Gerrard St E & River St

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jul 3, 2025

The west leg carries the load — 6,371 eastbound vehicles, or 28% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 4,365. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,058 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 14% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (1,803). Heavy vehicles made up 2.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,803 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,058 from 4:45 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

2023 was the peak year (31 collisions), and 2025 closed with 25. 23% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 24 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 13% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 23, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jul 1, 2015.

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 2010

The City's counter on Gerrard St E between River St and Blackburn St (318 m away) recorded an average of 46 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2010; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 10,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 16 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

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 0176, activated 1954 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South · transit priority

• Groceries and food13/30

  9 grocery stores within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit17/28

  6 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 561 m away · 1 place of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation9/10

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

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.5 km · 12 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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.

27 registered apartment buildings with 2,774 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 21 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 210 Oak St (73 m, 260 units, 17 storeys, built 1969), which scored 74 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

27 registered buildings · 2,774 units · 21 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 16 thefts from vehicles and eight bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 12 in 2023–2025, about 4.0 a year, against 1.7 a year before that. 63% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 38% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 25, 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 Regent Park.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jul 3, 2025.
• 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.
• 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: 43.66371, -79.35924 · centreline node 13464490.