Gerrard & Blackburn

Traffic volume8-hour count · Apr 9, 2013

The west leg carries the load — 3,480 eastbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 159. Most cyclists arrived from the west (291 of 503). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,255 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,337 from 4:45 p.m. Trucks and buses were 12.0% 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 16,177 vehicles. The count is 14 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, 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.

Peak hours: 1,255 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,337 from 4:45 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

2023 was the peak year (23 collisions), and 2025 closed with 14. 31% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 19, 2026.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The last one inside the window was in 2025. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here, the latest on Jun 3, 2026. Going back to 2006, the total is 7. The police all-collisions file records 1 fatal collision here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places it just outside the 65 m radius.

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Speeds here, last measured in 2010

The City's counter on Gerrard St E between River St and Blackburn St (20 m away) recorded an average of 46 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2010; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 10,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Blackburn St between Mountstephen St and Gerrard St E measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Dec 2004).

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing

Signal 2274, activated 2012 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food19/30

  3 grocery stores within 1 km · 13 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  11 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 224 m away · 4 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care5/8

  nearest school 0.6 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

16 registered apartment buildings with 1,964 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 11 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 230 Oak St (296 m, 327 units, 23 storeys, built 1972), which scored 81 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

16 registered buildings · 1,964 units · 11 social housing · tallest 29 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

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 North Riverdale.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Apr 9, 2013.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 14 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.66478, -79.35532 · centreline node 13464296.