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Front & Sherbourne

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

Front & Sherbourne, in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, in the downtown core, is a moderately heavy crossing, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: King Station (Line 1) 817 m away.

Traffic volume
18,182
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 19, 2025
13,076 pedestrians · 1,453 cyclists · #1008 busiest
Collisions
137
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
19 with an injury · 98 property damage · #777 of 5,508 · +4 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
4
TTC stops within 100 m
King Station 817 m · 6 streetcar routes · 7 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 84 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,300 vehicles, about the citywide median. 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 8.0% of vehicle volume, about 10× the typical share. That comes with about 14 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 7.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.52× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 24%, from 78 in 2016–2020 to 59 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Front & Sherbourne

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)817 m; Queen Station (Line 1)929 m
Streetcar
503504508501505506 nearest 94 m
TTC bus
75121652021141997 nearest 24 m
Blue Night
304301305306365320
Nearest stops
16 surface stops within 300 m — Sherbourne St at Front St East; Sherbourne St at King St East
Cycling
Cycle Track on Lower Sherbourne St installed 2001; Cycle Track on Sherbourne St installed 2001
Bike Share
Princess St / Front St E 114 m · 14 docks · 60 stations, 1,358 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 · 200 m
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 261 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 308 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 359 m
  • Liberty Prep SchoolPrivate · 573 m
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 644 m
  • and 19 more
Parks (48)
  • David Crombie Park186 m
  • Princess Street Park287 m
  • Market Lane Park370 m
  • St. James Park413 m
  • Parliament Square Park415 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden468 m
  • and 42 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch46 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.3 km
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Young People's TheatrePerforming Arts · 83 m
  • Museum of Illusions TorontoMuseum · 143 m
  • Toronto's First Post OfficeMuseum · 262 m
  • Canadian Stage (Berkeley Street Theatre)Performing Arts · 319 m
  • Alumnae TheatrePerforming Arts · 350 m
  • St. Lawrence Market and Market GalleryAttraction · 350 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 419 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 468 m
Signal
0253, activated 1948 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority

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 61 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 342 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bolet's Burrito, 25 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025.

Restaurants & cafés61 within 300 m · 342 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 58 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Bolet's Burrito · 134 Lower Sherbourne St25 mPassed, Jun 2025
Bolet's Burrito · 134 Lower Sherbourne St25 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
On the Rocks · 171 Front St E40 mPassed, Aug 2025 · 1 infraction
Rabba Fine Foods · 171 Front St Egrocery40 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 33 Sherbourne St50 mPassed, Jul 2026
Cobs Bread · 158 Front St E51 mPassed, Mar 2026
Khao Hakka Refresh · 37 Sherbourne St Unit-5-763 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Nari Sushi · 257 King St E99 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 4 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 Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 247 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 250 m away at David Crombie Park.

  • St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 230 The Esplanade
    View centre hours
    247 m
  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    346 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
    356 m
Drinking water
David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 250 m; David Crombie Park drinking fountain · 280 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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 847 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (244 m, 74 spaces, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km14 centres · 847 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 14
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) · 230 the Esplanade
    74 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    244 m
  • St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) · 2 Princess St
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    336 m
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    429 m
  • Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 8 Distillery Lane
    85 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    539 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (141 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (494 m) and the nearest ambulance station 742 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 141 m207 Front St E
Police51 Division · 494 m51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 742 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 58 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,118 rental units, 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection — 41 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 171 Front St E (60 m, 61 units, 3 storeys, built 1982), which scored 93 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 58 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 92 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 53 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings58 · 7,118 units · 41 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202692 across the 58
Open fire-code violations53
Tallest31 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
171 Front St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation613198293 · Nov 2025060 m
176 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH2207200695 · Nov 20252 · 1 fire153 m
31 Princess Stsocial housing · Kral Property Management Inc.8210199481 · Jun 20240155 m
15 Scadding AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2519198284 · Jul 20254 · 1 fire220 m
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 20251280 m
501 Adelaide St EToronto Community Housing · Greenwin18013200990 · Nov 20250 · 1 fire316 m
25 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1966197977 · Jul 20251372 m
49 Henry Lane TerToronto Community Housing · TCH155198084 · Jul 20250418 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 lots672 lots · ≈26,950 spaces · 80.8 ha
Within 500 m61 lots · ≈1,550 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 6,864 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 605 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking240 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 73 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (1.3 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
323 Richmond St E · Garage337 m25253% (Q1 2026)
271 Front Street East · Surface407 m83 *
44 Parliament Street · Surface438 m120 *
31A Parliament Street · Surface507 m230 *
87 Richmond St E · Surface566 m2092% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 104 m away, ≈4 spaces; 139 m away, ≈41 spaces; 147 m away, ≈49 spaces; 159 m away, ≈2 spaces; 162 m away, ≈14 spaces; 164 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 51 Dockside Dr. (744 m, 5 ports); 51 Dockside Dr (744 m, 6 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.2 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 — 14-hour, Nov 19, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,289 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 29% of the total, against 2,879 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 1,700 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 1,455 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.1% 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 north2,879southbound · 525 bikes · 8.3% heavy
From the west5,101eastbound · 236 bikes · 4.2% heavy
Total vehicles18,18213,076 pedestrians · 1,453 cyclists · 5.1% heavy
From the east5,289westbound · 220 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the south4,913northbound · 472 bikes · 5.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,455 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,700 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 19, 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 Lower Sherbourne St between The Esplanade and Sherbourne St, 79 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2021 put the average speed at 35 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,200 vehicles a day. Front St E between Princess St and Berkeley St measured slower: 30 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Mar 2022). The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lower Sherbourne St · The Esplanade – Sherbourne St · 79 mMay 2021 · 3 days6,22335 km/h44 km/h49 km/h
Front St E · Princess St – Berkeley St · 259 mMar 2022 · 3 days6,99230 km/h40 km/h47 km/h
Sherbourne St · Adelaide St E – Richmond St E · 275 mOct 2017 · 3 days7,90531 km/h40 km/h53 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 2019, with 25 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 19 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 12 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (9%) — 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 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions137#777 of 5,508
With an injury19#923 of 4,660
Property damage only98
Fail to remain22
Involving a pedestrian6#567 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#330 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified20
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 2014156latest Jun 10, 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 Sep 22, 2012.

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

Eight thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 0.9 a year before that. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 19, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle842street/outdoor (5), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft532apartment parking (3), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 19, 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 & Sherbourne a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 137 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 & Sherbourne?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1008 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #157 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Front & Sherbourne?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lower Sherbourne St between The Esplanade and Sherbourne St (May 2021), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Front & Sherbourne?

The nearest Green P car park is 323 Richmond St E (337 m away, 252 spaces, 53% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 672 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,950 spaces — 61 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (605 m).

How do I get to Front & Sherbourne by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 817 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 94 m away; bus routes 75, 121, 65, 202, 114, 19, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sherbourne St at Front St East, 24 m).

What restaurants are near Front & Sherbourne?

61 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 342 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bolet's Burrito (25 m), Bolet's Burrito (25 m), On the Rocks (40 m), Tim Hortons (50 m) and Cobs Bread (51 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 & Sherbourne?

The nearest is St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 230 The Esplanade, 247 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: St Lawrence North (346 m); St Lawrence South (356 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 & Sherbourne?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 847 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care School Age (230 the Esplanade) (244 m, 74 spaces), St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street) (336 m, 49 spaces) and St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (429 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Front & Sherbourne?

58 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,118 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 171 Front St E (60 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 176 The Esplanade (153 m, 220 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 31 Princess St (155 m, 82 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 15 Scadding Ave (220 m, 251 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 58 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 & Sherbourne?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 4 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 & Sherbourne in?

Front & Sherbourne 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

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