Howard & Sherbourne

Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 11, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 3,755 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 2,429 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the north (968 of 2,188). Evening rush dominates here: 840 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:15 p.m., against 741 in the morning peak from 9:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.5% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 13 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 741 vehicles in the hour from 9:15 a.m. and 840 from 3:15 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

The worst year was 2019, with 20 collisions; 2025 recorded 10. 14 collisions (13%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 7 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 6 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. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jun 5, 2012.

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.

How fast traffic moves here

On Howard St between Bleecker St and Glen Rd, 98 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2004 put the average speed at 32 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 41 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 22 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Sherbourne St between Selby St and Bloor St E measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Sep 2020) — a much more recent reading than the one above. At the school-zone speed sign on Isabella St (197 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 23,435 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Howard Street between Parliament St and Sherbourne St (installed 2006).

Speed sign

Isabella St (westbound), 197 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 25 km/h, 85th percentile 30 km/h; 0.0% at 40 km/h or more. 23,435 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

Howard Street (Parliament St – Sherbourne St): 5 speed humps (installed 2006)

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 1458, activated 1983 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East

• Groceries and food30/30

  3 grocery stores within 300 m · 23 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

  Sherbourne Station · 6 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 482 m away · 8 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation10/10

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

• Schools and child care8/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 3 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.

Within a kilometre there are 95 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 14,856 rental units, 6.3× the median for a Toronto intersection — 11 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Selby St (46 m, 503 units, 51 storeys, built 2018), which scored 100 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 95 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

95 registered buildings · 14,856 units · 11 social housing · tallest 51 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.

33 thefts from vehicles and 43 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 13× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 11 in 2023–2025, about 3.7 a year, against 9.3 a year before that. 79% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

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 North St.James Town.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Sep 11, 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary); 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: 43.67126, -79.37642 · centreline node 13463233.