Gerrard & Sackville

Traffic volume8-hour count · Oct 27, 2022

The west leg carries the load — 3,532 eastbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 138. Most cyclists arrived from the east (297 of 661). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,175 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,181 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. 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: 1,175 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,181 from 4:00 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

2019 was the peak year (11 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 15% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 12% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 4, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Apr 11, 2017.

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2020

The City's counter on Sackville St between Corn Chamomile Lane and Spruce St (95 m away) recorded an average of 25 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 33 km/h. That segment carries about 1,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Sackville Pl between Sackville St and Woodstock Pl measured slower: 14 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 22 km/h (Jun 2018). 10 speed humps slow traffic on Sackville Street between Gerrard St E and Wellesley St E (installed 2002).

Traffic calming

Sackville Street (Gerrard St E – Wellesley St E): 10 speed humps (installed 2002)

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.

The crossing

Signal 0197, activated 1961 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · transit priority · bicycle signal

• Groceries and food20/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 3 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit17/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go12/14

  library 356 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation10/10

  4 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · traffic calming

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.

51 registered apartment buildings with 4,416 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 30 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 3.4× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 26 Gifford St (99 m, 15 units, 4 storeys, built 1930), which scored 81 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 51 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

51 registered buildings · 4,416 units · 30 social housing · tallest 29 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.

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.2 a year. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 43% of the bike thefts were from other premises. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 5, 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Oct 27, 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.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts; Traffic Calming Database.
• 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: 43.66260, -79.36401 · centreline node 13464667.