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Gerrard & Pickering

Gerrard St E & Pickering St · Toronto, Ontario · East End-Danforth · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

In East End-Danforth, Gerrard & Pickering is an above-average intersection for traffic. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: Main Street Station (Line 2) 790 m away and Danforth GO 663 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
12,823
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 24, 2003
135 pedestrians · 24 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 11 property damage · #3872 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
Main Street Station 790 m · 2 streetcar routes · 12 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 1,600 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.39× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 95 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 1.4 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Gerrard & Pickering

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Main Street Station (Line 2)790 m
GO Transit
Danforth GO — Lakeshore East663 m
Streetcar
503506 nearest 613 m
TTC bus
1351211720113404236424678762 nearest 187 m
Express
924
Blue Night
306324300322316
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Gerrard St E / Malvern Ave - SMART 214 m · 20 docks · 10 stations, 180 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 (23)
  • Malvern Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 315 m
  • Adam Beck Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 410 m
  • Notre Dame Catholic High SchoolEnglish Separate · 562 m
  • St John Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 638 m
  • Beaches Alternative Jr & Kimberley JrEnglish Public · 655 m
  • Beaches MontessoriPrivate · 666 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (26)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Main Street branch638 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 127 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Bento, 409 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in January 2025.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 127 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Loblaws · 50 Musgrave Stgrocery409 mPassed, Nov 2025 · 1 infraction
Bento · 50 Musgrave St409 mPassed, Jan 2025
Starbucks Coffee · 50 Musgrave St409 mPassed, Jan 2024
Adam Beck Jr PS -Snp · 400 Scarborough Rd409 mPassed, Mar 2026
The Bothy Coffee · 2249 Gerrard St E447 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Khazana Queen · 2891 Danforth Ave470 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizzaiolo · 2879 Danforth Ave474 mPassed, Jul 2026
Safa Fried Chicken & Cafe · 2929 Danforth Ave, Bldg-0475 mPassed, Mar 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 Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom, 417 m away, Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed. A drinking fountain is 473 m away at East Toronto Athletic Field.

  • Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom · 79 Lawlor Ave
    Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed
    417 m
  • Main Square Community Centre Washroom · 245 Main St
    View centre hours
    633 m
  • Dentonia Park Washroom · 80 Thyra Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    938 m
Drinking water
East Toronto Athletic Field drinking fountain · 473 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

23 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,592 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Community Centre 55-Adam Beck (409 m, 198 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km23 centres · 1,592 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 23
  • Community Centre 55-Adam Beck · 400 Scarborough Rd
    198 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    409 m
  • East Toronto Village Children's Centre · 43 Kimberley Ave
    52 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    548 m
  • Community Centre 55 -Ted Reeves Arena · 175 Main St
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    583 m
  • Kids Club (Day Care Connection) · 780 Kingston Rd
    118 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    638 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 226 (695 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 226 · 695 m87 Main St
Police55 Division · 2.7 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.5 km105 Cedarvale 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

30 registered apartment buildings with 3,069 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 11 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2390 Gerrard St E (168 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1991), which scored 82 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 50 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 52 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings30 · 3,069 units · 11 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202650 across the 30
Open fire-code violations52
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2390 Gerrard St EToronto Community Housing · TCH164199182 · Jul 20260168 m
2287 Gerrard St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation385196796 · Jul 20250282 m
20 Trent Avesocial housing1118199297 · Aug 20250455 m
2802 Danforth Avesocial housing · Neighbourhood Link Homes254200792 · Jun 20240545 m
828 Kingston RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1477196296 · Jul 20253576 m
53-55 Dawes Rd · Trivest Development Corp183196595 · Aug 20260605 m
62 Dawes Rdsocial housing · Riverdale Housing Action Group144199487 · Aug 20260636 m
265 Main St · Realstar29324197095 · Aug 20260 · 11 fire668 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 lots442 lots · ≈18,050 spaces · 54.2 ha
Within 500 m24 lots · ≈1,360 spaces
Green P (public)7 car parks · about 466 spaces
EV charging (City)2231 Gerrard Street East · 505 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface910 m173 *
197 Blantyre Ave · Surface1 km8329% (Q1 2026)
101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface1.5 km3550% (Q1 2026)
117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface1.6 km2947% (Q1 2026)
72 Amroth Ave · Surface1.6 km5050% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 41 m away, ≈24 spaces; 64 m away, ≈9 spaces; 89 m away, ≈27 spaces; 175 m away, ≈6 spaces; 175 m away, ≈8 spaces; 254 m away, ≈130 spaces. More EV charging: 2219 Gerrard Street East (594 m, 2 ports); 912 Kingston Road (632 m, 2 ports); 216 Oakcrest Ave (1 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 — 8-hour, Nov 24, 2003

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 6,455 eastbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 462. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,235 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 20% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,864). Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 23 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2003, 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.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west6,455eastbound · 11 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles12,823135 pedestrians · 24 cyclists · 3.2% heavy
From the east5,906westbound · 11 bikes · 3.4% heavy
From the south462northbound · 2 bikes · 3.2% heavy
AM peak hour1,864 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour2,235 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 24, 2003

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 Pickering St and Lane W of Dengate and N of Gerrard (29 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 24-hour count in May 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 17,700 vehicles a day. Pickering St between Lyall Ave and Swanwick Ave measured slower: 33 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (May 2010). 6 speed humps slow traffic on Pickering Street between Gerrard St E and Kingston Rd.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Gerrard St E · Pickering St – Lane W of Dengate and N of Gerrard · 29 mMay 2023 · 24 h17,74147 km/h54 km/h59 km/h
Pickering St · Lyall Ave – Swanwick Ave · 309 mMay 2010 · 24 h1,02433 km/h40 km/h44 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Pickering Street · Gerrard St E – Kingston Rd
    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

2018 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 14% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 7% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Feb 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3872 of 5,508
With an injury2#3728 of 4,660
Property damage only11
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#2513 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201417latest Feb 23, 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 eight thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle800street/outdoor (5), house driveway/garage (3)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 1, 2022. 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 East End-Danforth.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Gerrard & Pickering a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 & Pickering?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Nov 24, 2003, 1.39× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Gerrard & Pickering?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Gerrard St E between Pickering St and Lane W of Dengate and N of Gerrard (May 2023), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Gerrard & Pickering?

The nearest Green P car park is Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue (910 m away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 442 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,050 spaces — 24 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2231 Gerrard Street East (505 m).

How do I get to Gerrard & Pickering by transit?

Main Street Station (Line 2) is 790 m away; Danforth GO is 663 m away; streetcar routes 503, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 613 m away; bus routes 135, 12, 117, 20, 113, 404, 23, 64 and 5 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Gerrard & Pickering?

None within 300 m, and 127 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Bento (409 m), Starbucks Coffee (409 m), Adam Beck Jr PS -Snp (409 m), The Bothy Coffee (447 m) and Khazana Queen (470 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 & Pickering?

The nearest is Adam Beck Community Centre Washroom, 79 Lawlor Ave, 417 m away (Mon 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Tue 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Wed 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Thu 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Fri 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sun Closed). Next nearest: Main Square Community Centre Washroom (633 m); Dentonia Park Washroom (938 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 & Pickering?

23 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,592 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Community Centre 55-Adam Beck (409 m, 198 spaces), East Toronto Village Children's Centre (548 m, 52 spaces) and Community Centre 55 -Ted Reeves Arena (583 m, 39 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Gerrard & Pickering?

30 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,069 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2390 Gerrard St E (168 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 2287 Gerrard St E (282 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 20 Trent Ave (455 m, 111 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 2802 Danforth Ave (545 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 30 is 91 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 & Pickering?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and no 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 East End-Danforth page.

What neighbourhood is Gerrard & Pickering in?

Gerrard & Pickering is in East End-Danforth (City of Toronto neighbourhood 062). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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