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Gerrard & Howland

Gerrard St E & Howland Rd · Toronto, Ontario · South Riverdale · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

Gerrard & Howland, in South Riverdale, is a mid-volume intersection. At the corner: a school within 250 m. Nearby: 13 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
11,732
vehicles · 14-hour count, Feb 12, 2026
1,257 pedestrians · 161 cyclists · #1571 busiest
Collisions
21
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 15 property damage · #3340 of 5,508
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
5 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 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. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 9 vehicles, close to the citywide median. That comes with about 2.1 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 1.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 60%, from 15 in 2016–2020 to 6 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Gerrard & Howland

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
506504505501503 nearest 116 m
TTC bus
7212183 nearest 353 m
Blue Night
306304305301325
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Logan Ave / Gerrard St E 154 m · 23 docks · 20 stations, 374 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 (22)
  • Eastdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 166 m
  • Dundas Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 527 m
  • Seed Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 558 m
  • Pape Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 582 m
  • Withrow Ave Jr & Quest Alternative SrEnglish Public · 589 m
  • Queen Alexandra Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 611 m
  • and 16 more
Parks (40)
  • Caroline Huebner Parkette253 m
  • Eastdale Playground350 m
  • Dundas Parkette370 m
  • de Grassi St Parkette401 m
  • Thorogood Gardens421 m
  • Badgerow Parkette424 m
  • and 34 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch500 m
  • Toronto Public Library Queen/Saulter branch822 m
  • Toronto Public Library Jones branch1 km
Places of interest
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 776 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 1.2 km
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 1.3 km
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 1.4 km

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 12 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 189 — 2.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Batifole, 31 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés12 within 300 m · 189 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Batifole · 744 Gerrard St E31 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Bep Viet · 738 Gerrard St E51 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 4 infractions
El Hijo de Tizoc · 797 Gerrard St E120 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Hailed Coffee · 801 Gerrard St E131 mPassed, May 2026
Matthew-John Early Learning Centre · 135 First Ave139 mPassed, Jul 2026
Alice Marie Bakery & Coffee · 807 Gerrard St Egrocery145 mPassed, Dec 2025
Eastdale Collegiate Institute - Snp · 701 Gerrard St E Flr-2166 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Donutlan · 688 Gerrard St E174 mPassed, Jul 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 Matty Eckler Recreation Centre Washroom, 614 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 436 m away at Gerrard - Carlaw Traffic Island (currently off).

  • Matty Eckler Recreation Centre Washroom · 953 Gerrard St E
    View centre hours
    614 m
  • Riverdale Park East Fieldhouse Washroom · 550 Broadview Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    693 m
  • Withrow Park South Washroom · 725 Logan Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    702 m
Drinking water
Gerrard - Carlaw Traffic Island drinking fountain, dog fountain · 436 m · off; Jimmie Simpson Park bottle filling station · 484 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 1,222 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Matthew-John Early Learning Centre (140 m, 73 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,222 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 14
  • Matthew-John Early Learning Centre · 135 First Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    140 m
  • Riverdale Mighty Kids Corp · 842 Gerrard St E
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    325 m
  • Kids Way Daycare · 369 Broadview Ave
    15 spaces · infant, toddler · $10-a-day
    444 m
  • George Brown - Dundas Street East Child Care Centre · 935 Dundas St E
    127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    527 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 324 (307 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 802 m away.

FireFire Station 324 · 307 m840 Gerrard St E
Police51 Division · 2 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 43 · 802 m126 Pape Ave

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 19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,105 rental units — 12 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 793 Gerrard St E (112 m, 28 units, 5 storeys, built 1950), which scored 83 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 19 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 47 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings19 · 2,105 units · 12 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202647 across the 19
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest27 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
793 Gerrard St Esocial housing · North44 Property Management Inc285195083 · Nov 20250112 m
444 Logan Avesocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc15922196786 · Jun 20243 · 3 fire227 m
425 Broadview Ave113192082 · Jul 20260471 m
369 Pape AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1398198193 · Aug 20266616 m
859 Dundas St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation294197396 · Dec 20250630 m
179 Broadview Avesocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes414199285 · Aug 20260671 m
841 Queen St Esocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc.363198869 · Jul 20260781 m
245-247 Logan Ave · Valour Management Inc.214192790 · Jun 20240818 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 lots791 lots · ≈33,240 spaces · 99.7 ha
Within 500 m60 lots · ≈1,430 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 1,360 spaces
EV charging (City)963 Gerrard St E · 629 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking36 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 21 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
653 Gerrard St E · Surface273 m3072% (Q1 2026)
573 Gerrard St E · Surface520 m3675% (Q1 2026)
136 Broadview Ave · Surface807 m2273% (Q1 2026)
111 Broadview Ave · Surface861 m9256% (Q1 2026)
670 Pape Ave · Surface1.3 km7447% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 102 m away, ≈12 spaces; 194 m away, ≈18 spaces; 206 m away, ≈54 spaces; 209 m away, ≈4 spaces; 224 m away, ≈5 spaces; 238 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 220 Carlaw Ave. (744 m, 2 ports); 453 Jones Ave (1.2 km, 2 ports); 503 Jones Ave (1.3 km, 2 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, Feb 12, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 5,753 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 395 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (80 of 161). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,216 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m., 20% above the afternoon peak from 5:00 p.m. (1,017). Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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 north395southbound · 5 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the west5,753eastbound · 76 bikes · 2.5% heavy
Total vehicles11,7321,257 pedestrians · 161 cyclists · 2.3% heavy
From the east5,584westbound · 80 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour1,216 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,017 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Feb 12, 2026

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

At the school-zone speed sign on 722 Gerrard St East (79 m away, 40 km/h limit), 2.7% of the 25,028 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.

School-zone speed sign 79 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct33 · 42 km/h
Over the limit9.0%
50 km/h or more2.7%

722 Gerrard St East (westbound), 722/724, Gerrard Street East · 25,028 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2018, with 5 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Jul 16, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions21#3340 of 5,508
With an injury2#3750 of 4,660
Property damage only15
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist1#1923 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
All since 201426latest Jul 16, 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

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 three bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210apartment parking (1), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft310commercial premises (1), house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 23, 2024. 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 South Riverdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Gerrard & Howland a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 21 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 Gerrard & Howland?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1571 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 72% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Gerrard & Howland?

The nearest Green P car park is 653 Gerrard St E (273 m away, 30 spaces, 72% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 791 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 33,240 spaces — 60 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 963 Gerrard St E (629 m).

How do I get to Gerrard & Howland by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 504, 505, 501 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 116 m away; bus routes 72, 121, 83 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Gerrard & Howland?

12 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 189 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Batifole (31 m), Bep Viet (51 m), El Hijo de Tizoc (120 m), Hailed Coffee (131 m) and Matthew-John Early Learning Centre (139 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 & Howland?

The nearest is Matty Eckler Recreation Centre Washroom, 953 Gerrard St E, 614 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Riverdale Park East Fieldhouse Washroom (693 m); Withrow Park South Washroom (702 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 & Howland?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,222 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Matthew-John Early Learning Centre (140 m, 73 spaces), Riverdale Mighty Kids Corp (325 m, 49 spaces) and Kids Way Daycare (444 m, 15 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Gerrard & Howland?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,105 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 793 Gerrard St E (112 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 444 Logan Ave (227 m, 159 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 425 Broadview Ave (471 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 369 Pape Ave (616 m, 139 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 87 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 Gerrard & Howland?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and three 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 South Riverdale page.

What neighbourhood is Gerrard & Howland in?

Gerrard & Howland is in South Riverdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 070). It is in Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth, represented by Councillor Paula Fletcher.

Sources

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