Toronto · intersection · signal 2245

Front & Cherry

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

Front & Cherry is a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in central Toronto. At the corner: a bike lane, 2 schools within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 16 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
7,902
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 10, 2025
5,539 pedestrians · 1,068 cyclists · #1855 busiest
Collisions
46
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
7 with an injury · 34 property damage · #2187 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #940 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
3
TTC stops within 100 m
6 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 560 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 49% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 13.5% of vehicle volume, about 17× the typical share. On average 4.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 5.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 56%, from 18 in 2016–2020 to 28 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 46 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

Map

Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time

Layers click a category to show or hide it · None then one category to see it alone
Front & Cherry

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
504508503501505506 nearest 24 m
TTC bus
1212026511475 nearest 48 m
Blue Night
304301305306365
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — Cherry St at Front St East; Front St East at Cherry St
Cycling
Bike Lane on Cherry St installed 2005
Bike Share
Front St E / Cooperage St 88 m · 19 docks · 41 stations, 879 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 (18)
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 183 m
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 204 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 320 m
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 433 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 597 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 617 m
  • and 12 more
Parks (52)
  • Diamond Jubilee Promenade252 m
  • Percy Park277 m
  • Sackville Playground303 m
  • Little Trinity Church Lands327 m
  • Orphan's Green390 m
  • Lawren Harris Square408 m
  • and 46 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch869 m
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 191 m
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 278 m
  • Illuminarium TorontoAttraction · 362 m
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 362 m
  • Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 472 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 519 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 554 m
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 887 m
Signal
2245, activated 2016 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

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 50 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 5 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 235 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Dark Horse Espresso Bar, 18 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.

Restaurants & cafés50 within 300 m · 235 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience5 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Dark Horse Espresso Bar · 416 Front St E18 mPassed, Feb 2026
Mandy's · 373 Front St E None98 mPassed, Apr 2026
Canary Market · 440 Front St Egrocery162 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 2 infractions
Canary Market · 440 Front St Egrocery162 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Le Beau Boulangerie · 131 Mill St181 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Thompson Landry Gallery · 50 Tank House Lane198 mPassed, Jun 2026
Icha Tea · 8 Eastern Ave201 mPassed, Jul 2026
Fuel Plus · 475 Front St E209 mPassed, Mar 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 Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom, 474 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 121 m away at Diamond Jubilee Promenade.

  • Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom · 155 Bayview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    474 m
  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 230 The Esplanade
    View centre hours
    637 m
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom · 480 Shuter St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible
    682 m
Drinking water
Diamond Jubilee Promenade drinking fountain · 121 m; Diamond Jubilee Promenade drinking fountain · 203 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 784 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Distillery District Early Learning Centre (408 m, 85 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 784 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 11
  • Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 8 Distillery Lane
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    408 m
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) · 80 Sackville St
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    433 m
  • Liberty Prep Parliament · 162 Parliament St
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool
    597 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    637 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (689 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (334 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 333 · 689 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 334 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.5 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 37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,065 rental units — 30 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 100 Mill St (133 m, 237 units, 11 storeys, built 2024), which scored 100 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 93 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 55 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings37 · 5,065 units · 30 social housing
RentSafeTO score92 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202693 across the 37
Open fire-code violations55
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
100 Mill St · Tricon Residentail237112024100 · Nov 20256133 m
75 Cooperage Stsocial housing · Wigwamen Incorporated14512201698 · Nov 20255133 m
20 Palace Stsocial housing · Fred Victor Centre1081096 · Dec 20250177 m
131 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc23015202299 · Jul 202510 · 15 fire181 m
151 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc232162022100 · Jul 20258 · 13 fire244 m
181 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc310262022100 · Jul 202523 · 14 fire282 m
45 St Lawrence StToronto Community Housing · TCH504198096 · Jun 20264402 m
585 King St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1288201499 · Nov 20250430 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 lots723 lots · ≈39,780 spaces · 119.3 ha
Within 500 m67 lots · ≈2,390 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 5,079 spaces
EV charging (City)51 Dockside Dr. · 1.1 km · 5 Level 2 ports
Bike parking244 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 80 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
373 Front Street East · Surface117 m450 *
100 Cooperage Street · Garage127 m86 *
40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage189 m25 *
70 Distillery Lane · Garage282 m103 *
83 Tannery Road · Garage293 m27 *

Nearest lots: 73 m away, ≈43 spaces; 135 m away, ≈13 spaces (Green P); 135 m away, ≈5 spaces; 139 m away, ≈12 spaces; 140 m away, ≈82 spaces; 149 m away, ≈3 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr (1.1 km, 6 ports); 2 Church St. (1.4 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 — 14-hour, Sep 10, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 2,436 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 31% of the total, against 1,480 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 777 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 644 in the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. Trucks and buses were 11.1% 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. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north1,958southbound · 279 bikes · 9.1% heavy
From the west2,028eastbound · 206 bikes · 12.5% heavy
Total vehicles7,9025,539 pedestrians · 1,068 cyclists · 11.1% heavy
From the east1,480westbound · 267 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south2,436northbound · 316 bikes · 16.2% heavy
AM peak hour644 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour777 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 10, 2025

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 Cherry St between Lower Don River Trl and Distillery Lane, 350 m from the corner, a 3-day count in August 2026 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 37 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 41 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,500 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Front St E · Trinity St – Cherry St · 95 mSep 2021 · 5 days4,278
Cherry St · Lower Don River Trl – Distillery Lane · 350 mAug 2026 · 3 days6,52226 km/h37 km/h41 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

The worst year was 2021, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 8. 7 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Nov 24, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 5.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions46#2187 of 5,508
With an injury7#2239 of 4,660
Property damage only34
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian1#2501 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
All since 201448latest Nov 24, 2025

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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Aug 17, 2021.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#940 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#533 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20061latest Aug 17, 2021

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

Nine thefts from vehicles and 14 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 10 in 2023–2025, about 3.3 a year, against 1.9 a year before that. 56% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 43% of the bike thefts were from other premises.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle920street/outdoor (5), commercial premises (4)
Bicycle theft1480other (6), apartment parking (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 24, 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Front & Cherry a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#940 of 1,505), out of 46 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Front & Cherry?

A low-volume local intersection. It ranks #1855 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 49% of the median for a counted intersection, and #375 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Front & Cherry?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Cherry St between Lower Don River Trl and Distillery Lane (August 2026), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Front & Cherry?

The nearest Green P car park is 373 Front Street East (117 m away, 450 spaces). The City's mapping shows 723 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 39,780 spaces — 67 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (1.1 km).

How do I get to Front & Cherry by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 503, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 24 m away; bus routes 121, 202, 65, 114, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Cherry St at Front St East, 48 m).

What restaurants are near Front & Cherry?

50 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 235 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Dark Horse Espresso Bar (18 m), Mandy's (98 m), Le Beau Boulangerie (181 m), Thompson Landry Gallery (198 m) and Icha Tea (201 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 Front & Cherry?

The nearest is Corktown Common Pavilion Washroom, 155 Bayview Ave, 474 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom (637 m); Regent Park Athletic Grounds Outdoor Rink Washroom (682 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 Front & Cherry?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 784 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Distillery District Early Learning Centre (408 m, 85 spaces), Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place) (433 m, 52 spaces) and Liberty Prep Parliament (597 m, 35 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Front & Cherry?

37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,065 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 100 Mill St (133 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 75 Cooperage St (133 m, 145 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 20 Palace St (177 m, 108 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 131 Mill St (181 m, 230 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 37 is 92 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 Front & Cherry?

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and 14 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Front & Cherry in?

Front & Cherry 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