Gerrard & Jarvis

Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 3, 2022 · weekend

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 3,575 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 29% of the total, against 2,386 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the east (171 of 399). Evening rush dominates here: 1,906 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 970 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 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.

Peak hours: 970 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,906 from 5:00 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

The worst year was 2023, with 46 collisions; 2025 recorded 43. 45 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 32 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 25 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 28 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Sep 11, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 2. 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.

How fast traffic moves here

On Gerrard St E between Church St and Mutual St, 159 m from the corner, a 7-day count in September 2026 put the average speed at 25 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 16,900 vehicles a day.

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.

Red-light camera

In operation since 2022; 92 tickets in 2025, 33 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Toronto and East York.

The crossing

Signal 0009, activated 1941 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

• Groceries and food28/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 18 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit20/28

  College Station 0.7 km · 3 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 685 m away · 3 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

• Schools and child care7/8

  6 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Within a kilometre there are 115 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 12,582 rental units, 7.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — 37 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 262 Jarvis St (117 m, 72 units, 6 storeys, built 1929), which scored 100 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 115 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

115 registered buildings · 12,582 units · 37 social housing · tallest 43 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.

23 thefts from vehicles and 17 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 6.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 7 in 2023–2025, about 2.3 a year, against 4.7 a year before that. 87% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 41% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 26, 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 Moss Park.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 3, 2022.
• 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
• 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 13 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: 43.66044, -79.37590 · centreline node 13465038.