Toronto · intersection

Gould & O'Keefe

Gould St & O'Keefe Lane · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Downtown Yonge BIA

Gould & O'Keefe is a lightly travelled intersection, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core. It has TMU Station, 5 schools within 250 m and a park at the corner. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
2,521
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 9, 2003
8,842 pedestrians · 286 cyclists
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 9 property damage · #3873 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
TMU Station
subway station within 250 m
6 streetcar routes · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 62 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 320 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 27% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 3.5 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 11.3% of vehicle volume, about 15× the typical share. 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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Gould & O'Keefe

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
TMU Station (Line 1)56 m; College Station (Line 1)331 m; Queen Station (Line 1)474 m; St Patrick Station (Line 1)666 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)792 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)811 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)854 m; King Station (Line 1)902 m
Streetcar
505506501503504508 nearest 123 m
TTC bus
9719139475 nearest 65 m
Blue Night
305306301304320
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Gould St; Yonge St at Elm St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Gould St / Yonge St (TMU) 26 m · 23 docks · 60 stations, 1,399 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 (52)
  • TMU - Heaslip HouseUniversity · 95 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - School of Image ArtsUniversity · 130 m
  • TMU - Heidelberg Centre School of Graphic Comm'ns MgmtUniversity · 180 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - School of Interior DesignUniversity · 232 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Entr To Business School LobbyUniversity · 233 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University - Theatre SchoolUniversity · 265 m
  • and 46 more
Community centres
Parks (48)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Square85 m
  • Joseph Sheard Parkette327 m
  • Trinity Square347 m
  • Larry Sefton Park420 m
  • Arena Gardens454 m
  • Toronto City Hall516 m
  • and 42 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch525 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch1.1 km
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Little CanadaAttraction · 94 m
  • The Image Centre (formerly known as Ryerson Image Centre)Gallery · 111 m
  • Sankofa Square (formerly known as Yonge-Dundas Square)Landmark · 179 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 206 m
  • Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatrePerforming Arts · 208 m
  • CAA Ed Mirvish TheatrePerforming Arts · 276 m
  • Mackenzie HouseMuseum · 279 m
  • Trinity SquareLandmark · 322 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 169 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 15 grocery and convenience stores, and 359 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Burrito Boyz, 27 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in October 2025.

Restaurants & cafés169 within 300 m · 359 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience15 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Burrito Boyz · 335 Yonge St27 mPassed, Oct 2025
Birria La Catrina · 335 Yonge St27 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Choco Churros · 335 Yonge St, Lot-327 mPassed, Jun 2025 · 1 infraction
Spice 66 · 335 Yonge St27 mPassed, Apr 2024 · 2 infractions
Bodega Burgers · 335 Yonge St Unit--28 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Fruta Libre · 335 Yonge St28 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Steak & Cheese Factory + Quick Pita · 335 Yonge St Lot-128 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Tagpuan 5 · 335 Yonge St28 mPassed, Apr 2026

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 Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 342 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is View outdoor rink hours. A drinking fountain is 167 m away at Toronto Metropolitan University Square.

  • Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom · 420 Yonge St
    View outdoor rink hours · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    342 m
  • City Hall · 100 Queen Street West
    Mon-Fri 7:30am-9:30pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays 8:00am-6:00pm · accessible
    524 m
  • Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom · 100 Queen St W
    View outdoor rink hours
    647 m
Drinking water
Toronto Metropolitan University Square drinking fountain · 167 m; McGill Parkette drinking fountain · 284 m · off

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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,356 spaces; 14 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) (33 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,356 spaces
Fee subsidy14 of 17
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) · 350 Victoria St
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    33 m
  • Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre · 14 Trinity Sq
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    344 m
  • Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start · 30 College St
    16 spaces · preschool
    524 m
  • Hester How Early Learning Centre · 100 Queen St W
    83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    524 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 314 (691 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (811 m) and the nearest ambulance station 654 m away.

FireFire Station 314 · 691 m12 Grosvenor St
Police52 Division · 811 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 654 m58 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

110 registered apartment buildings with 13,211 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 37 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 25 Elm St (178 m, 101 units, 16 storeys, built 1985), which scored 85 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 110 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 259 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 93 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings110 · 13,211 units · 37 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026259 across the 110
Open fire-code violations93
Tallest43 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Elm StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation10116198585 · Jun 20240 · 5 fire178 m
252 Victoria St · Oben PM Inc.33737201796 · Jul 20262229 m
80 Dundas St Esocial housing · Richmond Community Management Services Corp.13815199592 · Oct 20250243 m
40 Gerrard St E · Maple Leaf Property Management44733196982 · Jul 20265 · 1 fire265 m
55 Gerrard St W · GWLRA Residential59543201895 · Oct 202516281 m
50 Gerrard St E · Peakmade Campus Canada18812200798 · Dec 20253288 m
423 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation34020197089 · Aug 20262323 m
570 Bay St · Concert Realty Services Ltd.46329201397 · Aug 20268 · 2 fire344 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 lots1,003 lots · ≈28,620 spaces · 85.9 ha
Within 500 m50 lots · ≈1,470 spaces
Green P (public)29 car parks · about 8,978 spaces
EV charging (City)Yonge Street at Dundas St. · 134 m · 8 Level 2 ports
Bike parking226 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (573 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 Dundas Sq · Garage181 m26258% (Q1 2026)
130 Elizabeth Street - Toronto Coach Terminal · Surface458 m27 *
37 Queen St E · Garage606 m63152% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage691 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface764 m2092% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 140 m away, ≈11 spaces; 166 m away, ≈3 spaces; 190 m away, ≈8 spaces; 197 m away, ≈17 spaces; 226 m away, ≈9 spaces; 232 m away, ≈7 spaces. More EV charging: 91 Elizabeth St (452 m, 2 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (573 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (573 m, 40 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, Oct 9, 2003

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 948 westbound vehicles, or 38% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 662. Most cyclists arrived from the west (123 of 286). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 421 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 48% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (284). Trucks and buses were 6.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. 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 · 18 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west662eastbound · 123 bikes · 5.1% heavy
Total vehicles2,5218,842 pedestrians · 286 cyclists · 6.0% heavy
From the east948westbound · 107 bikes · 6.8% heavy
From the south911northbound · 38 bikes · 5.7% heavy
AM peak hour284 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour421 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 9, 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.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2018 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 0% of collisions here involved an injury. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 36% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 31, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3873 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only9
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201418latest May 31, 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 56 thefts from vehicles and 47 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 17× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 10 in 2023–2025, about 3.3 a year, against 13.3 a year before that. 88% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 81% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle5660street/outdoor (49), school/campus (5)
Bicycle theft4740school/campus (38), street/outdoor (7)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 26, 2025. 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 Downtown Yonge East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Gould & O'Keefe 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 Gould & O'Keefe?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 9, 2003, 27% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Gould & O'Keefe?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 Dundas Sq (181 m away, 262 spaces, 58% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 1,003 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 28,620 spaces — 50 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Yonge Street at Dundas St. (134 m).

How do I get to Gould & O'Keefe by transit?

TMU Station (Line 1) is 56 m away; streetcar routes 505, 506, 501, 503 and 2 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 123 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 13, 94, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Gould St, 65 m).

What restaurants are near Gould & O'Keefe?

169 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 359 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Burrito Boyz (27 m), Birria La Catrina (27 m), Choco Churros (27 m), Spice 66 (27 m) and Bodega Burgers (28 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 Gould & O'Keefe?

The nearest is Barbara Ann Scott Outdoor Rink Washroom, 420 Yonge St, 342 m away (View outdoor rink hours). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: City Hall (524 m); Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Rink Washroom (647 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 Gould & O'Keefe?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,356 spaces in total; 14 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Toronto Metropolitan University Early Learning Centre (TMU Elc) (33 m, 39 spaces), Mothercraft Toronto Eaton Centre (344 m, 52 spaces) and Shaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start (524 m, 16 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Gould & O'Keefe?

110 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 13,211 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Elm St (178 m, 101 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 252 Victoria St (229 m, 337 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 80 Dundas St E (243 m, 138 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 40 Gerrard St E (265 m, 447 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 110 is 89 out of 100; 1 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 Gould & O'Keefe?

Toronto Police place 56 thefts from vehicles and 47 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 Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is Gould & O'Keefe in?

Gould & O'Keefe is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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