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Elm & South

Elm Ave & South Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Rosedale-Moore Park · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

Elm & South is a low-volume local intersection. It sits in Rosedale-Moore Park. It has a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: Castle Frank Station (Line 2) 459 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
1,589
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 12, 2023
216 pedestrians · 34 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 8 property damage · #3866 of 5,508 · +1 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
Castle Frank Station 459 m · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings)
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 200 vehicles an hour, 17% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 7 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 2.1% of vehicle volume, about 2.8× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 1.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Elm & South

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Castle Frank Station (Line 2)459 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)489 m
TTC bus
75826594 nearest 91 m
Blue Night
300365
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Glen Rd at Elm Ave
Cycling
Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Elm Ave installed 2005
Bike Share
Sherbourne St N / Elm Ave 325 m · 22 docks · 14 stations, 314 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 (24)
  • Branksome Hall Girls SchoolPrivate · 483 m
  • Rosedale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 632 m
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 672 m
  • Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 698 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella NorthEnglish Separate · 711 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 764 m
  • and 18 more
Community centres
Parks (45)
  • Craigleigh Gardens253 m
  • Beaumont Park380 m
  • Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette526 m
  • Dr. Gordon Chong Park534 m
  • Drumsnab Parkette538 m
  • Rekai Family Parkette586 m
  • and 39 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Toronto Reference LibraryLandmark · 1.1 km
  • Evergreen Brick WorksAttraction · 1.2 km
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 1.2 km
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.2 km
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 1.3 km
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 1.4 km
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing 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

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 70 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Gateway Newstands, 499 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 70 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Gateway Newstands · 633 Sherbourne St499 mPassed, Jul 2026
Circle K · 425 Bloor St E Flr-2grocery502 mPassed, Jul 2026
Rosedale Kids and Company · 129 Mount Pleasant Rd513 mPassed, Jul 2026
Pita Land · 407a Bloor St E520 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Seoul Food · 606 Sherbourne Stgrocery526 mPassed, Jul 2026
Wan2 Food Mart · 575 Bloor St Egrocery527 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tim Hortons · 419 Bloor St E528 mPassed, Apr 2026
Popeyes · 366 Bloor St E534 mPassed, Jun 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 Rosedale Park Washroom, 880 m away, View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 124 m away at Craigleigh Gardens.

  • Rosedale Park Washroom · 20 Scholfield Ave
    View outdoor rink hours
    880 m
  • Rosedale Park Tennis Clubhouse Washroom · 20 Scholfield Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    883 m
  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    1 km
Drinking water
Craigleigh Gardens drinking fountain, dog fountain · 124 m; Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette drinking fountain · 511 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 635 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. (487 m, 49 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 635 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 8
  • The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. · 525 Bloor St E
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    487 m
  • Kids & Company - Rosedale · 129 Mount Pleasant Rd
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    509 m
  • Rosedale Moore Park Association/Mooredale Preschool - Coach House · 146 Crescent Rd
    61 spaces · preschool, kindergarten
    569 m
  • Rosedale Moore Park Association/Mooredale Preschool - Main House · 146 Crescent Rd
    31 spaces · toddler, preschool
    569 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (482 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 482 m441 Bloor St E
Police52 Division · 2.8 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.6 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

49 registered apartment buildings with 10,601 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, six of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 83 Elm Ave (71 m, 61 units, 3 storeys, built 1950), which scored 88 out of 100 at its June 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 49 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 224 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 65 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings49 · 10,601 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026224 across the 49
Open fire-code violations65
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
83 Elm Ave · Esbin Property Management Inc.613195088 · Jun 2026071 m
45 Glen Rd · Swiss Canadian Management Co. Ltd.284195587 · Jul 20260207 m
36 Castle Frank Rd · Akelius534195089 · Oct 20250351 m
4 Sherbourne St N · Berkley Property Management344195070 · Aug 20250394 m
10 Lamport Ave · Hollyburn Properties Ltd364196993 · Aug 20260400 m
11 Elm Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.594195785 · Oct 20250469 m
451 Bloor St E · Ez Property Management Ltd416194897 · Jun 20250483 m
5 Elm Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.664195792 · Jun 20261503 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 lots612 lots · ≈15,960 spaces · 47.9 ha
Within 500 m13 lots · ≈530 spaces
Green P (public)13 car parks · about 1,940 spaces
EV charging (City)20 Charles St E. · 1.2 km · 22 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Charles St E · Garage1.2 km64618% (Q1 2026)
1010 Yonge St. · Surface1.2 km48 *
838 Broadview Ave · Surface1.2 km1176% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface1.3 km3073% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface1.3 km9175% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 80 m away, ≈58 spaces; 189 m away, ≈8 spaces; 309 m away, ≈43 spaces; 325 m away, ≈96 spaces; 341 m away, ≈3 spaces; 365 m away, ≈10 spaces. More EV charging: 35 Erindale Ave (1.3 km, 10 ports); 188 Carlton St (1.4 km, 1 ports); 186 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, Jan 12, 2023

The east leg carries the load — 957 westbound vehicles, or 60% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 2. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 235 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 236 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.5% 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 2023, 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 north257southbound · 1 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the west373eastbound · 10 bikes · 20.1% heavy
Total vehicles1,589216 pedestrians · 34 cyclists · 6.5% heavy
From the east957westbound · 23 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south2northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour235 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour236 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jan 12, 2023

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 most recent midblock count on South Dr between Sherbourne St N and Crescent Rd (324 m away, Jun 2007) recorded volume only — about 3,421 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
South Dr · Sherbourne St N – Crescent Rd · 324 mJun 2007 · 3 days3,421

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

2023 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 14% of collisions here involved an injury. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 36% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 7, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3866 of 5,508
With an injury2#3708 of 4,660
Property damage only8
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201415latest Mar 7, 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. 38% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle830street/outdoor (3), apartment parking (3)
Bicycle theft400apartment parking (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 26, 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 & South a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 & South?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Jan 12, 2023, 17% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Elm & South?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Charles St E (1.2 km away, 646 spaces, 18% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 612 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,960 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 20 Charles St E. (1.2 km).

How do I get to Elm & South by transit?

Castle Frank Station (Line 2) is 459 m away; bus routes 75, 82, 65, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Glen Rd at Elm Ave, 91 m).

What restaurants are near Elm & South?

None within 300 m, and 70 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Gateway Newstands (499 m), Rosedale Kids and Company (513 m), Pita Land (520 m), Tim Hortons (528 m) and Popeyes (534 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 & South?

The nearest is Rosedale Park Washroom, 20 Scholfield Ave, 880 m away (View outdoor rink hours). Next nearest: Rosedale Park Tennis Clubhouse Washroom (883 m); Wellesley Community Centre Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & South?

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 The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. (487 m, 49 spaces), Kids & Company - Rosedale (509 m, 50 spaces) and Rosedale Moore Park Association/Mooredale Preschool - Coach House (569 m, 61 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Elm & South?

49 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 10,601 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 83 Elm Ave (71 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 45 Glen Rd (207 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 36 Castle Frank Rd (351 m, 53 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 4 Sherbourne St N (394 m, 34 units, RentSafeTO score 70). The average RentSafeTO score across the 49 is 87 out of 100; 1 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 & South?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and four 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 & South in?

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

Sources

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