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Gerrard & Pembroke

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

In Moss Park, in the downtown core, Gerrard & Pembroke is a moderately travelled crossing, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway and a park. Nearby: College Station (Line 1) 741 m away.

Traffic volume
11,322
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jun 16, 2026
3,205 pedestrians · 2,365 cyclists · #1609 busiest
Collisions
38
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 21 property damage · #2456 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
College Station 741 m · 3 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 810 vehicles, 70% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 4 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 20.9% of vehicle volume, about 27× the typical share. That comes with about 3.8 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 3.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 35%, from 23 in 2016–2020 to 15 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Gerrard & Pembroke

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
College Station (Line 1)741 m; TMU Station (Line 1)746 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)915 m; Queen Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
506505501 nearest 237 m
TTC bus
7594659719 nearest 105 m
Blue Night
306305301365320
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Cycle Track on Gerrard St E installed 2001
Bike Share
Sherbourne St / Carlton St (Allan Gardens) 241 m · 17 docks · 55 stations, 1,261 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 (43)
  • Le College Francais - Carlton CampusPrivate · 391 m
  • National Ballet School - Margaret McCain Acedemic CentrePrivate · 401 m
  • National Ballet SchoolPrivate · 439 m
  • Taie International Institute SchoolPrivate · 443 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle RoyFrench Public · 495 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Theatre SchoolUniversity · 514 m
  • and 37 more
Parks (57)
  • Allan Gardens122 m
  • Montague Parkette342 m
  • Winchester Square Park413 m
  • Anniversary Park508 m
  • Winchester Park544 m
  • Arena Gardens587 m
  • and 51 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch454 m
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch731 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 105 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 510 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 530 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 546 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 563 m
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 593 m
  • Mackenzie HouseMuseum · 706 m
  • Little CanadaAttraction · 754 m

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 16 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 347 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is L'agapanthe, 36 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés16 within 300 m · 347 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 53 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
L'agapanthe · 179 Gerrard St E36 mPassed, Aug 2026
Gerrard Early Learning Centre · 163 Gerrard St E58 mPassed, Jun 2026
Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto · 191 Gerrard St E89 mPassed, Mar 2026
Seaton House Hostel · 339 George St125 mPassed, Jun 2026
Share and Learn · 333 Sherbourne St Bldg-2nd Fl193 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Sherbourne Health Centre · 333 Sherbourne St Bldg-3rd Fl193 mPassed, Jul 2026
Sherbourne Health Food For Good Cafe · 333 Sherbourne St Flr-1grocery193 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Rekai Centre at Sherbourne Place · 345 Sherbourne St215 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction

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 John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 666 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 21 m away at Allan Gardens.

  • John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 150 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    666 m
  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    755 m
  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    838 m
Drinking water
Allan Gardens bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 21 m; Allan Gardens dog fountain · 196 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

21 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,481 spaces; 16 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Gerrard Early Learning Centre (58 m, 56 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km21 centres · 1,481 spaces
Fee subsidy16 of 21
  • Gerrard Early Learning Centre · 163 Gerrard St E
    56 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    58 m
  • Tng Central Neighbourhood House · 349 Ontario St
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    378 m
  • The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre · 270 Gerrard St E
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    447 m
  • Garderie La Farandole de Toronto Inc. · 14 Pembroke St
    149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    495 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 325 (721 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.4 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.0 km away.

FireFire Station 325 · 721 m475 Dundas St E
Police51 Division · 1.4 km51 Parliament Street
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

Within a kilometre there are 159 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 20,049 rental units, 6.9× the median for a Toronto intersection — 56 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 181-183 Gerrard St E (39 m, 22 units, 4 storeys, built 1930), which scored 91 out of 100 at its December 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 159 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 471 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 140 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings159 · 20,049 units · 56 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026471 across the 159
Open fire-code violations140
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
181-183 Gerrard St E · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc224193091 · Dec 2025139 m
109 Pembroke St · Vivian Raitsinis204188983 · Aug 20260110 m
100 Pembroke St · Rainbow Management Inc10211197384 · Nov 20251 · 5 fire145 m
317 Sherbourne St · Westside Storeys Limited384193189 · Dec 20250154 m
321 Sherbourne St · Hazelview Property Services Inc677196090 · Oct 20253155 m
368 George St163193987 · Jun 20240163 m
95 Pembroke St · Metcap Living Management Inc.193188574 · Oct 20252172 m
80-82 Pembroke St · Aykler & Co Realty114192093 · Nov 20250214 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 lots895 lots · ≈25,260 spaces · 75.8 ha
Within 500 m97 lots · ≈1,980 spaces
Green P (public)28 car parks · about 7,640 spaces
EV charging (City)186 Carlton St · 290 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking78 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 45 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
405 Sherbourne St · Surface397 m9175% (Q1 2026)
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface552 m3555% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage753 m26258% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface917 m12654% (Q1 2026)
323 Richmond St E · Garage931 m25253% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 56 m away, ≈6 spaces; 75 m away, ≈10 spaces; 79 m away, ≈5 spaces; 87 m away, ≈12 spaces; 91 m away, ≈20 spaces; 108 m away, ≈17 spaces. More EV charging: 188 Carlton St (297 m, 1 ports); Yonge Street at Dundas St. (785 m, 8 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (1 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, Jun 16, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 6,357 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 56% of the total, against 13 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,135 of 2,365). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 872 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 900 from 2:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% 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 north13southbound · 72 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west6,357eastbound · 1,135 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,3223,205 pedestrians · 2,365 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east4,930westbound · 1,086 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the south22northbound · 72 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour872 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour900 vehicles from 2:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Jun 16, 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

On Gerrard St E between Church St and Mutual St, 357 m from the corner, a 14-day count in August 2026 put the average speed at 27 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 37 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 42 km/h or more. That segment carries about 16,900 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Gerrard St E · Church St – Mutual St · 357 mAug 2026 · 14 days16,88827 km/h37 km/h42 km/h

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 8 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 9 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 11 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (29%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. The most recent report on file is from Dec 16, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 3.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions38#2456 of 5,508
With an injury9#1892 of 4,660
Property damage only21
Fail to remain11
Involving a pedestrian3#1247 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist8#201 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
All since 201449latest Dec 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jul 18, 2014.

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

55 thefts from vehicles and 18 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 12× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 7.3 a year. 82% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 33% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 10, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle55162street/outdoor (45), commercial premises (4)
Bicycle theft1830apartment parking (6), other (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 10, 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 & Pembroke a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 38 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 & Pembroke?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1609 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 70% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Gerrard & Pembroke?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Gerrard St E between Church St and Mutual St (August 2026), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 37 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Gerrard & Pembroke?

The nearest Green P car park is 405 Sherbourne St (397 m away, 91 spaces, 75% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 895 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,260 spaces — 97 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 186 Carlton St (290 m).

How do I get to Gerrard & Pembroke by transit?

College Station (Line 1) is 741 m away; streetcar routes 506, 505, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 237 m away; bus routes 75, 94, 65, 97, 19 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Gerrard & Pembroke?

16 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 347 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are L'agapanthe (36 m), Gerrard Early Learning Centre (58 m), Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto (89 m), Seaton House Hostel (125 m) and Share and Learn (193 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 & Pembroke?

The nearest is John Innes Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 150 Sherbourne St, 666 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Wellesley Community Centre Washroom (755 m); Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom (838 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 & Pembroke?

21 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,481 spaces in total; 16 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Gerrard Early Learning Centre (58 m, 56 spaces), Tng Central Neighbourhood House (378 m, 46 spaces) and The Yonge Street Mission / Davis Centre (447 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Gerrard & Pembroke?

159 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 20,049 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 181-183 Gerrard St E (39 m, 22 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 109 Pembroke St (110 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 100 Pembroke St (145 m, 102 units, RentSafeTO score 84) and 317 Sherbourne St (154 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 159 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 & Pembroke?

Toronto Police place 55 thefts from vehicles and 18 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 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 & Pembroke in?

Gerrard & Pembroke is in Moss Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 073). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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