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Gerrard & Ontario

Gerrard St E & Ontario St · Toronto, Ontario · Moss Park · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Cabbagetown BIA

Gerrard & Ontario, in Moss Park, in the downtown core, is a mid-volume intersection, with a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
9,540
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 9, 2024
2,493 pedestrians · 1,544 cyclists · #1736 busiest
Collisions
27
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 18 property damage · #2963 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
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
3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 680 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 59% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 4 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 16.2% of vehicle volume, about 21× the typical share. On average 2.7 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions rose 70%, from 10 in 2016–2020 to 17 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Gerrard & Ontario

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
506505501 nearest 205 m
TTC bus
657594121 nearest 205 m
Blue Night
306305301365
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Gerrard St E installed 2001
Bike Share
Oak St / Parliament St 300 m · 15 docks · 39 stations, 835 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 (40)
  • Lord Dufferin Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 246 m
  • Winchester Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 515 m
  • Sprucecourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 561 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 615 m
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 620 m
  • National Ballet School - Margaret McCain Acedemic CentrePrivate · 639 m
  • and 34 more
Parks (60)
  • Anniversary Park187 m
  • Winchester Square Park304 m
  • Allan Gardens371 m
  • Oak Street Parkette378 m
  • Winchester Park464 m
  • Ontario Street Parkette496 m
  • and 54 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch136 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch738 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 392 m
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 550 m
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 644 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 720 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 726 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 856 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 864 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 867 m
Signal
1019, activated 1972 · PA - IPS · leading pedestrian interval 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 47 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 12 grocery and convenience stores, and 339 eating places within a kilometre — 4.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Vietbites, 29 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2025.

Restaurants & cafés47 within 300 m · 339 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience12 within 300 m · 61 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
All Way Convenience and Grocery · 237 Gerrard St Egrocery6 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Low Key Deli · 237 Gerrard St Egrocery26 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 2 infractions
Vietbites · 246 Gerrard St E29 mPassed, Sep 2025
Vietbites · 246 Gerrard St E29 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Bluet Bakery · 245 Gerrard St Egrocery39 mPassed, Sep 2026
Bluet Bakery · 245 Gerrard St Egrocery39 mPassed, Aug 2025
Pastor Taco · 245 Gerrard St E39 mPassed, Jun 2025
Agak Agak · 253 Gerrard St E54 mPassed, Aug 2025

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 Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom, 696 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 199 m away at Anniversary Park.

  • Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom · 640 Dundas St E
    View centre hours
    696 m
  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    709 m
  • Regent Park Community Centre Washroom · 402 Shuter St
    View centre hours
    754 m
Drinking water
Anniversary Park drinking fountain · 199 m; Allan Gardens bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 317 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

22 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,774 spaces; 17 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre (129 m, 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km22 centres · 1,774 spaces
Fee subsidy17 of 22
  • The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre · 270 Gerrard St E
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    129 m
  • Tng Central Neighbourhood House · 349 Ontario St
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    156 m
  • Lord Dufferin Community Day Care Centre · 350 Parliament St
    140 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    246 m
  • Cole Street Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 10 Cole St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    339 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (474 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 474 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 1.3 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.2 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

144 registered apartment buildings with 18,496 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 59 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 6.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 280 Gerrard St E (155 m, 26 units, 3 storeys, built 1991), which scored 90 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 144 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 434 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 128 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings144 · 18,496 units · 59 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026434 across the 144
Open fire-code violations128
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
280 Gerrard St Esocial housing · Yonge Street Mission263199190 · Nov 20250155 m
320 Seaton StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation256196178 · Oct 20250163 m
317 Sherbourne St · Westside Storeys Limited384193189 · Dec 20250180 m
321 Sherbourne St · Hazelview Property Services Inc677196090 · Oct 20253193 m
181-183 Gerrard St E · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc224193091 · Dec 20251290 m
251 Sherbourne StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2007197588 · Jul 20261 · 1 fire297 m
257 Sherbourne StToronto Community Housing · TCH1024197575 · Jul 20242 · 1 fire297 m
109 Pembroke St · Vivian Raitsinis204188983 · Aug 20260311 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 lots870 lots · ≈25,000 spaces · 75 ha
Within 500 m107 lots · ≈1,870 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 7,248 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 268 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking110 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 37 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.5 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface329 m3555% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface431 m9175% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage938 m25253% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage1 km26258% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface1.1 km2092% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 39 m away, ≈53 spaces; 50 m away, ≈15 spaces; 50 m away, ≈11 spaces; 59 m away, ≈2 spaces; 86 m away, ≈3 spaces; 96 m away, ≈9 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (271 m, 1 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (1.1 km, 8 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (1.3 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, Jul 9, 2024

The west leg carries the load — 4,939 eastbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 8. Most cyclists arrived from the east (736 of 1,544). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 727 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 779 from 3:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north16southbound · 75 bikes · 6.3% heavy
From the west4,939eastbound · 631 bikes · 2.4% heavy
Total vehicles9,5402,493 pedestrians · 1,544 cyclists · 2.5% heavy
From the east4,577westbound · 736 bikes · 2.5% heavy
From the south8northbound · 102 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour727 vehicles from 8:45 a.m.
PM peak hour779 vehicles from 3:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jul 9, 2024

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 counter on Gerrard St E between Horticultural Ave and Pembroke St (372 m away) recorded an average of 31 km/h in its 24-hour count in December 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 13,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Ontario Street between Gerrard St E and Carlton St (installed 2006), and 1 more calmed segment ends here.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Gerrard St E · Horticultural Ave – Pembroke St · 372 mDec 2018 · 24 h13,49931 km/h42 km/h47 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Ontario Street · Gerrard St E – Carlton St
    3 speed humps
    installed 2006
  • Ontario Street · Shuter St – Gerrard St E
    6 speed humps

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

2023 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 16, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions27#2963 of 5,508
With an injury3#3293 of 4,660
Property damage only18
Fail to remain9
Involving a pedestrian1#2511 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201431latest May 16, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place 30 thefts from vehicles and 12 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 7.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 5.4 a year before that. 77% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 50% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 28, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle3041street/outdoor (23), house driveway/garage (4)
Bicycle theft1200house driveway/garage (6), apartment parking (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 28, 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Gerrard & Ontario a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 27 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 & Ontario?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1736 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 59% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Gerrard & Ontario?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Gerrard St E between Horticultural Ave and Pembroke St (December 2018), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Gerrard & Ontario?

The nearest Green P car park is 51 Aberdeen Ave (329 m away, 35 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 870 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,000 spaces — 107 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (268 m).

How do I get to Gerrard & Ontario by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 505, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 205 m away; bus routes 65, 75, 94, 121 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Gerrard & Ontario?

47 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 339 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Vietbites (29 m), Vietbites (29 m), Pastor Taco (39 m) and Agak Agak (54 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 & Ontario?

The nearest is Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre Washroom, 640 Dundas St E, 696 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom (709 m); Regent Park Community Centre Washroom (754 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 & Ontario?

22 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,774 spaces in total; 17 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre (129 m, 65 spaces), Tng Central Neighbourhood House (156 m, 46 spaces) and Lord Dufferin Community Day Care Centre (246 m, 140 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Gerrard & Ontario?

144 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 18,496 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 280 Gerrard St E (155 m, 26 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 320 Seaton St (163 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 78), 317 Sherbourne St (180 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 321 Sherbourne St (193 m, 67 units, RentSafeTO score 90). The average RentSafeTO score across the 144 is 88 out of 100; 3 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 & Ontario?

Toronto Police place 30 thefts from vehicles and 12 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 Moss Park page.

What neighbourhood is Gerrard & Ontario in?

Gerrard & Ontario is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Cabbagetown Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined