Toronto · intersection · signal 1845

Front & George

Front St E & George St S · Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

Front & George is a moderately travelled crossing, with heavy foot traffic. It sits in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core. At the corner: 3 schools within 250 m, parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 612 m away and Union Station GO 1.0 km away.

Traffic volume
7,132
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 24, 2022
4,209 pedestrians · 239 cyclists
Collisions
59
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
10 with an injury · 32 property damage · #1812 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 612 m · 8 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 890 vehicles, 77% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.7 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 3.4% of vehicle volume, about 4.3× the typical share. That comes with about 5.9 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 27%, from 26 in 2016–2020 to 33 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Front & George

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
King Station (Line 1)612 m; Queen Station (Line 1)759 m; Union Station (Line 1)874 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville1 km; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal835 m
VIA Rail
Toronto 1 km
Streetcar
503504508501509510505506 nearest 112 m
TTC bus
12175199765114202 nearest 173 m
Blue Night
304301310305306320365
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
George St / King St E 130 m · 15 docks · 60 stations, 1,392 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 (25)
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 143 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 216 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 232 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 448 m
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 470 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 604 m
  • and 19 more
Parks (51)
  • Market Lane Park169 m
  • St. James Park246 m
  • David Crombie Park266 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden269 m
  • Princess Street Park390 m
  • Courthouse Square Park420 m
  • and 45 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch164 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.2 km
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 64 m
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 123 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 160 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 231 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 248 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 269 m
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 346 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 476 m
Signal
1845, activated 2000 · SAP · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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 94 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 30 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 347 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Booster Juice, 14 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés94 within 300 m · 347 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience30 within 300 m · 53 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Booster Juice · 106 Front St E14 mPassed, Jul 2026
Cora Breakfast Andlunch · 106 Front St E14 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 106 Front St E14 mPassed, Jun 2026
McDonald's · 121 Front St E33 mPassed, Jul 2026
Bulk Barn · 120 Front St Egrocery41 mPassed, Jun 2026
Big Pita · 115 Front St E46 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Fuzen Japanese Fusion Cuisine · 132 Front St E Unit-1c55 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 infractions
Subway · 132 Front St E55 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 2 infractions

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 North, 141 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 170 m away at David Crombie Park.

  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    141 m
  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    154 m
  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    220 m
Drinking water
David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 170 m; St. James Park bottle filling station · 232 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 825 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (261 m, 40 spaces, infant, toddler).

Within 1 km13 centres · 825 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 13
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    261 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    429 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    432 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    641 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (344 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (699 m) and the nearest ambulance station 588 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 344 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 699 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 588 m58 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 51 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 6,826 rental units, 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — 37 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 140 The Esplanade (141 m, 102 units, 7 storeys, built 1993), which scored 81 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 51 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 68 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 38 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings51 · 6,826 units · 37 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202668 across the 51
Open fire-code violations38
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 20251141 m
171 Front St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation613198293 · Nov 20250149 m
176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH2207200695 · Nov 20252 · 1 fire209 m
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 20251254 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire260 m
15 Scadding AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2519198284 · Jul 20254 · 1 fire315 m
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250326 m
49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH155198084 · Jul 20250333 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 lots688 lots · ≈24,100 spaces · 72.3 ha
Within 500 m53 lots · ≈1,190 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 7,029 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 435 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking236 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 67 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1.1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage420 m25253% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage436 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface437 m2092% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface612 m83 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface636 m120 *

Nearest lots: 32 m away, ≈13 spaces; 40 m away, ≈2 spaces; 144 m away, ≈7 spaces; 149 m away, ≈2 spaces; 152 m away, ≈2 spaces; 168 m away, ≈23 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (761 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (761 m, 6 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.1 km, 8 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

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 3,573 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 358 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 1,123 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 960 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.2% 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 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 north461southbound · 37 bikes · 5.2% heavy
From the west2,740eastbound · 90 bikes · 6.1% heavy
Total vehicles7,1324,209 pedestrians · 239 cyclists · 5.2% heavy
From the east3,573westbound · 77 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the south358northbound · 35 bikes · 7.5% heavy
AM peak hour960 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,123 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

On George St S between Albert Franck Pl and Wilton St, 219 m from the corner, a 2-day count in March 2020 put the average speed at 23 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 29 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 35 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 2 speed humps slow traffic on George Street South between The Esplanade and Front St E.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Front St E · Frederick St – Sherbourne St · 155 mMar 2010 · 24 h6,677
George St S · Albert Franck Pl – Wilton St · 219 mMar 2020 · 2 days95723 km/h29 km/h35 km/h

Traffic calming

  • George Street South · The Esplanade – Front St E
    2 speed humps

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 9 collisions. 10 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (14%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 22, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions59#1812 of 5,508
With an injury10#1705 of 4,660
Property damage only32
Fail to remain19
Involving a pedestrian7#439 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#1874 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified17
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201471latest Jun 22, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

Two thefts from vehicles and 20 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.7× 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 1.7 a year before that. 35% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle201street/outdoor (2)
Bicycle theft20100street/outdoor (7), commercial premises (6)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 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 Front & George a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 59 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 Front & George?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Mar 24, 2022, 77% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Front & George?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on George St S between Albert Franck Pl and Wilton St (March 2020), found an average of 23 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 29 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Front & George?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (420 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 688 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,100 spaces — 53 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (435 m).

How do I get to Front & George by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 612 m away; Union Station GO is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 112 m away; bus routes 121, 75, 19, 97, 65, 114, 202 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Front & George?

94 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 347 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Booster Juice (14 m), Cora Breakfast Andlunch (14 m), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (14 m), McDonald's (33 m) and Big Pita (46 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 & George?

The nearest is St Lawrence North, 92 Front Street East, 141 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence South (154 m); St Lawrence Tent (220 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 & George?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 825 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (261 m, 40 spaces), St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (429 m, 74 spaces) and St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (432 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Front & George?

51 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 6,826 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 140 The Esplanade (141 m, 102 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 171 Front St E (149 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 176 The Esplanade (209 m, 220 units, RentSafeTO score 95) and 25 Henry Lane Ter (254 m, 196 units, RentSafeTO score 77). The average RentSafeTO score across the 51 is 89 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 Front & George?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and 20 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 Front & George in?

Front & George 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. The corner falls inside the Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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