollege · 762 m
  • and 24 more
Community centres
Parks (53)
  • St. James Town West Park515 m
  • Alex Murray Parkette533 m
  • Dr. Gordon Chong Park552 m
  • Milner Parkette557 m
  • Craigleigh Gardens579 m
  • Lawren Harris Park613 m
  • and 47 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch794 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch885 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch935 m
Places of interest
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 807 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 842 m
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 1 km
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 1.2 km
  • Village of Yorkville ParkNature/ Park · 1.2 km
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 197 eating places within a kilometre — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Rosedale Kids and Company, 224 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 197 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 27 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Rosedale Kids and Company · 129 Mount Pleasant Rd224 mPassed, Jul 2026
Popeyes · 366 Bloor St E298 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Fat Bastard Burrito · 366 Bloor St E298 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizzaiolo · 366 Bloor St E Unit-2298 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
Circle K · 425 Bloor St E Flr-2grocery315 mPassed, Jul 2026
Gateway Newstands · 633 Sherbourne St319 mPassed, Jul 2026
Pita Land · 407a Bloor St E325 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Tim Hortons · 419 Bloor St E333 mPassed, Apr 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 Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 859 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 435 m away at Craigleigh Gardens.

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    859 m
  • Rosedale Park Washroom · 20 Scholfield Ave
    View outdoor rink hours
    921 m
  • Rosedale Park Tennis Clubhouse Washroom · 20 Scholfield Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    930 m
Drinking water
Craigleigh Gardens drinking fountain, dog fountain · 435 m; St. James Town West Park drinking fountain · 496 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 635 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company - Rosedale (222 m, 50 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 635 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 8
  • Kids & Company - Rosedale · 129 Mount Pleasant Rd
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    222 m
  • The South Drive Children's Circle · 22 South Dr
    126 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    423 m
  • Rosedale Moore Park Association/Mooredale Preschool - Coach House · 146 Crescent Rd
    61 spaces · preschool, kindergarten
    440 m
  • Rosedale Moore Park Association/Mooredale Preschool - Main House · 146 Crescent Rd
    31 spaces · toddler, preschool
    440 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (376 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.5 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 376 m441 Bloor St E
Police52 Division · 2.5 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.2 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

77 registered apartment buildings with 13,952 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, nine of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 4 Sherbourne St N (116 m, 34 units, 4 storeys, built 1950), which scored 70 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 77 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 360 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 107 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings77 · 13,952 units · 9 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026360 across the 77
Open fire-code violations107
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
4 Sherbourne St N · Berkley Property Management344195070 · Aug 20250116 m
11 Elm Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.594195785 · Oct 20250135 m
5 Elm Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.664195792 · Jun 20261168 m
45 Glen Rd · Swiss Canadian Management Co. Ltd.284195587 · Jul 20260219 m
83 Elm Ave · Esbin Property Management Inc.613195088 · Jun 20260371 m
77 Huntley St · RPMS56129197397 · Nov 202525388 m
10 Lamport Ave · Hollyburn Properties Ltd364196993 · Aug 20260423 m
451 Bloor St E · Ez Property Management Ltd416194897 · Jun 20250432 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 lots689 lots · ≈18,510 spaces · 55.5 ha
Within 500 m20 lots · ≈740 spaces
Green P (public)15 car parks · about 2,502 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Charles St E. · 899 m · 22 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parking6 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Charles St E · Garage877 m64618% (Q1 2026)
1010 Yonge St. · Surface937 m48 *
13 Isabella St · Surface1 km3073% (Q1 2026)
15 Price St · Surface1.1 km71 *
405 Sherbourne St · Surface1.2 km9175% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 110 m away, ≈43 spaces; 129 m away, ≈22 spaces; 135 m away, ≈78 spaces; 245 m away, ≈66 spaces; 251 m away, ≈8 spaces; 341 m away, ≈31 spaces. More EV charging: 74 Yorkville Ave (1.2 km, 9 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (1.3 km, 8 ports); 188 Carlton St (1.4 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, May 22, 2001

The south leg carries the load — 1,919 northbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 515. Most cyclists arrived from the south (73 of 180). Morning rush is the busier period: 861 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:00 a.m., compared with 655 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 25 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2001, 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 north1,037southbound · 35 bikes · 0.5% heavy
From the west515eastbound · 15 bikes · 2.3% heavy
Total vehicles4,336826 pedestrians · 180 cyclists · 3.6% heavy
From the east865westbound · 57 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the south1,919northbound · 73 bikes · 5.0% heavy
AM peak hour861 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour655 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 22, 2001

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 (363 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. Elm Ave between Mount Pleasant Rd and Sherbourne St N measured slower: 26 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Jul 2025). The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Mt. Pleasant Rd (222 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 2,214 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Elm Ave · Mount Pleasant Rd – Sherbourne St N · 98 mJul 2025 · 3 days4,06826 km/h34 km/h39 km/h
Sherbourne St · Selby St – Bloor St E · 363 mSep 2020 · 3 days6,97531 km/h40 km/h45 km/h

School-zone speed sign 222 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 7 km/h
Over the limit0.0%
60 km/h or more0.0%

Mt. Pleasant Rd (northbound), 5 Elm Avenue · 2,214 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 7 collisions. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 35% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% 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 May 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions31#2752 of 5,508
With an injury4#3016 of 4,660
Property damage only20
Fail to remain11
Involving a pedestrian2#1872 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2100 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified7
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201444latest May 5, 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 four thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.1 a year. 57% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle420street/outdoor (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft710apartment parking (4), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 19, 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 Rosedale-Moore Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Elm & Sherbourne a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 31 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 & Sherbourne?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from May 22, 2001, 47% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Elm & 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 222 m away (50 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Elm & Sherbourne?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Charles St E (877 m away, 646 spaces, 18% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 689 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,510 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Charles St E. (899 m).

How do I get to Elm & Sherbourne by transit?

Sherbourne Station (Line 2) is 347 m away; bus routes 75, 82, 65, 94, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: Elm Ave at Sherbourne St, 17 m).

What restaurants are near Elm & Sherbourne?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 197 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Rosedale Kids and Company (224 m), Popeyes (298 m), Fat Bastard Burrito (298 m), Pizzaiolo (298 m) and Gateway Newstands (319 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 & Sherbourne?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 859 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Rosedale Park Washroom (921 m); Rosedale Park Tennis Clubhouse Washroom (930 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 & Sherbourne?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 635 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company - Rosedale (222 m, 50 spaces), The South Drive Children's Circle (423 m, 126 spaces) and Rosedale Moore Park Association/Mooredale Preschool - Coach House (440 m, 61 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Elm & Sherbourne?

77 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 13,952 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 4 Sherbourne St N (116 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 70), 11 Elm Ave (135 m, 59 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 5 Elm Ave (168 m, 66 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 45 Glen Rd (219 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 87). The average RentSafeTO score across the 77 is 88 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 Elm & Sherbourne?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and seven 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 Rosedale-Moore Park page.

What neighbourhood is Elm & Sherbourne in?

Elm & Sherbourne is in Rosedale-Moore Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 098). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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