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Gerrard & Elizabeth

Gerrard St W & Elizabeth St · Toronto, Ontario · Yonge-Bay Corridor · Ward 11, University-Rosedale

In Yonge-Bay Corridor, in the downtown core, Gerrard & Elizabeth is a mid-volume intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a bike lane at the corner. Nearby: Queen's Park Station (Line 1) 336 m away.

Traffic volume
11,719
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 15, 2025
14,293 pedestrians · 2,451 cyclists · #1573 busiest
Collisions
163
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
15 with an injury · 100 property damage · #651 of 5,508 · +14 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
3
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 3 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #121 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
Queen's Park Station 336 m · 3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
Bike Share: 46 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 840 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 72% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.2 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 20.9% of vehicle volume, about 27× the typical share. On average 16 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 13.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.8× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 19%, from 90 in 2016–2020 to 73 in 2021–2025. About one in 54 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Gerrard & Elizabeth

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Queen's Park Station (Line 1)336 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)364 m; College Station (Line 1)369 m; TMU Station (Line 1)433 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)717 m; Queen Station (Line 1)766 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)787 m
Streetcar
506505501 nearest 119 m
TTC bus
13199794 nearest 33 m
Blue Night
306305301320
Nearest stops
12 surface stops within 300 m — Gerrard St West at Elizabeth St West Side
Cycling
Bike Lane on Elizabeth St installed 2001; Bike Lane on Gerrard St W installed 2001
Bike Share
Elizabeth St / Elm St 127 m · 23 docks · 60 stations, 1,402 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 (56)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 420 m
  • Orde Street Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 469 m
  • TMU - Heaslip HouseUniversity · 552 m
  • Ronald McDonald HousePrivate · 557 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Theatre SchoolUniversity · 564 m
  • Contact Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 588 m
  • and 50 more
Community centres
Parks (50)
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette438 m
  • Larry Sefton Park474 m
  • McCaul - Orde Parkette496 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Square545 m
  • Trinity Square546 m
  • Toronto City Hall555 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch573 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.4 km
Places of interest
  • Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatrePerforming Arts · 268 m
  • Toronto Police Museum & Discovery CentreMuseum · 360 m
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 414 m
  • Little CanadaAttraction · 475 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 533 m
  • Sankofa Square (formerly known as Yonge-Dundas Square)Landmark · 540 m
  • Trinity SquareLandmark · 545 m
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 566 m
Signal
1358, activated 1980 · FT · 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

There are 86 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 11 grocery and convenience stores, and 355 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Yogen Fruz, 68 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2025.

Restaurants & cafés86 within 300 m · 355 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience11 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Yogen Fruz · 170 Elizabeth St68 mPassed, Feb 2025
Jimmy's Coffee · 84 Gerrard St W72 mPassed, Oct 2025
Good Earch Coffeehouse Sick Kids · 175 Elizabeth St 3rd Floor97 mPassed, Mar 2026
Dongrami · 700 Bay St105 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions
Cotti Coffee · 700 Bay St Bldg-5106 mPassed, Apr 2026
Dongrami · 700 Bay St106 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Tim Hortons · 68 Gerrard St W108 mPassed, Aug 2026
Jimmy the Greek · 555 University Ave124 mPassed, May 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 Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 264 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 290 m away at College Park.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    264 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    563 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    694 m
Drinking water
College Park bottle filling station · 290 m; McGill Parkette drinking fountain · 426 m · off

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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,282 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (381 m, 16 spaces, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,282 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 17
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    381 m
  • Hydrokids - Opg · 700 University Ave
    82 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    398 m
  • Queen's Park Child Care Centre · 7 Queens Park Cres E
    88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    409 m
  • Orde Day Care Centre (Orde Street) · 18 Orde St
    146 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    469 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (559 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (517 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 314 · 559 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 517 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1 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

75 registered apartment buildings with 9,914 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 25 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 99 Gerrard St W (25 m, 275 units, 32 storeys, built 2020), which scored 99 out of 100 at its December 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 158 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 73 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings75 · 9,914 units · 25 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026158 across the 75
Open fire-code violations73
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
99 Gerrard St W27532202099 · Dec 2025125 m
77 Gerrard St W22525197394 · Aug 2024376 m
150 Elizabeth Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto25017201185 · Dec 202510191 m
55 Gerrard St W · GWLRA Residential59543201895 · Oct 202516194 m
110 Edward Stsocial housing · YWCA Toronto505201188 · Oct 20254 · 16 fire228 m
25 Elm StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation10116198585 · Jun 20240 · 5 fire292 m
424 Yonge St · GWLRA Residential21010194097 · Sep 20261 · 1 fire356 m
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 20268 · 2 fire369 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 lots1,073 lots · ≈26,510 spaces · 79.5 ha
Within 500 m55 lots · ≈1,610 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 7,856 spaces
EV charging (City)91 Elizabeth St · 16 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking347 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 45 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (636 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface288 m27 *
205 Mc Caul St · Surface502 m3979% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage572 m26258% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage753 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface773 m12654% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 51 m away, ≈10 spaces; 66 m away, ≈106 spaces; 69 m away, ≈14 spaces; 78 m away, ≈6 spaces; 82 m away, ≈15 spaces; 84 m away, ≈8 spaces. More EV charging: Yonge Street at Dundas St. (485 m, 8 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (636 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (636 m, 40 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, Oct 15, 2025

The east leg carries the load — 4,449 westbound vehicles, or 38% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 899. Most cyclists arrived from the east (1,234 of 2,451). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 910 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 896 from 5:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north2,512southbound · 235 bikes · 5.1% heavy
From the west3,859eastbound · 677 bikes · 4.1% heavy
Total vehicles11,71914,293 pedestrians · 2,451 cyclists · 3.8% heavy
From the east4,449westbound · 1,234 bikes · 3.1% heavy
From the south899northbound · 305 bikes · 2.4% heavy
AM peak hour910 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour896 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 15, 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

The City's most recent midblock count on Gerrard St W between Bay St and La Plante Ave (94 m away, Mar 2021) recorded volume only — about 2,621 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Gerrard St W · Bay St – La Plante Ave · 94 mMar 2021 · 7 days2,621

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

2016 was the peak year (22 collisions), and 2025 closed with 11. 9% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 51 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 31% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 14 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 13.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions163#651 of 5,508
With an injury15#1175 of 4,660
Property damage only100
Fail to remain51
Involving a pedestrian7#433 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#781 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified48
Since January 2026 (outside the window)14
All since 2014216latest Jun 25, 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

None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 3 pedestrians were among those hurt. 1 of the 3 happened in darkness — 33%, about the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Apr 16, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions3#121 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian3#31 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness133% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20064latest Apr 16, 2022

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 45 thefts from vehicles and 51 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 16× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 9.6 a year. 76% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 65% of the bike thefts were from other premises. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 12, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle45102street/outdoor (34), other (9)
Bicycle theft51152other (33), street/outdoor (17)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 12, 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Gerrard & Elizabeth a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 3 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#121 of 1,505), out of 163 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 Gerrard & Elizabeth?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1573 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 72% of the median for a counted intersection, and #139 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near Gerrard & Elizabeth?

The nearest Green P car park is 130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal (288 m away, 27 spaces). The City's mapping shows 1,073 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,510 spaces — 55 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 91 Elizabeth St (16 m).

How do I get to Gerrard & Elizabeth by transit?

Queen's Park Station (Line 1) is 336 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 119 m away; bus routes 13, 19, 97, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Gerrard St West at Elizabeth St West Side, 33 m).

What restaurants are near Gerrard & Elizabeth?

86 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 355 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Yogen Fruz (68 m), Jimmy's Coffee (72 m), Good Earch Coffeehouse Sick Kids (97 m), Dongrami (105 m) and Cotti Coffee (106 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 Gerrard & Elizabeth?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 264 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: City Hall (563 m); Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (694 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 Gerrard & Elizabeth?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,282 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (381 m, 16 spaces), Hydrokids - Opg (398 m, 82 spaces) and Queen's Park Child Care Centre (409 m, 88 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Gerrard & Elizabeth?

75 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,914 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 99 Gerrard St W (25 m, 275 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 77 Gerrard St W (76 m, 225 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 150 Elizabeth St (191 m, 250 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 55 Gerrard St W (194 m, 595 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 75 is 90 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 Gerrard & Elizabeth?

Toronto Police place 45 thefts from vehicles and 51 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor page.

What neighbourhood is Gerrard & Elizabeth in?

Gerrard & Elizabeth is in Yonge-Bay Corridor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 170). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe.

Sources

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