Toronto · intersection · signal 1391

Isabella & Sherbourne

Isabella St & Sherbourne St · Toronto, Ontario · North St.James Town · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Isabella & Sherbourne, in North St.James Town, in central Toronto, is a moderately travelled crossing, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway, 3 schools within 250 m and parks. Nearby: Sherbourne Station (Line 2) 273 m away.

Traffic volume
9,428
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 11, 2025
11,473 pedestrians · 2,667 cyclists · #1746 busiest
Collisions
66
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
12 with an injury · 41 property damage · #1655 of 5,508 · +2 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Sherbourne Station 273 m · 1 streetcar route · 5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 42 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 670 vehicles, 58% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 1.2 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 28.3% of vehicle volume, about 37× the typical share. That comes with about 6.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 7.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.41× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 20%, from 30 in 2016–2020 to 36 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Isabella & Sherbourne

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Sherbourne Station (Line 2)273 m; Castle Frank Station (Line 2)646 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)755 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)776 m; Yonge Station (Line 2)834 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 745 m
TTC bus
7594659782 nearest 19 m
Blue Night
306300365320
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Sherbourne St at Isabella St; Sherbourne St at Earl St North Side
Cycling
Cycle Track on Sherbourne St installed 2001
Bike Share
Sherbourne St / Isabella St 19 m · 19 docks · 39 stations, 879 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 (36)
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 97 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella NorthEnglish Separate · 132 m
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 249 m
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 411 m
  • Jarvis Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 429 m
  • The Abelard Centre For EducationPrivate · 519 m
  • and 30 more
Community centres
Parks (50)
  • St. James Town West Park117 m
  • Wellesley - Magill Park243 m
  • Dr. Gordon Chong Park307 m
  • Charles Street Parkette436 m
  • Bleecker Parkette445 m
  • Barbara Hall Park507 m
  • and 44 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch265 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch919 m
  • Toronto Public Library Yorkville branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 599 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 634 m
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 787 m
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 822 m
  • The Japan FoundationMuseum · 874 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 909 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 911 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 919 m
Signal
1391, activated 1979 · FT · leading pedestrian interval North/South/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 31 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 11 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 350 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tropical Joe's, 27 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés31 within 300 m · 350 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience11 within 300 m · 50 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tropical Joe's · 563f Sherbourne St27 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Gabby's · 556 Sherbourne St Unit-250 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Tim Hortons · 563g Sherbourne St58 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Freshco · 559 Sherbourne Stgrocery59 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Shoppers Drug Mart · 565 Sherbourne Stgrocery62 mPassed, Jul 2026
Homes First Society 50 Earl St · 50 Earl St89 mPassed, Aug 2026
Our Lady of Lourdes · 275 Bleecker St128 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
Art City In St James Town · 545 Sherbourne St Bldg-1147 mPassed, Mar 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 Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 239 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 128 m away at St. James Town West Park (currently off).

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    239 m
Drinking water
St. James Town West Park drinking fountain · 128 m · off; Dr. Gordon Chong Park bottle filling station · 311 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,004 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi (226 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km11 centres · 1,004 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 11
  • Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi · 495 Sherbourne St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    226 m
  • George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre · 675 Ontario St
    171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    249 m
  • The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. · 525 Bloor St E
    49 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    289 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Community Services Our Lady of Lourdes · 444 Sherbourne St
    91 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    411 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (271 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.5 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 271 m441 Bloor St E
Police52 Division · 2.1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 45 · 1.5 km135 Davenport Rd

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

Within a kilometre there are 131 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 18,886 rental units, 5.7× the median for a Toronto intersection — 18 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 561 Sherbourne St (42 m, 369 units, 43 storeys, built 2018), which scored 96 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 131 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 468 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 122 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings131 · 18,886 units · 18 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026468 across the 131
Open fire-code violations122
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
561 Sherbourne St · Medallion Corp36943201896 · Jul 202631 · 11 fire42 m
565 Sherbourne St · Medallion Corporation51430197883 · Nov 2025846 m
540 Sherbourne St · Better Living Homes9514196782 · Jul 20260 · 2 fire63 m
555 Sherbourne St · Medallion Corporation29230197893 · Jul 2026389 m
50 Earl Stsocial housing · Homes First Society224199391 · Nov 2025090 m
40 Earl St · Better Living Homes Inc395192994 · Aug 2024096 m
137 Isabella St · Pinedale Properties Ltd567196096 · Jun 20251 · 9 fire102 m
325 Bleecker StToronto Community Housing · Greenwin32724196984 · Nov 20251 · 13 fire115 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 lots794 lots · ≈21,920 spaces · 65.8 ha
Within 500 m84 lots · ≈2,480 spaces
Green P (public)19 car parks · about 2,984 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 751 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking69 post-and-rings within 300 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
405 Sherbourne St · Surface600 m9175% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface757 m3073% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage768 m64618% (Q1 2026)
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface771 m3555% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface828 m12654% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 39 m away, ≈7 spaces; 74 m away, ≈23 spaces; 75 m away, ≈6 spaces; 75 m away, ≈50 spaces; 93 m away, ≈7 spaces; 102 m away, ≈155 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (752 m, 1 ports); 20 Charles St E. (756 m, 23 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (945 m, 8 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 — 14-hour, Sep 11, 2025

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,078 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 43% of the total, against 2,273 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (1,185 of 2,667). Evening rush dominates here: 817 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 726 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.0% 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north4,078southbound · 1,185 bikes · 5.4% heavy
From the west2,273eastbound · 309 bikes · 2.2% heavy
Total vehicles9,42811,473 pedestrians · 2,667 cyclists · 5.0% heavy
From the east0westbound · 87 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south3,077northbound · 1,086 bikes · 6.6% heavy
AM peak hour726 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour817 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 11, 2025

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.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

On Sherbourne St between Selby St and Bloor St E, 259 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2020 put the average speed at 31 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 7,000 vehicles a day. 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). The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Isabella St (79 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 24,608 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Isabella St · Huntley St – Sherbourne St · 99 mDec 2025 · 3 days4,79131 km/h38 km/h44 km/h
Sherbourne St · Selby St – Bloor St E · 259 mSep 2020 · 3 days6,97531 km/h40 km/h45 km/h

School-zone speed sign 79 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct25 · 30 km/h
Over the limit2.0%
40 km/h or more0.0%

Isabella St (westbound), Opposite 141 Isabella St · 24,608 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

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

The worst year was 2024, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 12 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 19 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (12%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 14, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions66#1655 of 5,508
With an injury12#1468 of 4,660
Property damage only41
Fail to remain19
Involving a pedestrian3#1261 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#440 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified13
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201474latest May 14, 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

52 thefts from vehicles and 24 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 13× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 7.6 a year. 71% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 38% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 4 more have been reported, the latest on Apr 17, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle52173street/outdoor (37), apartment parking (15)
Bicycle theft2491apartment parking (9), street/outdoor (9)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Apr 17, 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Isabella & Sherbourne a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 66 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 Isabella & Sherbourne?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1746 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 58% of the median for a counted intersection, and #177 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Isabella & Sherbourne?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sherbourne St between Selby St and Bloor St E (September 2020), found an average of 31 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 79 m away (30 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Isabella & Sherbourne?

The nearest Green P car park is 405 Sherbourne St (600 m away, 91 spaces, 75% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 794 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,920 spaces — 84 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (751 m).

How do I get to Isabella & Sherbourne by transit?

Sherbourne Station (Line 2) is 273 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 745 m away; bus routes 75, 94, 65, 97, 82 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sherbourne St at Isabella St, 19 m).

What restaurants are near Isabella & Sherbourne?

31 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 350 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tropical Joe's (27 m), Gabby's (50 m), Tim Hortons (58 m), Homes First Society 50 Earl St (89 m) and Our Lady of Lourdes (128 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 Isabella & Sherbourne?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 239 m away (View centre hours). 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 Isabella & Sherbourne?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,004 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi (226 m, 62 spaces), George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre (249 m, 171 spaces) and The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre Inc. (289 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Isabella & Sherbourne?

131 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 18,886 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 561 Sherbourne St (42 m, 369 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 565 Sherbourne St (46 m, 514 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 540 Sherbourne St (63 m, 95 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 555 Sherbourne St (89 m, 292 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 131 is 88 out of 100; 3 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 Isabella & Sherbourne?

Toronto Police place 52 thefts from vehicles and 24 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 4 since January 2026. 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 North St.James Town page.

What neighbourhood is Isabella & Sherbourne in?

Isabella & Sherbourne is in North St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 074). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

Sources

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