Isabella & Jarvis

Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 17, 2022 · weekend

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 4,111 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 40% of the total, against 801 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,913 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 750 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. 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: 750 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,913 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

The worst year was 2016, with 19 collisions; 2025 recorded 11. 19 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 29, 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 Oct 14, 2009.

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 Jarvis St between Wellesley St E and Cawthra Sq, 255 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 39 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,800 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Isabella St between Huntley St and Sherbourne St measured slower: 31 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Dec 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Isabella St (230 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 Isabella Street between Yonge St and Jarvis St.

Speed sign

Isabella St (westbound), 230 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

Isabella Street (Yonge St – Jarvis St): 5 speed humps

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.

Red-light camera

In operation since 2017; 24 tickets in 2025, 15 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Toronto and East York.

The crossing

Signal 0012, activated 1960 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

• Groceries and food25/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 4 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit14/28

  Sherbourne Station 0.6 km · 14 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go8/14

  library 607 m away · 8 places of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation10/10

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

• Schools and child care5/8

  4 schools within 500 m · 8 licensed child cares within 1 km

• 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 120 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 18,578 rental units, 8.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 14 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 108 Isabella St (44 m, 262 units, 11 storeys, built 1959), which scored 90 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 120 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.

120 registered buildings · 18,578 units · 14 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.

30 thefts from vehicles and 18 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 8.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 4.8 a year. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 56% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 22, 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 North St.James Town.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 17, 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
• 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: 43.66889, -79.37945 · centreline node 13463674.